Banshee Artifact:

Banshee replaces the Dispersion Pistol with a death scream weapon. Ammo regenerates over time just like with Dispersion Pistol, but the maximum is 999. You need at least 50 units to scream. Use primary fire to blow it all at once, or alt-fire to control how much ammo to use. All enemies in range will receive damage proportional to the amount of ammo used. Be careful because the scream damages you too - Banshee is usually a kamikaze artifact.

How to use

Hide somewhere while the ammo builds up to a good amount. If you can hang out near a teammate with King, or
near a friendly mystic Eye, the ammo will regenerate faster. Of course you can still use other weapons and fight as usual while you wait. If you happen to die without screaming first, the player who kills you will hear your death scream and probably die also. 

Banshee makes a good defensive artifact because it gets more and more powerful as you wait for attacks on your base. Fight as normal, and if things are looking grim, scream.

Banshee also makes a very dangerous attack. If the enemy base is too strongly fortified to get in any other way, charge up Banshee and wipe them out. Get a teammate with Energy to juice you up before attacking for double wail range as well as quadruple damage. Just make sure you scream before they kill you on your way in. Get some armor together beforehand to give you a bit more time.

Be sure to let your teammates know when you are attacking with Banshee so that they can go in and clean up as soon as you scream.

How to fight

There is no real defense against Banshee. However, it takes a long time to build up a reasonable charge, and if you can kill the Banshee before they have a chance to scream, only the killer will take damage. To prevent Banshee attacks, make sure someone on your team owns the artifact.

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