Runescape Offense - Swords and Scimitars
Swords and Scimitars are slashing weapons that hit fairly fast and slash well. Long swords do the most damage out of the three, but are also the slowest. Swords and scimitars hit fairly quickly, but the scimitar does more damage than the sword.
The scimitar is the most popular weapon in the free to play worlds, because it has a good balance of power and speed. However, Jagex is moving towards a balance between the weapons so that each is equally useful in training against NPCs and in the wilderness . Scimitars will probably retain their title as the most popular though, as rune scimitars are a semi-rare drop from Fire Giants and there is an over-abundance of them in the economy .
Nonmembers can use bronze, iron, steel, black, mithril, adamant and rune swords, long swords and scimitars, while members can use dragon variations of the long sword and the scimitar. Dragon Long Swords can be bought in Zanaris(members only) after completing the Lost City quest (members only) and until recently were the most widely used melee weapon in the wilderness . The special attack(members only) of the dragon long sword increases your accuracy and strength for one attack. Recently, Jagex released the long-awaited Dragon Scimitar and it can be bought on the Monkey Island (members only) after completing the Monkey Madness Quest (members only).
In parallel with the rune scimitar's success, the dragon scimitar instantly became the melee weapon of choice aside from Abysall Whips (members only)in the wilderness . This is in part to the dragon scimitar's special, which temporarily disables the victim from using any protect (from melee/range/magic) prayers. There is no Dragon Short Sword yet in existence.
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Spears
Spears are a members only item and can only be obtained from monster drops (and the rune spear from the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio quest ). They are two handed weapons and hit at the same speed as a longsword. Spears can be poisoned with the normal weapon poison or a Karambwan Poison which is more potent and can only be used on spears. Although they can only be used to train controlled and defensive attacks, spears is still arguably the most flexible weapons in the game, as they can use stab, crush, and slash attacks all effectively.
However, spears are rarely used to train or in the Wilderness . The Dragon Spear, which resembles a trident more than a spear, is the most expensive dragon weapon, as it can only be obtained from monster drops. The special for the dragon spear stuns the opponent momentarily (for one turn) so that he/she cannot run or attack.
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