This is an article about short swords. For long swords, see the Longsword article
Swords, sometimes called Shortswords, are fast stabbing weapons and are stronger than daggers. While a sword is best at stabbing, players can also use it as a slashing weapon. It is generally a good weapon with all-round stats and isn't too expensive. Like most melee weapons, swords cannot be poisoned.
Swords aren't often used by players, as most prefer the stronger but slower longsword, or weak but poison-able daggers. Moreover, F2P players prefer scimitars much more, as few strong monsters are strong against slash attack and the stats of scimitars are superior to the sword's.
While the Learning the Ropes quest was available, players received a training sword (which has identical statistics to the Bronze sword), from the quest. However, with the re-introduction of the Tutorial Island, Vannaka currently supplies all new players with the bronze sword, which is kept when the player uses the Lumbridge Home Teleport spell to reach Lumbridge.
- Bronze swords = 1,137 coins;
- Iron swords = 2,481 coins;
- Steel swords = 1,025 coins;
- Black swords = 5,108 coins;
- Mithril swords = 1,534 coins;
- Adamant swords = 2,808 coins;
- Rune swords = 11,135 coins.
Note: There is no Dragon Shortsword, but the Leaf-bladed sword could pass for one, as it has the same attack options as a shortsword.
Special Swords
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