Godsword



The Godsword, a Two-handed sword, is an extremely powerful item found in the God Wars Dungeon. It has the highest slash and strength of any weapon, each at +132. The weapon is dropped in pieces; players combine the pieces to form the sword. Furthermore, four hilts corresponding to the gods Saradomin, Zamorak, Armadyl, and Bandos can be attached to unlock different special attacks. The godsword is highly valued due to it being able to inflict extremely high damage (with the exception of the Dharoks set effect, Keris against Kalphites and the Anger room in the "A Soul's Bane" quest) but at the same time it has mediocre accuracy. Less wealthy players will find the Saradomin sword or abyssal whip a cheaper alternative, yet a player with over 90 strength and 80 attack may find the godsword a more efficient weapon for training. Many players believe that it is not worth purchasing the godswords at their high prices due to their slow speed and rather poor accuracy, and believe that the whip and Saradomin sword are more efficient for training skills such as Slayer.

Many players believe that the Godsword is the single most powerful weapon in the game. It requires level 75 attack to wield. It can be very useful for Bounty Hunter, Duel Arena, Fight Pits, Clan Wars and Castle Wars. However, the godsword isn't the highest hitting weapon in RuneScape, as a player wielding a full Dharok's set can hit up to 111, and a player using a Keris on Scarabs, Locusts and Kalphites can hit up to 153 damage (with 99 strength, a black mask with a slayer assignment of Kalphites and the highest strength bonus possible in the game save the dagger and mask), the record melee damage in the game.

The Godsword is dropped in three shards, which are fixed together at level 80 smithing to form the Godsword blade. Fixing it gives the player 100 experience for putting 2 pieces together, and another 100 experience for combining 2 pieces with the last remaining shard. Players without 80 smithing usually use the Assist System with another player for them to get the blade. A hilt must then be added to the blade to complete the sword, and make it usable. The hilts can freely be added or removed with no level requirement.

Shards are dropped by all of the god's generals and bodyguards in the God Wars Dungeon. The hilts are only dropped by their respective god's general, but not the bodyguards.

With the release of Item Lending, this weapon is one of the most common targets for begging, and lending for cash.

All the godsword's prices have been significantly falling because of the low demand of the item. A possibly large market is out there for the godsword but the price is too great for most of those wanting to possess it.


 * Special attacks:
 * Armadyl Godsword: The Judgement. Inflicts 25% more damage. 50% Special bar drain.
 * Bandos Godsword: Warstrike. Drains an opponent's combat statistics by the damage hit. Statistics are drained in the following order: Defence, strength, prayer, attack, magic, ranged. An extra 10% is added to the inflicted damage. 100% Special bar drain.
 * Saradomin Godsword: Healing Blade. Inflicts normal damage, but restores half of the damage to the attacker's hitpoints and a quarter to their prayer. Players will receive a minimum of 10 hitpoints and 5 prayer. 50% Special bar drain.
 * Zamorak Godsword: Ice Cleave. Freezes opponent for 20 seconds, but they can still attack. 60% Special bar drain.

Historical context
One of the last battles of the God Wars was fought over this powerful weapon. It is said whichever god controlled it would have the power to turn the tide of the battle in their favour. However, before any god could claim it, Guthix woke from his deep slumber, and ended the God Wars, putting the Edicts of Guthix in place to prevent further fighting. The dungeon where the Godsword was said to be held and fought over, and all combatants within, was sealed off and frozen, forgotten for millenia.

Recently, tectonic activity in Gielinor as well as the long rows of fires lit by adventurers has thawed the dungeon and the monsters once more, releasing the Godsword and allowing this battle to continue. If the Sword falls into one of the god's hands, it could trigger a power imbalance, and therefore possibly leading into another devastating war between the gods.

Animations
Each special attack animation can be found at its respective hilt article:
 * Armadyl hilt
 * Bandos hilt
 * Saradomin hilt
 * Zamorak hilt