Excalibur

Excalibur

Release date	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	Yes
Tradeable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	120 coins
Low Alch	80 coins
Value	200 coins
Destroy	Drop
On death	Not reclaimable from gravestone
Store price	Not sold
Examine	This used to belong to King Arthur.
Weight	2.2 kg

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Excalibur is a member's only quest weapon, that was once and still is wielded by the legendary King Arthur. To wield this weapon the player needs at least 20 Attack.

To receive an Excalibur the player must complete the Merlin's Crystal quest to a certain point. It's seen again in the Holy Grail quest, and can be recovered if lost by paying 500 coins to the Lady of the Lake south of Taverley. It can be displayed in a player-owned house with 42 Construction. This weapon cannot be made using the Smithing skill.

It has a special attack called Sanctuary. This raises the user's defence by 8 levels while they shout "For Camelot!" The special is instantaneous, so while it can be used outside of combat, it is more effective when used in combat.

This weapon has the same bonuses as an Adamant longsword, except Strength, and a slight magic bonus, with the addition of a special attack.

It should however be noted that this is one of the items never retained upon death; you will have to return to the Lady of the Lake to get another one. She will charge you 500 coins to return the sword.

The Lady of the Lake will turn this weapon into the enhanced excalibur after completing the hard Seers' Village Tasks. Because of an update, you no longer need to be wearing the Seers' headband 3 when you speak with her in order to have the weapon enchanted. After completing the elite Seers' Village Tasks your Enhanced Excalibur's special attack will heal twice as much (400 Life points rather than 200). Note, however, that players cannot mount it for display in their Quest Hall after the enhancement. You can get another excalibur for 500 coins by talking with Lady of the Lake, even if you have mounted one in your house.

The special attack is very rarely used; with at least 20 Defence, a cheap super defence potion provides equal or greater boosts which gets higher with increasing defence levels. The special attack energy is much better spent on damaging special attacks, like those of the dragon dagger or dragon claws.

The defensive boost is sometimes used in the following situations:

• Minigames (e.g. Pest Control)
• When out of food during fights (or for saving food)
• Passing through dangerous areas where you don't want to kill the monsters (e.g. running through dungeons as a shortcut)

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding Excalibur. A player wielding Excalibur.	A player uses the Sanctuary special attack
Attack bonus
+20	+29	-2	0	0
Defence bonus
0	+3	+2	+1	0
Other bonuses				Slot
+25	0	0%	0
FastInterval: 3.0 seconds

See also

• Seers' headband
• Enhanced excalibur

Trivia

• On 20 January 2009, the inventory image for Excalibur was updated to coincide with the release of the Seers' Village Tasks. Players who had Excalibur, or did the quest, before the update still have the old inventory model, even when trying to buy a new one.
• Excalibur is one of the few weapons to have a specific name. Others include Silverlight, Darklight, Keris, Barrelchest Anchor and Balmung.
• A previous glitch occurred where a player could type something and enter it at a certain time to replace the "For Camelot!" This has now been fixed due to a Hidden Update.
• Despite having adamant longsword's stats, it requires only level 20 Attack.
• The movement performed in during the special is close to the movement used by the Royal Navy (UK) when performing a long salute; (bringing sword up to face then down behind to side). This is also the standard salute in competitive fencing.
• If you use Excalibur's special attack in a POH chair, the animation will occur, but the sword will not be shown.