Weapon

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A Weapon is a wieldable item that players can use to inflict damage in combat with other players or monsters.

There are many different types of weapons in RuneScape Classic.

Melee Weapons

Melee weapons are used in combat and cannot be used long-range. However, knives and spears can also be used for ranged attacks. All melee weapons are one-handed except for 2-handed swords and the Staff of Iban. When weapons are wielded, they will give WeaponAim and WeaponPower bonuses, and better weapons will give higher bonuses. These bonuses will allow the player to hit higher and more often when in combat.

Daggers

Regular

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze dagger	4	4	0	0	0
	Iron dagger	5	5	0	0	0
	Steel dagger	8	8	0	0	0
	Black dagger	10	8	0	0	0
	Mithril dagger	11	11	0	0	0
	Adamantite dagger	15	15	0	0	0
	Rune dagger	25	25	0	0	0

Poisoned

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Poisoned bronze dagger	4	4	0	0	0
	Poisoned Iron dagger	5	5	0	0	0
	Poisoned Steel dagger	8	8	0	0	0
	Poisoned Black dagger	10	8	0	0	0
	Poisoned Mithril dagger	11	11	0	0	0
	Poisoned Adamantite dagger	15	15	0	0	0
	Poisoned Rune dagger	25	25	0	0	0

Axes

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze Axe	4	5	0	0	0
	Iron Axe	5	7	0	0	0
	Steel Axe	8	11	0	0	0
	Black Axe	10	14	0	0	0
	Mithril Axe	12	16	0	0	0
	Adamantite Axe	17	23	0	0	0
	Rune Axe	26	36	0	0	0

Maces

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze Mace	5	4	0	0	0
	Iron Mace	8	6	0	0	0
	Steel Mace	12	8	0	0	0
	Black Mace	15	11	0	0	0
	Mithril Mace	17	12	0	0	0
	Adamantite Mace	24	18	0	0	0
	Rune Mace	38	28	0	0	0

Short Swords

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze Short Sword	6	6	0	0	0
	Iron Short Sword	8	8	0	0	0
	Steel Short Sword	13	13	0	0	0
	Black Short Sword	16	13	0	0	0
	Mithril Short Sword	18	18	0	0	0
	Adamantite Short Sword	25	25	0	0	0
	Rune Short Sword	40	40	0	0	0

Scimitars

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze Scimitar	6	6	0	0	0
	Iron Scimitar	9	9	0	0	0
	Steel Scimitar	14	14	0	0	0
	Black Scimitar	18	14	0	0	0
	Mithril Scimitar	20	20	0	0	0
	Adamantite Scimitar	28	28	0	0	0
	Rune Scimitar	44	44	0	0	0

Long Swords

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze Long Sword	7	7	0	0	0
	Iron Long Sword	10	10	0	0	0
	Steel Long Sword	16	16	0	0	0
	Black Long Sword	20	16	0	0	0
	Mithril Long Sword	22	22	0	0	0
	Adamantite Long Sword	31	31	0	0	0
	Rune Long Sword	49	49	0	0	0
	Dragon sword	71	71	0	0	0

Battle Axes

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze battle Axe	7	9	0	0	0
	Iron battle Axe	9	13	0	0	0
	Steel battle Axe	15	20	0	0	0
	Black battle Axe	19	26	0	0	0
	Mithril battle Axe	21	29	0	0	0
	Adamantite battle Axe	30	41	0	0	0
	Rune battle Axe	47	64	0	0	0
	Dragon axe	69	75	0	0	0

2-handed Swords

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Bronze 2-handed Sword	10	10	0	0	0
	Iron 2-handed Sword	14	14	0	0	0
	Steel 2-handed Sword	22	22	0	0	0
	Black 2-handed Sword	28	22	0	0	0
	Mithril 2-handed Sword	31	31	0	0	0
	Adamantite 2-handed Sword	44	44	0	0	0
	Rune 2-handed Sword	70	70	0	0	0

