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 damage to the standard melee attack and raises the maximum inflicted damage by 1. 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. 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 third best for a two-handed sword, surpassed by the Dragon two-handed sword and the various godswords.

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, some players consider the whip to be the better option.

The sword is 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 maximum inflictable damage may be wasted when hitting waterfiends which have only small amounts of health remaining.

The price of this item has fallen over time as more have been introduced into the game. Many players go in teams to defeat Commander Zilyana in the God Wars Dungeon, leading to many drops.

How to obtain the Saradomin sword:

 * Dropped by:
 * Commander Zilyana- The user of the sword.
 * As stated in the God Wars Dungeon FAQ, the three bodyguards (Starlight, Growler, and Bree) also drop the sword.



Combat styles

 * Although it is a strong weapon it is often ridiculed because that it weighs 3 kg and is two handed so it takes up more running energy and you cannot uses a defender or a shield. So many more people choose the abyssal whip instead as you can use a defender or a shield.