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Banshee's Wail

Banshee's Wail — Destiny 2 Intrinsic
Intrinsic
1 weapon

What Banshee's Wail does

Holding [Block] grants one stack of 'Banshee's Wail' and charges the blade. Maximum of 9 stacks. Depleting your Sword Energy or ending your combo removes all stacks. 'Charged' Light Attacks consume 20% Sword Energy, dealing 539 [389] damage followed by two hits of 135 [95] damage. Continued attacks increase the damage of the main hit by 33% and grant one stack of 'Banshee's Wail' per damage instance (3 stacks per landed swing). Performing a Heavy Attack while Banshee's Wail is active consumes all stacks and performs an overhead strike, dealing 1054 [811] damage followed by two hits of 198 [152]. Heavy Attack Damage is increased based off the number of Banshee's Wail stacks: • 1-3 Stacks: 0% increased damage • 4-6 Stacks: 54% increased damage • 7-9 Stacks: 109% increased damage

Weapons that can roll Banshee's Wail

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