Quest

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Dark Dagger	0	0	0	0	0
	Glowing Dark Dagger	0	0	0	0	0
	A Silver Dagger	1	1	0	0	0
	Stake	3	3	0	0	0
	Dagger (Watchtower)	5	5	0	0	0
	Silverlight	10	10	0	0	0
	Faladian Knight's sword	10	10	0	0	0
	Excalibur	25	25	0	0	0

Comparison to other weapons

Ignoring special properties such as being the only weapon able to hurt a certain monster, or debuff effects:

• The Silver Dagger & Stake are both weaker than the weakest conventional melee weapon, the Bronze Dagger, which has +4 aim and +4 power.
• Dagger (Watchtower) has the same stats as an Iron Dagger.
• Silverlight and the Faladian Knight's Sword both have the same stats as an Iron Long Sword.
• Excalibur is equivalent to an Adamantite Short Sword.

Other

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Machette	0	0	0	0	0
	Scythe	10	10	0	0	0

Ranged Weapons

When attacking with a ranged weapon, a green projectile travels towards the target.

Bows

Bows are made using the Fletching skill and are two-handed.

Image	Name	Level
	Shortbow	1
	Longbow	1
	Oak Shortbow	5
	Oak Longbow	10
	Willow Shortbow	15
	Willow Longbow	20
	Maple Shortbow	25
	Maple Longbow	30
	Yew Shortbow	35
	Yew Longbow	40
	Magic Shortbow	45
	Magic Longbow	50

Crossbow

Like bows, the crossbow fires ammo. However, instead of firing arrows, it shoots bolts. There are only two crossbows in RuneScape Classic, only one of which can be purchased at Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock. The other is the Phoenix crossbow, which can only be received from the Shield of Arrav quest, through trade with other players, or from a general store, if someone has recently sold one there. There is no known stat difference between these crossbows.

Image	Name	Level
	Crossbow	1
	Phoenix Crossbow	1

Ammo

Arrows are made using the Smithing and Fletching skills. Bolts cannot be made by players.

Players cannot wield arrows. Having the arrows in the inventory while wielding a bow will allow the arrows to be fired. The higher leveled the arrows, the more damage they inflict against opponents. If a player has different arrow types, the stronger type of arrows will be used first. Arrows are slightly stronger than darts but weaker than throwing knives and spears.

Regular

Image	Name	Bow Required
	Lit Arrow	Any
	Bronze Arrows	Any
	Iron Arrows	Any
	Steel Arrows	Oak
	Mithril Arrows	Willow
	Adamantite Arrows	Maple
	Rune Arrows	Yew
	Ice Arrows	Yew
	Crossbow bolts	Crossbow
	Oyster pearl bolts	Crossbow

Poisoned

Image	Name	Bow Required
	Poison Bronze Arrows	Any
	Poison Iron Arrows	Any
	Poison Steel Arrows	Oak
	Poison Mithril Arrows	Willow
	Poison Adamantite Arrows	Maple
	Poison Rune Arrows	Yew

Darts

Darts are one-handed weapons made using the Smithing and Fletching skills after completing the Tourist Trap quest. The higher level the dart, the more damage it will inflict against opponents. Darts are slightly weaker than arrows.

Regular

Image	Name	Level
	Bronze Throwing Dart	1
	Iron Throwing Dart	1
	Steel Throwing Dart	5
	Mithril Throwing Dart	15
	Adamantite Throwing Dart	25
	Rune Throwing Dart	35

Poisoned

Image	Name	Level
	Poisoned Bronze Throwing Dart	1
	Poisoned Iron Throwing Dart	1
	Poisoned Steel Throwing Dart	5
	Poisoned Mithril Throwing Dart	15
	Poisoned Adamantite Throwing Dart	25
	Poisoned Rune Throwing Dart	35

Throwing knives

All throwing knives except Black can be made using the Smithing skill. Throwing knives are one-handed and can also be used in melee combat. The higher level the knife, the more damage it will inflict against opponents. Throwing knives are slightly stronger than arrows. In order to use throwing knives, players must have the Attack level required to wield the metal the knife is made out of. Although black knives would normally require level 10 Attack, they have no skill requirements to use.

