Abyssal whip

The Abyssal whip (colloquially abby whip or often just whip) is commonly considered to be the best melee weapon in RuneScape, being rivaled only by weapons in the Barrows sets and Barrelchest anchor. It has the same attacking speed as daggers or scimitars, but has higher accuracy and strength. It is common for people level 80+ all to have whips. these are cheaper than barrows, and without the barrows set effects (full set needed) the whip is unrivaled. However, it requires 70 Attack to wield, is expensive and cannot train the Strength skill other than by using the Controlled method, thereby levelling 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 is at Falador Markets (World 2 at the gardens, past the bridge there is a little space between the fence and the wall). 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.