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 1-2. 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. 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.

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 (around a 4 million gp difference), 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 damage potential is often wasted when attacking waterfiends when they have only small amounts of health remaining.

The price of this item has fallen over time as there have been more people reaching 70 agility, to access Saradomin's Encampment to fight the Saradomin Boss. As such more and more players go in teams to defeat Commander Zilyana in the God Wars Dungeon, leading to more and more 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.
 * Getting it as a rare drop in PvP worlds.
 * Buying from the Grand Exchange.