Saradomin sword


 * For the weapon with a Saradomin hilt, see Saradomin Godsword.

The Saradomin sword is a two-handed sword which can be obtained in the God Wars Dungeon as a drop from Commander Zilyana and her bodyguards. It requires 70 attack to wield. Its special attack, "Saradomin's Lightning," adds 5-16 extra magic-based melee damage to the standard melee attack and raises the maximum inflicted damage by 1-2. The special attack appears to round up. For example, if the hit is calculated as a 32.61 then it will register as a 33. Players receive magic experience for using this special, but only for the magical hit. Essentially, the special deals two attacks: the melee attack that the player would normally have hit without the special, and an extra magical attack that can deal 5-16 damage. However, both attacks can miss. The special attack drains 100% of the special attack bar. The Saradomin sword's overall stats are the 3rd best for a two-handed sword, surpassed by all four godswords, and the Dragon 2h Sword, although the Saradomin Sword is faster than both the Godsword and the Dragon 2h. Saradomin Swords are very popular for training strength for players because they are faster than Godswords and hit as high as whips. It is also popular for killing Gargoyles among players looking for maximum efficiency, due to their weakness to crush.

The Saradomin sword gives the same strength and slash bonus as an Abyssal whip, but offers an additional crush and prayer bonus and the ability to train strength. The sword also attacks at the same speed as the whip. However, since the whip is a one-handed weapon and can be wielded with a shield or a defender, and due to the far cheaper price of the whip some players consider the whip to be the better option.

The sword is also commonly used for slaying waterfiends due to its crush bonus and balance between strength and speed. This balance makes the Saradomin Sword more useful for killing waterfiends than godswords; its faster speed is often more efficient at dealing damage, despite its lower strength bonus. The godswords' higher damage potential is often wasted when attacking waterfiends when they have only small amounts of health remaining. It is a popular lending item that many people try to borrow.

How to obtain the Saradomin sword:

 * Dropped by:
 * Commander Zilyana- The user of the sword.
 * Her three bodyguards (Starlight, Growler, and Bree)
 * Buying from the Grand Exchange or other players.

Market
Saradomin swords were worth as much as 20m in the months following their release. However, in early 2009, Saradomin swords were only worth 6-7m. Their all time low was reached during a crash in May 2009, where they reached around 5.4m. Since then, the price has risen to over 10m, despite occasional declines in price and crashes.

Trivia

 * The Saradomin sword has Saradomin's symbol as a hilt, similar to the Saradomin Godsword.
 * The blade of the sword itself seems to resemble a gigantic metallic feather, probably because the Icyene who made it are themselves winged humanoids.
 * On the 28th July 2009 the Saradomin Sword had a graphical and animation update, the graphical update doesn't seem to be very notable. The update was so the hilt would not go through the character's body.
 * In the Brazilian worlds, both the Saradomin Sword and the Saradomin Godsword used to share the same name. This has since been fixed.
 * During the quest While Guthix Sleeps, the Elite Black Knights you are supposed to kill for part of the quest appear to be wielding a Saradomin Sword, even though they are followers of Zamorak.
 * The Saradomin sword is the fastest two-handed sword in the game.