Weapons
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Weapons are items a player can use to inflict damage in combat.
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[edit] Basic melee weapons
These weapons are more commonly used than the other weapons available. Most types of basic melee weapons come in eight different kinds of metal.
Most weapons have a primary attack mode in all three attack styles and a secondary mode in the aggressive or controlled style. The secondary mode is normally weaker, but may be more appropriate to your target.
Chainmail armour is weaker against stabbing; platemail is weaker against crushing, while the slash attack is highly effective against cloth, leather or unarmoured targets. Against monster hide, the most effective style varies. The only absolute defence against a particular attack is the Protect from Melee prayer, or the occasional NPC that requires something special to kill them, so you will still hit with the "wrong" attack and weapon, just not as often and with less damage.
Many gangs, like the Phoenix Gang for example, have weapon storage areas where gang members can get weapons.
[edit] Weapon groups
The whole idea of having multiple weapon types is that one weapon type should not be all-conquering, or there would be not much point having the others. Overall, though, popular weapon types for each style are:
Stab
Slash
Crush
- Maul
- Warhammer
- Mace (especially for prayer-based warriors)
- Battleaxe
- Two-Handed Sword
There are also a variety of 'novelty weapons' available. They do deal out very little, if any, damage.
The various groups of weapons are summarised below. The level of Strength in each class is not definitive:
| Weapon | Speed/Strength | Primary/Secondary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger | Fast/Weakest | Stab/Slash | The first item that can be smithed in any metal. Generally (but not always) has higher stats than a sword of the weaker metal. Daggers are primarily stabbing weapons, though they have a decent slash attack. Members can poison daggers to great effect. Daggers are discoloured upon poisoning, making the tip of the dagger a bright green colour. The dragon dagger is a popular Pking tool. |
| Axe | Medium/Weak | Crush/Slash | Intended for Woodcutting, but can be used as a weapon. |
| Pickaxe | Medium/Weak | Stab/Crush | Intended for Mining, but can be used as a weapon. |
| Sword | Fast/Medium | Stab/Slash | Better than a dagger, and just as fast, although it cannot be poisoned. This makes it unpopular. |
| Mace | Medium/Medium | Crush/Stab | The crush attack is better against platemail, and the prayer bonus can be useful. It also features a controlled stabbing attack. |
| Scimitar | Fast/Strong | Slash/Stab | An excellent slashing weapon against cloth or leather, and average against chainmail, but weak against platemail. The secondary stabbing attack is rather inefficient against some armour, but better against chainmail. It is in the controlled style, and yields equal experience to Attack, Strength, and Defence. The dragon scimitar was the most popular weapon for Pking, along with the abbysal whip and dragon dagger. But it doesn't have a very good strength bonus. Nonetheless, the rune scimitar is considered to be one of the best training weapons for melee in the free world. |
| Longsword | Medium/Strong | Slash/Stab | Slower than a scimitar, but has higher strength and attack bonuses, especially in terms of its controlled stab attack. It may be hard to see which metal is being wielded. |
| Warhammer | Slow/Strong | Crush | An uncommon crushing-only weapon with no specialist store open to non-members. It's right in the middle of the Smithing scale for any metal. This weapon is good to dent other warriors' platemail. It also offers the best attack bonuses among all the basic one-handed weapons. |
| Battleaxe | Slow/Strongest | Slash/Crush | Provides a better strength bonus than the warhammer, but not as effective in the secondary crush attack. It is considered to be a rather effective Pking weapon. The Battleaxe is Technically the strongest 1-handed weapon in the melee weaponry class. |
| Two-handed sword | Slowest/Strongest | Slash/Crush | The most powerful of the basic weapons, but also the slowest. Furthermore, as its name suggests, the two-handed sword cannot be used with a shield. It may be a good secondary weapon for the ranged fighter, as their bow cannot be used with a shield anyway. This weapon has no specialist store open to non-members; the store is located in Taverley. |
