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*[[Darklight]] |
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| − | *[[Dark |
+ | *[[Dark dagger]] |
| − | *[[Blurite |
+ | *[[Blurite sword]] |
| − | *[[Bone |
+ | *[[Bone spear]] |
| − | *[[Bone |
+ | *[[Bone club]] |
*[[Gadderhammer]] |
*[[Gadderhammer]] |
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*[[Excalibur]] |
*[[Excalibur]] |
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Revision as of 14:17, 21 December 2006
Weapons are items a player can use to inflict damage in combat.
Basic melee weapons
These weapons are more commonly used than the other weapons available. Each type of basic melee weapons comes in six different types of metal.
Most weapons have a primary attack mode in all three attack styles and a secondary mode in the aggressive or controlled style. The secondary mode is normally weaker, but may be more appropriate to your target.
Chainmail armour is weaker against stabbing; platemail is weaker against crushing, while the slash attack is highly effective against cloth, leather or unarmoured targets. Against monster hide, that's one you have to work out. The only absolute defense against a particular attack is a "protect from" prayer, or the occasional NPC that requires something special to kill them, so you will still hit with the "wrong" attack and weapon, just not as often and with less damage.
Weapon groups
The whole idea of having multiple weapon types is that one weapon type should not be all-conquering, or there would be not much point having the others. Overall, though, the best weapon type is:
Stab: Sword or dragon dagger.
Slash: Scimitar, though the Longsword, Battleaxe and Two hander are worth considering.
Crush: Warhammer, though the Battleaxe, Two hander or even the Mace (especially for prayer beasts) are worth considering.
The various groups of weapons are summarised below:
| Weapon | Speed/Strength | Primary/Secondary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger | Fast/Weakest | Stab/Slash | The first item that can be smithed in any metal. Generally better than a sword of the weaker metal. Members can poison daggers to great effect. |
| Axe | Medium/Weak | Crush/Slash | Intended for woodcutting, but can be used as a weapon. |
| Pickaxe | Medium/Weak | Intended for mining, but can be used as a weapon. | |
| Mace | Medium/Weak | Crush/Stab(C) | The crush attack is better against platemail, and the prayer bonus can be useful. |
| Sword | Fast/Weak | Stab/Slash | Better than a dagger, and just as fast. |
| Scimitar | Fast/Medium | Slash/Stab(C) | An excellent slashing weapon against cloth or leather. The secondary stabbing attack is in the controlled style. |
| Longsword | Medium/Medium | Slash/Stab(C) | Stronger but slower than a scimitar. It may be hard to see which metal you are wielding. |
| Warhammer | Slow/Strong | Crush | An unpopular crushing only weapon with no specialist store open to non-members. It's right in the middle of the smithing scale for any metal. This weapon is good to dent other warriors platemail. |
| Battleaxe | Slow/Strong | Slash/Crush | A little weaker than the warhammer, and not as effective in the secondary crush attack. |
| Two-handed sword | Slowest/Strongest | Slash/Crush | A powerful, but slow weapon, which cannot be used with a shield. It may be a good secondary weapon for the ranged fighter, as their bow cannot be used with a shield anyway. This weapon has no specialist store open to non-members. |
| Halberd | Slowest/Strongest | Stab/Slash | Slow, but can reach over small obstacles (such as tables, fences etc.) |
Weapon metals
| Level | Metal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze weapons |
| 1 | Iron weapons |
| 5 | Steel weapons |
| 10 | Black weapons |
| 10 | White weapons |
| 20 | Mithril weapons |
| 30 | Adamant weapons |
| 40 | Rune weapons |
| 60 | Dragon weapons |
Weapons are made of different metals, some stronger and more expensive than others. Higher attack levels allow wielding weapons of better metals. For example, a player needs an attack level of 10 to wield a black weapon, whereas the player would need level 20 to wield a mithril weapon.
Almost all metal weapons can be smithed, except for pickaxes, spears, claws and halberds, or anything black, White or dragon. The table above shows what level is needed to wield a certain metal.
Weapons table
| Bronze | Iron | Steel | Black | Mithril | Adamant | Rune | Dragon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sword | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Scimitar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mace | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Longsword | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Axe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battleaxe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warhammer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Two-handed sword | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pickaxe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Spear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Claws | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Halberd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Advanced melee weapon types
Members have access to more powerful weapons than the basic ones. However, because of their power, they are much more expensive than the basic weapons.
TzHaar
Barrows
Miscellaneous
Fun, Quest Related Weapons and Blackjacks
Quest Related Weapons
- Silverlight
- Darklight
- Wolfbane dagger
- Dark dagger
- Blurite sword
- Bone spear
- Bone club
- Gadderhammer
- Excalibur
BlackJacks
- Oak Blackjack(o)
- Willow Blackjack(o)
- Maple Blackjack(o)
- Oak Blackjack(d)
- Willow Blackjack(d)
- Maple Blackjack(d)
- Oak Blackjack
- Willow Blackjack
- Maple Blackjack
Fun Weapons
Non-member magic weapons
The weapons listed below can be used by free players. While they can be used in melee, they are best with magic combat.
Staves
Member magic weapons
Members have a wide assortment of magic weapons at their disposal.
Battlestaves
- Battlestaff
- Air battlestaff
- Earth battlestaff
- Fire battlestaff
- Water battlestaff
- Mud battlestaff
- Lava battlestaff
Mystic staves
- Mystic air staff
- Mystic earth staff
- Mystic fire staff
- Mystic water staff
- Mystic mud staff
- Mystic lava staff
God staves
Barrows
Slayer
TzHaar
Mage Training Arena wands
Miscellaneous
Non-member ranged weapons
Free players have a limited amount of weapons they can use for ranged attacks.
Longbows
Shortbows
Crossbows
Composite bows
Member ranged weapons
Members have a wide range of ranged weapons at their disposal.
Longbows
Shortbows
Crossbows
- Bronze crossbow
- Blurite crossbow
- Iron crossbow
- Steel crossbow
- Mithril crossbow
- Adamant crossbow
- Rune crossbow
- Hunter's crossbow
- Dorgeshuun crossbow
- Karil's crossbow
Composite Bows
Thrown Weapons
Darts
Darts can be forged from Bronze, Iron, Steel, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. Each metal bar yields ten Dart Tips. Darts can be poisoned and are stackable. Black Darts are available but cannot be smithed by players. Darts can only be wielded or made after completing the Tourist Trap quest.
Throwing knives
Throwing knives are poisonable, and can be forged by players from Bronze, Iron, Steel, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. Each metal bar yields five Throwing Knives. Black Throwing Knives are only dropped by Shadow Warriors ,Imperial Guard members, and cyclopes in the warrior's guild.
Thrownaxes
Throwing Axes come in Bronze, Iron, Steel, Black, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. They can only be bought from a shop in the Ranging Guild. The Rune Throwing Axe has a special attack ("Chain Hit") that, when activated in a multicombat zone with multiple enemies nearby, will bounce from enemy to enemy up to 5 times.
- Bronze Throwing Axe
- Iron Throwing Axe
- Steel Throwing Axe
- Mithril Throwing Axe
- Adamant Throwing Axe
- Rune Throwing Axe
Javelins
Javelins are stackable and made out of Bronze, Iron, Steel, Black, Mithril, Adamantite, and Rune. Javelins can be found as drops from defeated monsters and can also be purchased inside the Ranging Guild. Javelins are notoriously slow and are generally considered to be the most unpopular out of the one-handed Ranging weapons.
Chinchompas
Miscellaneous
Salamanders
Can be used as Ranged,Magic or Melee weapons. They are Members only and are obtained using the Hunter Skill.