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STARCRAFT II GAME UNITS BANSHEE

BASIC INFORMATION

Race: Terran

Life: 140

Energy: 200

Armor: 0 (+3)

Movement: Fast

Attributes: Light - Mechanical

PRODUCTION

Producer: Starport

Hotkey: E

Requires: Tech Lab

Cost: 150 100

Supply: 3

Build time: 60

Upgrades:  

 

Weapon:

Ability:

COMBAT

U N I T S

BANSHEEAfter much experimentation, Procyon

Industries has developed a new

approach to the air-to-ground attack

vessel. As a planetary craft, the

Banshee was fitted with economical

twin turbofans instead of high-

powered engines. Likewise, air-to-air

weaponry was eliminated in favor of

powerful air-to-ground missiles.

These features allowed the Banshee to remain cheap,

relatively robust, and effective in tactical strikes. It was

adopted by the Dominion as a light-infantry support craft that

could be transported quickly. Recently Banshees have earned

a nasty reputation due to their involvement in urban conflicts,

where their indiscriminate attacks have killed countless non-

combatants.

Next Terran Unit: BattlecruiserPrevious Terran Unit: Raven

UNIT STATISTICS

3D MODEL

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Siege Tank Ultralisk Colossus

Viking Hydralisk Phoenix

STRONG AGAINST

WEAK AGAINST

Tactical strike craft that can attack ground targets and gain the ability

to cloak.

Excellent for hit- and-run attacks against the enemy’s mineral line, or

key units or structures.

Vulnerable to air units; research Cloaking Field as soon as possible or

have an air escort at all times.

Position your Banshees above impassable obstacles or cliffs to deny the

enemy the chance to retaliate.

CLOAKING FIELD: enables Banshees to use the cloak ability, rendering them invisible to enemy units.

VS Terran

Place Missile Turrets in your mineral line and in key spots around your base

to provide detection. Also, assign a hotkey to your Orbital Command and

be prepared to use the Scanner Sweep ability.

Vikings are the best way to pick off Banshees. However, as both units

move at the same speed, you’ll notice that the enemy will be able to

eventually get away (not without losses however), as your Vikings must

stop to fire.

Use the Thor’s long range, splash damage, and extra damage bonus to take

out Banshees.

VS Zerg

FLIGHT MANUAL

TECH LAB UPGRADES

COUNTERMEASURES

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Have Spore Colonies in your mineral line and around your base to serve as

both air defense and detection. Don’t forget to morph a few Overlords into

Overseers as well.

Mutalisks are a great option due to their fast flight speed. Be sure to have

an Overseer or two with them, and beware enemy aircraft escorts.

If you are confined to ground units, be sure to have researched Grooved

Spines for your Hydralisks, and keep a group of them close to your mineral

line at all times.

VS Protoss

Build Photon Cannons at your mineral line and around your base to serve

as detectors. Get Observers as soon as possible.

Build Stalkers and research Blink; it will be very useful to catch up to

retreating Banshees.

Use the High Templar Feedback ability to drain the energy of a single

Banshee and deal damage to it (if the target has 130 or more energy, it

will be destroyed instantly). If the Banshees are clumped up, unleash a few

Psionic Storms.

The Phoenix is faster than the Banshee and does bonus damage against

them.

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1/8/11 7:50 PM

Think they do a tad too much dps..but they need to I guess , feminist powah! :P

If you don't think of them as air units since they only attack ground it makes em kinda OP, but I guess since marauders are around

sucking up all the OP rage they don't get much heat on em, if rauders were nerfed the fingers would fly on the banshee pretty fast me

thinks.

Operations

1/8/11 7:55 PM

It's female, thus by default it's suppose to be annoying.

Operations

2/12/11 7:14 PM

@vicente: ya and the fact that Operations is right they are opinins by my side the only word they say that i like is bolding

thonder and start launching missles like when Galvetrion says"Launch torpetos!"

VergenSoldie

1/18/11 1:58 PM

they are annoyin in cloack mode

vicente

1/26/11 5:34 AM

yeah cloak sure hits the spot but once you bring in a detector and some pheonixs they just run

spymaster

2/7/11 12:04 AM

at least wraiths had air attack

@Cavyking:

GSDfanX

1/31/11 10:05 PM

@Cavyking: They should give goliaths for vikings, they're like both modes of vikings combined exept they can't fly.

nukebomby

1/28/11 4:30 PM

they should drrop bansees and give me my wraiths back

Cavyking

1/31/11 5:43 AM

This thing is a %!##ing game winner man! lol

Lewis

really!?

keep coments like that to yourself next time 'kay?

@jinsuk:

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12/24/10 6:16 AM

Man, these are my favourite Terran unit ever! So kick-ass!

MySon

12/25/10 7:01 PM

A queen should be able to destroy 1 of these, i hate people who get 1 while you are just starting a lair

BioHazard

2/16/11 10:30 PM

@GSDfanX: Why?

Do you have a problem with physically attractive females? Looks like someone's been sexually repressed.

Coaxill

2/7/11 12:03 AM

@yankees: & pengy

you to 'eh?

people need to stop this...

GSDfanX

1/4/11 2:35 AM

@Pengy: yes

yankees

12/31/10 4:15 AM

The pilot looks sexy

Pengy

1/6/11 1:03 AM

theyre so annoyin when u dont have detectors around

ppham

1/29/11 6:05 PM

@Doncroft: i like 2 rush then at protoss

Cavyking

1/6/11 6:52 AM

These are getting more and more popular against Protoss. I've been seeing mass Marine, mass Banshee, Raven. I have to forgo my usual

Colossi and go with Blink Stalkers and High Templar to deal with it.

Doncroft

1/6/11 10:45 PM

These babies sure know how to rock!

Rawky

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10/28/10 1:01 AM

In space, every one can hear you scream!

hoboreclaime

11/1/10 12:46 AM

According to blizzard, its strong against units with no anti-air. Well, DUH!

RexSmith

2/7/11 12:05 AM

true...

@Starviper:

GSDfanX

11/3/10 10:33 PM

Cheap design eh? For the pilots that is!

Starviper

11/8/10 8:18 PM

omg strong against ultralisks? they tage an age to kill them, and then they wiped out my base before i kill them

ArconTe

11/9/10 1:53 AM

i find banshee rushes overrated but i still love kicking peoples asses wit em =)

XbiozZrgfoev

12/3/10 7:23 PM

Of course they're strong against tanks, ultras, and Colossi! Damn, why don't you make strong against something that can shoot back?

Starviper

12/9/10 2:26 AM

stinking unit to protoss

Artanis

12/13/10 9:49 PM

Annoying if they are cloaked. >:{

Espearican

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