Raw swordfish

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This article is about the raw version. For the cooked version, see Swordfish.

Raw swordfish
Release	11 June 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Values
Value	340 coins
High alch	204 coins
Low alch	136 coins
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 61 Sacrifice: 244
Weight	0.5 kg
Examine
I should try cooking this.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	408 coins (info)
Buy limit	20,000
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Advanced data
Item ID	371
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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A raw swordfish is a type of fish that players can catch with at least level 50 Fishing, or 70 Fishing and 50 Strength barehanded, granting 100 Fishing experience per catch with an additional 8 Strength experience per barehanded swordfish. With at least level 45 Cooking, a raw swordfish can be cooked to gain 140 Cooking experience on a range and 154 over a bonfire. Raw swordfish stop being burnt at level 86 cooking, or at level 80 cooking with cooking gauntlets.

Swordfish are caught by using a harpoon at a cage/harpoon fishing spot. Players will catch a mixture of raw swordfish and raw tuna. Of 4500 fish caught at 99 Fishing, 2172 were swordfish, giving an average swordfish catch rate of 48.27%. Out of 2272 fish caught from 50 to 60 Fishing, 1009 were swordfish (44.41%), which suggests that the swordfish catch rate slightly increases at higher levels. After completion of Barbarian training, players between 35 and 50 strength will only catch tuna, unless a setting is changed to disable barehanded fishing, as players will not have the required strength level to catch swordfish.

With at least 50 Agility two swordfish can be caught at once, although experience is only gained for a single one. Swordfish gloves, obtainable through the Fist of Guthix minigame, can be used to gain additional experience while fishing swordfish. Members may receive a big swordfish while fishing. These can be hung up in a Skill Hall in player-owned houses by those with level 56 Construction.

After completion of the Tower of Life quest, members can create a swordchick by using a raw swordfish and a raw chicken on the appropriate altar.

Fishing

Catching

Raw swordfish
Fishing level	50
Fishing spot	Cage/Harpoon
Tool	Harpoon
Experience
Fishing XP	100 XP
Equipment XP	11.8 XP

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Locations

Spot	Location	Number	Requirements	Members	Maplink
Swarm	Deep Sea Fishing hub	4	68 Fishing		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Fishing Guild	8	68 Fishing		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Catherby	2	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Musa Point	3	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Rellekka	4	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Miscellania	4	The Fremennik Trials		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Southeast of the Demonic Ruins (level 38 Wilderness)	3	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Jatizso	5	The Fremennik Isles		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Feldip Hills	2	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Anachronia - Spirit grove	3	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Southeast Anachronia	2	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Mass grave - The Everlight	1	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Oikoi (households) - The Everlight	2	None		Show on map
Cage, Harpoon	Dominion Games stadium - The Everlight	1	None		Show on map
Piscatoris Fishing Colony	Piscatoris Fishing Colony	4	Swan Song		Show on map

Products

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 100 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.

Item	Skills	Materials	GE price
Divine swordfish bubble	53	70 × Gleaming energy 20 × Raw swordfish	N/A
Mounted swordfish (construction)	65	1 × Mahogany plank 1 × Raw swordfish	N/A
Swordfish	45	1 × Raw swordfish	217

Drop sources

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For all sources of this item, see here (include RDT). For help, see the FAQ.

