Gleason's Gielinor Guide

UnpoisonedPoisonPoison+Poison++
Rune 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							167 coins
High alch							100 coins
Low alch							66 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							117 coins (info)
Buy limit							11,000
Daily volume							381,361
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID							868
Link							MOID

The rune knife is a throwing knife that requires a Ranged level of 40 to wield. It is the second strongest throwing knife in the game. To create rune knives, the player must have at least 92 Smithing. Each runite bar will create 5 rune knives and give the player 75 Smithing experience. 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.

Despite having lower ranged strength, rune knives in particular are sometimes used over dragon knives in PKing since their throwing animation can be cancelled earlier, allowing users to be more mobile and unpredictable while attacking.

Combat stats

UnpoisonedPoisonPoison+Poison++

Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+25
Defence bonuses

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

+0	+24	+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
Skill	Level	XP
Smithing	92 ^(b)	75
Members	Ticks	4 (2.4s)^{[r 1]}
Tools	Facilities	Anvil

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Runite bar	1	12,185
Total cost			12,185
	Rune knife	5	585
Profit			−11,600
Profit after GE Tax			−11,610

^ Make-all is 4, then 5 ticks.

Requirements
Members		Ticks	0 (0s)

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Rune knife	5	585
	Weapon poison	1	282
Total cost			867
	Rune knife(p)	5	1,970
Profit			1,103
Profit after GE Tax			1,068

Requirements
Members		Ticks	0 (0s)

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Rune knife	5	585
	Weapon poison(+)	1	728
Total cost			1,313
	Rune knife(p+)	5	2,630
Profit			1,317
Profit after GE Tax			1,267

Requirements
Members		Ticks	0 (0s)

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Rune knife	5	585
	Weapon poison(++)	1	2,001
Total cost			2,586
	Rune knife(p++)	5	710
Profit			−1,876
Profit after GE Tax			−1,886

Item sources

Rune knife

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Mithril dragon	304	8	3/128
Bronze dragon Standard	131; 143	2	3/128
Steel dragon Standard	246; 274	7	3/128
Black dragon Regular	227	2	3/128
Black dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	247	15	7/128
Black dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	247	10	6/128
Black dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	247	5	3/128
Iron dragon Standard	189; 215	5	3/128
Ninja impling	74; 84	40	1/19
Barrel (Shaman Caves)	N/A	1	Uncommon
Lava dragon	252	8	4/128
Vet'ion	454	150	3/126
Venenatis	464	150	5/126
Crazy archaeologist	204	10	4/128
Ninja impling jar	N/A	40	1/19
Frost dragon	202	10–20	5/130
Brutal blue dragon	271	5	2/128
Brutal black dragon	318	25	2/128
Brutal red dragon	289	10	2/128
Deranged archaeologist	276	25	6/131
Spindel	302	30	5/128
Lava Strykewyrm	116	20–30	5/128
Magma strykewyrm	249	20–30	3 × 5/128

Rune knife(p++)

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Kalphite Queen	333	25	4/126
Thermonuclear smoke devil	301	50	1/107

Used in recommended equipment

Rank	Method
3	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Ranged (Absorption, AFK))
2	Basilisk Knight/Strategies (Ranged)
3	Slayer task/Fossil Island wyverns (Ranged)
2	Slayer task/Wyrms (Ranged)

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 "Rune knife(+)" to "Rune knife(p+)". The super strong poisoned variant was renamed from "Rune knife(s)" to "Rune knife(p++)".