Saradomin godsword


 * Not to be confused with Saradomin sword.



Saradomin Godsword is one of the four Godswords. Like all Godswords, it requires 75 attack to wield. It is created by adding the Saradomin hilt to a completed Godsword blade. This weapon is rather rare as players must have level 70 Agility to enter the Saradomin Encampment in the God Wars Dungeon, where Commander Zilyana drops the hilt.

It has a Special attack, Healing Blade: 50% (half; rounded down to the nearest integer) of the dealt damage by the sword is restored to the player's Hitpoints and a quarter of the damage is restored to the player's Prayer with a 50% Special bar drain. The sword's special attack must hit to have an effect, a miss (0 damage) does nothing. However, a damage of 0 (zero) may have been a hit, not a miss, and may therefore heal 10 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer points. Therefore, any hit, even for 1 damage, has a MINIMUM restoration of 10 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer. In other words, the player will always get healed at least 10 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer points if the attack hits. Thus, hits between 1-21 damage have the same healing effect, however a hit of 22 damage will heal 11 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer points, and the effect increases from there.

The sword's special effect is based on the full potential damage of the hit, even if the monster actually has only a few hitpoints remaining. This "bonus" is not always noticed, since the combat splotch only shows damage equal to the monster's remaining hit points, rather than the full potential damage of the hit.
 * Example: A monster has only 10 hit points remaining. A player hits it using the special attack, and the attack would do 40 points of damage. The monster takes 10 points of damage and dies. The player,Saradomin godsword attack.gif however, gets the effect of a 40-point attack, with 20 hitpoints and 10 prayer points being restored.

Recommended uses
The Saradomin Godsword has many uses. Its main advantage is that it restores prayer as well as hitpoints, without compromising any attack or strength bonuses that other weapons would sacrifice.

The godsword has a prayer bonus of +8, making it a good weapon to use while fighting monsters that require prayer to kill.

The main uses of the sword are shown below.

Slayer
This sword is useful for training Slayer using melee, as its special can save the player plenty of food over time. The Saradomin Godsword's special is arguably superior to the ability of a full Guthan's set, because it only takes up one inventory space instead of four and doesn't degrade. Despite these advantages, the godsword only heals hitpoints on a 1:2 ratio, comparing to the Guthan's set bonus of 1:1 healing. This means that a hit of 20 damage will heal 10 hitpoints whilst using the Saradomin godsword, however 20 hitpoints would be healed if using the Guthan's set.

Training
Players may use the godsword to train against monsters. It is a useful weapon, as it will reduce food and prayer usage over time. This is especially useful against higher levelled monsters such as Hellhounds, which can be hard to kill in large numbers without the aid of healing media, such as healing familiars and Guthan's set.

Other areas
Other situations in which the Saradomin godsword can be useful are some of the following:


 * Pyramid Plunder
 * Phoenix Lair
 * Bork
 * Certain Slayer tasks, notably Waterfiends, Aberrant spectres and Abyssal demons
 * Hunting the Chaos Elemental
 * Hunting the Kalphite Queen
 * Bandos' throne room
 * God Wars Dungeon by healing on the sergeants in between fights with the generals, or using the special to restore prayer when camping on a Spiritual mage
 * Barrows, especially in the tunnels when a player may need some health and prayer
 * Tzhaar Fight Caves
 * The Saradomin godsword is also very popular for the later waves of the barbarian assault mini game as one can take a lot of damage as an attacker and a healer is not always available. Players may use the special attack to restore some of their hitpoints until a healer can reach them.