Saradomin sword

For the weapon with a Saradomin hilt, see Godsword

The Saradomin sword is a Two handed sword which can be obtained in the God Wars Dungeon as a drop from Commander Zilyana and her bodyguards. It requires 70 attack to wield. It has a special attack, "Saradomin's Lightning", which deals 5-15 magic-based damage, and also gives magic experience for using. The special attack has a 100% drain. Its special hits at the same time as the standard melee attack making it a good weapon to take others by surprise with.

The Sword gives the same strength bonus as an Abyssal whip and gives the same slash bonus but also give a crush option. However, unlike the whip, the Saradomin sword may be used to train strength, which makes it popular. However, the Abyssal whip combined with a rune defender is arguably better than the saradomin sword to train attack and defence. This, coupled with the fact that the Abyssal whip is much cheaper, makes the Abyssal whip more popular. The Saradomin sword also gives some prayer bonus and moves as fast as a scimitar or dagger. The price of this item has dramaticly fallen due to the fact that many players are getting the pieces in the God Wars Dungeon quite often,as they go in teams and lootshare. Some players prefer to train all 3 melee stats with the Saradomin Sword because it offers a convenience that is unseen from the whip, and even though a whip and defender combination has a greater strength bonus, a case could still be made for the Saradomin Sword being just as good, if not better than the Abyssal whip for training all 3 of the melee skills.

Known droppers of the Saradomin Sword:


 * Commander Zilyana- The user of the sword.
 * As stated on the God Wars Dungeon FAQ the three bodyguards (Starlight, Growler and Bree) also drop the sword.