Gleason's Gielinor Guide

UnpoisonedPoisonPoison+Poison++
Black knife

Released							14 April 2003 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							A finely balanced throwing knife.
Values
Value							19 coins
High alch							11 coins
Low alch							7 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							39 coins (info)
Buy limit							7,000
Daily volume							89,788
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Advanced data
Item ID							869
Link							MOID

The black knife is a throwing knife that requires a Ranged level of 10 to wield. It is stronger than a steel knife but weaker than a mithril knife. As with all black equipment, this item cannot be made via the Smithing skill. A black knife must either be obtained as a monster drop, or bought from another player. They can be poisoned and can be wielded with a shield or god book for protection.

Throwing knives are among the fastest weapons in the game (along with darts), and are commonly used for PKing or training Ranged.

Combat stats

UnpoisonedPoisonPoison+Poison++

Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+10
Defence bonuses

+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot

+0	+8	+0%	+0	List

	Attack type	Weapon style	Attack speed	Range	Level boost
Accurate	Light	Accurate	3 ticks (1.8s)	4 tiles	+3 Ranged
Rapid	Light	Rapid	2 ticks (1.2s)	4 tiles	None
Longrange	Light	Longrange	3 ticks (1.8s)	6 tiles	+3 Defence

Creation

Requirements
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Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Black knife	5	195
	Weapon poison	1	282
Total cost			477
	Black knife(p)	5	1,650
Profit			1,173
Profit after GE Tax			1,143

Requirements
Members		Ticks	0 (0s)

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Black knife	5	195
	Weapon poison(+)	1	728
Total cost			923
	Black knife(p+)	5	960
Profit			37
Profit after GE Tax			22

Requirements
Members		Ticks	0 (0s)

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Black knife	5	195
	Weapon poison(++)	1	2,001
Total cost			2,196
	Black knife(p++)	5	6,125
Profit			3,929
Profit after GE Tax			3,809

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Cyclops Warriors' Guild Rooftop	56; 76	4–13	16/100
Cyclops Warriors' Guild Basement	106	22	4/100
Ankou Regular	75; 82; 86; 95	1	1/100
Shadow warrior	48	1	1/128
Soldier (Burthorpe)	48	6	13/128
Cyclops (God Wars Dungeon)	81	4–13	16/100
Cyclops (Catacombs of Kourend)	56; 76	4–13	16/100

Changes

Date	Changes
7 July 2021 (Update)	The position of the weapon and its variants on female players has been adjusted so that they appear to be equipped properly.
20 September 2006 (Update)	The extra strong poisoned variant was renamed from "Black knife(+)" to "Black knife(p+)". The super strong poisoned variant was renamed from "Black knife(s)" to "Black knife(p++)".

Gallery (historical)



RuneScape 2 Beta	29 March 2004 – present

Combat stats

Creation

Item sources

Changes

Gallery (historical)

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