Abyssal whip

rsw:Abyssal whip

Abyssal whip
Released	26 January 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Values
High alch	72,000 coins
Low alch	48,000 coins
Store price	Not sold
Exchange	2,622,266 coins (info)
Buy limit	70
Weight	0.453 kg
Examine
A weapon from the abyss.
Exchange history
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The abyssal whip is a one-handed Melee weapon which requires an Attack level of 70 to wield. The whip is among the most powerful and popular non-degradable melee weapons and is capable of attacking at the same speed of daggers and scimitars at 2.4 seconds per hit.

Alongside being a rare drop from abyssal demons, there is a 12/128 (3/32) chance to obtain an abyssal whip when using unsired, dropped by the Abyssal Sire, on the Font of Consumption.

A major downside of the abyssal whip is that it is not effective for training Strength; the only attack option available which will provide Strength experience is the "lash" attack option, which provides shared experience. As a result, several ostensibly weaker weapons are instead ideal for training Strength directly.

Furthermore, the whip is sparingly used by certain pures as the wielder must incur Attack and/or Defence experience.

Bonuses

Attack bonuses					A player wielding an abyssal whip.
+0	+82	+0	+0	+0
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+82	+0	+0%	+0	List
Attack speed

Combat styles

	Combat style	Type	Experience
	Flick	Slash	Attack and Hitpoints
	Lash	Slash	Shared
	Deflect	Slash	Defence and Hitpoints

Special attack

A player performing the abyssal whip's special attack, Energy drain.

The abyssal whip has a special attack, Energy Drain, which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy, increases accuracy by 25%, and in PVP, transfers 10% of the target's run energy to the wielder.

Upgrading

Players can attach a kraken tentacle to the abyssal whip to create an abyssal tentacle, which requires an Attack level of 75 and has +8 higher slash attack and +4 higher Strength bonus, equating to about 1 higher damage. This process, however, will cause the whip to be consumed, and cannot be undone. Once the abyssal tentacle consumes all of its 10,000 charges, the player will retain the kraken tentacle.

Players can also use either a volcanic or frozen whip mix, obtained from the Bounty Hunter Store, to cosmetically enhance the abyssal whip, creating a volcanic abyssal whip or a frozen abyssal whip, respectively. This only alters its appearance, and causes the whip to become untradeable. It can be reverted by using a cleaning cloth on the whip, but the mixes will not be returned.

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal demon	124	1	4; Rare (1/512)
Greater abyssal demon	342	1	4; Rare (1/512)
Abyssal Sire	350	1	5; Very rare (1/1,066)

Trivia

• An abyssal whip can be used in lieu of a knife when slicing bananas despite having no apparent blade. It can also be used to slice though webs.