Melee weapons are more commonly used than other weapons available, because they do not require ammunition to use, unlike most Magic or Ranged weapons. Most types of basic weapons come in eight different kinds of metal, while higher tiered weapons can be made from monster or boss drops.
Types
Melee weapons fit into many general categories. No type is superior to any other, as they vary in attack style, and speed/damage. In general, weapons of the same tier (eg: Steel) have the same damage per second ratio, with two-handed weapons dealing the combined damage of a one-handed weapon and its off-hand of the same tier.
Weapon | Speed | Type | Availability | Handedness | Notes |
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Dagger | Fastest | Stab | Main/Off Hand | The fastest and generally the cheapest of all melee weapons, making it a good choice for those on a budget. It is the first weapon that players can smith upon gaining access to a new metal. | |
Hatchet | Fast | Slash | Main Hand | Intended for Woodcutting. It is not recommended to use either Hatchets or Pickaxes as weapons, as their damage-per-second is halved relative to other weapons of their level. | |
Pickaxe | Average | Crush | Main Hand | Intended for Mining. It is not recommended to use either Hatchets or Pickaxes as weapons, as their damage-per-second is halved relative to other weapons of their level. | |
Sword | Fast | Stab | Main/Off Hand | An uncommonly seen weapon. It is slower than the dagger, but hits harder to compensate, making it roughly as useful. | |
Mace | Fastest | Crush | Main/Off Hand | Equally as fast as a dagger. However, maces are unique among other weapons of a given metal in that they carry a prayer bonus which makes them useful for those who make heavy use of Prayer, especially in player killing scenarios. | |
Scimitar | Fastest | Slash | Main/Off Hand | A very popular weapon that can hit just as fast as a mace or dagger, but is also equally weak. Scimitars are, however, generally more expensive than daggers and maces and do not carry the latter's prayer bonus. | |
Longsword | Fast | Slash | Main/Off Hand | Slower than scimitars, maces, and daggers, but can deal the same damage per hit as a shortsword of the same metal type, except with slashing impact instead of stabbing. Although its speed is slightly slower than that of a scimitar, its extra damage makes it just as suitable. | |
Warhammer | Average | Crush | Main/Off Hand | A powerful weapon that sacrifices speed for damage per hit. It is not commonly used because of its slow speed. | |
Battleaxe | Average | Slash | Main/Off Hand | Identical to a warhammer of the same metal type, except it causes slashing impact instead of crushing. Like the warhammer, the battleaxe's slow speed makes it an uncommon sight. | |
Two-handed sword | Average | Slash | Two-Handed | One of the most powerful basic weapons, but it sacrifices both speed and the ability to be used with the offhand slot, as its name suggests. However, it can be used with two-handed abilities, many of which can cause large amounts of damage. | |
Halberd | Average | Slash | Two-Handed | This two-handed members-only weapon is equally strong (and slow) as a two-handed sword. It has the unique ability to reach over small obstacles (such as tables, fences etc.) | |
Spear | Average | Stab | ( only) |
Two-Handed | This two-handed members-only weapon serves as the stabbing equivalent of a two-handed sword. |
Hasta | Fast | Stab | Main Hand | This weapon is identical to the shortsword in every way, except that it does not have offhand equivalents. | |
Claws | Fastest | Slash | Main/Off Hand | A members-only slashing weapon that is functionally identical to the scimitar, with the only differences being cosmetic. | |
Maul | Average | Crush | ( only) |
Two-Handed | These powerful two-handed weapons mainly appear in Daemonheim, though players can access other mauls such as the Granite maul or Tzhaar-ket-om. Also available is the Chaotic maul, a reward from Dungeoneering. |
Whip | Fastest | Slash | Main Hand | The whip is an uncommon weapon type that is functionally similar to a scimitar, in that it hits low for its level, but quickly to compensate for the relatively low hits. The most notable whip is the Abyssal whip, a level 70 weapon. | |
Rapier | Fast | Stab | Main/Off Hand | Rapiers are primarily found in Daemonheim, though players can access other rapiers such as the Chaotic rapier and Drygore Rapier outside of Daemonheim. They are identical to shortswords in every aspect. | |
Defender | Fastest | Stab | Off Hand | Defenders are off-hand equipment that provide both offensive and defensive bonuses. They are non-tradeable and can only be obtained sequentially starting from the lowest tier. Bronze through Dragon defenders can be obtained from the Warriors' Guild while higher tier defenders are made from boss drops. |
Requirements
Melee weapons are generally based on the attack stat, with some exceptions. Many weapons require multiple stats.