| Halberd | Slowest/Strongest | Stab/Slash | About as slow as the two-handed sword and slightly less powerful, and a shield cannot be equipped with it. However, it can reach over small obstacles (such as tables, fences etc.) |
| Spear | Medium/Medium | Stab/Slash/Crush | This two-handed members-only weapon is one of only two classes in the game that can use all three attack styles. The spear has an average attack speed, features controlled style for each attack style, and can be poisoned. Its bonuses are not as high as other weapons', and the only way to train Attack or Strength with it is to use one of the controlled styles. It can be poisoned with Karambwan paste. |
| Hasta | Medium/Medium | Stab/Slash/Crush | This weapon is identical to the spear in every way, except that it is a one-handed weapon compared to the two-handed spear and that it has negative Defence bonuses. This weapon may be poisoned with Karambwan paste. |
| Claws | Fast/Medium | Slash/Stab | A members-only weapon that is similar to the sword, except that it is two-handed and is primarily a slashing weapon. It cannot be poisoned. |
| Maul | Slow(est)/Strong | Crush | Does not follow the standard metal scale (Bronze-Dragon). It is also is 2-handed. You usually get them either in granite or obsidian. |
| Whip | Fast/Strong | Slash | Does not follow the standard metal scale (Bronze-Dragon). The only existing one is the Abyssal whip. Whips have a high experience rate in training Attack and Defence but the only way to train Strength is to use the controlled style. They can be used with a shield. |
Italics indicate decent effectiveness in a weapon's secondary style compared to its primary style. (Less than 20% difference in bonuses)
[edit] Strength scale (Rune-based)
- Weakest: 25 to 29
- Weak: 30 to 34
- Medium: 30 to 43
- Strong: 44 to 49
- Stronger: 50 to 65
- Strongest: 65+
[edit] Weapon requirements
| Level | Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze weapons |
| 1 | Iron weapons |
| 5 | Steel weapons |
| 10 | Black weapons |
| 10 | White weapons1 |
| 20 | Mithril weapons |
| 30 | Adamant weapons |
| 40 | Rune weapons |
| 50 | Granite maul (with 50 Strength) |
| 60 | Dragon weapons |
| 70 | Saradomin sword |
| 70 | Abyssal whip |
| 70 | Barrows weapons2 |
| 70 | Barrows weapons (with 70 Strength)3 |
| 75 | Godswords |
Weapons are made of different metals, some stronger and more expensive than others. Higher Attack levels allow wielding weapons of better metals. For example, a player needs an Attack level of 10 to wield a black weapon, whereas the player would need level 20 to wield a mithril weapon.
Almost all metal weapons can be smithed, except for halberds and anything black, White,dragon or Barrows. The table above shows what level is needed to wield a certain metal. (until the recent quest Perils of Ice Mountain, pickaxes were unsmithable.)
1Wanted! must be completed.
2Guthan's warspear and Verac's flail.
3Torag's hammers and Dharok's greataxe.
[edit] Weapons table
[edit] Other melee weapon types
Members have access to more powerful weapons than the basic ones. However, because of their power, they are much more expensive than the basic weapons.
[edit] TzHaar
- Toktz-Xil-Ak (Obsidian sword)
- TzHaar-Ket-Em (Obsidian mace)
- TzHaar-Ket-Om (Obsidian maul)
- Toktz-Xil-Ek (Obsidian dagger)
[edit] Barrows
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Granite maul
- Abyssal whip
- Bone dagger
- Bone spear
- Void Knight mace
- Barrelchest anchor
- Ancient mace
- Godsword
- Wooden sword
- Training sword
- Mjolnir
- Decorative sword (Castle Wars sword)
- Silver sickle
- Blessed sickle
- Leaf-bladed spear
- Fremennik blade
- Machete
[edit] Quest weapons, fun weapons, and blackjacks
[edit] Quest weapons
- Shadow Sword
- Silverlight
- Darklight
- Wolfbane dagger
- Dark dagger
- Blurite sword
- Dorgeshuun weapons
- Gadderhammer
- Excalibur
- Keris
- Brine sabre
- Barrelchest Anchor
- Ancient Mace
[edit] Blackjacks
- Oak blackjack (o)
- Willow blackjack (o)
- Maple blackjack (o)
- Oak blackjack (d)
- Willow blackjack (d)
- Maple blackjack (d)
- Oak blackjack
- Maple blackjack
[edit] Fun weapons
[edit] Kitchen weaponry
Kitchen weaponry are members only weapons that can be bought from the Culinaromancer's chest. To buy and wield more advanced kitchen weapons the player must complete the Recipe for Disaster subquests.
