

If you managed to max every hit, the dragon scimitar would be able to deal more damage over the battleaxe in the same amount of time since it has a higher DPS. Dragon Scimitar: 9 * 22 = 198 total damageĭivide those numbers by the time in seconds (~22 seconds):.Dragon Battleaxe: 6 * 26 = 156 total damage.Consider the situation above again, except this time we will use the total number of attacks to calculate the total damage that can be dealt in this time span: The max hit with a dragon scimitar at 99 strength with no other items is 22. The max hit with a dragon battleaxe at 99 strength with no other items is a 26 ( see this calculator). The Dragon Battleaxe requires a significant amount of prerequisites while the Dragon Scimitar doesn't require as many. This also doesn't consider the fact that you need to do certain quests to use both of these weapons. Is leaf-bladed AXE better than D Scim With a dragon defender equipped the leaf-bladed battleaxe has a 4. It can only be obtained as a very rare drop from turoth and kurask. It is one of the few weapons which can harm turoth and kurask. Attack bonuses for both of these weapons are nearly the same, with the battleaxe only having a +3 advantage (in regard to using the slash style). The leaf-bladed sword is a main hand melee weapon which requires levels 50 Attack and 55 Slayer to wield. Law talisman staff, Leaf-bladed spear, Leaf-bladed sword. Thus within the same amount of game ticks, you would be able to perform three additional attacks using a scimitar compared to a battleaxe.Īnother problem with battleaxes is by the time you are ready to use the stronger variants (such as rune and dragon), you will end up paying more for them than you would for their scimitar counterparts.įor example: The dragon battleaxe is currently around 120,000 gold, where the dragon scimitar is about 60,000. Dragon 2h crossbow, Dragon 2h sword, Dragon battleaxe, Dragon battlestaff, Dragon cane. Let's examine how many times you would perform an attack across 36 game ticks using a battleaxe (roughly 22 seconds).ģ6 game ticks / 6 ticks per attack = 6 total attacksģ6 game ticks / 4 ticks = 9 total attacks Yes they are stronger than certain weapons, but let's analyze an example situation here: I think the reason is mainly due to the speed of them. They think that they will make people like them better or something.I can speak for the members side of things, and battleaxes are still rarely used. I am telling you, people want their double weapons. When I told him no he wrote 'Darth Maul Sword' on his character sheet, and proceeded to try and use it in battle. When I said no, he couldn't afford it, he asked if he could tie two longswords together. However, for anything other that Turoth tasks, go for a d scim. Considering Turoth have a 1/40 level 3 clue drop chance, that is a good way to get clues. Leaf Swords are the absolute best way to kill Turoth however. The blade itself is wide, but still light and comfortable to hold. D scim, leaf swords are 600k in the RSoF.

Both the blade and grip of the Laeonis have a forward tilt to them that gives maximum leverage when cutting. In Stock Fully tempered, battle-ready and razor sharp. Once one adventurer had it, they all wanted them.īut, in all seriousness, one of my players, first time playing D&D asked if he could wield a two bladed sword. Laeonis - Premium Broad-bladed Short Sword with Carved Wooden Sheath. Why? Because its much more badass that way of course! Forget the fact that you can barely wield it, or that you will likely kill yourself the first time you try, its freakin awesome! (And no blacksmith is going to argue with a crazy adventurer) For certain monsters, its worth switching between the longsword and scimitar, but the battleaxe DPS is low enough overall that its never really worth using. They originated from a crazy adventurer saying that they wanted a two-sided weapon. The battleaxe has lower DPS (damage-per-second, the rate at which damage is inflicted) than the other two by a significant amount. I'm sure double weapons were the result of drunken blacksmiths on a bet.Nah, you've got it wrong there.
