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{{Infobox Item
|name = Rune 2h sword
|image = [[File:Rune 2h sword.png|A rune two-handed sword]]
|update = Latest RuneScape News (27 February 2002)
|release = [[27 February]] [[2002]]
|members = No
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|lendable = Yes
|stackable = No
|high = 38,400
|low = 25,600
|destroy = Drop
|store = 40,000
|exchange = gemw
|examine = A two handed sword.
|weight = 3.6
|equipable = Yes
}}

[[File:Rune 2h sword detail.png|left|A detailed image of a Rune 2h sword before Animation Pack 1|100px]] The '''Rune 2h sword''' is the strongest conventional 2-handed weapon available to [[free to play|Free]] players, beating the [[adamant 2h sword]]. Like most rune weapons, it requires 40 [[Attack]] to wield. The [[Gravite 2h sword]] is stronger, but has a longer list of requirements.

The rune 2h sword serves as a "knockout weapon" for many players in [[Player killing|PvP]] activities, in which a player will (usually) lower the opponent's life points with a fast weapon and then proceed to switch to the Rune 2h for a killing blow. Like all two-handed weapons (with the [[Saradomin Sword]] being the only exception), it has a slow speed and is not recommended for training.

Players can forge a rune two-handed sword using the [[Smithing]] skill at level 99, requiring three [[rune bar]]s, a hammer, and an anvil, granting the player 225 Smithing [[experience]]. Although it has been succeeded by the [[Gravite 2h sword]] with regard to power, the Rune 2h sword still proves to be far more flexible than its Gravite brother.

Although it is considered one of the best weapons on ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'', and the [[free-to-play]] part of the main ''[[RuneScape]]'' game alike, it is not often used in [[pay-to-play]] due to its slow speed and its (relatively) mediocre strength bonus, being only 1 point less than the [[dragon longsword]].

Being the strongest non-degradable [[melee]] weapon usable by players on non-members' servers, it is the most stable and expensive melee weapon in non-members server and the second most popular weapon both in terms of trades per day and combat use - behind only the [[rune scimitar]]. At one point, it was the single most powerful weapon in the game, and even today is commonly cited as the one of the most important weapons in history.

The maximum hit with a rune 2h, in a free player world, is currently 319, making it an extremely deadly Knock-out (KO) weapon in [[Player killing|PvP]].

{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = 2h
|astab = -4
|aslash = +69
|acrush = +50
|amagic = -4
|arange = 0
|dstab = 0
|dslash = 0
|dcrush = 0
|dmagic = 0
|drange = -1
|dsummon = 0
|str = +70
|rangestr = 0
|prayer = 0
|magicdamage = 0%
|aspeed = 3
|image = Rune 2h sword equipped.png{{!}}130px
|caption = A player wielding a rune 2h sword
|absorbmelee = 0%
|absorbmagic = 0%
|absorbranged = 0%
}}

==Dropping monsters==
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{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Kalphite Queen|Combat=333|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Commander Zilyana|Combat=596|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Dagannoth Supreme|Combat=303|Quantity=1|Rarity =Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Kalphite Guardian|Combat=141|Quantity=1|Rarity =Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=King Black Dragon|Combat=276|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Black demon|Combat=172|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Nechryael|Combat=115|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Dagannoth Rex|Combat=303|Quantity=1|Rarity =Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Giant Mole|Combat=230|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Dark beast|Combat=182|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Locust rider|Combat=68,98,106|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Mithril dragon|Combat=304|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Brutal green dragon|Combat= 227|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Kree'arra|Combat=580|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Tstanon Karlak|Combat=145|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Revenant cyclops|Combat=82|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Locust ranger|Combat=98|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Ork statue|Combat=63|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Ogre statue|Combat=75|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Ourg statue|Combat=200|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Ice strykewyrm|Combat=210|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Nex|Combat=1001|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Mature grotworm|Combat=167|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Fire giant|Combat=86|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Black dragon|Combat=227|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Bronze dragon|Combat=131|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Iron dragon|Combat=189|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Abyssal demon|Combat=131|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Bronze dragon|Combat=131|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Steel dragon|Combat=246|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Tormented demon|Combat=450|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=K'ril Tsutsaroth|Combat=650|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Revenant vampyre|Combat=68|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Revenant ork|Combat=105|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
|}

==Combat styles==
{{CombatStyles TwoHandedSword}}

==Trivia==

*The Rune two-handed sword existed in very early versions of ''RuneScape'' and was given to some testers. After it was deemed "too powerful", it was removed.
*In the early days the Rune two-handed sword was sometimes sold for 1 million coins each.
*When the Rune two-handed sword was put back into the game, this weapon was used by nearly all [[Player Killers]] capable of wielding it, since in ''[[Runescape Classic]]'' there are no [[weapon speeds]]. This also made it by far the most popular weapon for non-members in ''Runescape Classic''. Nearly all non-members who could afford it wielded one.
*There was no necessary attack level to wield any weapon before an update in 2002 which contributed to the Rune two-handed sword's popularity.
*On 17 September 2009, an update changed the appearance of it, making it look like a large rune long sword being held in both hands, and similar to the [[Saradomin sword]].
*In RuneScape Classic, players cannot get the rune 2h as a drop, therefore it is only obtained through players with 98+ [[Smithing]].
*When wielded with the blue [[Runecrafter robe]], the player's hand will go through the handle of the Rune 2h sword.
*Smithing the Rune Two-Handed Sword is one of the best ways to earn Smithing XP in the game in terms of speed and minimal loss, but requires 99 Smithing to achieve and thus isn't very useful for people seeking to train Smithing.
*No matter which way the character faces, the light on the sword always remains on the same side.

{{Succession
|[[Rune Longsword]]
|Strongest weapon in free-to-play ''[[RuneScape]]''
|[[Corrupt dragon battleaxe]]
}}

{{Succession
|[[Adamant 2h sword]]
|Strongest [[two-handed sword]] in ''[[RuneScape]]''
|[[Dragon 2h sword]]
}}

{{Succession
|[[Adamant 2h sword]]
|Strongest non-degradable weapon in F2P ''[[RuneScape]]''
|Incumbent
}}

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imported>Cheese Balls at 09:39, 16 October 2012