Rune sword

This article is about the shortsword. For the longsword, see Rune longsword.

Rune sword

Release date	26 July 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	12,480 coins
Low Alch	8,320 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	20,800 coins (Scavvo)
Examine	A razor sharp sword.
Weight	1.8 kg

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The Rune sword is a sword stronger than the adamant sword. Like most Rune weapons, it requires 40 Attack to wield. It is the strongest shortsword available to free players. Players can make a rune sword with the Smithing skill at level 89 using 1 rune bar, giving the player 75 Smithing experience.

Rune swords are sold in the Champion's Guild at Scavvo's Rune Store, and are dropped by certain monsters. They can also be obtained from level 3 Treasure Trails.

While the Rune longsword has the same stab bonus, a Rune sword also has the accurate attack which gives an invisible +3 boost to attack. Therefore the rune sword has a slightly more accurate stabbing attack then the rune longsword, as well as higher attack speed. As most opponents are not weak to stab, many players choose not to use this weapon. Although not used often by most players, in the hands of a player with a high attack level it can prove to be very effective.

Tindel Marchant will repair rusty swords, which may randomly become any sword from bronze to rune.

This weapon had become somewhat more popular in Bounty Hunter +1 worlds due to the release of the gravite 2h sword. The rune scimitar's combat styles were not compatible with the gravite 2h in a combo. Therefore player killers who wished to use the gravite 2h as their knock-out weapon used to use a rune sword, as its combat styles are compatible.

This is an inexpensive rune weapon with exceptional stats for its price, and over time does similar damage to a rune scimitar. This weapon is more accurate on monsters weak to stab, however, so when accuracy is a factor then the rune sword is a better choice than the scimitar.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding a Rune Sword. A player wielding a Rune Sword.
Attack bonus
+38	+26	-2	0	0
Defence bonus
0	+2	+1	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
+39	0	0%	0
AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Tormented demon	450	1	2Common
Chaos Elemental	305	1	4Rare
Commander Zilyana	596	1	4Rare
General Graardor	624	1	4Rare
Nex	1001	1	4Rare
K'ril Tsutsaroth	650	1	5Very rare
Kree'arra	580	1	5Very rare

Trivia

• It was once called Rune shortsword but eventually the short was taken out of the name.