Dragon scimitar

The Dragon Scimitar is the strongest scimitar available, and can only be wielded by members who have at least 60 Attack and who have completed the Monkey Madness quest, a long and difficult quest set on the dangerous island of Ape Atoll. It can be bought for 100,000 coins at Daga's Scimitar Smithy on Ape Atoll, though it is advised to buy it at the Grand Exchange instead. Due to the high possibility of being attacked and dying on the island, it is strongly recommended that a greegree be used to make the trip to the stall safely. A monkeyspeak amulet does not need to be worn if you right click trade on Daga.

The Dragon Scimitar has a special attack, Sever, which, along with increasing the user's accuracy for that hit, has the chance of rendering the target unable to use protection prayers (with the exception of the Protect Item prayer) for five seconds. This uses 55% of the user's special attack energy. Most notably, the special attack deactivates the protection prayer altogether. The opponent must reactivate the prayer after 5 seconds are over. However, this effect doesn't work on NPCs (such as the Kalphite Queen).

The Dragon Scimitar is widely regarded as the best strength-training one-handed weapon in the game and second best one-handed weapon in the game, behind the Abyssal Whip. Ironically, both of these weapons are criticised because many players feel they have a poor special attack. The scimitar is popular for Strength training, as it has comparable bonuses to the Dragon longsword, but is slightly faster. It is also popular for training Strength as the Abyssal whip has no option to directly train Strength, so players will usually opt for a Dragon Scimitar instead of using the Controlled option.

As with all Dragon equipment (except the Dragon platebody and the Dragon sq shield), this item cannot be made using the Smithing skill.

Trivia

 * On 23 July 2009, five days before the scheduled update, the Dragon scimitar image in the Grand Exchange Database was replaced by the new model. Players found the image and posted about it in the RuneScape Forums, making it widely known before Jagex removed the image a few hours later. Five days later the image was once again put up along with the official release.
 * On 28 July 2009, the Animation Pack 1 update changed the appearance and attack animations of the Dragon Scimitar to what it currently is today, along with Godswords, Longswords, and the Abyssal whip. The old inventory icon of the Dragon Scimitar was [[File:Dragon_scimitar.png]]
 * On 10 August 2009, an update enlarged the blade of the Dragon scimitar and gave it a more blood-red colour and a shiny effect, along with the Dragon longsword
 * The Dragon Scimitar is most recommended to be used in Barbarian Assault, because it has all combat styles. However, the Dragon longsword has slightly better stats and has all combat styles as well, but is slower.
 * If you talk to Zeke, the scimitar seller of Al Kharid, and ask him for a Dragon scimitar he responds, "The banana-brained nitwits who make them would never sell any to me. Seriously, you'll be a monkey's uncle before you hold a Dragon Scimitar." After completing the Monkey Madness quest the conversation changes a bit and you say "Funny you should mention that." In the quest, you tell the Monkey Child that you are his uncle, making you a monkey's uncle.
 * The corrupt Dragon scimitar image and look was not changed with the update on July 28 2009.