Showing 100 out of 105 sources.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Ahoeitu the Chef	111	1	Common
Alanogard the Black	117	1	Common
Anagami (Temple of Aminishi)	?	1	Common	N/A
Animated book (Dragonkin Laboratory)	90	1	Common
Arhat (Temple of Aminishi)	?	1	Common	N/A
Arhat paragon	121	1	Common
Armoured zombie (The Shadow Reef)	?	1	Common	N/A
Astellarn	1200	1	Common
Barrel (Viyeldi caves)	N/A	1–2 (noted)	Rare	N/A
Black Stone Scuttler	0	1	Common
Black dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	108	1	Common
Black stone dragon	2500	1	Common
Boggoth	300	1	Common
Bossy McBossFace	123	1	Common
Brine rat	49	9 (noted)	Uncommon
Cave horror (elite)	86	7–9 (noted)	Common
Cave horror	77	7–9 (noted)	Common
Celestial dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	114	1	Common
Cloaked zealot (The Shadow Reef)	105	1	Common
Cloaked zealot	?	1	Common	N/A
Cooper	111	1	Common
Crassian Leviathan	?	1	Common	N/A
Crassian scout (The Shadow Reef)	111	1	Common
Crassian scuttler	?	1	Common	N/A
Crassian warrior (The Shadow Reef)	?	1	Common	N/A
Death Lotus rogue (Temple of Aminishi)	?	1	Common	N/A
Death Lotus rogue (The Shadow Reef)	?	1	Common	N/A
Deathbreath	121	1	Common
Dragon wolf alpha	107	1	Common
Dragonkin Laboratory	?	1	Common	N/A
Dragonstone dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	111	1	Common
Eastern mercenary	?	1	Common	N/A
Elegorn the Celestial	114	1	Common
Elite Sakadagami	?	1	Common	N/A
Elite Sotapanna	?	1	Common	N/A
Emberbound Soul	114	1	Common
Engorged lava strykewyrm	113	1	Common
Eye of Cythan	118	1	Common
Firebelly	113	1	Common
Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony)	50	1	Common	N/A
Fishing spot (cage, harpoon)	50	1	Common	N/A
Giant slime	?	1	Common	N/A
Goku the Unrelenting	111	1	Common
Hand of Dagnath	118	1	Common
Hanto (The Shadow Reef)	?	1	Common	N/A
Hanto sellsword	?	1	Common	N/A
Horrific crassian	93	1	Common
Hydrix dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	118	1	Common
Jade the Unruly	111	1	Common
Jungle horror	67	2 (noted)	Common
Kal'gerion demon (The Shadow Reef)	?	1	Common	N/A
Laboratory slime	?	1	Common	N/A
Lady Himiko	?	1	Common	N/A
Lava spider	?	1	Common	N/A
Lava strykewyrm (Dragonkin Laboratory)	101	1	Common
Locust lancer	77	1	Uncommon
Locust ranger	77	1	Common
Magical chest	N/A	3–10	Varies	N/A
Magma golem	140	1	Common
Masuta the Ascended	?	1	Common	N/A
Masuta the Descended	1000	1	Common
Maw of Kolthregar	118	1	Common
Menaphite guard captain	?	1	Common	N/A
Mogre	54	1	Common
Mogre	54	2–5 (noted)	Common
Ol' Sawtooth	120	1	Common
Olivia the Chronicler	?	1	Common	N/A
Onyx dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	114	1	Common
Oreb, the Magister	899	1	Common
Oyu the Quietest	?	1	Common	N/A
Premier Club Vault	N/A	23	Varies	N/A
Quetzathog	119	1	Common
Red dragon (Dragonkin Laboratory)	105	1	Common
Renegade Menaphite soldier	?	1	Common	N/A
Sangri the Red	131	1	Common
Sarkhan the Serpentspeaker	111	1	Common
Scabaras lancer	77	1–2	Uncommon
Scabaras mage	77	1	Uncommon
Scabaras ranger	77	1–2	Uncommon
Sea crocodile	?	1	Common	N/A
Sea horror	?	1	Common	N/A
Seiryu the Azure Serpent	?	1	Common	N/A
Shrine Maiden Elei	?	1	Common	N/A
Shul the Molten	140	1	Common
Smoulders	129	1	Common
Spyndra	?	1	Common	N/A
Swarm	68	1	Varies	N/A
Taraket the Necromancer	?	1	Common	N/A
Temple of Aminishi	?	1	Common	N/A
The Ambassador	?	1	Common	N/A
The Sanctum Guardian	?	1	Common	N/A
The Shadow Reef	?	1	Common	N/A
The Violet Lotus	111	1	Common
Tombi, Khan of Thalassia	?	1	Common	N/A
Ulthven Keith	117	1	Common
Ulthven necromancer	?	1	Common	N/A
Undead Witch	?	1	Common	N/A
Unspeakable horror (elite)	112	4–12 (noted)	Common
Unspeakable horror	105	4–12 (noted)	Common
Verak Lith	1450	1	Common

Store locations

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For help, see the FAQ.

Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
'Two Feet' Charley's Fish Shop	Mos Le'Harmless	340	Coins	0
Etceteria Fish	Etceteria	340	Coins	0
Fish stall (Menaphos)	Merchant district Menaphos	340	Coins	0
Fishing Guild Shop	Fishing Guild	340	Coins	0
Flosi's Fishmongers	Jatizso	340	Coins	0
Fremennik Fishmonger	Rellekka	340	Coins	0
Gerrant's Fishy Business	Port Sarim	340	Coins	0
Harry's Fishing Shop	Catherby	340	Coins	0
Island Fishmonger	Miscellania	340	Coins	0
Lovecraft's Tackle	Witchaven	340	Coins	0

Disassembly

Raw swordfish
Disassembly category	Food and herbs
Disassembly XP	1.3
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  50.5% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 50.5% 1 34 50.0 2 49 49.0 3 64 48.0 4 69 47.0 5 78 46.0 6 83 44.5 7 91 43.5 8 95 42.0 9 105 40.5
Common materials
Organic parts	89/100
Uncommon materials
Crafted parts	8/100
Rare materials
Living components	1/100
Healthy components	1/100
Enhancing components	1/100

See also

• Big swordfish
• Swordfish gloves

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 1 February 2011 (Update):
  • this fish no longer turns white when fishing barbarian-style.

• patch 15 October 2008 (Update):
  • Fishing gloves will now give the bonus experience for swordfish in Piscatoris.

• update 11 June 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.