Two-handed sword



The Two-handed sword is one of the slowest but most powerful weapons in any metal set. It is a two-handed weapon, so it cannot be wielded with a shield, and is the only Free-to-play Melee weapon with this characteristic.

Two-handed swords are devastating in both Slash and Crush. Players should choose the primary slash against most opponents, and the secondary crush against opponents wearing plate armour, such as platebody and platelegs.

Members can buy two-handed swords in Gaius' Two Handed Shop in Taverley.

History and usage


The two-handed sword was the first choice of weapons in RuneScape Classic because there was no difference in speed between weapons, meaning someone could quickly and easily kill a player with this. After the transition to RuneScape 2, its popularity dropped because of the implementation of the aforementioned speed differences, making the Two handed Sword only capable of one strike in the time a scimitar could make two.

It is relatively common in F2P (Free To Play) player killing, where it is used to make finishing blows. Free to play rangers most often bring a two-handed sword to finish fights as they do not have a ranged weapon efficient in finishing blows. As a "surprise" weapon, it is similar to using the Obsidian maul, Granite maul, or Dragon dagger.

In a game update a while ago, the two-handed sword was given new, realistic, and more fluid animations. Before the major update, the two-handed swords were wielded in one hand leaning on the shoulder. About two years before that update they were held in one hand like a normal, right-handed weapon, and the hilts of the two-handed swords looked slightly different. However, Jagex improved this by giving it a more realistic look with actual two-handed wielding. Because of this, the price has increased, especially in the case of the Rune 2h sword, which some players were selling for as much as 90-100k (although the Exchange price is now about coins). The two-handed sword is now the only weapon with different animations for every attack option. It is interesting to note that wielding any two-handed sword makes the player's cape (if any) billow in the breeze, a unique animation. NPCs that use two-handed swords often do not have the cape animation. Also, while wielding another weapon like a scimitar or battleaxe, the player seems to be right-handed (the weapon is held in the right hand). However, while wielding a two-handed sword, the player becomes left-handed (the sword is held closer to the left side and attack animations show a left-handed swing).

Until an update in 2005, two-Handed swords had a Stab attack style (Which was the "Accurate" style). Since this gave the two-handed swords the same flexibility as a spear, Jagex later replaced it with a slash option.

Normal two-handed swords

 * Bronze 2h sword
 * Iron 2h sword
 * Steel 2h sword
 * White 2h sword
 * Black 2h sword
 * Mithril 2h sword
 * Adamant 2h sword
 * Rune 2h sword
 * Dragon 2h sword

Special two-handed swords

 * Armadyl godsword
 * Bandos godsword
 * Saradomin godsword
 * Saradomin sword
 * Shadow sword
 * Zamorak godsword
 * Gravite 2h sword

Dungeoneering two-handed swords

 * Novite 2h sword (Tier 1)
 * Bathus 2h sword (Tier 2)
 * Marmaros 2h sword (Tier 3)
 * Kratonite 2h sword (Tier 4)
 * Fractite 2h sword (Tier 5)
 * Zephyrium 2h sword (Tier 6)
 * Argonite 2h sword (Tier 7)
 * Katagon 2h sword (Tier 8)
 * Gorgonite 2h sword (Tier 9)
 * Promethium 2h sword (Tier 10)
 * Primal 2h sword (Tier 11)

Curiosity
In crowded areas there is something which appears to be a glitch which makes players hold two-handed swords in one hand. This happens because there are many people in the area and JaGEx did it to save you from lag.