Abyssal whip

Abyssal whip
Released							15 February 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							A weapon from the Abyss.
Values
Value							120,001 coins
High alch							72,000 coins
Low alch							48,000 coins
Weight							0.453 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							1,619,668 coins (info)
Buy limit							70
Daily volume							5,851
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Advanced data
Item ID							4151

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. As it performs great against monsters that are weak to slash attacks and is relatively affordable, it is one of the most widely used melee weapons in the game and is a popular choice used to train the Slayer skill at higher combat levels before more powerful weapons become accessible.

The whip is a big upgrade over the dragon scimitar, which has the same attack speed but significantly lower accuracy and strength bonuses. However, it is easily outperformed by higher tier weapons such as Osmumten's fang, Inquisitor's mace, Blade of Saeldor and the Ghrazi rapier. 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 is a controlled attack style and provides shared experience. As a result, several slightly weaker weapons are instead ideal for training Strength directly.

Using a Shattered relics variety ornament kit on an abyssal whip will change its appearance into that of an abyssal whip (or). Players can also use either a volcanic or frozen whip mix, obtained from Justine's stuff for the Last Shopper Standing 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 mix will not be returned.

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.

Attack bonuses
+0		+82		+0		+0		+0
Defence bonuses
+0		+0		+0		+0		+0
Other bonuses								Slot
+82		+0		+0%		+0		List
Base attack speed							Range
							1 square

Combat styles

Category: Whip	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Flick	Slash	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Lash	Slash	Controlled	Attack, Strength, Defence, and Hitpoints	+1 Attack, Strength, and Defence
	Deflect	Slash	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

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. The target player will receive the message, "You feel drained!" in their chat window. The accuracy roll for Energy Drain is made against an opponents slash defence.

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Abyssal tentacle		None	None	1 × Abyssal whip 1 × Kraken tentacle
	Abyssal whip (or)		None	None	1 × Abyssal whip 1 × Shattered relics variety ornament kit
	Frozen abyssal whip		None	None	1 × Abyssal whip 1 × Frozen whip mix
	Volcanic abyssal whip		None	None	1 × Abyssal whip 1 × Volcanic whip mix

Treasure Trails

Tier	Emotes	STASH Location	Items	Cost
Master	Angry	Behind Miss Schism in Draynor Village		1,629,504

• Equipping an abyssal whip in front of the abyssal demons in the Slayer Tower is required to complete the master clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock.

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	124	1	1/512
Abyssal demon Standard	124	1	1/512
Greater abyssal demon	342	1	1/512
Unsired	N/A	1	12/128

Used in recommended equipment

Rank	Method
4	Ancient Wyvern/Strategies (Prayer)
4	Ancient Wyvern/Strategies (Melee)
3	Barbarian Assault/Strategies (Melee)
4	Chaos Elemental/Strategies (Melee)
4	Chaos Elemental/Strategies (Melee (Anti-magic))
5	Chompington (Melee)
4	Dagannoth Kings/Strategies (Tribrid (All Kings))
5	Drake/Strategies (Melee)
5	General Graardor/Strategies (Melee Attacker)
5	General Graardor/Strategies (Solo (Melee))
5	General Graardor/Strategies (Advanced Tank)
2	Giant Mole/Strategies (Melee & Prayer Budget)
3	Green dragon/Strategies (Melee)
4	Grotesque Guardians/Strategies (Melee)
4	Krystilia/Strategies (Dragonhide (Melee + Ranged))
4	Krystilia/Strategies (Defence and Prayer)
3	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee (Prayer))
4	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee (Absorption, AFK))
5	Skeletal Wyvern/Strategies (Melee)
4	Slayer task/Gargoyles (Melee)
3	Slayer task/Jellies (Melee)
5	Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (Prayer))
5	Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (DPS))
2	Slayer training (Melee)
5	TzHaar Fight Cave/Strategies (Melee)
3	Ultimate Ironman Guide/Equipment

Changes

Date	Changes
23 March 2022 (update)	The item's examine text was changed; previously, it was "A weapon from the abyss."
10 April 2014 (update | poll)	The Abyssal whip can now be combined with the kraken tentacle to create the abyssal tentacle.
29 August 2006 (update)	The item's value was increased again from 100,001 to 120,001.
20 February 2006 (update)	The item's value was increased from 100,000 to 100,001.
15 February 2005 (update)	The item was made obtainable.
26 January 2005 (update)	The item was added to the game cache, but was unobtainable.

Trivia

• The whip is made from the spine of an abyssal demon.
• 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 through webs.
• The whip has an odd value of 120,001 so that it is always kept on death ahead of a Mystic robe top. Previously, players would scam whip owners by luring them to the Wilderness, giving them three robe tops and then killing them. The victim would keep the robe tops on death as opposed to the much more valuable whip.