The weapons:
- Wooden spoon
- Egg whisk
- Spork
- Spatula
- Frying pan
- Skewer
- Rolling pin
- Kitchen knife
- Meat tenderiser
- Cleaver
[edit] Free-to-play magic
The weapons listed below can be used in free-to-play. While they can be used in melee, they are more powerful when used to cast Magic in combat.
[edit] Staffs
[edit] Member magic weapons
[edit] Weapon requirements
| Level | Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Staff, Magic staff, Elemental staves |
| 30 | Battlestaves (with 30 Attack) |
| 40 | Mystic staves (with 40 Attack) |
| 50 | Ancient staff |
| 70 | Ahrim's staff (with 70 Attack) |
Members have a wide assortment of magic weapons at their disposal.
[edit] Battlestaffs
- Battlestaff
- Air battlestaff
- Earth battlestaff
- Fire battlestaff
- Water battlestaff
- Mud battlestaff
- Lava battlestaff
- Steam battlestaff
[edit] Mystic staffs
- Mystic air staff
- Mystic earth staff
- Mystic fire staff
- Mystic water staff
- Mystic mud staff
- Mystic lava staff
- Mystic steam staff
[edit] God staffs
[edit] Barrows
[edit] Slayer
[edit] TzHaar
- Toktz-Mej-Tal (Obsidian staff)
[edit] Mage Training Arena wands
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Non-member ranged weapons
Free players have a limited amount of weapons they can use for ranged attacks.
[edit] Longbows
[edit] Shortbows
[edit] Crossbows
[edit] Composite bows
[edit] Member ranged weapons
Members have a wide range of ranged weapons at their disposal.
[edit] Bows
| Image | Bow | Level | Bonus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Training bow | 1 | +8 | Obtained by talking to the Ranged combat tutor in Lumbridge, can only use the supplied Training arrows. This bow is not tradable. |
 | Shortbow | 1 | +8 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock. |
 | Longbow | 1 | +8 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock. |
 | Oak shortbow | 5 | +14 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Oak longbow | 5 | +14 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Willow shortbow | 20 | +20 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Willow longbow | 20 | +20 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Maple shortbow | 30 | +29 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. This is the highest shortbow non-members can use. |
 | Maple longbow | 30 | +29 | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. This is the highest longbow non-members can use. |
 | Yew shortbow | 40 | +47 | Members only. Can be bought from other players or made with the fletching skill. |
 | Yew longbow | 40 | +47 | Members only. Can be bought from other players or made with the fletching skill. |
 | Magic shortbow | 50 | +69 | Members only. Can be bought from other players or made with the fletching skill. This bow also has a special attack. |
 | Magic longbow | 50 | +69 | Members only. Can be bought from other players or made with the fletching skill. This bow also has a special attack. |
 | Dark bow | 60 | +95 | Members only. Can be bought from players or dropped by Dark beasts. Fires two arrows at once. |
 | Crystal bow | 70 (with 50 Agility) | +100/+64 | Members only. Does not use arrows, can be purchased from other players when unused. Degrades with use, initially +100 bonus. |
With the addition of Lumbridge Tutors, there is now a new bow avaliable, the Training Bow. It's a bow for Rangers fresh off Tutorial island. Claiming from the Ranged Tutor near the Lumbridge Guide will give you a training bow and 25 training arrows. You may get 25 more training arrows every 30 minutes, however the Magic Tutor and the Ranged Tutor work on the same 30 minute time block, so you can only have either Arrows or Runes every 30 minutes, not both.
Both tutors can be found at Lumbridge, near the Lumbridge Guide, South of the General Store (marked by an empty flour pot on the mini-map.)
