Rune scimitar

Rune scimitar

Release date	26 July 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	15,360 coins
Low Alch	10,240 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Examine	A vicious, curved sword.
Weight	1.8 kg

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Rune scimitar in detail

The rune scimitar is the strongest non-degradable scimitar available to free players. Like all rune weapons, it requires 40 Attack to wield. The scimitar's main attack style is the Slash attack style. It is also the second strongest scimitar available to free players, behind the Corrupt dragon scimitar. Players can make a rune scimitar with a Smithing level of 90 using 2 rune bars, giving the player 150 Smithing experience. Due to its high damage per second ratio, it is often considered the best training weapon available to free to play players.

When compared to the rune longsword, the scimitar is often viewed as the superior weapon. The scimitar tends to hit more damage over time as a result of the increased attack speed, making the scimitar a more efficient training weapon than the longsword. This, in addition with the attractive style of the scimitar, has made it the most popular and most used non-members weapon in the game. The gravite 2h sword is confirmed to have the speed of a battleaxe, making it more damage/second and far more accurate if used on crush. However, the rune scimitar may still be very effective as a training weapon, as you may use a shield, it does not degrade, and it offers the option to simultaneously train Attack, Strength, and Defence.

The rune scimitar is commonly used in PvP Combat. It is commonly considered one of the best weapons in the game, as for a rune weapon, its slash bonuses are comparable to some dragon weapons.

The rune scimitar is sometimes compared with the gravite rapier, the latter being slightly stronger and more accurate. However, the main style of the rapier is stab, meaning that the rune scimitar would be more effective against opponents with low slash defence. Also, gravite rapiers require periodical recharging.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding a Rune scimitar.
Attack bonus
+7	+45	-2	0	0
Defence bonus
0	+1	0	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
+44	0	0%	0
AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds

Dropping monsters

Levels 1 to 99

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Mummy	84,96,103,125	1	3Uncommon
Zamorak warrior	81, 84, 85	1	3Uncommon
Cockroach soldier	83	1	4Rare
Fire giant	86	1	4Rare
Ninja impling	Hunter	1	4Rare
Monkey Knife fighter	Theiving	1	4Rare
Revenant vampyre	68	1	5Very rare
Locust rider	68,98,106	1	5Very rare

Levels 100 and above

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
K'ril Tsutsaroth	650	1	2Common
Mummy	84,96,103,125	1	3Uncommon
Revenant dragon	135	1	3Uncommon
Skeleton brute	132	1	3Uncommon
Angry barbarian spirit	166	1	3Uncommon
Berserk barbarian spirit	166	1	3Uncommon
Enraged barbarian spirit	166	1	3Uncommon
Ferocious barbarian spirit	166	1	3Uncommon
Mutated bloodveld	126, 146	1	4Rare
Skeleton hero	149	1	4Rare
Skeleton heavy	132	1	4Rare
Skeleton thug	132	1	4Rare
Skeleton warlord	132	1	4Rare
Mature grotworm	167	1	4Rare
Locust rider	68,98,106	1	5Very rare

Max Hit

In F2P, the maximum hit of this weapon is 272 with a Strength Potion, Ultimate Strength, 99 Strength and a weapon strength bonus of +60 (Rune Scimitar, Amulet of strength, Rune Berserker Shield (charged) and Rune gauntlets), while fighting in an aggressive stance.

Trivia

• The Rune Scimitar now has the same "Slash" and "Stab" animation as the Dragon Scimitar as of the 15 April 2011 update.
• On 28 July 2009, the Animation Pack 1 update changed the appearance and attack animations of the Rune Scimitar to what it currently is today in order to make combat look more realistic, as well as the Godswords, the Dragon scimitar, the Rune and Dragon longsword and the Abyssal whip.
• On 23 July 2009, five days before the scheduled update, the Rune scimitar image in the Grand Exchange Database was replaced by the new model. Players found the image and posted about it in the RuneScape Forums, making it widely known before Jagex removed the image a few hours later. Five days later, the image was once again put up along with the official release.
• The Rune Scimitar is one of the most common, if not the most common, weapons in the F2P game due to its popularity in the F2P and PKing communities.