Soulreaper axe

Soulreaper axe
Released							26 July 2023 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
League region
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							An axe that manipulates the very lifeforce of those who touch it.
Values
Value							240,000 coins
High alch							144,000 coins
Low alch							96,000 coins
Weight							2.825 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							448,685,843 coins (info)
Buy limit							5
Daily volume							350
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Advanced data
Item ID							28338
Link							MOID

The Soulreaper axe is a two-handed axe that requires 80 Attack and Strength to wield. It is created by combining four untradeable components, obtained as drops from The Leviathan, The Whisperer, Vardorvis, and Duke Sucellus, alongside 2,000 blood runes and level 75 Magic (which cannot be boosted).

Despite being made from items dropped by prominent Zarosians, the item itself does not grant god protection towards Zarosian NPCs in the God Wars Dungeon.

Attack bonuses
+28	+134	+66	+0	+0
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+125	+0	+0%	+0	List

Combat style		Attack type	Weapon style	Attack speed	Range	Experience	Level boost
	Chop	Slash	Accurate	5 ticks (3.0s)	1 tile		+3 Attack
	Hack	Slash	Aggressive				+3 Strength
	Smash	Crush	Aggressive				+3 Strength
	Block	Slash	Defensive				+3 Defence

Soul stacks are generated every time a player makes an attack and has not reached five stacks, which are applied whenever the player attacks with the axe (even if they miss). Each stack is added after the damage from the player's attack is calculated, so an attack does not benefit from the 6% bonus it just generated.

Each Soul stack provides a 6% boost to a player's Strength level, up to a maximum of +30% at five stacks. This boost is additive with, and works similarly to, the Strength multipliers from prayers like Piety or Ultimate Strength. Soul stacks do not affect other weapons. Each stack will last for 50 ticks if the player is unable to attack during that time frame.

When the player can maintain five stacks for the 30% strength bonus, the soulreaper axe has the capability to deal more damage than weapons like the inquisitor's mace or blade of Saeldor, and can even out-DPS the scythe of vitur against 1x1 or 2x2-sized monsters. Against 3x3 or larger sized monsters, the scythe of vitur will typically provide a higher damage output. The boost provided from the soul stacks can be further increased with boosts such as Super strength potions and strength-boosting gear.

Soul stacks are maintained as long as a player is actively attacking with the Soulreaper axe equipped, with one stack decaying every 50 ticks (30s) if the player is not doing so. In areas with aggressive enemies, very little input is required to keep the strength buff maximised. This makes the axe exceptional for combat encounters with little downtime, including bosses like Araxxor and Vardorvis, and lower intensity combat like Slayer and the Nightmare Zone.

The Soulreaper axe has a special attack, Behead, which consumes all Soul Stacks and does not require special attack energy.

For each Soul Stack consumed, Behead increases the player's accuracy by 12% and maximum and minimum damage by 6%, meaning when using a special attack with all five stacks, the attack will have 60% increased accuracy, 30% increased max hit, and deal a minimum of at least 30% of their max hit.

Equipping the Soulreaper axe replaces the special attack interface with a unique graphic () that indicates the Soul stack resource, however player's special attack energy continues to regenerate in the background normally. Since the special attack only consumes Soul stacks, in PvP it's useful to combo Behead into special attacks from other weapons like the granite maul, dragon claws, or voidwaker for high amounts of burst damage on the target.

Although the in-game description states Behead deals additional damage, this is in relation to base damage and not the boosted level from active soul stacks.

When using Behead, the Strength boost from Soul stacks is consumed first and a new separate damage bonus is applied to the swing. Consequently the strength bonus is then lost, meaning Behead also costs 90% of an additional attack when a player continues combat.

Note: in rare situations, the alternate damage calculation of the special attack can result in Behead having a lower max hit than a regular auto attack.

The accuracy roll for Behead uses the attack bonus of the player's currently selected style, which is rolled against the corresponding defensive bonuses of an opponent – either slash or crush in this case.^[1] This is in contrast to most other special attacks, which roll against the defensive bonuses of an opponent of a specific combat style regardless of the attacking combat style chosen (for example, the dragon dagger's special attack will always roll against the opponent's slash defence, even if the attack style is set to stab).

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Magic		75 (nb)	400
Members		Ticks	5 (3s)

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Leviathan's lure	1	N/A
	Siren's staff	1	N/A
	Executioner's axe head	1	N/A
	Eye of the duke	1	N/A
	Blood rune	2,000	748,000
Total cost			748,000
	Soulreaper axe	1	448,685,843
Profit			447,937,843
Profit after GE Tax			442,937,843

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Soulreaper axe (o)		None	None	1 × Soulreaper axe 1 × Demonic axe ornament kit

• Behead animation, by Mod Hend.
• Concept art for the soulreaper axe, by Mod Jerv.
• The inspiration behind the soulreaper axe originated from a suggestion on Reddit.

• The soulreaper axe was based on a suggestion by Reddit user moronijess,^[2] who was credited for the suggestion in an update newspost.^[3]
• Despite the poll blog and newspost stating the axe requires full completion of Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire to wield, this is not the case in-game.