Rune scimitar

The Rune scimitar is a scimitar stronger than the Adamant scimitar. It is one of the more popular non member's weapons in RuneScape. Like all Rune weapons, it requires 40 Attack to wield it. The scimitar's main attack style is the Slash or Aggressive attack style, but for players who have a low Strength level, it is recommended that they use the Chop or Accurate attack style instead. It is also the second strongest scimitar available to free players, behind the Corrupt dragon scimitar. Players can make a rune scimitar with a Smithing level of 90 using 2 Rune bars, giving the player 150 Smithing experience. Due to its good damage per second output, it is often considered the best training weapon available to free players. Some would argue the Rune longsword can be just as effective or even better, but the Rune scimitar remains the most popular free-to-play weapon by a large margin.

The street price of the rune scimitar is around 30,000 coins. After the introduction of the Grand Exchange, it was at about 16,000 coins. However, the price almost doubled after the release of PvP worlds where they are commonly used by free players.

Free players are able to obtain the Rune scimitar as a semi-rare drop from Cockroach soldiers in the Stronghold of Player Safety. For members, the Rune scimitar can be obtained as a fairly common drop by a variety of monsters, such as Zamorak warriors and Fire giants.

Trivia

 * On August 10 2009, an update made the blade of the Rune Scimitar enlarged, as many players complained it was too small.
 * On 28 July 2009, the Animation Pack 1 update changed the appearance and attack animations of the Rune Scimitar to what it currently is today in order to make combat look more realistic, as well as the Godswords, the Dragon Scimitar, the Rune and Dragon Longsword and the Abyssal Whip. The old inventory icon of the Rune Scimitar was [[File:Rune scimitar.PNG]]


 * On 23 July 2009, five days before the scheduled update, the Rune scimitar image in the Grand Exchange Database was replaced by the new model. Players found the image and posted about it in the RuneScape Forums, making it widely known before Jagex removed the image a few hours later. Five days later the image was once again put up along with the official release.
 * The updated version of the Rune Scimitar seems to have a trim on the border in each side that matches both the Trimmed Rune Armour and the Saradomin sets.
 * The Rune Scimitar is one of the most widely used weapons in Runescape.