Rune scimitar



The Rune scimitar is a scimitar stronger than the adamant scimitar. It is the most popular non-members weapon in RuneScape. Like all rune weapons, it requires 40 Attack to wield. The scimitar's main attack style is the Slash attack style. It is also the second strongest scimitar available to free players, behind the Corrupt dragon scimitar. Players can make a rune scimitar with a Smithing level of 90 using 2 Rune bars, giving the player 150 Smithing experience. Due to its high damage per second ratio, it is often considered the best training weapon available to free players.

The street price of the rune scimitar is coins. After the introduction of the Grand Exchange, it was at about 26,000 coins. However, the price almost doubled after the release of PvP worlds where they are commonly 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.

When compared to the rune longsword, the scimitar is often viewed as the superior weapon. The longsword is more powerful, however the scimitar tends to hit more damage over time as a result of its increased speed. This, in addition with the attractive style of the scimitar, have made it the most popular and most used non-members weapon in the game. The gravite 2h is confirmed to have the speed of a battle axe, making it more damage/second AND far more accurate if used on crush. Though the rune scimitar may still be very effective as a training weapon, as you may use a shield.

Trivia

 * On 28 July 2009, the Animation Pack 1 update changed the appearance and attack animations of the Rune Scimitar to what it currently is today in order to make combat look more realistic, as well as the Godswords, the Dragon Scimitar, the Rune and Dragon Longsword and the Abyssal Whip.
 * On 23 July 2009, five days before the scheduled update, the Rune 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.
 * The Rune Scimitar was once the best scimitar in the game for non-members but still with the release of the corrupt dragon weapon is still the most wide spread weapon for all non-member players. the difference is that the corrupt dragon lasts 30 minutes.
 * On 10 August 2009, an update made the blade of the Rune scimitar enlarged, as many players complained it was too small.