Banshee build
◈ Warframe · MR 0Banshee’s call heralds death. She maintains crowd control and identifies enemy weak points with sonic attacks. Few can hold their position when struck by her force.
Base stats
| Health | 270 |
| Shield | 270 |
| Armor | 105 |
| Energy | 175 |
| Sprint speed | 1.1 |
| Mastery required | MR 0 |
Abilities
Passive: Weapon noises are hushed so that enemies cannot hear them.
💡 The classic Banshee + Kuva Chakkhurr combo still works (live-retested by Pandaahh): Sonar reveals weak points that massively multiply damage — one Chakkhurr shot on them one-taps nearly everything, Acolytes included. Tips: favor efficiency over defense, keep Silence up to draw less aggro, Sonar's augment re-spreads weak points on every kill, and Gloom (Helminth) slows everything nearby. Announced at TennoCon 2026: a rework and her first-ever Deluxe skin (her first since 2016), arriving with the Iceblade of Narin update (Fall 2026) — details in our TennoCon 2026 recap (French).
The 3 builds
🌱 Beginner
0–1 forma · market mods, Vor and early planets
5/5Energy Siphonaura: +0.6 energy/s (squad)
10/10Vitality+440% Health
10/10Redirection+440% Shield
10/10Steel Fiber+110% Armor
5/5Flow+150% Energy Max
5/5Continuity+30% Ability Duration
10/10Intensify+30% Ability Strength
5/5Streamline+30% Ability Efficiency
10/10Stretch+45% Ability RangeThe universal base: survivability (Vitality/Redirection/Steel Fiber) plus the four ability stats. All of these drop early (some from the market, others from enemies/containers on the first planets) and rank up without a potato.
⚙️ Intermediate
2–3 formas + Orokin Reactor · corrupted mods (Deimos) & Augur sets
5/5Energy Siphonaura: +0.6 energy/s (squad)
5/5Cunning Drift+15% Range10/10Vitality+440% Health10/10Intensify+30% Ability Strength
10/10Blind Rage+99% Strength / −55% Efficiency
5/5Fleeting Expertise+60% Efficiency / −60% Duration5/5Flow+150% Energy Max5/5Continuity+30% Ability Duration
3/3Constitution+28% Duration · faster knockdown recovery10/10Stretch+45% Ability RangePush Strength with Blind Rage (Deimos vault runs) offset by Fleeting Expertise. Constitution (Vor's Prize) extends duration. Tune the Strength/Range/Duration balance around your frame's key ability.
Arcanes
🔥 Expert
4–6 formas + possibly an Umbra Forma · Primed mods (Baro), Umbral (The Sacrifice), maxed Arcanes
5/5Steel Chargeaura: +60% melee damage (squad)
5/5Power Drift+15% Strength
10/10Umbral Intensify+44% Strength (Umbral set bonus)
10/10Umbral Vitality+100% Health (Umbral set bonus)
10/10Adaptation+10% resistance per hit (max 90%) to damage type received10/10Primed Continuity+55% Ability Duration10/10Primed Flow+185% Energy Max
10/10Transient Fortitude+55% Strength / −27.5% Duration
10/10Archon Stretch+45% Range · energy regen on Electricity ability damage10/10Blind Rage+99% Strength / −55% EfficiencyThe all-out build: Umbral set (2 pieces are often enough), Primed mods from Baro Ki'Teer, Adaptation (Arbitrations) and an Archon mod (Archon Hunts). Keep an eye on efficiency if you spam abilities.
Arcanes
Archon Shards — 5 slots (profile: Ability caster)
Variant: swap an Azure for a 🟣 Violet (Electricity damage → energy gain) if you run Archon Stretch.
⚠️ « Evergreen » builds generated per archetype — the meta evolves. Adjust to the mods, arcanes and shards you own. All 3 tiers only use real in-game mods.
📚 Guides mentioning it: Kuva Lich: weapon, element, and how to get rid of it