Slash weapons

Slash is an attack type that is used by weapons classes such as Scimitars, Whips and Claws, and secondarily by weapons such as Swords and Daggers.

Weapons

Exclusive

The following weapon types offer only slash-based attacks.

Whips

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

Abyssal tentacle	Abyssal whip	Abyssal whip (or)	Volcanic abyssal whip
Abyssal tentacle (or)	Abyssal whip (Last Man Standing)	Frozen abyssal whip

Primary

The majority of attack styles associated with the following weapon types are slash-based.

Axes

Category: Axe	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Chop	Slash	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Hack	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Smash	Crush	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Block	Slash	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

3rd age axe	Bronze battleaxe	Dragon battleaxe	Mithril battleaxe
Adamant axe	Corrupted axe	Gilded axe	Rune axe
Adamant battleaxe	Crystal axe	Infernal axe	Rune battleaxe
Anger battleaxe	Crystal axe (The Gauntlet)	Infernal axe (or)	Steel axe
Black axe	Dharok's greataxe	Iron axe	Steel battleaxe
Black battleaxe	Dharok's greataxe (Last Man Standing)	Iron battleaxe	Trailblazer axe
Blessed axe	Dragon axe	Leaf-bladed battleaxe	White battleaxe
Bronze axe	Dragon axe (or)	Mithril axe

Claws

Category: Claw	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

Adamant claws	Bronze claws	Iron claws	White claws
Beach boxing gloves	Dragon claws	Mithril claws
Black claws	Dragon claws (Last Man Standing)	Rune claws
Boxing gloves	Dragon claws (or)	Steel claws

Scythes

Category: Scythe	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Reap	Slash	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Chop	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Jab	Crush	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Block	Slash	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

Holy scythe of vitur	Scythe	Scythe of vitur (beta)
Sanguine scythe of vitur	Scythe of vitur

Slashing swords

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

Adamant longsword	Cleaver	Gilded scimitar	Red topaz machete
Adamant scimitar	Darklight	Granite longsword	Ruby sickle (b)
Amy's saw	Decorative sword (gold)	Harry's cutlass	Rune longsword
Arclight	Decorative sword (red)	Iron longsword	Rune scimitar
Black longsword	Decorative sword (white)	Iron scimitar	Rune scimitar (guthix)
Black scimitar	Dragon longsword	Iron sickle	Rune scimitar (saradomin)
Blade of saeldor	Dragon scimitar	Jade machete	Rune scimitar (zamorak)
Blade of saeldor (c)	Dragon scimitar (or)	Katana	Silver sickle
Blisterwood sickle	Emerald sickle (b)	Lucky cutlass	Silver sickle (b)
Blurite sword	Enchanted emerald sickle (b)	Machete	Silverlight
Brine sabre	Enchanted ruby sickle (b)	Mithril longsword	Skewer
Bronze longsword	Excalibur	Mithril scimitar
Bronze scimitar	Fremennik blade	Opal machete

Two-handed swords

Category: 2h 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
	Smash	Crush	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Block	Slash	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

3rd age longsword	Bandos godsword	Iron 2h sword	Shadow sword
Adamant 2h sword	Bandos godsword (or)	Mithril 2h sword	Spatula
Ancient godsword	Black 2h sword	Rune 2h sword	Steel 2h sword
Ancient godsword (beta)	Bronze 2h sword	Saradomin godsword	White 2h sword
Armadyl godsword	Colossal blade	Saradomin godsword (or)	Zamorak godsword
Armadyl godsword (Last Man Standing)	Dragon 2h sword	Saradomin sword	Zamorak godsword (or)
Armadyl godsword (or)	Gilded 2h sword	Saradomin's blessed sword

Secondary

The following weapon types have at least one slash-based attack style.

Banners

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

Banner (Arrav)	Banner (Jogre)	Bronze fist flag	Saradomin banner
Banner (Asgarnia)	Banner (Kandarin)	Clan vexillum	Shattered banner
Banner (Dorgeshuun)	Banner (Misthalin)	Cutthroat flag	Trailblazer banner
Banner (Dragon)	Banner (Money)	Gilded smile flag	Treasure flag
Banner (Fairy)	Banner (Saradomin)	Green banner	Twisted banner
Banner (Guthix)	Banner (Skull)	Lucky shot flag	Zamorak banner
Banner (HAM)	Banner (Varrock)	Phasmatys flag
Banner (Horse)	Banner (Zamorak)	Protest banner

Bladed staves

Category: Bladed Staff	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Jab	Stab	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Swipe	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Fend	Crush	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence
	Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	Magic, Defence, and Hitpoints	None
	Spell	Magic	Autocast	Magic and Hitpoints	None

Staff of balance	Staff of the dead	Toxic staff of the dead
Staff of light	Staff of the dead (Last Man Standing)

Polearms

Category: Polearm	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Jab	Stab	Controlled	Attack, Strength, Defence, and Hitpoints	+1 Attack, Strength, and Defence
	Swipe	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Fend	Stab	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

Adamant halberd	Corrupted halberd (perfected)	Crystal halberd (i)	Rune halberd
Black halberd	Crystal halberd	Crystal halberd (perfected)	Spear (Last Man Standing)
Bronze halberd	Crystal halberd (attuned)	Dragon halberd	Steel halberd
Corrupted halberd (attuned)	Crystal halberd (basic)	Iron halberd	White halberd
Corrupted halberd (basic)	Crystal halberd (historical)	Mithril halberd

