Attack speed

The attack speed of a weapon determines the rate at which players will attack when wielding that weapon. This is a factor which is often considered by players when forming strategies for activities such as player-killing. Weapons such as the abyssal whip and the dragon dagger are extremely popular because of their high attack speed.

The speed of each weapon is represented by a bar on which there are several possible values ranging from 0 (fastest) to 9 (slowest). The bar is separated into ten squares of lightening shades of blue. The value represents the number of squares which are not shown, with 0 displaying a full bar and 9 displaying only the darkest square. Although 10 is a possible value and would display as an empty bar, there are no weapons with a speed value of 10.



Note that there are also no weapons with a speed value of 0, 1, or 2.