Arclight

Arclight
Released							9 June 2016 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Options							Wield, Check
Worn options							Check
Destroy							Drop
Examine							The magical sword 'Silverlight', enhanced with the blood of Agrith-Naar and ancient shards.
Values
Value							500 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							1.814 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							19675

Arclight is a demonbane weapon requiring level 75 Attack to wield. An upgraded variant of Darklight, Arclight features an enhanced passive effect in addition to modest improvements in attack bonus and speed.

Arclight provides a 70% increase in accuracy and damage to your total equipment stats, not just the blade itself, when used against demonic creatures: this effectively provides better damage output than a blade of saeldor, or even a scythe of vitur in some cases against these targets.

Arclight retains Darklight's special attack, Weaken, which uses 50% of the player's special attack energy and lowers the opponent's Strength, Attack, and Defence levels by 10% on demons and 5% on other opponents. If the player successfully hits the target but does no damage, the Weaken effect is still applied (unlike the dragon warhammer).

Use of the special attack does not detract from Arclight's charges. The special attack's accuracy roll is dependent on combat style type bonuses (stab or slash), which then rolls against a predefined stab defence roll.

Weaken will stack additively upon successful hits unlike the dragon warhammer, which stacks multiplicatively. Two successful special attacks thus reduce an opponent's Strength, Attack and Defence by 10%, or 20% if it is a demon.

Being an upgrade of Darklight, Arclight is able to damage the second tier of vampyres.

Attack bonuses
+10		+38		+0		+0		+0
Defence bonuses
+0		+3		+2		+2		+0
Other bonuses								Slot
+8		+0		+0%		+0		List
Attack speed							Range
							1 square

Combat styles

Category: Slash Sword	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Chop	Slash	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Slash	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Lunge	Stab	Controlled	Attack, Strength, Defence, and Hitpoints	+1 Attack, Strength, and Defence
	Block	Slash	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

Acquisition

Requirements

Members		Ticks	? (edit)
Tools	None	Facilities	Altar (Catacombs of Kourend)

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Darklight	1	N/A
	Ancient shard	3	N/A
Total Cost			0
	Arclight	1	N/A

Arclight can be made by using Darklight on the altar in the centre of the Catacombs of Kourend while 3 Ancient shards are in the inventory. Attempting to make the Arclight without the altar results in a message: You require additional power from the catacombs altar to create Arclight. It initially has 1000 charges and gains an additional 1000 charges for every 3 shards added, and can hold a maximum of 10,000 charges. Charges are added by using 3 Ancient shards on Arclight. One charge is consumed for each successful attack when using Arclight, with the exception of special attacks. If all charges are consumed, it will revert back to Darklight.

The rarity of ancient shards is likely to prevent prolonged use of Arclight without it running out of charge. It is advisable to refrain from recharging Arclight when it is above 9000 charges since it will still cap at 10,000, thus wasting the shards' potential.

If Arclight is lost, it can only be replaced by paying Sir Prysin 1,000 for Darklight and enhancing it with ancient shards again.

Treasure Trails

Tier	Emotes	STASH Location	Items	Cost
Master	Slap Head	Centre of the Catacombs of Kourend		33,636

Changes

Date	Changes
26 May 2022 (update)	The animation of Arclight's special attack no longer disrupts player movement as badly.
23 February 2017 (update)	The Arclight is no longer able to be alched. Prior to the update, low level alchemy would convert the blade to 200 coins and high level alchemy would convert it to 300 coins.
16 June 2016 (update)	Arclight's stats were reevaluated and changed after multiple player complaints on how it was not as strong as the newspost claimed when used against demons at higher combat levels. Arclight was graphically updated. Arclight was given the special attack of Darklight.

Gallery (historical)

9 June 2016 – 16 June 2016	16 June 2016 – present

Trivia

• A second Arclight can be created and will have 1000 charges independent of any other Arclights in possession.
• Unlike Silverlight and Darklight, the Arclight can not be used as a mounted sword inside a Player-Owned House.