Rune scimitar

The Old School RuneScape Wiki also has an article on: osrsw:Rune scimitarThe RuneScape Classic Wiki also has an article on: classicrsw:Rune scimitar

For this item's upgraded variants, see +1, +2, +3.

For this item's off-hand variants, see rune off hand scimitar, +1, +2, +3.

Rune scimitar
Release	26 July 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Lendable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Values
Value	1,668 coins
High alch	1,000 coins
Low alch	667 coins
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 2,430 Sacrifice: 9,720
Weight	0.01 kg
Examine
A rune scimitar.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	19,307 coins (info)
Buy limit	100
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Advanced data
Item ID	45528
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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A rune scimitar is a tier 50 melee main-hand weapon. It requires level 50 Attack to wield.

It can be made at a forge and anvil using 2 rune bars, requiring 1,200 progress to complete, granting a total of 480 Smithing experience. It can be upgraded to a rune scimitar + 1 with another 2 bars.

Upgrades

Item	Tier	Accuracy	Damage	Bars	Cumulative bars
Rune scimitar	50	850	480.0	2	2
Rune scimitar + 1	51	875	489.6	2	4
Rune scimitar + 2	52	901	499.2	4	8
Rune scimitar + 3	53	928	508.8	8	16

Combat stats

Requirements
50
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
50
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		480.0		-
Accuracy		850		-
Style		Slash
Range		1
Speed		Fastest (2.4s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0.0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0.0		0.0		0.0
FAQ • docs

Creation

Required materials:

Rune bar [[Production ticks note::See smithing page for details.]] - - - - - - - - - - Production JSON:

{"quantity":1,"method":"","link":"Rune scimitar","exp2":"?","ticks":"varies","skill":"smithing","product":"Rune scimitar","mats":[{"quantity":"2","name":"Rune bar","image":"Rune bar.png"}],"image":"[[File:Rune scimitar.png|link=Rune scimitar]]","level2":"?","exp":480,"skill2":"?","level":50,"facility":"Anvil","improved":0}

Rune scimitar

	-
480 XP	-	Varies		19,307
Requirements
Smithing level				50
Must be performed at an anvil
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Rune bar	2	4,111	8,222
Profit				11,085

Products

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Item	Skills	Materials	GE price
Rune scimitar + 1	50	2 × Rune bar 1 × Rune scimitar	35,734

Store locations

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Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Scavvo's Rune Store	Champions' Guild	16,680	Coins	1

Disassembly

Disassembly category	Scimitars
Disassembly XP	15.0
Item quantity required	1
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  45.0% 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 45.0% 1 34 44.6 2 49 43.7 3 64 42.8 4 69 41.9 5 78 41.0 6 83 39.6 7 91 38.7 8 95 37.4 9 105 36.0
Possible materials
Often
Base parts	35/100
Blade parts	30/100
Metallic parts	30/100
Rarely
Sharp components	3/100
Subtle components	2/100

Update history

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• update 3 February 2020 (Update):
  • Adjusted disassembly to give 4 materials per bar used in creating the item from scratch

• patch 12 April 2011 (Update):
  • This scimitar's animation has been updated to use the same animation as the dragon scimitar.

• patch 17 January 2011 (Update):
  • Players wielding this item will no longer see it through the Wilderness Wall.

• patch 23 March 2010 (Update):
  • Corrected the rune scimitar icon used in random events.

• hidden 17 September 2009 (Update):
  • Animations and model of rune scimitar have been updated.

• update 28 July 2009 (Update):
  • Appearance and attack animations of the rune scimitar are updated.

• patch 29 September 2008 (Update):
  • The range of items that one can lend to other players has been expanded. These include a small amount of newer Treasure Trail items as well as some old ones, dragon spears and most rune and granite armour and weapons.

• update 26 July 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• On 23 July 2009, five days before the scheduled update, the Rune scimitar image in the Grand Exchange database was replaced by the new model. Players found the image and posted about it in the RuneScape Forums, making it widely known before Jagex removed the image a few hours later. Five days later, the image was once again put up along with the official release.
• Before the Evolution of Combat, it was one of the most common, if not the most common, weapons in the F2P game due to its high damage per second. After EoC, however, many free players began switching to either the rune 2h sword (the only f2p 2h rune weapon; same DPS as dual wielding other rune weapons, and is one item so more suitable for skulled situations) or the rune mace (due to its +4 Prayer bonus, cheaper cost, and identical stats and attack speed to the scimitar). The lack of monsters with a slash weakness in the non-members game is also contributing to its sudden drop in popularity. Nevertheless, due to the reputation it has gained before the EoC, it is still a fairly common sight among free players.