Rune 2h sword

The Rune 2h sword is a two-handed sword that is stronger than the adamant 2h sword. Like all rune weapons, it requires 40 Attack to wield. It is the second strongest two-handed sword available to free players outside of Daemonheim. It is succeeded only by the gravite 2h sword, a weapon obtainable by paying 40,000 dungeoneering tokens to the rewards trader. The rune 2h sword serves as a "knockout weapon" for many players in pvp activities, allowing a player to lower the opponent's life points and then switch to the Rune 2h for a more accurate and higher hit. It is also used by ranged/melee hybrids because a maple shortbow on rapid is faster than a rune scimitar, which provides even faster killing. Players can forge a rune two-handed sword using the Smithing skill at level 99, using three rune bars, a hammer, and an anvil, giving the player 225 Smithing experience. This item can be bought from the Grand Exchange in Varrock. Although it has been succeeded by the gravite 2h sword with regard to power, the rune 2h sword still proves to be far more flexible than the Gravite version.

Although it is considered one of the best weapons on RuneScape Classic, and the free-to-play part of the main RuneScape game alike, it is not often used in pay-to-play due to its slow speed and its inadequate strength bonus, being only 1 point less than the dragon longsword, which is often the first dragon item purchased and used by new members. Also, there are many more weapons that are stronger than the Rune 2h sword. Wealthy P2P players commonly use the abyssal whip which is much stronger, more accurate, and faster than the Rune 2h.

Being the strongest non-degradable melee weapon usable by players on non-members' servers, it is the most expensive stable melee weapon in non-members server and the second most popular weapon both in terms of marketing and combat use - behind only the rune scimitar. At one point, it was the single most powerful weapon in the game, and even today is commonly cited as the one of the best weapons in free-to-play. The maximum hit with a rune 2h is currently a 328, making it an extremely deadly KO weapon and popular in F2P PvP.

Pros and cons of using a rune 2h sword
With Rune two-handed swords being as popular as they are, they are often praised for their advantages while criticised for their disadvantages, as listed below.

Pros:


 * The strongest non-degradable conventional weapon in F2P, giving a +70 strength bonus.
 * Very accurate - the most accurate non-degrading conventional weapon in F2P Runescape.
 * Good for "knocking out" opponents in combat activities.
 * Good for hit-and-run techniques.
 * Allows players to train all 3 melee stats.
 * Has two different attack styles: Slash and Crush, allowing it to defeat most opponents with ease.
 * Stats are similar to dragon longsword, at a cheaper price and without the need of completion of a quest.
 * Has a better slash and strength bonus than the dragon scimitar, again at a cheaper price and no quest needed.
 * Has a good secondary crush bonus, effective against full rune armour.


 * Though it removes the option of using a shield, it is cheaper than buying a shield and another weapon.

Cons:


 * Poor attack speed.
 * Fairly expensive compared to other Rune weapons.
 * Removes the option for a shield - for players with lower defence, it may be smarter to use a battleaxe instead.
 * Members can use a rune battleaxe with a dragon defender for the same strength bonus, but a higher speed. Also, this combination would be a little more accuarate than the rune 2h by itself.

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Trivia

 * The Rune two-handed sword existed in very early versions of RuneScape and was given to some testers. After it was deemed "too powerful", it was removed. Also, in the beginning version of RuneScape, the Rune two-handed sword was sometimes sold for 1 million coins each.
 * When the Rune two-handed sword was put back into the game, this weapon was used by nearly all Player-Killers [Pkers] capable of wielding it, because in Runescape Classic there were no weapon speeds. This also made it by far, the most popular weapon for non-members in Runescape Classic. Nearly all non-members who could afford and wield one used the Rune two-handed except for a small minority of players who preferred to use a Rune battleaxe, which enabled them to raise their Defence by wielding a Rune kiteshield.
 * There was no necessary attack level to wield any weapon before an update in 2002 which contributed to the Rune two-handed sword's popularity.
 * On 17 September 2009, an update changed the appearance of it, making it look like a large rune long sword being held in both hands or a bit like a Saradomin sword.
 * There is a glitch, when wearing an Amulet of strength and a rune 2h, it appears that the player is sticking the sword through his/her neck.
 * The Adventurer from the Burgh de Rott Ramble activity wields a Rune 2h sword, However, his has not been graphically updated.
 * In Runescape Classic players could not get the rune 2h as a drop, so therefore it could only be made by smithing. Because of this, it sold for about 1 million - 10 million. This was because few players had the level 99 Smithing required to smith the sword.