Banjo

Slow and weak attacks, some healing power. Perfect for healing your allies while destroying their eardrums.

Plan a build with Banjo

Elements

A sidearm applies an element on hit, chosen among these four:

Upgrades

Up to 26 upgrade points : one every 2 levels up to 20 at level 40, plus 6 bought at the prestige shop.

StatPer pointMax pointsMax bonus
Damage+5%8+40%
Attack Speed+5%8+40%
Range+4%10+40%
Draw Speed+30%3+90%
Chord Capacity+15+5

Unique jokers

The Unique jokers belong to this weapon : each one is unlocked by reaching a weapon level.

JokerLevelSlotsEffect
LULLABARD305Gain an extra chord per hit and a wider healing zone, but lose the slam attack
BARDBARIAN404Hold the slam attack longer to release a more powerful blow

Jokers (35)

NORMAL 6

JokerSlotsMaxEffect
CHICKSHOT 1 2 +50% chance for attacks to make chicken sounds. Useless!
GOLD TOOTH 1 10 +10% chance for enemies to drop 1 gold nugget upon death
HEAVY WEAPON 1 2 +10% damage, but +30% gravity while the weapon is active
PANIC ATTACK 1 1 When you take HP damage, gain +20% damage for 3 sec.
PIGSHOT 1 2 +5% chance to spawn a pig on impact. Attack them to make them explode
QUICKDRAW 1 2 +40% swap speed

FINE 10

JokerSlotsMaxEffect
ANTI-GRAVITY FALLS 2 2 +2% chance to spawn an anti-gravity area when an enemy dies
CACTUS DAY 2 2 +5% chance for a Cactus Mino to spawn when an enemy dies
CRACKSHOT 2 2 +7% damage
FROST BITE 2 1 Melee kills on frozen enemies grant 2 shield points
LUCKY STRIKE 2 2 +10% chance to deal double damage per hit
LUNGE 2 1 +15% melee range and hitbox size
PICK PICK 2 2 +10% chance on hit to spawn damaging pickaxes on the target
PRECIOUS RUSH 2 2 +10% chance for a speed-boosting ring to spawn when an enemy dies
SHROOM GRAVE 2 2 +10% chance for a shroom to spawn when an enemy dies
SWITCHSHOT 2 2 Your first hit after equipping a weapon deals 30% more damage

PRIME 9

JokerSlotsMaxEffect
AMMO SUPPLY 3 2 +5% chance for enemies to drop an ammo box upon death
AVALANCHE 3 2 +15% damage while shielded
BERSERKER 3 2 Gain up to +50% melee damage as your HP gets lower
BLOODLUST 3 1 Melee kills grant a stacking +5% melee speed for 5 sec., up to +50%
EXPLOSIVE HITS (Acid) 3 2 +5% chance for your hits to cause an explosion (Acid)
EXPLOSIVE HITS (Elec) 3 2 +5% chance for your hits to cause an explosion (Elec)
EXPLOSIVE HITS (Frost) 3 2 +5% chance for your hits to cause an explosion (Frost)
EXPLOSIVE HITS (Pyro) 3 2 +5% chance for your hits to cause an explosion (Pyro)
PEW PEW PEW 3 1 +20% attack speed

MYTHIC 4

JokerSlotsMaxEffect
EAT-A-PUNCH 4 2 Melee kills heal you for 2 HP
EXECUTE 4 1 Your hits instantly kill enemies below 20% HP, except elites and bosses
RIPOSTE 4 2 After your shield absorbs a hit, your next attack deals +100% damage
SNACK-A-PUNCH 4 1 Melee kills grant you 1 shield points

LEGENDARY 4

JokerSlotsMaxEffect
ALL MIGHTY 5 1 Gain +1% damage per 1 shield point, up to 80%
JOKER TRICK 5 1 Gain +7% damage and attack speed for every distinct joker rarity equipped on the weapon
SPEEDSTER 5 1 +1% damage and attack speed per 3% bonus move speed, up to +40%
VAMPIRE 5 1 The weapon gains +4% lifesteal

UNIQUE 2

JokerSlotsMaxEffect
BARDBARIAN 4 1 Hold the slam attack longer to release a more powerful blow
LULLABARD 5 1 Gain an extra chord per hit and a wider healing zone, but lose the slam attack