Basic Attack Weapons and Info

by: Latona

Basics:

Attack style of fighting on runescape determines how accurate you are and how often you hit an opponent. The higher your attack level the more often you will generally hit an opponent.

The more often you hit an opponent and do damage to it will ultimately determine the time taken to train your attack skill. If you do not use the accurate style of fighting to train your attack level then you will be using controlled style. Controlled will train all melee stats at the same rate with 1.3 experience awarded for each point of damage you inflict.

Different weapons on runescape require different levels of attack to be able to wield and use them. The tables below are a summary of what levels are required.

Weapon:	Level:
Bronze	1
Iron	1
Steel	5
Black	10
Mithril	20
Adamantite	30
Rune	40
Dragon*	60

* Dragon items are member only items

Barrows Items:

Barrows items have been introduced to runescape and are popular for their set affects. However, there are level restrictions in place before you can wield or wear the items. The table below lists the items that require an attack level of 70 along with any other requirements

Item:	Level:	Other:
Ahrim's Staff	70	70 Magic
Dharok's Axe	70	70 Strength
Guthan's Spear	70	-
Torag's Hammers	70	70 Strength
Verac's Flail	70	-

Weapons:

There are various weapons available to help you train your attack with and some weapons will be more beneficial than others. Generally the quicker rate of attack of the weapon used will determine how often you hit an opponent in conjunction with your current level of attack. The table below lists the weapons that you can train your attack level with and rates their speed out of 10.

Weapon:	Speed:
Dagger	6/10
Short Sword	6/10
Scimitar	6/10
Maces	5/10
Pickaxe	5/10
Long Sword	5/10
Hatchet	5/10
Battle Axe	4/10
Warhammer	4/10
2-Handed Sword	3/10

About the Author

Latona is a veteran runescape player and webmaster of this runescape help site as well as submitting several guides and articles including this Basic Attack Weapons and information guide.