Rune 2h sword

**Rune 2h sword**
Release date	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	38,400 coins
Low Alch	25,600 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	40,000 coins;
Examine	A two handed sword.
Weight	3.6 kg

[view] • [talk]

The Rune 2h sword is the strongest conventional 2-handed weapon available to 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 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 bars, 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 PvP.

Bonuses
Attack bonus
Hover over image for type					A player wielding a rune 2h sword

-4	+69	+50	-4	0
Defence bonus

0	0	0	0	-1
Other bonuses				Slot

+70	0	0%	0

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
General Graardor	624	1	2Common
Kalphite Queen	333	1	2Common
Commander Zilyana	596	1	3Uncommon
Dagannoth Supreme	303	1	3Uncommon
Kalphite Guardian	141	1	3Uncommon
King Black Dragon	276	1	4Rare
Black demon	172	1	4Rare
Nechryael	115	1	4Rare
Dagannoth Rex	303	1	4Rare
Giant Mole	230	1	4Rare
Dark beast	182	1	4Rare
Locust rider	68,98,106	1	4Rare
Mithril dragon	304	1	4Rare
Brutal green dragon	227	1	4Rare
Kree'arra	580	1	4Rare
Tstanon Karlak	145	1	4Rare
Revenant cyclops	82	1	4Rare
Locust ranger	98	1	4Rare
Ork statue	63	1	4Rare
Ogre statue	75	1	4Rare
Ourg statue	200	1	4Rare
Ice strykewyrm	210	1	4Rare
Nex	1001	1	4Rare
Mature grotworm	167	1	4Rare
Fire giant	86	1	5Very rare
Black dragon	227	1	5Very rare
Bronze dragon	131	1	5Very rare
Iron dragon	189	1	5Very rare
Abyssal demon	131	1	5Very rare
Bronze dragon	131	1	5Very rare
Steel dragon	246	1	5Very rare
Tormented demon	450	1	5Very rare
K'ril Tsutsaroth	650	1	5Very rare
Revenant vampyre	68	1	5Very rare
Revenant ork	105	1	5Very rare

Combat styles

Template: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.