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Rat bone weapons, known colloquially as "ratbane" weapons, are a class of weapons that have an affinity for monsters with the rat attribute. They are primarily used for killing Scurrius, but also brine rats, giant rats, zombie rats and other rats. Rat bone weapons are not effective against most monsters, and can only deal damage to rats. Each weapon is made from scurrius' spine, dropped by Scurrius.

Weapons

In addition to their stats, all ratbane weapons offer +10 maximum hit when attacking rats, and have no attack delay when attacking the giant rats summoned by Scurrius.

ItemAttack BonusesDefence BonusesOther
Stab attackSlash attackCrush attackMagic attackRanged attackStab defenceSlash defenceCrush defenceMagic defenceRanged defenceMelee strengthMagic damageRanged strengthPrayer bonusWeightMembers
Bone maceBone mace40-2600000000550%001.814Members
Bone shortbowBone shortbow0000690000000%001.360Members
Bone staffBone staff0001400000000%002.267Members

The weapons are excellent options for lower-levelled players to train with. Having the three weapons covers all three combat styles, and all three hit hard for the level at which they are used. This is due to their +10 to the player's max hit. Additionally, the lack of a delay between attacks against the minions and the guaranteed hits increase experience per hour further. Scurrius' loot is also above average for the player's level, and includes the pet "Scurry". Players are therefore recommended to tackle Scurrius using rat bone weapons, once they are earned.

Enemies

Increased effectiveness against most rat enemies, see the monster attribute page for a full list.

Despite appearing rat-like, some monsters are unaffected by rat bone weapons: Angry giant rat, Experiment No.2 and Mouse.

Trivia

  • When wielding a rat bone weapon while deploying a Dwarf multicannon to shoot non-rat monsters, the cannon will not shoot, instead displaying the message "You can only use this weapon against rats".
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Demonbane
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Ratbane
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Undead
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