Salamanders

Category: Salamander	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Scorch	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Flare	Ranged	Accurate	Ranged and Hitpoints	+3 Ranged
	Blaze	Magic	Defensive	Magic and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

Black salamander

Orange salamander

Red salamander

Swamp lizard

Spears

Category: Spear	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Lunge	Stab	Controlled	Attack, Strength, Defence, and Hitpoints	+1 Attack, Strength, and Defence
	Swipe	Slash	Controlled	Attack, Strength, Defence, and Hitpoints	+1 Attack, Strength, and Defence
	Pound	Crush	Controlled	Attack, Strength, Defence, and Hitpoints	+1 Attack, Strength, and Defence
	Block	Stab	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence

Adamant hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Dragon hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Leaf-bladed spear	Steel hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)
Adamant spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Dragon hunter lance	Magic butterfly net	Steel spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)
Anger spear	Dragon spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Merfolk trident	Vesta's spear
Black spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Gilded hasta	Mithril hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Zamorakian hasta
Bone spear	Gilded spear	Mithril spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Zamorakian spear
Bronze hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Guthan's warspear	Noose wand
Bronze spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Iron hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Rune hasta (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)
Butterfly net	Iron spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)	Rune spear (p) (p+) (p++) (kp)

Stabbing swords

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

Abyssal dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Crystal harpoon (The Gauntlet)	Holy ghrazi rapier	Rapier
Adamant dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Dark dagger	Infernal harpoon	Rune dagger (p) (p+) (p++)
Adamant sword	Dragon dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Infernal harpoon (or)	Rune sword
Anger sword	Dragon dagger (Last Man Standing)	Iron dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Spork
Barb-tail harpoon	Dragon harpoon	Iron sword	Steel dagger (p) (p+) (p++)
Black dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Dragon harpoon (or)	Keris (p) (p+) (p++)	Steel sword
Black sword	Dragon sword	Killer's knife	Swift blade
Bone dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Dual sai	Kitchen knife	Toktz-xil-ak
Bronze dagger (p) (p+) (p++)	Egg whisk	Leaf-bladed sword	Trailblazer harpoon
Bronze sword	Ghrazi rapier	Magic secateurs	Training sword
Cattleprod	Ghrazi rapier (Last Man Standing)	Magic secateurs (nz)	White dagger (p) (p+) (p++)
Corrupted harpoon	Ghrazi rapier (beta)	Mithril dagger (p) (p+) (p++)
Crystal harpoon	Glowing dagger	Mithril sword

Best Slash attack bonus

Slot	Item	Slash bonus	Notes
	Warrior helm	+5	Requires 45 and completion of The Fremennik Trials.The fighter hat from Barbarian Assault gives the same slash attack bonus, increases stab and crush attack, and also requires 45 , but has lower Defence bonuses.
	Amulet of torture	+15	The Amulet of glory gives a +10 bonus, but is significantly cheaper. Requires 75 Hitpoints to wear.
	Bandos chestplate	+0	Any will work as armour does not provide slash bonus, but Bandos chestplate gives Strength bonus.
	Bandos tassets	+0	Any will work as armour does not provide slash bonus, but Bandos tassets gives Strength bonus.
	Primordial boots	+2	Requires 75 and 75 to wear.
	Infernal cape	+4	Requires completion of the Inferno.
	Avernic defender	+29	70 and 70 to equip.
	Ferocious gloves	+16	Requires 80 and 80 to equip and the completion of Dragon Slayer II.
	Warrior ring (i)	+8	The Warrior ring initially gives +4 slash bonus. However, players can imbue their ring via Nightmare Zone to double the ring's bonuses to +8.
	Blade of saeldor	+94	Requires 75 to equip.
	Bandos godsword	+132	All of the godswords provide the same slash attack bonus. Requires 75 to equip.
TOTAL		+182	+173 if using a Blade of saeldor and Avernic defender.

Best Slash defence bonus

Slot	Item	Slash bonus	Notes
	Justiciar faceguard	+63	Requires 75 to be worn.
	Amulet of fury	+15
	Justiciar chestguard	+130	Requires 75 to be worn.
	Justiciar legguards	+92	Requires 75 to be worn.
	Guardian boots	+32	Requires 75 to wear.
	Infernal cape	+12	Requires completion of the Inferno.
	Ancient wyvern shield	+80	Requires 75 and 70 to equip.
	Barrows gloves	+12	Barrows gloves may take a while to get as it requires completion of Recipe for Disaster, along with a minimum of 175 Quest points.
	Ring of suffering (i)	+20	The Ring of suffering initially gives +10 Defence bonus. However, players can imbue their ring via Nightmare Zone to double the ring's bonuses to +20. Requires 75 to wear.
	Zamorakian hasta	+13	Requires 70 to equip. The Zamorakian spear has the same bonuses, but is two-handed. The hasta requires Barbarian Training and Tai Bwo Wannai Trio.
	Dinh's bulwark	+145	Requires 75 and to equip.
TOTAL		+526	+464 if using the Zamorakian hasta and Dragonfire shield

See also

• Stab weapons
• Crush weapons
• Ranged weapons
• Magic weapons