Regular

Image	Name	Level
	Bronze throwing knife	1
	Iron throwing knife	1
	Steel throwing knife	5
	Black throwing knife	1
	Mithril throwing knife	15
	Adamantite throwing knife	25
	Rune throwing knife	35

Poisoned

Image	Name	Level
	Poisoned Bronze throwing knife	1
	Poisoned Iron throwing knife	1
	Poisoned Steel throwing knife	5
	Poisoned Black throwing knife	1
	Poisoned Mithril throwing knife	15
	Poisoned Adamantite throwing knife	25
	Poisoned Rune throwing knife	35

Spears

Spears can only be obtained from various monsters. Like throwing knives, they are one-handed and can be used in both melee and ranged attacks. The higher level the spear, the more damage it will inflict against opponents. Spears provide the strongest ranged attack (damage) out of all options. Players must have the Attack level required to wield the metal the spear is made out of. However, poisoned spears have no skill level requirements.

Regular

Image	Name	Level
	Bronze Spear	1
	Iron Spear	1
	Steel Spear	5
	Mithril Spear	15
	Adamantite Spear	25
	Rune Spear	35

Poisoned

Image	Name	Level
	Poisoned Bronze Spear	1
	Poisoned Iron Spear	1
	Poisoned Steel Spear	1
	Poisoned Mithril Spear	1
	Poisoned Adamantite Spear	1
	Poisoned Rune Spear	1

Holy Water

Holy water can be made after having gotten the Book of Binding and preferably whilst not having depleted the Shallow water from the Kharazi Jungle. It is used to weaken most type of demons, just like the Silverlight. On those monsters it behaves identical to throwing knives and darts. In order to use Holy Water, players must have made a certain amount of progress on the Legend's Quest, see the quest page for details.

Image	Name	Level
	Holy Water Vial	25*

_{* Although Holy Water theoretically doesn't require a ranged level to use, since the Underground pass quest has a requirement of 25 ranged and is required for Legend's Quest, 25 Ranged is the effective minimum level for the item.}

Staves

While useable as melee weapons, staves are magical weapons that aid in the casting of spells. The exception to this is the Staff of Armadyl, which provides no magic bonuses. A higher magic bonus makes the player less likely to fail when casting a spell. Elemental staves can be used as a replacement for one of the four Elemental runes. Additionally, the spells Saradomin strike, Claws of Guthix, and Flames of Zamorak all require the staff of their respective god in order to be cast. Similarly, Iban blast requires the Staff of Iban in order to be cast.

Basic Staves

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Staff	6	2	0	6	0
	Magic Staff	12	7	0	15	0

Elemental Staves

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Staff of air	7	3	0	20	0
	Staff of water	8	4	0	20	0
	Staff of earth	10	5	0	20	0
	Staff of fire	11	6	0	20	0

Battlestaves

The player must have at least level 30 Attack and Magic to wield a battlestaff.

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Battlestaff	32	32	0	6	0
	Battlestaff of air	35	35	0	20	0
	Battlestaff of water	35	35	0	20	0
	Battlestaff of earth	35	35	0	20	0
	Battlestaff of fire	35	35	0	20	0

Enchanted Battlestaves

The player must have at least level 40 Attack and Magic to wield an enchanted battlestaff.

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Enchanted Battlestaff of air	50	50	0	20	0
	Enchanted Battlestaff of water	50	50	0	20	0
	Enchanted Battlestaff of earth	50	50	0	20	0
	Enchanted Battlestaff of fire	50	50	0	20	0

God Staves

The player must have at least level 60 Magic to wield a god staff.

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Staff of Saradomin	6	2	0	6	0
	Staff of Guthix	6	2	0	6	0
	Staff of Zamorak	6	2	0	6	0

Other Staves

The player must have at least level 50 Attack and Magic to wield the Staff of Iban.

Item		Bonuses
		Aim	Power	Armour	Magic	Prayer
	Staff of Armadyl	7	3	0	0	0
	Staff of Iban	50	50	0	20	0
	Dramen Staff	10	10	0	10	0

Trivia

• Before 8 December 2001, players weren't forced to meet Attack level requirements to equip a melee weapon. If a player already had a weapon equipped from before this update that they didn't have the level requirement to wield, they kept wielding it until unequipped.