Attack Classes
If you select the body icon (in the above picture), you’ll see the equipment you are wearing. At the bottom of the body menu, you should find a button labeled “Show Equipment Stats”. Clicking that button will pop up a box showing what you’re wearing, an enlarged picture of yourself, and your stats. For now, we’ll only discuss the Attack Bonuses, but you’ll also see Defense Bonuses.
Attack Bonuses will give you more power with attacks of that type. So for instance, in the above picture there is an added +98 attack bonus for Slash attacks. This means that the Dragon Scimitar is a good Slashing Weapon. The higher the bonus, the better a weapon is when using that attack style.
Stab - a penetrating attack, common with Daggers. Effective against chainmail.
Slash - a very common “swiping” attack. Effective against light armor like robes or Dragonhide.
Crush - a common attack with Maces, Hammers and Mauls. It’s very effective against heavy armor like platemail.
Magic - often negated by armor and weapons, but can be increased with staffs. Allows you to hit harder with Magic.
Ranged - Often negated by full helmets and armor. It allows you to hit harder with ranged equipment.
Strength - This effects how hard you hit. Better metals will give higher strength bonuses.
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Weapons
This section will describe the different weapons in RuneScape.
Daggers
The dagger is the most basic weapon in the game. In Tutorial Island you will be given a bronze one for free. A fast and versatile weapon, the dagger is most useful when poisoned. Its speed will give you an advantage over low defense monsters and players. It is one handed.
Types: Daggers come in all metal. (Bronze-Dragon)
Advantage: Speed and the ability to be poisoned.
Attack Styles:
Stab (Accurate)
Lunge (Aggressive)
Slash (Aggressive)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Stab
Training Short Sword
In Lumbridge, you’ll come across an Attack Tutor, who will give you a free Training Short Sword. This item (like all other Training items) can’t be dropped or traded to other players.
Types: Training
Advantage: Speed
Attack Styles:
Stab (Accurate)
Lunge (Aggressive)
Slash (Aggressive)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Styles: Stab
Claws
Claws are nearly the same as daggers, and they are just as fast as them. They cannot be poisoned. They are 2 Handed and Members only. You must complete the Death Plateau Quest to make them.
Types: Claws come in all metals except for dragon. (Bronze-Rune)
Advantage: Speed
Attack Styles:
Chop (Accurate)
Slash (Aggressive)
Lunge (Controlled)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Slash
Short Swords
The short sword is a fast weapon mainly used for stabbing. They deal a little more damage than daggers, but they’re not quite as good as a Long Sword. Best to stick with Long Swords if you can afford them. 1 Handed.
Types: Short swords come in all metals except for dragon. (Bronze-Rune)
Advantage: Speed
Attack Styles:
Stab (Accurate)
Lunge (Aggressive)
Slash (Aggressive)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Stab
Maces
The mace is a crushing weapon used mainly by monks or prayer beasts due to its slight prayer bonus. Rarely used because of it’s low max hit, which makes them relatively cheap. This weapon is good against platemail. It is one handed.
Types: Maces come in all metals. (Bronze-Dragon)
Advantage: Slight prayer bonus & good against platemail.
Attack Styles:
Pound (Accurate)
Pummel (Aggressive)
Spike (Controlled)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Spike
Scimitars
The scimitar is a weapon most used throughout the F2P worlds. A good compromise between speed and strength the scimitar proves to be a very popular weapon with most players. This weapon will give you an advantage over low defense monsters and players. It is one handed.
Types: Scimitars come in all metals. (Bronze-Dragon)
Advantage: Fast speed & Moderate strength.
Attack Styles:
Chop (Accurate)
Slash (Aggressive)
Lunge (Controlled)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Slash
Long Swords
Long swords are another popular weapon in the game. They too have a good compromise between speed and strength. A weapon popular with members the long sword is usually the choice of weapon to go in the wilderness while in a Members world. It is one handed.
Types: Long Swords come in all metals. (Bronze-Dragon)
Advantage: Moderate speed & Moderate strength.
Attack Styles:
Chop (Accurate)
Slash (Aggressive)
Lunge (Controlled)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Chop
Spears
Spears are rarely used in the game. The spear is both slow and weak but has all styles of attack. It is members only and is 2 handed, except for the Bone Spear. They are the only weapon classes that can be poisoned with Karambwan Poison (KP).
Types: Spears come in all metals. (Bronze-Dragon)
Advantage: All attack styles.
Attack Styles:
Lunge (Controlled)
Swipe (Controlled)
Pound (Controlled)
Block (Controlled)
Recommended Attack Style: Lunge
Battle Axes
Battle axes are slow but strong. They are used commonly in the game and acts as way of dealing high damage without compromising your defense by removing your shield. They are good against high and low defense monsters and players
because of its attack styles. 1 Handed.
Types: Battle axes come in all metals. (Bronze-Dragon)
Advantage: High damage without compromising defense
Attack Styles:
Chop (Accurate)
Hack (Aggressive)
Smash (Aggressive)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Smash on platemail, Hack on robes and dragon hide.
2-Handed Swords
Questionably the most powerful weapon in RuneScape, but not the most widely used. Due to their size, you must hold a 2 Handed sword with, yes, both hands, so you cannot use a shield. Despite this, the 2 Handed sword was considered
by most to be the “Best” weapon in RuneScape Classic, due to its general power. This changed when the newer RuneScape was launched, and the speed of the 2 handed sword became a problem. Always a good weapon to use when showing off your Maximum Hit, but now rather neglected otherwise.
Types: 2 handed swords come in all metals, from Bronze to Dragon.
Advantage: Very high damage.
Attack Styles:
Chop (Accurate)
Slash (Aggressive)
Smash (Aggressive)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Any, against platemail.
Warhammers
These bulky weapons are newer to the runescape world. They boast a very high strength, but have quite a slow attack speed. Some think their power overcomes this disadvantage. 1 Handed.
Types: Warhammers come in all metal except for dragon. (Bronze-Rune)
Advantage: Very high damage.
Attack Styles:
Pound (Accurate)
Pummel (Aggressive)
Block (Defensive)
Recommended Attack Style: Any, against platemail.
Halberds
Slow but strong, the halberd is one of the more popular weapons. Despite it