Throwing knife

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For the utility tool, see knife.

Slot	Main hand (has off-hand variants)
Style	Thrown
Speed	Fastest (2.4s)

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Throwing knives are a type of one-handed Ranged projectile that could be smithed and wielded by both free players and members.

Throwing knives are created via Smithing. Each bar will produce 25 knives of the corresponding metal.

The attack range of knives is 5 spaces, which is slightly higher than darts. Throwing knives are among the fastest weapons in the game (along with darts).

Types of knives

Item		Level	Main-hand			Off-hand			Price
			Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc
	Bronze knife	1	Thrown	48	150	-	-	-	81
	Off-hand bronze knife	1	-	-	-	Thrown	24	150	74
	Iron knife	10	Thrown	96	202	-	-	-	104
	Off-hand iron knife	10	-	-	-	Thrown	48	202	100
	Steel knife	20	Thrown	192	316	-	-	-	128
	Off-hand steel knife	20	-	-	-	Thrown	96	316	126
	Black knife	25	Thrown	240	381	-	-	-	1,144
	Off-hand black knife	25	-	-	-	Thrown	120	381	198
	Mithril knife	30	Thrown	288	454	-	-	-	292
	Off-hand mithril knife	30	-	-	-	Thrown	144	454	192
	Adamant knife	40	Thrown	384	628	-	-	-	476
	Off-hand adamant knife	40	-	-	-	Thrown	192	628	405
	Rune knife	50	Thrown	480	850	-	-	-	573
	Off-hand rune knife	50	-	-	-	Thrown	240	850	474
	Dragon knife	60	Thrown	576	1132	-	-	-	2,886
	Off-hand dragon knife	60	-	-	-	Thrown	288	1132	1,101

Dungeoneering knives

These knives can only be obtained and used during Dungeoneering.

Table of knives

Tier	Item	Levels to use
1	Novite knife	1 Ranged
2	Bathus knife	10 Ranged
3	Marmaros knife	20 Ranged
4	Kratonite knife	30 Ranged
5	Fractite knife	40 Ranged
6	Zephyrium knife	50 Ranged
7	Argonite knife	60 Ranged
8	Katagon knife	70 Ranged
9	Gorgonite knife	80 Ranged
10	Promethium knife	90 Ranged
11	Primal knife	99 Ranged

Table of off-hand knives

Tier	Item	Levels to use
1	Off-hand novite knife	1 Ranged
2	Off-hand bathus knife	10 Ranged
3	Off-hand marmaros knife	20 Ranged
4	Off-hand kratonite knife	30 Ranged
5	Off-hand fractite knife	40 Ranged
6	Off-hand zephyrium knife	50 Ranged
7	Off-hand argonite knife	60 Ranged
8	Off-hand katagon knife	70 Ranged
9	Off-hand gorgonite knife	80 Ranged
10	Off-hand promethium knife	90 Ranged
11	Off-hand primal knife	99 Ranged

Update history

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• patch 21 January 2014 (Update):
  • The information for throwing knives in the Smithing skill guide has been updated for consistency.

• patch 13 January 2014 (Update):
  • Throwing axes are now overridden by throwing knives and darts in the customisation interface.

• patch 12 April 2011 (Update):
  • The throwing knives animation has been altered to stop showing multiple knives.
• update 14 April 2003 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• When you cut a cactus in the desert, the animation shows you using a bronze throwing knife instead of a regular knife.
• In April 2011 the knives were changed so that they were held by the tip of the blade rather than the handle. This is in consistency with the use of real throwing knives. (Physically you may use any knife as a throwing implement, you have to hold the end that's lightest, which is determined by where the fulcrum point is, basically you hold and throw from the side that has the greatest length to the fulcrum point.)
• Before the Evolution of Combat update allowed throwing axes to be smithed, throwing knives were the only ranged weapons created using only the Smithing skill.
• Throwing knives were members-only until the Free-to-Play Extravaganza update on 29 February 2016 introduced dual wielding to free-to-play worlds.
• These knives are actually shaped differently from true throwing knives, which have two sharpened points and an elongated rhombus shape. But, these knives are shaped correctly for what is known as the spear, arrow, or combat knife-throwing style, which is how the player uses them. See knife throwing.