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Banshee
The banshee, called a beann’shie in the games, is a female specter. Folk tales describe her as the spirit of a woman caught between life and death after some terrible ordeal. She looks like a pale, gaunt woman with a tear-streaked face and a withered, corpse-like body, and her wail is said to be a warning that someone nearby will die that night.
A beann’shie is less a hunter than a dark omen, but if you get close she will fight. Her scream can stun and disorient, and she raises skeletal warriors to keep you busy while she recovers. Like other specters, she has to be cut down with silver.
In The Witcher 3, beann’shies appear in the Blood and Wine expansion in Toussaint. One shows up at the Danamebi Temple Ruins at the end of the treasure hunt Spoontaneous Profits!, appearing near the entrance as you leave. Others haunt places such as the Tesham Mutna ruins. Drops include wraith essence, specter dust and various gem dusts.
Combat strategy
Go in with specter oil on your silver sword. The beann’shie’s claw swipes are easy to read: wait for the swing, sidestep, then land a few quick hits before she screams. When she calls up her skeletons, she pulls back until they fall, so clear them fast instead of chasing her. Area attacks and bombs that catch several skeletons at once save a lot of time.
- Coat your silver sword with specter oil.
- Cast Yrden to slow her attacks and give you more openings.
- Keep Quen up to soak the scream and stray claw hits.
- Use Grapeshot or Dancing Star on clusters of summoned skeletons.
- Dodge sideways rather than rolling back, so you stay in range to counter.
- Signs Weakness: yrden
- Oil Weakness: specter oil
- Bomb Weakness: none
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