Abyssal whip

The Abyssal whip is commonly considered to be one of the best melee weapons in RuneScape along with the Godsword. It has the same attacking speed as daggers or scimitars, but has higher accuracy and strength. Whips are cheaper than barrows weapons, and without the barrows set effects (full set needed) the whip is better. However, it requires Level 70 Attack to wield, is expensive, has a bad special attack and cannot train the Strength skill other than by using the Controlled method, thereby training Attack, Strength, and Defence at only one third of the speed.

Whips are dropped by Level 124 Abyssal demons which require Level 85 Slayer to kill.

The whip has a Special Attack, called Energy Drain. When used against a player opponent, it transfers 10% of their run energy to the attacking player. It uses up 50% of the special attack bar.

The most common place for buying and selling Abyssal Whips is at the Falador Market (World 2 at the gardens, past the bridge there is a little space between the fence and the wall) but they are also sold in Seer's Village bank and combat areas like Pest control or Castle Wars. It can commonly be traded for items such as Full Ahrims. The price is dropping relatively rapidly on these items because more players are achieving level 85 Slayer and defeating the famous Abyssal demon.

The Abyssal Whip is a common target for scamming, on both the sending and receiving end of a trade.