Banshee (Rumble)

Banshee
(v)
Family	Undead
Cost	4
Type	Troop
Traits	Possession, Ranged, One-Target
Stats
* = Base value, increases with level
Health*	230
Speed	Med-Fast

This article contains information related to Warcraft Rumble, which is considered non-canon.

“Shrieks in delight at nearby enemies, Possessing the first she sees to fight for you, permanently.”

The Banshee is a melee ground unit of the Undead family in Warcraft Rumble. They can quickly reverse momentum in a lane by possessing an enemy unit, turning it against its original owner. They can even possess leaders.

Banshees can possess a single enemy per deploy. For example, a banshee faced with a squad of Angry Chickens will possess one chicken.

Traits

• Possession: Takes control of an enemy unit.
• Ranged: Attacks enemies from a distance.
• One-Target: Strong vs AoE units.

Talents

Soul Eruption

Possessed targets detonate on death, damaging nearby enemies.

Costs 250 .

Unholy Frenzy

Possessed targets gain Bloodlust for 10 seconds.

Costs 250 .

Will of the Necropolis

Fully Heal the possessed target.

Costs 250 .

Notes and trivia

• They represent banshees.
• A unit can be possessed multiple times; if player A's banshee possesses one of player B's units, player B can reclaim the unit by sending a banshee of their own to possess it.
• A banshee can possess another banshee.
• On death, Sylvanas Windrunner spawns a banshee.
• The "scream" part of the banshee's celebration/level-up animation was inspired by Sylvanas in the Battle for Azeroth cinematic "What Makes Us Strong."
• The Unholy Frenzy talent is named after either Unholy Frenzy (a Warcraft III necromancer ability) or [Unholy Frenzy] (a death knight talent). The Will of the Necropolis talent is named after [Will of the Necropolis].

External links

WarcraftRumble.gg