Barrelchest anchor

The Barrelchest anchor is the second strongest non-degradable weapon in RuneScape; obtained by killing the level 170 Barrelchest monster in The Great Brain Robbery quest. 60 Attack and 40 Strength are required in order to wield it. It is currently the 12th strongest melee weapon in the game behind Dharok's greataxe, Statius's warhammer, Vesta's longsword, Vesta's spear, the Godsword and the chaotic weapons.

As with all maul type weapons, with the exception the meat tenderiser, the barrelchest anchor is a two handed weapon. The Barrelchest anchor has a special attack, "Sunder", which uses 50% of the Special attack bar, doubles the chance of hitting and will lower the opponent's Attack, Defence, Ranged or Magic level by 1% of the damage inflicted. The knowledge base of RuneScape shows 10%, which is a wrong value.

Shadowing its brute strength is its weight and speed which does not make it an ideal training weapon, though it is still somewhat useful for PvP. When first acquired, it is broken, and therefore must be taken to Smith the pirate, in Mos Le'Harmless, to be repaired for 230,000 coins in order to wield the weapon. The max hit is currently 620 with degradable PvP armour and a Castle wars brace in Castle Wars (although it might be higher). However, despite all this, the anchor is not a very popular weapon.

All of the anchor's attack styles were originally identical to that of a pickaxe, but has since been changed into mace attack styles. It has the same speed as a Battleaxe.

If lost, it can be re-obtained by talking to the monk, Brother Tranquility, on Mos Le'Harmless to receive another broken anchor which can once again be fixed by Smith the Pirate for 230,000 coins. The Book o' piracy is required in order to communicate with him, unless the player has completed the Rocking Out quest.

Originally when the anchor was first released, the Strength bonus was 80 and the cost to buy a new anchor was 50,000 coins, along with the speed being 5 bars on Jagex's scale. It was then changed to 700,000 coins for a new one with an 87 strength bonus. Later, it was changed again to 230,000 coins for all repairs and stats changed to 92 crush and 100 strength bonus, as well as achieving the current speed.

In the past, if a player were to go to a free-to-play world while having the Barrelchest Anchor equipped, it would appear as though they were wielding a large pickaxe, but there was a change to the way members would hold their items in free-to-play worlds, making them wield the weapon properly, as is seen in members' worlds.

Trivia

 * The Ancient mace's special attack animation is exactly the same as the Barrelchest anchor. For a split second after the Mace's special attack has been performed, the player holds it like the Anchor.
 * When you drop the anchor when it's broken, it will be smaller than the inventory image.
 * The definition of 'sundering' is an attempt to destroy an opponent's weapon.
 * If you die at exactly the same time after the special attack is activated, there is a strong chance of dealing damage on your opponent and even killing them.
 * This is one of the few weapons on RuneScape that has an attack option in a category it gives negative bonuses to (excluding 'fun weapons').
 * While wielding the anchor, your character will walk differently than normal.
 * Currently, the Barrelchest Anchor is the heaviest melee weapon.
 * There is a glitch that if you are attacked at the same time you use you special, you block but you see the yellow light hit the enemy, this is not yet fixed.
 * Originally when running with the Anchor equipped the players cape would fly out straight and flap in the wind. This was changed due to clipping errors.
 * When wielding and using the agility shortcuts at trollheim, the anchor will go through your avatar's body multiple times.
 * The yellow effects during the special attack are out of sync. The Dragon spear and Zamorakian spear also suffer from this probelm.

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