Because of the time limit of 30 minutes, when your Ranged level gets higher, it is wasting your time waiting for the 30 minutes to be up, so you can get more Training Arrows. At around Level 5 Ranged it would pay to switch to the Shortbow with Iron arrows.
[edit] Arrows
Arrows are used for ammunition with bows. The better the arrow, the higher damage a player can deal. However, players require certain bows to use certain arrows. Non-members can only use bronze to adamant arrows. All arrows except the training arrows can be fletched by members.
| Image | Arrow | Bow required | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Training arrows | Training | Obtained from the Ranged combat tutor in Lumbridge. |
 | Bronze arrows | Any | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock. |
 | Iron arrows | Any | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock. |
 | Steel arrows | Oak | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Mithril arrows | Willow | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Adamant arrows | Maple | Can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock or from Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington. |
 | Rune arrows | Yew | Members only. Can be bought from the Ranging Guild, can be bought from other players or can be fletched.. |
 | Dragon arrows | Dark | Members only. Can be fletched by materials dropped by Dragon implings. |
[edit] Crossbows
| Image | Name | Level | Bonus | Bolts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Crossbow | 1 | +6 | Bronze bolts |
 | Phoenix crossbow | 1 | +6 | Bronze bolts |
 | Bronze crossbow | 1 | +18 | Bronze bolts |
 | Blurite crossbow | 16 | +30 | Up to blurite bolts |
 | Iron crossbow | 26 | +42 | Up to iron bolts |
 | Dorgeshuun crossbow | 28 | +42 | Up to iron bolts/bone bolts. This crossbow cannot use enchanted or gem-tipped bolts. |
 | Steel crossbow | 31 | +54 | Up to steel bolts |
 | Mithril crossbow | 36 | +66 | Up to mithril bolts/mithril grapples |
 | Adamant crossbow | 46 | +78 | Up to adamant bolts |
 | Hunter's crossbow | 50 | +55 | Kebbit bolts only |
 | Rune crossbow | 61 | +90 | Up to rune bolts |
 | Karil's crossbow | 70 | +84 | Bolt racks only |
[edit] Composite Bows
[edit] Thrown Weapons
[edit] Darts
Darts can be forged from Bronze, Iron, Steel, Mithril, Adamantite, Rune and Dragon. Each metal bar can make ten Dart Tips. Darts can be poisoned and are stackable. Black and Dragon Darts are available but cannot be smithed by players. Darts can only be wielded or made after completing the Tourist Trap quest.
[edit] Throwing knives
Throwing knives are poisonable, and can be forged by players from Bronze, Iron, Steel, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. Each metal bar yields five Throwing Knives. Black Throwing Knives are only dropped by Shadow Warriors ,Imperial Guard members, and cyclopes in the warrior's guild.
[edit] Thrownaxes
Throwing Axes come in Bronze, Iron, Steel, Black, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. They can only be bought from a shop in the Ranging Guild. The Rune Throwing Axe has a special attack ("Chain Hit") that, when activated in a multicombat zone with multiple enemies nearby, will bounce from enemy to enemy up to 5 times.
- Bronze Throwing Axe
- Iron Throwing Axe
- Steel Throwing Axe
- Mithril Throwing Axe
- Adamant Throwing Axe
- Rune Throwing Axe
[edit] Javelins
Javelins are stackable and made out of Bronze, Iron, Steel, Black, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. Javelins can be found as drops from defeated monsters and can also be purchased inside the Ranging Guild. Javelins are notoriously slow and are generally considered to be the most unpopular out of the one-handed Ranging weapons.
[edit] Chinchompas
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Seercull
- Ogre bow
- Crystal bow
- Toktz-Xil-Ul (Obsidian throwing rings)
- Multicannon
- Holy Water
[edit] Salamanders
Can be used as Ranged, Magic or Melee weapons*. They are Members only and are obtained using the Hunter skill.
- It has been reported that while doing the Knight's Training ground mini-quest (unlocked upon completion of the "king's ransom" quest), the salamanders are not registered as a melee weapon, even while on the melee setting (This is relevant because you are permitted only to use melee weapons while in the training ground).
