Banshee
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Release | 26 January 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actions | Attack, Examine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race | Ghost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Examine | A tortured screaming soul. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Combat level | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life points | 1,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slayer info | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assignment | Banshees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Style | Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 ticks (2.4s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armour | ![]() | Weakness | Susceptible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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90 | 45 | 65 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not immune | Not immune | Not immune | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NPC ID | 1612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Links | bestiary • MRND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAQ • doc |
Banshees are Slayer monsters found in the Slayer Tower that require level 15 Slayer and earmuffs to kill. Additionally, banshees tend to frequently drop many different types of herbs. Mighty banshees are a higher-levelled alternative if seeking greater experience for a slayer assignment.
When banshees are killed with a normal contract, the player will get 3.1 experience points, and 18.6 on special contracts.
Locations[edit | edit source]
Location | Levels | Members | Spawns | Map |
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Slayer Tower ground floor[UK]1st floor[US] | 37 | ![]() | 12 | Maplink |
Strategy[edit | edit source]
Players should wear earmuffs, masked earmuffs, a Slayer helmet, or a Mask of Mourning/Helm of Keening when fighting banshees. Not having the required equipment will cause the player to take damage equal to 10% of their Constitution level. Combat statistics and Agility are also reduced, which can be annoying for players wishing to use the shortcuts in the Slayer Tower.
Banshees use a magic attack which hits from a distance. The Protect from Magic Prayer will work against them, but most players are likely better off using armour with a high magic defence bonus, such as dragonhide armour.
Banshees are considered undead, so a salve amulet or salve amulet (e) will work. An ectoplasmator will also provide the player with Prayer experience.
Morytania legs 4 will provide a 10% boost to slayer experience if in the slayer tower and on task. A contract with Markus will provide even more additional slayer experience if the task is completed in the Slayer Tower.
As banshees drop many types of herbs and seeds, players can make use of seedicide and herbicide to convert them to experience. A herb bag, charming imp and gem bag can also be useful for collecting their drops.
Champion's Challenge[edit | edit source]
Banshees are one of the 'races' who have lesser champions in the Champion's Challenge Distraction and Diversion. To fight the Banshee Champion, the player must kill banshees until one drops a Champion's scroll, a very rare drop.
Drops[edit | edit source]
Drop rates estimated based on 51,443 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.
The average Banshee kill is worth 1,033 coins.
Charms[edit | edit source]
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89% | 2–3% | 7% | 1% | 0.3–0.4% |
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 83,610 kills. 1 item is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript). |
Main drops[edit | edit source]
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE Price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Small spiky bronze salvage | 1 | 3/128 | 306 | 40 |
![]() | Staff of air | 1 | 4/128 | 1,973 | 900 |
![]() | Mithril arrow | 40 | 6/128 | 920 | 1,800 |
![]() | Chaos rune | 3; 7; 10 | 9/128 | 432–1,440 | 84–280 |
![]() | Dark mystic gloves | 1 | 1/512 | 11,340 | 3,000 |
![]() | Grimy guam | 1 | 8/128 | 371 | 18 |
![]() | Grimy marrentill | 1 | 7/128 | 1,144 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy tarromin | 1 | 4/128 | 230 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy harralander | 1 | 3/128 | 939 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy ranarr | 1 | 3/128 | 3,955 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy irit | 1 | 2/128 | 479 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy avantoe | 1 | 3/256 | 846 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy kwuarm | 1 | 2/256 | 2,505 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy cadantine | 1 | 1/256 | 1,905 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy lantadyme | 1 | 1/512 | 3,857 | 1 |
