Slash weapons are among the best in the game, offering high attack bonuses and the fastest attack speed. This category includes scimitars, whips, claws, scythes, and daggers, making it the most diverse weapon type across all attack styles.
This list ranks the top Slash weapons in OSRS based on their DPS against Hespori, which is weak to slash attacks. It covers their strengths, best uses, and any limitations to help you select the ideal weapon for PvM or PvP battles. We also ranked them based on the extra bonus from a defender, since one-handed still provides that option.
Note: The prices listed below were accurate when this blog was written. They are meant to provide a general idea of market rates, but since prices fluctuate frequently, we recommend verifying them before trying to make a purchase.
Rank |
Weapon |
Requirement |
Price |
Slash bonus |
DPS |
Attack style for Slash |
Information |
10 |
|
75 attack |
12.9M |
+132 |
3.438 |
Chop, Slash, and Block |
This weapon is popularly used by high-level players since it can deal large amounts of damage. It also has a special attack, Warstrike, which doubles accuracy, inflicts 21% more damage, and drains the opponent’s combat levels, consuming 50% special attack energy. It is popularly used to reduce the difficulty of various boss fights. It has the same bonuses with the other godswords (Ancient, Armadyl, Bandos, Saradomin and Zamorak) |
9 |
|
75 attack |
Not sold |
+100 |
3.655 |
Chop, Slash, and Block |
The Saradomin’s blessed sword is a two-handed weapon, the better variant of the regular Saradomin’s sword, created by combining Saradomin’s tear with the Saradomin’s sword. It has an attack speed of 2.4s and has a special attack, Saradomin’s lightning, which deals a magic-based attack that increases the player’s max hit by 25%, consuming 65% of the player’s special attack energy. This weapon degrades as it is used. After 10,000 hits, it will degrade and consume the Saradomin sword, leaving behind the Saradomin’s tear. |
8 |
|
65 attack |
1.4M |
+105 |
3.432 or 3.7 with an Avernic defender |
Chop, Hack and Block |
Zombie axe can be made by taking a broken zombie axe, obtained as a drop from armoured zombies to an anvil, and repairing it with 70 smithing. This weapon has a 5-tick attack speed and a high slash bonus, which allows it to deal more damage to enemies with low slash defence. |
7 |
|
75 attack |
71.9M |
+80 |
3.301 or 3.737 with an Avernic defender |
Chop, Slash, and Block |
The main drawback of this weapon is its high price, but it offers solid bonuses and a powerful special attack, Disrupt. This attack consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and guarantees magic damage ranging from 50% to 150% of the wielder’s maximum melee hit. With the potential to hit 70+ damage, it excels in PvP encounters. |
6 |
|
|
457M |
+134 |
3.889 |
Slash |
The Soulreaper axe is a two-handed axe. It has an attack speed of 5 ticks (3 seconds) and is capable of dealing incredibly high amounts of damage to opponents. It has a passive on-attack effect which damages the wielder by 8, and they will receive a soul stack. Each soul stack provides a 6% boost to a player’s strength level, up to a maximum of +30% at five stacks. Soul stacks are generated every time a player makes an attack, even if that attack was not a successful hit. |
5 |
|
70 attack |
1.65M |
+82 |
3.324 or 3.903 with an Avernic defender |
Flick, Lash, and Deflect |
The Abyssal whip is among the most powerful non-degradable melee weapons in the game. It is an affordable alternative weapon to high-level weapons , but can still deal high damage consistently with the same speed of daggers and scimitars at 2.4 seconds per hit. It is probably the most used melee weapon, particularly for slayer tasks and PvM activities. |
4 |
|
75 attack |
Not sold |
+90 |
3.553, 3.970 with an Avernic defender |
Flick, Lash, Deflect |
The Abyssal tentacle is mainly used in high-level slayer tasks and against bosses like Cerberus, Kraken and Vorkath. It is known for its fast attack speed, which can deal damage consistently to enemies. It also has a 25% chance per hit to poison the opponent. |
3 |
|
82 attack |
10.6M |
+75 |
3.515 or 3.973 with an Avernic defender |
Slash |
The Osmumten’s fang is the one of the best weapons in OSRS mainly because of its high offensive bonuses and two unique passive effects, which make it easier to defeat enemies with high defence levels. |
2 |
|
|
Not sold |
+94 |
3.738 or 4.1 with an Avernic defender |
Chop, Slash and Block |
The Blade of Saeldor provides the highest strength and slash bonus of any weapon in the game. It is tied for the strongest one-handed weapon with the Ghrazi rapier and Inquisitor’s mace. The weapon is degradable at first and requires 1000 crystal shards to turn non-degradable |
1 |
|
|
1.8B |
+75 |
4.88 |
Reap, Chop and Block |
The Scythe of Vitur is a two-handed slash weapon. It is quite valuable and many might say it is worth that price since it can do a lot of damage against large enemies. Although it has an attack speed of 5 ticks, the scythe has a passive effect where it will attack an enemy as many times as possible. It is considered the strongest slash weapon for this reason. It is great for high-level level content like the Chambers of Xeric, Nightmare of Ashihama, Theatre of, Blood, and Phantom Muspah. Note that this weapon is degradable and can be charged to drastically increase its stats. |