Stab is an attack type that is used primarily by weapons like daggers, short swords and spears.
Weapons
Primary
The majority of attack styles associated with the following weapon categories are stab-based.
Banners
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lunge | Stab | Accurate |   | +3 Attack |
 | Swipe | Slash | Aggressive |  | +3 Strength |
 | Pound | Crush | Controlled |  | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Block | Stab | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Banner (Arrav)
Banner (Asgarnia)
Banner (Dorgeshuun)
Banner (Dragon)
Banner (Fairy)
Banner (Guthix)
Banner (HAM)
Banner (Horse)
Banner (Jogre)
Banner (Kandarin)
Banner (Misthalin)
Banner (Money)
Banner (Saradomin)
Banner (Skull)
Banner (Varrock)
Banner (Zamorak)
Bronze fist flag
Clan vexillum
Cutthroat flag
Demonic pacts banner
Gilded smile flag
Green banner
Lucky shot flag
Phasmatys flag
Protest banner
Raging echoes banner
Saradomin banner
Shattered banner
Trailblazer banner
Trailblazer reloaded banner
Treasure flag
Twisted banner
Zamorak banner
Pickaxes
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spike | Stab | Accurate | | +3 Attack |
 | Impale | Stab | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Smash | Crush | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Block | Stab | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
3rd Age pickaxe
Black pickaxe
Corrupted pickaxe
Crystal pickaxe
Crystal pickaxe (The Gauntlet)
Dragon pickaxe
Dragon pickaxe (or)
Dragon pickaxe (or) (Trailblazer)
Dragon pickaxe (upgraded)
Gilded pickaxe
Infernal pickaxe
Infernal pickaxe (or)
Infernal pickaxe (or) (Trailblazer Reloaded)
Iron pickaxe (nz)
Mithril pickaxe
Mithril pickaxe (nz)
Rune pickaxe (nz)
Steel pickaxe
Polearms
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jab | Stab | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Swipe | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Fend | Stab | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Adamant halberd
Black halberd
Bronze halberd
Corrupted halberd (attuned)
Corrupted halberd (basic)
Corrupted halberd (perfected)
Crystal halberd (attuned)
Crystal halberd (basic)
Crystal halberd (perfected)
Dragon halberd (cr)
Iron halberd
Mithril halberd
Noxious halberd (Last Man Standing)
Rune halberd
White halberd
Spears
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lunge | Stab | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Swipe | Slash | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Pound | Crush | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Block | Stab | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Adamant hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Black spear(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Bronze hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Bronze spear(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Dragon hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Dragon spear (cr)(p)(p+)(p++)
Gilded hasta
Gilded spear
Guthan's warspear
Iron hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Leaf-bladed spear
Magic butterfly net
Merfolk trident
Mithril hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Noose wand
Rune hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Steel hasta(p)(p+)(p++)(kp)
Sunspear
Vesta's spear (bh)
Vesta's spear (Deadman Mode)
Zamorakian spear
Stabbing swords
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stab | Stab | Accurate | | +3 Attack |
 | Lunge | Stab | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Slash | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Block | Stab | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Abyssal dagger (bh)(p)(p+)(p++)
Adamant dagger(p)(p+)(p++)
Adamant sword
Barb-tail harpoon
Belle's folly
Black sword
Bone dagger(p)(p+)(p++)
Corrupted harpoon
Crystal dagger (perfected)
Crystal harpoon
Crystal harpoon (The Gauntlet)
Dragon dagger (cr)(p)(p+)(p++)
Dragon dagger (Last Man Standing)
Dragon harpoon
Dragon harpoon (or)
Dragon sword (cr)
Dual sai
Earthbound tecpatl
Egg whisk
Fang of the hound
Ghrazi rapier
Glowing dagger
Holy ghrazi rapier
Infernal harpoon
Infernal harpoon (or)
Infernal harpoon (or) (Trailblazer Reloaded)
Iron dagger(p)(p+)(p++)
Iron sword
Kitchen knife
Leaf-bladed sword
Magic secateurs (nz)
Mithril dagger(p)(p+)(p++)
Mithril sword
Osmumten's fang
Osmumten's fang (Last Man Standing)
Osmumten's fang (or)
Rapier
Rune dagger(p)(p+)(p++)
Spork
Swift blade
Toktz-xil-ak
Training sword
White dagger(p)(p+)(p++)
White sword
Wilderness sword 1
Wilderness sword 2
Wilderness sword 3
Wilderness sword 4
Wooden sword
Secondary
The following weapon categories have at least one stab-based attack style.
