Mighty banshee



The Mighty banshee is a stronger version of the Banshee and is first encountered in the quest Smoking Kills. They are found in the Desert Slayer Dungeon and may be killed instead of regular Banshees during a Slayer task. Players must wear Masked earmuffs, a Slayer helmet or a Full slayer helmet when fighting them, otherwise their stats will be dangerously reduced by the banshees AND they will sustain damage every few seconds by the swirling dust. As Mighty Banshees have a magic-based melee attack, wearing dragonhide armour is suggested when fighting them. Be warned; they are in a Multi-combat area and are aggressive; however, there are several useful safe spots for magers, rangers, or use of the dragon halberd.

Mighty Banshees can be used for making money, as they drop Pure Essence relatively frequently (23 noted).

Tactics
Using protect from melee and prayer boosting armour is a good strategy when fighting Mighty Banshees. This method is fast and effective, as well as a good money and experience earner, and with a combined Attack and Strength level of around 180-185+, it is possible to receive 150-350k gp an hour profit, plus 60-80k+ combat exp (excluding Constitution), as well as level 3 clue scrolls, which are more often than not received during a 40-45 minute trip. A Salve amulet (e) or Slayer helmet will raise the wearer's attack and strength by 20% or 15%, respectively. The bonuses do not stack. A Black mask, although giving the same attack and strength boost as the Slayer helmet, are not recommended due to the need of both earmuffs and a facemask - something only provided by the ((full) Slayer helmet or Masked earmuffs.

A simple way to sustain your prayer for a bit longer is to use the Ancient mace special attack, which increases your prayer by the amount you hit. You can also use the Holy Wrench, this wrench increases the Player's Prayer level by 1 to 3 (depending on the Prayer Level) when they drink a Prayer potion or Super restore. The Saradomin Godsword is preferable to the mace, however, as it not only restores LP but a minimum of 5 prayer points per landed special, and gives a +8 prayer bonus. Having a chapel in your Player Owned House (moved to Pollnivneach) eliminates the need for food as players can teleport to their house and recharge there, assuming they have a chapel and altar. If using a ranger safe spot, next to the red barrier or one of the several safe spots in between the pillars, the Banshees will eventually become non-aggressive towards you. If you would like to make them aggressive towards you again, just pass the barrier, go down the stairs, and then walk back to where you originally were.

Another good tactic is to use the dwarven multicannon and stay behind one of the safespots, while the cannon does all the work. Since Mighty Banshees use a magic based melee attack, armour with a high magic defence bonus is recommended (preferably karil's or dragonhide).

Alternatively, you can simply exit the dungeon and take a magic carpet ride to Nardah, where you can pray at the statuette of Elidinis and be fully healed with a small LP boost. After that, simply take the carpet back to Pollnivneach. This method only works after the completion of Spirits of the Elid quest. While you are there, you can also quickly stock up or bank your supplies in the town bank. Players with a house in Pollnivneach with an altar can pray there.

Also, if you have completed the hard tasks of the Ardougne Diary, and have enough slayer rings, you can use Ardougne cloak 3 to teleport to the Kandarin monastery, recharge your prayer, and note any herbs you have looted with the Farming Leprechaun just outside. The slayer ring provides a quick teleport back to the dungeon. (Ardougne cloak 3 also provides an excellent prayer boost of +6, the second best there is for the cape slot.)

Runes

 * 12 Cosmic rune
 * 17, or 23 Chaos rune
 * 70 Fire rune
 * 43 Air rune

Armour & Weapons

 * Adamant kiteshield
 * Mystic gloves (Dark)
 * Mithril mace
 * Adamant dagger
 * 5 Rune javelin
 * Dragon spear (Extremely rare)

Herbs and secondaries
Herb drops often are two herbs simultaneously.
 * Grimy guam
 * Grimy tarromin
 * Grimy marrentill
 * Grimy harralander
 * Grimy kwuarm
 * Grimy lantadyme
 * Grimy cadantine
 * Grimy ranarr

Other

 * 195 Coins
 * 23 noted Pure essence (common)
 * Banshee voice (only during Smoking Kills)
 * Adamantite ore
 * 15 Fishing bait
 * Clue scroll (level 3)
 * Loop half of a key (rare)
 * Tooth half of a key (rare)
 * Nature talisman
 * Shield left half (Extremely rare)
 * 1-2 Uncut gems (Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, or Diamond)
 * Banshee champion scroll (Extremely rare)
 * 10 noted Eye of newt