Rune battleaxe

**Rune battleaxe**
Also known as?	Rune b axe, rba, rune ba, r battleaxe, rune baxe
Members only?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alchemy	24 960 coins
Low Alchemy	16 640 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Exchange price	24,841 coins update
GE Database	Look up price
Examine	A vicious looking axe.
Weight	2 kg
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From the RuneScape Wiki, the wiki for all things RuneScape

The Rune battleaxe is the third strongest Battleaxe in Runescape, just before the Dragon Battleaxe. It is more powerful than the Adamant battleaxe. Like all Rune weapons, it requires 40 attack to wield, and can only be used in combat. It is the 2nd strongest battleaxe available to free players, the strongest being the corrupt dragon battleaxe.

Players can make a rune battleaxe with the Smithing skill at level 95 using three rune bars, giving the player 250 Smithing experience. The rune battleaxe is one of the most heavily-damaging weapons in free-to-play. It provides a higher strength bonus than the blunt rune warhammer, but is more easily blocked with armour usage. It uses primarily slashing attacks, but can also use a crush attack with the aggressive attack style, though it has a lower crush attack bonus. In free-to-play the rune battleaxe is the second most used weapon for a KO effect (behind the Rune 2h sword) because the weapon does not take up the shield slot, and does almost as much damage as the Rune 2h sword. This battleaxe is commonly used in free-to-play PKing due to its high strength bonus and the ability to be used in conjunction with a shield. Players can purchase this item from the Grand Exchange in Varrock.

Attack bonus
Bonuses _{Hover over image for type}						A player wielding a Rune battleaxe.

-2	+48	+43	0	0
Defence bonus

0	0	0	0	-1	0
Other bonuses

+64		0		0
Speed:
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[edit] Scimitar or Battleaxe?

There is often a heated debate as to whether the rune scimitar or the battleaxe is the better weapon. Scimitar supporters claim that the scimitar has much higher damage per second, and is an excellent training weapon as well as an all-around weapon. Battleaxe supporters claim that the scimitar is ineffective in combat against many monsters who are armoured, and also say that the battleaxe costs less, yet does more damage and has better stats. The choice is overall down to the player. Players in need of accuracy, high hits and versatility would do well to use a battleaxe. Those would prefer a quick method of attack should use a scimitar.

[edit] Advantages over the Scimitar

Higher Strength bonus
Versatility
Possesess both an effective slash and reasonable crush attack
Lower cost, espeically Rune
Effective against armoured foes

[edit] Disadvantages against the Scimitar

Slow attack speed
Less defence
Gives opponent more time to heal with missed strikes
Only a small amount more accurate than the Scimitar in terms of Slash attack bonus

[edit] Combat styles

Name	Combat style	Type	Melee experience
Chop	Accurate	Slash	Attack
Hack	Aggressive	Slash	Strength
Smash	Aggressive	Crush	Strength
Block	Defensive	Slash	Defence

[edit] Trivia

There is a glitch with the new crush attack with the battleaxe that makes you stand a fair bit back from a NPC and attacking it without it attacking you, similar to ranging or maging. So you could range with the rune battleaxe with no ammo. This glitch has not been fixed and was found at the Moss Giants in Crandor.

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