whats the best wepon useable with a shield on runescape?

[sparew]

im trien to get the best addy wepon that i can equip with a shield, this means no 2h, what should i get? :?:

[12bigo12]

all weapons other then the 2h

[Grim_Jokes]

Assuming that you are F2P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I suggest scimmy or b-axe.

[sparew]

ok, so i pick the b-axe, right? and yes, no 2h is a good sug. for me

[speedofsound]

edit.

[sparew]

ok, i have a b-axe right now, so itle do

[Slavoc]

Here's what I've seen, heard, and experienced as the best (for f2p):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If your attack is lower than your strength: Battle axe

 

 

 

If your attack is about the same as your strength: Longsword

 

 

 

If your attack is higher than your strength: Scimitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This holds true for mid to mid-high attack levels (40 to ~75). Once you get higher combat skill levels, it's all personal preference--use speedofsound's post (with the following corrections) for what you want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2h: most powerful, slowest

 

 

 

b ax: powerful, slow

 

 

 

scimmy: weak, fast

 

 

 

claws: very weak, really fast

 

 

 

sword: weak, medium speed

 

 

 

long sword: medium, medimum

[Ammarid]

hmm dunno i've always used a scimmy, it's fast and it has a decent str bonus . I Never realy have complains 'bout it.

[bantam222]

I like the b-axe best for F2P

[Denismage]

Whip p2p

 

 

 

Scimmy f2p

[soda711]

u should use a scimmy. a b-axe can get like 4 hits in the same time that a scimmy gets 6 hits, (i've tested them both). scimmy also gives you a strength bonus = good for getting high hits.

[Indizle]

u should use a scimmy. a b-axe can get like 4 hits in the same time that a scimmy gets 6 hits, (i've tested them both). scimmy also gives you a strength bonus = good for getting high hits.

 

 

 

the baxe gives a higher stength bonus and is more accurate...someone did a few tests in another thread somewhere else, and found that withing the same time period they worked out to do the same damage. The schimy attacks more often but misses more often, while the baxe hits higher and more accurately but swings slower. For training purposes, I would use a schimy, but for pking, I might use a baxe; against wariors, the crush attack will help more than a slash attack would.

[captain_stupid]

rune 2-hander

[Sorry]

If your attack+strenght is lower then 88 rune 2-handed

 

 

 

If your attack + strenght is 88 or higher, rune scimmy

[Chaos_Reborn]

 

u should use a scimmy. a b-axe can get like 4 hits in the same time that a scimmy gets 6 hits, (i've tested them both). scimmy also gives you a strength bonus = good for getting high hits.

 

 

 

the baxe gives a higher stength bonus and is more accurate...someone did a few tests in another thread somewhere else, and found that withing the same time period they worked out to do the same damage. The schimy attacks more often but misses more often, while the baxe hits higher and more accurately but swings slower. For training purposes, I would use a schimy, but for pking, I might use a baxe; against wariors, the crush attack will help more than a slash attack would.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be honest, PKing with a b axe isn't good. Yes, crush attacks are good against armour, but crush is less accurate than slash if you check the b axe's attack bonus. You can hit much higher with a b axe, but that'd make your opponent heal when his life is 50 %. You can't get a good R2H switch with B axe.

[lordrex]

for the speed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if u say the speed of a

 

 

 

rune long is 1

 

 

 

then

 

 

 

rune skimm is at 0.75

 

 

 

r2h is 1.5

 

 

 

baxe, is 1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i m not sure about these numbers, they are more acurate on another tip-its topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so u can do 2 hits with skimm while the other can only do 1 with r2h...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my suggestion is: never use r2h, very slow + less def

[Doomster]

Against plate armour, the all-out crush attack of a warhammer may be useful- it's also slightly faster than the B-axe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warhammer v B-axe

 

 

 

Speed: a little faster

 

 

 

Attack: Crush bonus quite a bit higher - even higher than 2H

 

 

 

Strength: considerably lower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So the high crush bonus, plus the lower defence of plate against crush, means this is most likely to hit, but with a strength similar to a Scimmy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Scimmy is fast, the best weapon if slash attack works well on your target, since it has a minimal stab as an alternative.