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Special attack weapons

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Special attack weapons

Special attack weapons
Type Mechanic
Videos 2 (first 2024-07-07, latest 2024-09-25)
Main source Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS)

Special attack weapons is a mechanic topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2024-07-07 and 2024-09-25. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

Tips

  • The Accursed sceptre's magic-draining special attack works for one spec from one person and is typically useless in PvM, including Tombs of Amascut.1
  • The Bandos godsword's accurate defence-draining slash special drains exactly the levels it hits, great for bosses around 100 defence or when a small drain is needed like in Tombs of Amascut, and fairly useless on targets with tons of defence.2
  • The Elder maul drains 35% of the target's current defence, is directly better than the Dragon warhammer except for its max hit, is amazing against defence over 100 and useless under 100.3
  • The weapon he calls the toenails of Ralos drains a flat amount of defence based on the target's magic level, is useless nearly everywhere compared to other options, is a solid option for Maiden where it is the best option for draining her, and that its high price is baffling.3
  • Dragon claws are an extremely accurate slash special, great if the target is weak to slash or low defence, and do lower damage the higher the opponent's defence.4
  • The Voidwaker has a guaranteed accurate special with a lower max hit than claws, is amazing on extremely tanky targets like Kephri, and worse than Zaryte crossbow or claws on low defence.4
  • The weapon he calls 'Chali' has an extremely slow but powerful special attack, great just before a boss has downtime such as Bloat or Grotesque Guardians, terrible as a generic DPS spec where even the Dragon dagger special is superior.5
  • At The Hueycoatl Death charge works on the body segments at the start, so you can drop a special attack and grab a death charge off them.6
  • The Voidwaker is decent for The Hueycoatl if you have it, but a Zaryte crossbow is no good because the boss has over 300 ranged defence.7

Gnomonkey's opinion

  • Gnomonkey believes Dragon claws are the best special attack weapon for The Hueycoatl, with Burning claws a cheap alternative that has issues because the burn is removed when the boss reaches 50% and does not work on the body segments.6

Revision history

Date Video Change
2024-09-25 HUEYCOATYL GUIDE - Release Day (OSRS) Added: 3 statements (opinion, tip)
2024-07-07 Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS) Page created: 7 statements (tip)
## See also

References

  1. Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS), 2024-07-07. ▶ 18:45 ↩

  2. Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS), 2024-07-07. ▶ 18:54 ↩

  3. Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS), 2024-07-07. ▶ 19:15 ↩↩

  4. Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS), 2024-07-07. ▶ 19:28 ↩↩

  5. Ultimate Account Building Guide (OSRS), 2024-07-07. ▶ 20:01 ↩

  6. HUEYCOATYL GUIDE - Release Day (OSRS), 2024-09-25. ▶ 2:02 ↩↩

  7. HUEYCOATYL GUIDE - Release Day (OSRS), 2024-09-25. ▶ 2:29 ↩

Mechanics

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Category: Mechanics