Saradomin sword

Saradomin sword

AKA?	SS
Release date	28 August 2007 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	78,000 coins
Low Alch	52,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Examine	The incredible blade of an Icyene.
Weight	3 kg

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This article is about the normal sword. For the godsword, see Saradomin godsword. For the Lucky version, see Lucky Saradomin sword.

A detailed image of the Saradomin sword.

The Saradomin sword is a two-handed sword which can be obtained in the God Wars Dungeon. The sword is a possible drop from Commander Zilyana and her bodyguards in the Saradomin area. It requires 70 Attack to wield. Its special attack, Saradomin's Lightning, adds 50-200 extra magic-based damage to the standard melee attack and raises the maximum inflicted damage by 10% for the melee hit. However, if the melee attack misses, the magic attack will also miss. Players receive magic experience for using this special, but only for the magical hit. Essentially, the special deals two attacks: the melee attack that the player would normally have hit (with its maximum inflicted damage raised by 10%) without the special, and an extra magical attack that can deal 50-200 (or 90-240 with a ferocious ring) damage. The bonus from a hexcrest or full slayer helm on a slayer task is applied to this magical attack. The special attack drains 100% of the special attack bar. The Saradomin sword's overall stats are the 8th best for a two-handed sword, surpassed by all four godswords, auspicious katana, gravite 2h sword and the dragon 2h sword, although the Saradomin sword is notably faster than all of them.

Saradomin swords are very popular for training strength among players because they are faster than godswords, at a cost of strength, and hit as high as an abyssal whip. Even though the Saradomin sword and the abyssal whip have almost identical stats, with a Strength level of 99, an Overload/Extreme strength potion, the Turmoil prayer with a +32% strength bonus, a Slayer helmet on a Slayer task, a Ferocious ring worn inside Kuradal's dungeon, with bandos armour and a fire cape the Saradomin sword can do a combined damage of up to 790 with the special attack while the Abyssal Whip can only do about 618 damage (Note that the Saradomin sword can only hit 790 with the special attack, while the Abyssal whip can hit 618 on any hit). However, the whip is one-handed and therefore players can benefit from the use of many types of shields, books, and defenders, as well, so the player needs to determine whether the extra damage is worth the reduced defensive capability. For training, the Saradomin sword is quite useful since it can train Strength and has a special attack. However, it may not be very efficient while boss-hunting, PvP or other intensive tasks.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding the Saradomin sword	A player performing the "Saradomin's Lightning" special attack.
Attack bonus
0	+82	+60	0	0
Defence bonus
0	0	0	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
+82	0	0%	+2
AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Commander Zilyana	596	1	4Rare
Bree	146	1	5Very rare
Growler	139	1	5Very rare
Starlight	149	1	5Very rare

Use

The Saradomin sword gives the same strength and slash bonus as the abyssal whip, but it offers an additional crush and prayer bonus and the ability to train strength by using an "aggressive" attack style, as opposed to the abyssal whip's "controlled" attack style. The sword also attacks at the same speed as the whip. However, since the whip is a one-handed weapon and can be wielded with a shield or a defender, the whip is the better option unless one wishes to train strength.

Other alternatives for strength training exist. A cheap option for someone who wishes to train strength is a Dragon Scimitar in conjunction with a Dragon Defender. This method is more accurate than the Saradomin sword by 9 slash attack bonus but is lower in strength bonus by 11. If The Void Stares Back has been completed, Korasi's Sword in conjunction with a Dragon Defender is another alternative. This method is more accurate than the Saradomin Sword by 12 slash attack bonus but lower in strength bonus by 6. Another possibility is to use the Goliath gloves to train strength, as using these gloves unarmed provides a +82 strength bonus and a high crush bonus and allows the player to use a defender or other shield.

The sword is also commonly used for slaying waterfiends due to its crush bonus and balance between strength and speed. This balance makes the Saradomin sword more useful for killing waterfiends than godswords; its speed is often more efficient in dealing damage, despite its lesser strength bonus.

The Saradomin sword is often used and seen in Pest Control, due to its usefulness and the crush bonuses that it offers, since the portals are weak to certain attack styles, one of them being crush.

These are more often used than scimitars for higher level strength pures. It's a very practical weapon for a pure because the only worthwhile shield at 1 defence is the god book, which only offers attack/defence (or both) bonuses and +5 prayer bonus. In contrast to a whip, a Saradomin Sword would allow a pure to keep his/her attack at 70, while a whip would give attack experience in addition to unwanted defence experience. The aggressive style of the Saradomin Sword also slightly increases damage.

Trivia

• The Saradomin Sword's special attack counts as an Ambient sound, and is heard even if the main game sound is muted.
• If you level up melee and magic at the same time using the special attack, the melee congratulations message appears first with the magic congratulations message coming second.
• The Saradomin sword did not receive a graphical update on 5 September 2012, on which date the God Wars Dungeon and many items related to it were updated. However, a graphical update for the Saradomin sword will be released in the future.<ref>God Wars: Remastered - FAQ</ref>

References

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