Banshee

Crowd Control

Banshee’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.

Role: Crowd Control
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: MaduraiMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 270
Armor: 105
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.1
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Banshee’s call heralds death. Built around Sonic Boom, Sonar, Silence.

Passive

Weapon noises are hushed so that enemies cannot hear them.

When to Pick

You want a crowd control toolkit and Banshee’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Banshee brings — especially Sonic Boom.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Banshee’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

Sonic Boom (Ability 1): Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.
Sonar (Ability 2): Using acoustic location, Banshee's Sonar power finds and tracks enemies, and exposes critical weak spots to everyone in your squad.
Silence (Ability 3): Using Silence surrounds Banshee in an aura that stuns enemies and will limit their perceptions and tactical response to gunfire and Warframe attacks.
Sound Quake (Ability 4): Channeling all of her acoustic energy into the environment, Banshee uses ultrasonic reverberations to violently shake the ground.

Abilities & Augments

1
Sonic Boom →
Energy 25
Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.
Augment
Sonic FractureOpen augment →
2
Sonar →
Energy 25
Using acoustic location, Banshee's Sonar power finds and tracks enemies, and exposes critical weak spots to everyone in your squad.
Augment
Augmented SonarOpen augment →
3
Silence →
Energy 25
Using Silence surrounds Banshee in an aura that stuns enemies and will limit their perceptions and tactical response to gunfire and Warframe attacks.
Augment
Savage SilenceOpen augment →
4
Sound Quake →
Energy 25
Channeling all of her acoustic energy into the environment, Banshee uses ultrasonic reverberations to violently shake the ground.
Augment
Resonating QuakeOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Sonic Boom
Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.
2
Sonar
Using acoustic location, Banshee's Sonar power finds and tracks enemies, and exposes critical weak spots to everyone in your squad.
3
Silence
Using Silence surrounds Banshee in an aura that stuns enemies and will limit their perceptions and tactical response to gunfire and Warframe attacks.
4
Sound Quake
Channeling all of her acoustic energy into the environment, Banshee uses ultrasonic reverberations to violently shake the ground.

Helminth / Subsume

Sonic Boom is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Sonar and later abilities when they define Banshee’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Mod Scaling

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Banshee’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Banshee if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Banshee is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Priority

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	Endless Steel Path is where Banshee’s loop peaks — Sound Quake is the button you press every pack. Channeling all of her acoustic energy into the environment, Banshee uses ultrasonic reverberations to violently shake….
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Bring Banshee when the objective can’t move — Sonic Boom is built for standing your ground. Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Strong	Good Exterminate / Capture frame if you skip Banshee’s slow setup and spam Sonic Boom. Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Excellent	Spy / Rescue / Nightmare is trivialized by Banshee’s Silence — quiet routes without dumping your combat kit. Using Silence surrounds Banshee in an aura that stuns enemies and will limit their perceptions and tactical response…. Banshee’s call heralds death.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Banshee unless you love Sonic Boom. Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Banshee wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Sonic Boom won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Banshee emits a sonic shockwave that pushes targets in range with enough force to incapacitate or kill attackers.