![]() | Grimy dwarf weed | 1 | 1/512 | 4,474 | 1 |
![]() | Strawberry seed | 1 | 3/128 | 343 | 10 |
![]() | Watermelon seed | 1 | 1/128 | 905 | 33 |
![]() | Wildblood seed | 1 | 2/128 | 211 | 8 |
![]() | Jangerberry seed | 1 | 2/128 | 202 | 36 |
![]() | Whiteberry seed | 1 | 1/128 | 235 | 79 |
![]() | Poison ivy seed | 1 | 1/512 | 258 | 99 |
![]() | Limpwurt seed | 1 | 3/128 | 310 | 7 |
![]() | Marrentill seed | 1 | 3/128 | 1,115 | 3 |
![]() | Tarromin seed | 1 | 2/128 | 2,186 | 4 |
![]() | Harralander seed | 1 | 1/128 | 4,780 | 7 |
![]() | Ranarr seed | 1 | 1/128 | 12,377 | 11 |
![]() | Spirit weed seed | 1 | 1/128 | 741 | 10 |
![]() | Toadflax seed | 1 | 1/256 | 1,411 | 20 |
![]() | Irit seed | 1 | 1/256 | 788 | 38 |
![]() | Avantoe seed | 1 | 1/512 | 2,337 | 38 |
![]() | Kwuarm seed | 1 | 1/512 | 473 | 38 |
![]() | Snapdragon seed | 1 | 1/1024 | 2,297 | 38 |
![]() | Cadantine seed | 1 | 1/2048 | 686 | 38 |
![]() | Lantadyme seed | 1 | 1/2048 | 917 | 38 |
![]() | Dwarf weed seed | 1 | 1/4096 | 4,104 | 38 |
![]() | Torstol seed | 1 | 1/8192 | 6,608 | 38 |
![]() | Bittercap mushroom spore | 1 | 1/256 | 1,667 | 51 |
![]() | Cactus seed | 1 | 1/512 | 853 | 59 |
![]() | Cave nightshade seed | 1 | 1/256 | 997 | 106 |
![]() | Coins | 500–1,400 | 19/128 | 500–1,400![]() | 500–1,400 |
![]() | Thin snail | 1–2 | 3/128 | 2,529–5,058 | 36–72 |
![]() | Pike | 1 | 12/128 | 108 | 15 |
![]() | Iron stone spirit | 1 | 8/128 | 12 | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Uncut sapphire | 1 | 4/128 | 516 | 15 |
![]() | Rare drop table | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
Tertiary drops[edit | edit source]
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE Price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Sealed clue scroll (easy) | 1 | 1/128 | 1![]() | 1 |
![]() | Ghostly essence | 1–10 | 1/512 | 3,427–34,270 | 60–600 |
![]() | Spirit sapphire (m) | 1 | 5/2000 | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Spirit emerald (m) | 1 | 3/2000 | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Spirit ruby (m) | 1 | 2/2000 | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Starved ancient effigy | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Banshee Champion's scroll | 1 | 1/5000 | 1![]() | 1 |
![]() | Ghost hunter goggles | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Ghost hunter body | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Ghost hunter legs | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Ghost hunter backpack | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Ectoplasmator (m) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Ghostly essence (m) | 1–2 | Very rare | 3,427–6,854 | 60–120 |
![]() | Deployable herb burner (m) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Cremation | 1 | 1/1000[1] | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
Rare drop table drops[edit | edit source]
- This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.
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Universal drops[edit | edit source]
- Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster and skilling action outside of Daemonheim.
- These items are dropped alongside main drops.
Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE Price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Key token | 1 | Rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Mimic kill token (m) | 1 | 1/10000 | 82,656 | Not alchemisable |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Graphical updates[edit | edit source]
Update history[edit | edit source]
- patch 5 July 2021 (Update):
- Slayer Masters are now able to assign banshee tasks to players wearing the Mask of Mourning.
- ninja 26 October 2020 (Update):
- Monsters with multiple variants will now consistently spawn as those variants when newly placed in the Personal Slayer Dungeon.
- This includes banshees.
- Monsters with multiple variants will now consistently spawn as those variants when newly placed in the Personal Slayer Dungeon.
- patch 18 March 2013 (Update):
- Grotworms, moss giants, banshees, jungle spiders, shadow spiders, spiders, giant spiders, deadly red spiders, ice spiders, scorpions, poison scorpions and pit scorpion will no longer hit for 1 hit point worth of damage.
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