Rune scimitar

The Rune scimitar is a scimitar stronger than the adamant scimitar. It is one of the more popular weapons in RuneScape. Like all Rune weapons, it requires 40 attack to wield it. The scimitar's main attack style is the Slash or Aggressive attack style, but for players who have a low Strength level, it is recommended that they use the Chop or Accurate attack style instead. It can only be used in combat. It is also the second strongest scimitar available to free players, behind the corrupt dragon scimitar. Players can make a rune scimitar with the smithing skill at level 90 using 2 rune bars, giving the player 150 smithing experience. Due to its good damage per second output, it is often considered the best training weapon available to free players. Some would argue the Rune longsword can be just as effective or even better, but the Rune scimitar remains the most popular free-to-play weapon by a large margin.

The street price of the rune scimitar is around 30,000 coins. After the introduction of the Grand Exchange, it was at about 16,000 coins. However, the price almost doubled after the release of PvP worlds where they commonly are used by free players.

Free players are able to obtain the rune scimitar as a semi-rare drop from Cockroach soldiers in the Stronghold of Player Safety. For members, the rune scimitar can be obtained as a fairly common drop by a variety of monsters, such as Zamorak warriors and Fire Giants.