Banshee's Wail

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Banshee's Wail

Specialization
Necromancer icon small.png Blood Magic (trait list)
Tier
Master
Type
Major
Training cost
5 Hero points
Game link
API
API
Banshee's Wail

Warhorn skills gain increased effect duration.

Radius.png Effectiveness Increased: 50%

— In-game description

Notes[edit]

  • Wail of Doom.png Wail of Doom
    • Increases fear duration from 1 to 1.5 seconds.
    • Increases bonus defiance bar damage from 100 to 150.
  • Locust Swarm.png Locust Swarm
    • Increases life siphon damage from 117 to 175.
    • Increases life siphon heal from 49 to 73 in PvE, 55 to 82 in PvP/WvW.
    • Increases number of hits from 10 to 15.
    • Increases swarm duration from 5 to 7.5 seconds.
    • Increases swiftness duration from 15 to 22.5 seconds.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 27, 2023
  • This trait no longer increases outgoing healing.
February 14, 2023
  • This trait no longer reduces the cooldown of warhorn skills.
June 28, 2022
  • This trait now grants a 10% bonus to outgoing healing effectiveness in addition to its previous effects.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
December 10, 2013
  • Increased the cooldown reduction from 15% to 20%.
October 15, 2013
  • Normalized this trait to increase the effectiveness of warhorn skills by 50%.
September 25, 2012
  • This Curses trait has been updated to apply extra swiftness.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Banshee's Wail has been added to the game.