Banshee can be built around several different abilities, allowing her to amplify weapon damage, control large areas, weaken enemies, or deal continuous damage with Sound Quake.
Her reworked abilities provide more freedom when creating builds, especially now that Sound Quake can remain active without forcing Banshee to stay in place.
The following builds focus on different parts of her kit, ranging from balanced Ability Stats to specialized Sonar, Sound Quake, and Sonic Boom builds.
Banshee Builds (Banshee Prime Builds)
1) All-Around Build (Standard Build)
The All-Around Build provides a balanced increase to Banshee’s Ability Stats, allowing all four of her abilities to remain effective without heavily specializing in one.
Its 224% Ability Strength improves her offensive effects, while 175% Range and 128% Duration provide comfortable coverage for Sonar, Silence, and Sound Quake.
Vitality provides additional survivability, making this a straightforward build for players who want to regularly make use of Banshee’s entire ability kit.
Mods Used: Energy Siphon, Power Drift, Intensify, Transient Fortitude, Primed Continuity, Vitality, Augur Secrets, Streamline, Augur Reach, Stretch.
2) Sound Quake Build (Area Control Build)
This Sound Quake Build focuses on placing the reworked Sound Quake over a large area, allowing Banshee to move and continue fighting while enemies are damaged and controlled.
The build reaches 235% Ability Range alongside 209% Ability Strength, greatly increasing its coverage while maintaining strong damage from the ability.
Its reduced Duration makes Sound Quake more suited to repeatedly controlling selected areas rather than maintaining one cast for an extended period.
Mods Used: Energy Siphon, Power Drift, Primed Continuity, Transient Fortitude, Blind Rage, Overextended, Fleeting Expertise, Streamline, Precision Intensify, Stretch.
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3) Resonance Build (Sonar Build)
The Resonance Build focuses on Sonar and its ability to expose Weak Points that greatly increase the damage enemies receive when the highlighted areas are attacked.
Killing enemies through these Weak Points activates Resonance, spreading Sonar to additional targets and allowing its damage amplification to continue through groups of enemies.
With 224% Ability Strength and 175% Ability Range, the build provides a powerful Weak Point multiplier while covering enough distance to affect large groups.
Mods Used: Energy Siphon, Power Drift, Intensify, Primed Continuity, Transient Fortitude, Vitality, Stretch, Augur Reach, Augur Secrets, Resonance.
4) Gaseous Quake Build (Channeling Build)
The Gaseous Quake Build changes Sound Quake back into a channeled ability, allowing Banshee to continuously damage enemies with Gas while remaining at the center of the affected area.
This build prioritizes 250% Ability Range and 175% Ability Efficiency, allowing Gaseous Quake to cover a large area while reducing the Energy needed for prolonged channeling.
Ability Strength is intentionally reduced to 40%, as Gaseous Quake can build up its damage while channeling instead of relying entirely on high initial Ability Strength.
Mods Used: Energy Siphon, Cunning Drift, Precision Intensify, Primed Continuity, Streamline, Overextended, Fleeting Expertise, Primed Flow, Stretch, Gaseous Quake.
5) Sonic Siphon Build (Sonic Boom Build)
The Sonic Siphon Build focuses on frequently using Sonic Boom to damage and control enemies while taking advantage of its built-in Armor reduction.
Sonic Siphon provides Banshee with additional Armor when Sonic Boom hits enemies, giving the ability a defensive benefit while its duration can be refreshed with additional casts.
With 209% Ability Strength and increased Range, Sonic Boom remains effective for weakening enemies while the rest of Banshee’s abilities retain useful overall stats.
Mods Used: Energy Siphon, Cunning Drift, Intensify, Transient Fortitude, Primed Continuity, Vitality, Streamline, Stretch, Augur Secrets, Sonic Siphon.
Verdict
Banshee rewards players who actively make use of her abilities instead of relying on a single attack throughout a mission.
Her builds can feel noticeably different from one another, giving players plenty of room to adjust how aggressively or tactically they want to play.
The recent changes make her much more comfortable to use, especially for players who enjoyed Banshee before but found some of her older mechanics too restrictive.
