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|members= White and Dragon, and [[Dungeoneering]] 2h swords [[zephyrium 2h sword|zephyrium]] and above.
|primary=Slash
|secondary=Crush
|speed=3}}
[[File:Rune 2h sword equipped.png|130px|right|A player wielding a Rune two-handed sword.]]

The '''Two-handed sword''' is one of the slowest but most powerful [[weapons]] in any metal set. It is a two-handed weapon, so it cannot be wielded with a [[shield]], and is the one of the only [[Free-to-play]] [[melee]] weapon with this characteristic with the exception of the Golden Hammer obtained from a Golden Cracker, the Easter Carrot, and the Scythe all of which are from special events or holidays.

Two-handed swords offer [[Slash]] and [[Crush]] attack styles in which it provides high bonuses in compensation for its slow speed with the exception of the Gravite 2h, which has negative Slash bonuses and a speed of 4. Players should choose the primary slash against most opponents, and the secondary crush against opponents wearing plate armour, such as [[platebody]] and [[platelegs]].

In the older days of RuneScape, It featured a "Stab" option as well. This was replaced with the "Chop" option around the same release date of the [[Godsword's|Godswords]] ([[August]] [[2007]]).

Members can buy two-handed swords in [[Gaius' Two Handed Shop]] in [[Burthorpe]].

==History and usage==
[[File:2hCape.gif|thumb|left|The old Rune Two Hand Sword with cape motion.]]

Two-handed sword was the first choice of weapons in ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'' because there was no difference in [[speed]] between weapons, meaning someone could quickly and easily kill a player with this. After the transition to [[RuneScape 2]], its popularity dropped because of the implementation of the aforementioned speed differences, making the Two handed Sword only capable of one strike in the time a [[scimitar]] could make two.

It is relatively common in F2P (Free To Play) [[player killing]], where it is used to make finishing blows. Free to play rangers most often bring a two-handed sword to finish fights as they do not have a ranged weapon efficient in finishing blows. As a "surprise" weapon, it is similar to using the [[Obsidian maul]], [[Granite maul]], or [[Dragon dagger]].

In a game update a while ago{{Source needed}}, the two-handed sword was given new, realistic, and more fluid animations. Before the major update, the two-handed swords were wielded in one hand leaning on the shoulder. About two years before that update they were held in one hand like a normal, right-handed weapon, and the hilts of the two-handed swords looked slightly different. However, Jagex improved this by giving it a more realistic look with actual two-handed wielding. Because of this, the price has increased, especially in the case of the [[Rune 2h sword]], which some players were selling for as much as 90-100k (although the [[Grand Exchange|Exchange]] price is now about {{GEPrice|Rune 2h sword}} coins). The two-handed sword is now the only weapon with different animations for every attack option. It is interesting to note that wielding any two-handed sword makes the player's [[capes|cape]] (if any) billow in the breeze, a unique animation. NPCs that use two-handed swords often do not have the cape animation.

==Combat Styles==
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==Normal two-handed swords==

* [[Bronze 2h sword]]
* [[Iron 2h sword]]
* [[Steel 2h sword]]
* [[White 2h sword]] '''(Members Only)'''
* [[Black 2h sword]]
* [[Mithril 2h sword]]
* [[Adamant 2h sword]]
* [[Rune 2h sword]]
* [[Dragon 2h sword]] '''(Members Only)'''

==Special two-handed swords ==
All of these are members only, with the exception of the Gravite 2h sword.

* [[Armadyl godsword]]
* [[Bandos godsword]]
* [[Saradomin godsword]]
* [[Saradomin sword]]
* [[Shadow sword (weapon)|Shadow sword]]
* [[Zamorak godsword]]
* [[Gravite 2h sword]]
* [[Keenblade]]
* [[Golden Katana]]
* [[Ornate Katana]]
* [[Auspicious Katana]]

==Dungeoneering two-handed swords==
These two-handed swords could only be obtained and used during [[Dungeoneering]].

* [[Novite 2h sword|Novite 2h sword (Tier 1)]]
* [[Bathus 2h sword|Bathus 2h sword (Tier 2)]]
* [[Marmaros 2h sword|Marmaros 2h sword (Tier 3)]]
* [[Kratonite 2h sword|Kratonite 2h sword (Tier 4)]]
* [[Fractite 2h sword|Fractite 2h sword (Tier 5)]]
* [[Zephyrium 2h sword|Zephyrium 2h sword (Tier 6)]] '''(Members only)'''
* [[Argonite 2h sword|Argonite 2h sword (Tier 7)]] '''(Members only)'''
* [[Katagon 2h sword|Katagon 2h sword (Tier 8)]] '''(Members only)'''
* [[Gorgonite 2h sword|Gorgonite 2h sword (Tier 9)]] '''(Members only)'''
* [[Promethium 2h sword|Promethium 2h sword (Tier 10)]] '''(Members only)'''
* [[Primal 2h sword|Primal 2h sword (Tier 11)]] '''(Members only)'''
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