Type Availability
Metal Materials: 1-60 Attack
Weapon type | Weapon type available in following metal? | ||||||||
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Bronze | Iron | Steel | Black | White | Mithril | Adamant | Rune | Dragon | |
Levels | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
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Sword | |||||||||
Scimitar | |||||||||
Mace | |||||||||
Longsword | |||||||||
Hatchet | |||||||||
Battleaxe | |||||||||
Warhammer | |||||||||
Two-handed sword | |||||||||
Pickaxe | |||||||||
Spear | |||||||||
Hasta | |||||||||
Claws | |||||||||
Halberd | |||||||||
Defender |
Non-Metal Materials: 55-92 Attack
Granite equipment | ||
Gravite weaponry | ||
Obsidian equipment |
Barrows equipment | |||
Blisterwood weapons | |||
Chaotic weaponry | |||
Crystal equipment | |||
God Wars Dungeon weaponry | |||
Superior dragon weapons | |||
Void Knight equipment | |||
Whips |
88 | ||
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Sunspear | ||
Statius's equipment | ||
Vesta's equipment |
90 | |||
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Drygore weaponry | |||
Heart of Gielinor weaponry | |||
Noxious weaponry | |||
Whips |
Combat Stats
Gravite weaponry
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravite rapier | 55 | Rapier | 673 | 983 | |
Off-hand gravite rapier | 55 | Rapier | 336 | 983 | |
Gravite longsword | 55 | Longsword | 673 | 983 | |
Off-hand gravite longsword | 55 | Longsword | 336 | 983 | |
Gravite 2h sword | 55 | 2h sword | 1229 | 983 |
Granite equipment
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Granite maul | 55 | Maul | 1229 | 983 | |
Granite mace | 55 | Mace | 528 | 983 |
Obsidian equipment
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toktz-xil-ak | 60 | Sword | 735 | 1132 | |
Tzhaar-ket-em | 60 | Mace | 576 | 1132 | |
Tzhaar-ket-om | 60 | Maul | 1341 | 1132 | |
Toktz-xil-ek | 60 | Dagger | 576 | 1132 |
Barrows equipment
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dharok's greataxe | 70 | 2h | 1564 | 1486 | |
Guthan's warspear | 70 | Spear | 1564 | 1486 | |
Verac's flail | 70 | 2h mace | 1564 | 1486 | |
Torag's hammer | 70 | Maul | 1564 | 1486 | |
Akrisae's war mace | 70 | 2h mace | 1564 | 1486 | |
Linza's hammer | 80 | Mace | 768 | 1924 | |
Corrupted defender | 70 | Defender | 168 | 1486 |
God Wars Dungeon weaponry
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zamorakian spear | 75 | Spear | 1676 | 1694 | |
Saradomin sword | 75 | 2h sword | 1378 | 1694 | |
Armadyl godsword | 75 | 2h sword | 1676 | 1694 | |
Bandos godsword | 75 | 2h sword | 1676 | 1694 | |
Saradomin godsword | 75 | 2h sword | 1676 | 1694 | |
Zamorak godsword | 75 | 2h sword | 1676 | 1694 | |
Ancient defender | 80 | Defender | 192 | 1924 |
Crystal equipment
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crystal dagger | 70 | Dagger | 672 | 1486 | |
Off-hand crystal dagger | 70 | Dagger | 336 | 1486 | |
Crystal halberd | 70 | Halberd | 1564 | 1486 | |
Crystal pickaxe | 70 | Pickaxe | 428 | 1486 | |
Crystal hatchet | 70 | Hatchet | 521 | 1486 |
Attuned crystal equipment
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attuned crystal dagger | 80 | Dagger | 768 | 1924 | |
Off-hand attuned crystal dagger | 80 | Dagger | 384 | 1924 | |
Attuned crystal halberd | 80 | Halberd | 1788 | 1924 |
Chaotic weaponry
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chaotic rapier | 80 | Rapier | 980 | 1924 | |
Off-hand chaotic rapier | 80 | Rapier | 490 | 1924 | |
Chaotic longsword | 80 | Longsword | 980 | 1924 | |
Off-hand chaotic longsword | 80 | Longsword | 490 | 1924 | |
Chaotic claw | 80 | Claw | 768 | 1924 | |
Off-hand chaotic claw | 80 | Claw | 384 | 1924 | |
