RuneScape: Dragonwilds - Weapons

Weapons in RuneScape: Dragonwilds follow the RuneScape metal ladder, climbing from starter gear through bronze, iron, steel, black, mithril, adamant and rune up to Dragon-tier equipment, with each weapon tagged by combat style and damage type (slash, stab or crush) or ranged and magic equivalents. R...
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Name Type Description Stats Source
Bronze Sword Sword The dependable mainstream early pick at Power Level 3. Tier: Bronze Power Level: 3 Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee Crafted from bronze bars with the Artisan skill once Mining supplies copper and tin.
Iron Dagger Dagger A fast, low-cost melee weapon from the iron tier. Tier: Iron Damage Type: Stab Combat Style: Melee Crafted from iron bars at a forge.
Black Longsword Longsword A black-tier longsword that matches the mithril longsword for raw damage output but adds bonus damage against mages, making it a strong choice in regions and vaults where spellcasting enemies appear. Tier: Black Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee Trait: Bonus damage versus mages Crafted from black-tier materials; frequently recommended by community weapon guides for its anti-caster bonus.
Mithril Longsword Longsword The mithril-tier longsword delivers the same damage per second as the black longsword but without the bonus against mages, so it is the general-purpose choice once mithril bars are in steady supply. Tier: Mithril Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee Crafted from mithril bars.
Skullsplitter Warhammer A named crush-damage weapon that stands out in the early and mid game for its bonus crush damage, useful against the heavy, armoured and skeletal enemies that shrug off slashing attacks. Damage Type: Crush Combat Style: Melee Trait: Bonus crush damage Acquired during the early and mid-game progression; highlighted by 1.0 weapon guides as the crush option alongside the bronze sword.
Mithril Crossbow Crossbow The mithril-tier crossbow is the standard mid-game Ranged weapon, matching the damage of its black-tier counterpart while freeing a weapon slot for shield or off-hand use. Tier: Mithril Damage Type: Ranged Combat Style: Ranged Crafted from mithril bars; Ranged skill level gates its use.
Rune Sword Sword A rune-tier sword at the top of the standard metal ladder before Dragon gear. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee Crafted from rune bars, or taken from high-power regions and vaults.
Rune Scimitar Scimitar The fast-attacking rune-tier scimitar. Scimitars trade per-hit damage for speed, making them a favourite for sustained melee damage against the wildlife and goblin warbands of the higher-power regions. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee Crafted from rune bars.
Rune Dagger Dagger The rune-tier dagger, the fastest rune melee weapon. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Stab Combat Style: Melee Crafted from rune bars.
Rune Mace Mace A rune-tier mace that deals crush damage, part of the rune crush family used against armoured and skeletal enemies in the north of the continent. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Crush Combat Style: Melee Crafted from rune bars.
Rune Warhammer Warhammer The heaviest of the rune crush weapons, built for slow, high-damage swings against sturdy targets. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Crush Combat Style: Melee Crafted from rune bars.
Rune Greataxe Greataxe A two-handed rune-tier greataxe. Two-handed weapons give up the off-hand slot for heavier hits, trading defence for the raw damage needed against the generals and Dragonkin guardians of the late regions. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee (two-handed) Crafted from rune bars.
Rune Greatsword Greatsword The two-handed greatsword of the rune tier, slower than the rune sword but with the highest per-swing melee damage of the standard metals. Tier: Rune Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee (two-handed) Crafted from rune bars.
Dragon Scimitar Scimitar A Dragon-tier scimitar and one of the strongest melee weapons tracked by 1.0 tier lists. Tier: Dragon Power Level: 8-9 Damage Type: Slash Combat Style: Melee Endgame Dragon-tier craft or drop, tracked on community 1.0 weapon and armour tier lists.
Wands Magic Weapon (new in 1.0) Wands are the magic weapon type introduced with the 1.0 release. Tier: 1.0 addition Damage Type: Magic Combat Style: Magic (mobile) Trait: Faster casts, lower per-hit damage, knockdown build-up Added as a new weapon type in the 1.0 update; crafted with Runecrafting materials.
Magic Bow Bow The high-tier ranged options added alongside the 1.0 endgame, built from Magic Wood from the Scorned Wilderness and the reworked bow progression. Tier: Endgame (Magic Wood) Damage Type: Ranged Combat Style: Ranged (two-handed) Crafted from Magic Wood, which supports the 1.0 high-tier ranged weapon progression.
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