Bladed staves
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jab | Stab | Accurate | | +3 Attack |
 | Swipe | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Fend | Crush | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
 | Spell | Magic | Defensive Autocast |  | None |
 | Spell | Magic | Autocast | | None |
Blue Moon spear
Blue Moon spear (Last Man Standing)
Staff of Balance
Staff of Light
Staff of the Dead
Staff of the Dead (Last Man Standing)
Toxic staff (Deadman)
Toxic Staff of the Dead
Claws
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chop | Slash | Accurate | | +3 Attack |
 | Slash | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Lunge | Stab | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Block | Slash | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Adamant claws
Beach boxing gloves
Black claws
Boxing gloves
Bronze claws
Burning claws (Last Man Standing)
Corrupted dragon claws
Dragon claws (cr)
Dragon claws (Last Man Standing)
Dragon claws (or)
Iron claws
Mithril claws
Rune claws
White claws
Slashing swords
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chop | Slash | Accurate | | +3 Attack |
 | Slash | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Lunge | Stab | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Block | Slash | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Adamant longsword
Black scimitar
Blade of Saeldor (c)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Amlodd)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Cadarn)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Crwys)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Iorwerth)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Ithell)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Meilyr)
Blade of Saeldor (c) (Trahaearn)
Blisterwood sickle (e)
Brine sabre
Bronze longsword
Bronze scimitar
Cleaver
Corrupted voidwaker
Decorative sword (gold)
Decorative sword (red)
Decorative sword (white)
Diamond sickle (b)
Dragon longsword
Dragon longsword (bh)
Dragon longsword (cr)
Dragon scimitar (cr)
Dragon scimitar (Last Man Standing)
Dragon scimitar (or)
Enchanted diamond sickle (b)
Gilded scimitar
Granite longsword
Harry's cutlass
Iron longsword
Iron scimitar
Iron sickle
Jade machete
Katana
Lucky cutlass
Mithril longsword
Mithril scimitar
Opal machete
Red topaz machete
Rune scimitar (guthix)
Rune scimitar (saradomin)
Rune scimitar (zamorak)
Skewer
Starter sword
Steel scimitar
Sulphur blades
Thunder khopesh (Deadman Mode)
Toktz-xil-ek
Vesta's blighted longsword
Vesta's longsword (bh)
Vesta's longsword (Deadman Mode)
Vesta's longsword (Last Man Standing)
Voidwaker
Voidwaker (Deadman)
Voidwaker (Last Man Standing)
White longsword
White scimitar
Wooden spoon
Spiked weapons
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pound | Crush | Accurate | | +3 Attack |
 | Pummel | Crush | Aggressive | | +3 Strength |
 | Spike | Stab | Controlled | | +1 Attack, Strength, Defence |
 | Block | Crush | Defensive | | +3 Defence |
Adamant cane
Adamant mace
Barrelchest anchor (bh)
Black cane
Black mace
Bone mace
Bronze mace
Crimson kisten
Demonic sceptre
Dragon mace (bh)
Dragon mace (cr)
Dual macuahuitl
Dual macuahuitl (Last Man Standing)
Inquisitor's mace
Iron mace
Mithril mace
Raging echoes cane
Rune cane
Shattered cane
Soulflame horn
Trailblazer cane
Trailblazer reloaded torch
Twisted cane
Ursine chainmace
Verac's flail
Viggora's chainmace
White mace
Equipment
Equipment with a positive stab bonus include:
Helmets
- Fighter hat
Amulets
- Beads of the Dead
- Unholy symbol
- Amulet of accuracy
- Amulet of power
- Amulet of glory
- Amulet of avarice
- Amulet of the Damned
- Dragonbone necklace & Bonecrusher necklace
- Amulet of fury
- Amulet of torture
- Amulet of rancour
Bodies
- Mixed hide top
Legs
- Mixed hide legs
Boots
- Primordial boots
- Boots of Brimstone
- All versions of Avernic treads
Capes
- All versions of the Ardougne cloak
- Fire cape
- Infernal cape
Off-hand
- Mooleta
- Book of Balance
- Unholy book
- All Defenders obtained from the Warriors' guild
- Avernic defender
Gloves
- All versions of the Karamja gloves
- Steel gauntlets and all variants available after the Family crest quest
- All metal gloves from the Recipe for Disaster quest
- Samurai gloves
- Klank's gauntlets
- Combat bracelet
- Regen bracelet
- Dragonstone gauntlets
- Ferocious gloves
Rings
- Treasonous ring
- Treasonous ring (i)
- Brimstone ring
- Ring of shadows
Best Stab attack bonus
| Slot | Item | Stab bonus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Fighter hat
|
+5 | |
|
 Amulet of rancour
|
+25 | Requires 90 to wear.
|
|
 Mixed hide top
|
+4 | 50 and  60 to equip.
|
|
 Mixed hide legs
|
+3 | 60 to equip.
|
|
 Avernic treads
|
+5 | 80 , 80 , 80 , and 80 to equip.
|
|
 Ardougne cloak 4
|
+6 | Requires completion of the Elite Ardougne achievement diaries. |
|
 Avernic defender
|
+30 | 70 and 70 to equip.
|
|
 Ferocious gloves
|
+16 | Requires 80 and 80 to equip and the completion of Dragon Slayer II.
|
|
 Treasonous ring (i)
|
+8 | The Treasonous ring initially gives +4 stab bonus. However, players can imbue their ring via Nightmare Zone to double the ring's bonuses to +8. |
|
 Osmumten's fang
|
+105 | Requires 82 to equip.
|
| TOTAL | +207 | ||
Best Stab defence bonus
| Slot | Item | Stab bonus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 Justiciar faceguard
|
+63 | Requires 75 to wear.
|
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 Amulet of fury
|
+15 | |
|
|
 Justiciar chestguard
|
+130 | Requires 75 to wear.
|
|
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 Justiciar legguards
|
+92 | Requires 75 to wear.
|
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 Guardian boots
|
+32 | Requires 75 to wear.
|
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 Infernal cape
|
+12 | Requires completion of the Inferno. |
|
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 Ancient wyvern shield
|
+72 | Requires 70 and 75 to equip.
|
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 Confliction gauntlets
|
+15 | Requires 90 to equip.
|
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 Steel ring
|
+24 | |
|
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 Belle's folly
|
+20 | Requires 65 to equip.
|
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 Dinh's bulwark
|
+106 | Requires 75 and to equip.
|
| TOTAL | +489 | +475 if using the Belle's folly and ancient wyvern shield | |
See also
- Slash weapons
- Crush weapons
- Ranged weapons
- Magic weapons