Chaotic maul | 80 | Maul | 1788 | 1924 | |
Chaotic spear | 80 | Spear | 1788 | 1924 |
Heart of Gielinor weaponry
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dragon Rider lance | 85 | Halberd | 1788 | 2458 | |
Blade of Nymora | 85 | Rapier | 768 | 2458 | |
Blade of Avaryss | 85 | Rapier | 384 | 2458 | |
Zaros godsword | 92 | 2h sword | 2056 | 2577 |
Drygore weaponry
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drygore longsword | 90 | Longsword | 1102 | 2458 | |
Off-hand drygore longsword | 90 | Longsword | 551 | 2458 | |
Drygore mace | 90 | Mace | 864 | 2458 | |
Off-hand drygore mace | 90 | Mace | 432 | 2458 | |
Drygore rapier | 90 | Rapier | 1102 | 2458 | |
Off-hand drygore rapier | 90 | Rapier | 551 | 2458 |
Noxious weaponry
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noxious scythe | 90 | Halberd | 2011 | 2458 |
Blackjacks
Item | Requirements | Damage | Accuracy | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oak-blackjack | 10 | 9 | 110 | Given by Ali the Operator during The Feud. |
Willow-blackjack | 20 | 9 | 110 | Can be bought from the Blackjack seller in Pollnivneach. |
Maple blackjack | 30 | 9 | 381 | Must have started The Feud quest by talking to Ali Morrisane. |
Rubber blackjack | None | 9 | 110 | Can be bought from Dodgy Derek in the Thieves' Guild for one coin after the blackjack part in The Feud and two capers have been completed. |
Oak blackjack (o) | 10 , 10 | 96 | 202 | |
Willow blackjack (o) | 20 , 20 | 192 | 316 | |
Maple blackjack (o) | 30 , 30 | 288 | 381 | |
Oak blackjack (d) | 10 , 10 | 9 | 202 | |
Willow blackjack (d) | 20 , 20 | 9 | 316 | |
Maple blackjack (d) | 30 , 30 | 9 | 381 |
Kitchen weaponry
Kitchen weaponry are members only weapons that can be bought from the Culinaromancer's chest. To buy and wield more advanced kitchen weapons the player must complete the Recipe for Disaster subquests.
Item | Level | Type | Damage | Accuracy | Same stat weapon | Must have completed: |
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Wooden spoon | 1 | Longsword | 48 | 110 | Bronze longsword | One subquest |
Egg whisk | 1 | Dagger | 48 | 110 | Bronze dagger | One subquest to buy, two to wield |
Spork | 10 | Sword | 122 | 202 | Iron sword | Two subquests to buy, three to wield |
Spatula | 10 | 2h sword | 223 | 202 | Iron two-handed sword | Three subquests to buy, four to wield |
Frying pan | 20 | Mace | 192 | 316 | Steel mace | Four subquests to buy, five to wield |
Skewer | 30 | Longsword | 367 | 454 | Mithril longsword | Five subquests to buy, six to wield |
Rolling pin | 40 | Mace | 384 | 628 | Adamant mace | Six subquests |
Kitchen knife | 40 | Sword | 490 | 628 | Adamant sword | Seven subquests |
Meat tenderiser | 40 | Mace | 384 | 628 | Adamant mace | Eight subquests to buy, final battle to wield |
Cleaver | 40 | Longsword | 490 | 628 | Adamant longsword | Final battle |
List of Other Melee Weapons
Machetes
Dorgeshunn Weapons
Void Knight Equipment
Slayer Weapons
Mjolnirs
Decorative (Castle Wars)Swords
- Basic decorative sword
- Detailed decorative sword
- Intricate decorative sword
- Profound decorative sword
Silver and Blisterwood Weapons
Miscellaneous
Quest weapons
- Fremennik blade
- Shadow sword
- Silverlight
- Darklight
- Wolfbane dagger
- Dark dagger
- Glowing Dagger
- Blurite sword
- Gadderhammer
- Excalibur
- Keris
- Brine sabre
- Brackish Blade
- Barrelchest Anchor
- Ancient mace
- Rapier
- Lucky cutlass
- Harry's cutlass
- Ivandis flail
- Balmung
- Reese's sword
- Holy water
- Magic secateurs
- Kyzaj
- Superior Kyzaj
- Cattleprod
Discontinued Weapons
Fun weapons
Fun weapons are special low-damage weapons. In non-PvP areas, they can sometimes be used to hit other players for no damage.