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. You must have 60 Attack and 40 Strength to wield it, and is currently the 6th strongest melee weapon in the game after Dharok's greataxe, Statius's warhammer, Vesta's longsword, Vesta's spear and the Godsword. As with all maul weapons, except the meat tenderiser, it is two handed. The Barrelchest anchor has a special attack, "Sunder", which doubles the chance of hitting, and will lower the opponent's Attack, Defence, Ranged, or Magic level by 10% of the damage inflicted upon use if successful. It uses 50% of the Special Attack bar. Shadowing its brute strength is its weight and speed which does not make it an ideal training weapon, though it is more useful for PvP, though still not as much as other weapons. 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 58 with a Salve Amulet (e) against the undead. However, despite all this, the anchor is not a very popular weapon as many players feel that the Abyssal whip is better.

All of the anchor's attack styles were originally identical to that of a pickaxe, but has recently 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.



Recovering Investment
When dropped while dying, 230,000 will be dropped in its place instead of the anchor. But due to the gravestone update, the coins will now appear under the gravestone.

Players that no longer want the anchor use this to get their investment back. To do this players usually intentionally die near their respawn point. If that player doesn't have three items which would be kept on death ahead of the anchor, he or she can become Skulled instead with only the anchor in his or her inventory. Earlier, players could use Zamorak brews and explosive potions, however due to an update, this is now not possible. Another way to get your money back is to attack 1-3 knights at the Falador castle and let them kill you. If your respawn is in Camelot, then go to the beehives and attempt to take honey without gloves on. Repeat until this kills you, then run to your gravestone (not far) and retrieve the coins.