Mighty banshee

About
The Mighty banshee is first encountered in the quest Smoking Kills. It is basically a stronger version of the Banshee. Players must wear Masked earmuffs or a 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 some safe spots.

The Mighty banshee is an excellent source of pure essence. They drop 23 at a time, and very commonly. Approximately 1000 pure essence can be gained from killing 200 of them.

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. 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 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. The Saradomin Godsword is preferable to the mace, however, as it not only restores HP 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 the ranger safe spot, next to the red barrier, the Bansees 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 attack, armour with a high magic bonus is recommended (preferably karil's or dragonhide).



Runes

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

Charms

 * Gold charm
 * Green charm
 * Crimson charm
 * Blue charm (rare)

Other

 * Coins (195)
 * Pure essence (23, noted) (common)
 * Herbs (1-2)
 * Banshee voice (Only during Smoking Kills)
 * Mystic Gloves (Dark)
 * Adamantite ore
 * Fishing bait (15)
 * Adamant kiteshield
 * Adamant dagger
 * Mithril mace
 * Eye of newt (10, noted)
 * Clue scroll (level 3)
 * Half key
 * Nature talisman
 * Rune javelin (5)
 * Shield Left Half
 * 1-2 Uncut gems (Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby or Diamond)
 * Nothing