Korasi's sword



Korasi's sword is a reward item from the Grandmaster quest The Void Stares Back. Although it was officially released with the quest on 6 October 2010, it is also used in the earlier quest Quiet Before the Swarm, but only while in Korasi's mind. As the name suggests, the sword is the personal weapon of Commander Korasi, and is used to defeat the Pest Queen at the conclusion of The Void Stares Back. The sword itself requires 78 Attack and Strength to wield, The Void Stares Back requires other skill requirements, which effectively act as the minimum requirements to wield the sword.

In terms of bonuses, the sword's offensive bonuses are a tiny amount higher than the Dragon Longsword's, while the longsword's defensive and strength bonuses are higher making it a cheap alternative.

If lost during The Void Stares Back, it can be re-obtained by speaking to either Korasi or Jessika, depending on which NPC was saved during the quest. After the quest it can be re-purchased from Commodore Tyr for 250,000 coins.

Special attack
Korasi's sword has a special attack, Disrupt, which drains 60% of the special attack bar. The attack is Magic-based and not only automatically hits (even through protection prayers), but in a single-combat area, will deal anywhere between 50% and 150% of the wielder's maximum melee hit in damage. This makes it an extremely popular weapon in PvP combat. In a multicombat area, however, the 50% damage minimum is dropped and Disrupt will damage up to three targets in a chain reaction; the second hit deals half the damage of the first hit, and the third hit deals one quarter the damage of the first. In this instance, the special attack tends to indiscriminately target the nearest enemies, but will fail against targets that cannot be attacked (such as another player in the Wilderness that is outside the allowed combat level range). As the attack is Magic-based, it gives Magic experience.

During the battle with the Pest Queen, Korasi's sword has a different special attack, one which drains only 15% of the special attack bar and is used to counter the Pest Queen's 500+ damage special attack.

Trivia

 * The sword mostly resembles a cross between a scimitar and a longsword due to its high speed rating and its attack styles, with its preference for slash. However, Korasi's sword has a substantial bonus to stab attacks, enough to rank it as the third most accurate (behind the leaf-bladed sword and brackish blade) and third strongest (behind the dragon longsword and staff of light) one-handed, non-degrading stab melee weapon in RuneScape.
 * When dropped on death in the Wilderness, the Sword turns into 245k.
 * While equipped, Korasi's Sword has the same stance animation as the dragon scimitar, the old stance caused the player to lean slightly forward, as if they were ready for battle.
 * Captain Korasi holds the sword horizontally across her body when not in use, whereas players hold it vertically.
 * Korasi's Sword can arguably be one of the best weapons to train strength with. It has higher slash and strength bonuses than a Dragon Scimitar. When used with a Dragon Defender, its bonuses rival that of a Saradomin sword.
 * On April 12, 2011, the sword's attack animations were changed to be more exaggerated and changed to slash to a large horizontal sweep.