Abyssal whip

The abyssal whip is a one-handed melee weapon which requires an Attack level of 70 to wield. It can be obtained as a drop from abyssal demons or from sacrificing an unsired.

The whip is among the most powerful and popular non-degradable melee weapons and is capable of attacking at the same speed of daggers and scimitars at 2.4 seconds per hit. As it performs great against monsters that are weak to slash attacks and is relatively affordable, it is one of the most widely used melee weapons in the game and is a popular choice used to train the Slayer skill at higher combat levels before more powerful weapons become accessible.

While still less powerful than other weapons such as the Ghrazi rapier and blade of Saeldor, the whip is still very popular among players for its simplicity and cost. It is a good training weapon for those wishing to increase their Attack or Defence, but not Strength, as the "Lash" option only provides shared experience between all three styles. Though it falls off compared to other weapons when they are obtained, holding a whip is recommended for the purpose of Master Treasure Trails, in which two potential steps require a whip.

The abyssal whip has a special attack, Energy Drain, which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy, increases accuracy by 25%, and in PvP, transfers 10% of the target's run energy to the wielder. The target player will receive the message, "You feel drained!" in their chat window. The accuracy roll for Energy Drain is made against an opponent's slash defence.^[1]

Players can attach a kraken tentacle to the abyssal whip to create an abyssal tentacle, which requires an Attack level of 75 and has +8 higher slash attack and +4 higher Strength bonus, equating to about 1 higher damage. This process, however, will cause the whip to be consumed, and cannot be undone. Once the abyssal tentacle consumes all of its 10,000 charges, the player will retain the kraken tentacle.

Furthermore, using a Shattered relics variety ornament kit on an abyssal whip will change its appearance into that of an abyssal whip (or). Players can also use either a volcanic or frozen whip mix, obtained from Justine's stuff for the Last Shopper Standing to cosmetically enhance the abyssal whip, creating a volcanic abyssal whip or a frozen abyssal whip, respectively. This only alters its appearance, and causes the whip to become untradeable. It can be reverted by using a cleaning cloth on the whip, but the mix will not be returned.

• Equipping an abyssal whip in front of the abyssal demons in the Slayer Tower is required to complete a master clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock.

• The whip is made from the spine of an abyssal demon.^[2]
• Like other slash weapons, an abyssal whip can be used in lieu of a knife when slicing bananas despite having no apparent blade. It can also be used to slice through webs.
• The whip has an odd value of 120,001 so that it is always kept on death ahead of a Mystic robe top. Previously, players would scam whip owners by luring them to the Wilderness, giving them three robe tops and then killing them. The victim would keep the robe tops on death as opposed to the much more valuable whip.