RuneScape: Whip vs. Godsword

People in Runescape debate over which is the better weapon: godsword or whip. I’m going to tell you the bonuses and the positives and negatives of each.

Godswords

Godswords come in 4 different types. Each one has a different special attack but they all have the same stats. Godswords are the strongest melee weapon in the game. They cost a lot (cheapest being 22m and most expensive being 87.2m). To obtain one you either have to buy or collect (from killing the God War Dungeon bosses and mini-bosses) 3 godsword shards and meld them together with 80 smithing or buy the whole blade. Then you either have to spend a lot of cash on the hilt or try your luck on getting one.

Stats

Positives

• Very accurate
• Prayer bonus
• Can train all styles of attack
• High strength bonus
• Pretty good special attack

Negatives

• Very slow
• 2-handed
• Cannot train controlled
• Expensive
• Not ideal for training
• No defence bonus

Abyssal Whip

Abyssal whip is one the most used weapons and most popular weapon in the game. It very affordable and is pretty strong. To obtain one, you must buy it from another player or general store or kill an abyssalsdemon which requires 85 slayer!

Stats

Positives

• One of the fastest weapons in the game
• One handed
• Very affordable
• Ideal for training stats
• Able to get largest attack bonuses with rune defender

Negatives

• Bad special attack
• cannot train strength (not counting controlled)
• No prayer bonus
• No defence bonus

Conclusion

Well many people I know say whips are better. So I think they are probably right. So try it for yoursef to see whether whips are better than godswords.

All images from Runescape and Runescape wiki.

Hope this was useful,

Cheers!