Scimitar

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Members only?	No, other than Clay, Dragon, and White
Primary attack type	Slash
Secondary attack type	Stab
Speed

Scimitars are great slashing weapons, although they have a less effective stabbing attack. They deal slightly more damage than shortswords but less than longswords. Scimitars are a much favoured training weapon against unarmoured opponents, as what it lacks in absolute power, it makes up for in speed. The balance favours a player's Strength being higher than their Attack. This quality, when combined with the great popularity of training Attack and Strength alone and neglecting Defence, results in its popularity. They have the exact same speed as the considerably weaker daggers and two-handed claws, so they are widely used. However, they have less attack and defence bonuses than longswords and battleaxes, and they lack versatility due to possessing only an effective slash attack.

Scimitars are made with the Smithing skill, purchased at a scimitar shop identified with the scimitar icon on the map, or bought from another player. One scimitar shop is Zeke's Superior Scimitars, located in Al Kharid. Unfortunately, it only sells bronze, iron, steel, and mithril scimitars. There is also a members-only scimitar shop located in the Ape Atoll that is only available after completing the Monkey Madness quest. This scimitar shop sells adamant, rune, and Dragon scimitars.

Grand Exchange prices are shown below:

• Bronze scimitar: 10 coins
• Iron scimitar: 33 coins
• Steel scimitar: 120 coins
• Black scimitar: 4,753 coins
• White scimitar: 968 coins
• Mithril scimitar: 470 coins
• Adamant scimitar: 1,976 coins
• Sacred clay scimitar: 24 rewards mystic points
• Rune scimitar: 31,500 coins
• Corrupt dragon scimitar: 1,800,000 coins
• Dragon scimitar: 100,200 coins

[edit] Scimitars or Longswords?

While Longswords offer higher strength and attack bonuses, they are a full bar slower than Scimitars. There is a 3 second delay between blows with a Longsword, whereas with a scimitar, the delay is only 2.4 seconds. This equates to 20 attacks per minute with a Longsword as compared to 25 attacks per minute with a Scimitar. The extra 5 hits per minute usually outweigh any damage or accuracy boost a longsword will give.

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