RuneScape: Godsword Vs Whip

People in Runescape debate over which is the better weapon: godsword or whip. I’m going to tell you the bonuses and the positives and negatives of each.

Godswords

Godswords come in 4 different types. Each one has a different special attack but they all have the same stats. Godswords are the strongest melee weapon in the game. They cost a lot (cheapest being 22m and most expensive being 87.2m). To obtain one you either have to buy or collect (from killing the God War Dungeon bosses and mini-bosses) 3 godsword shards and meld them together with 80 smithing or buy the whole blade. Then you either have to spend a lot of cash on the hilt or try your luck on getting one.

Stats

Bonuses

Attack Bonus

Stab	Slash	Crush	Magic	Range	-
0	+132	+80	0	0	-
Defence Bonus

Stab	Slash	Crush	Magic	Range	Summoning
0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Bonus
Strength	Ranged Strength	Prayer
+132	0	+8
Speed

Positives

Very accurate
Prayer bonus
Can train all styles of attack
High strength bonus
Pretty good special attack

Negatives

Very slow
2-handed
Cannot train controlled
Expensive
Not ideal for training
No defence bonus

Abyssal Whip

Abyssal whip is one the most used weapons and most popular weapon in the game. It very affordable and is pretty strong. To obtain one, you must buy it from another player or general store or kill an abyssalsdemon which requires 85 slayer!

Abyssal whip

Stats

Bonuses
Attack Bonus
Stab	Slash	Crush	Magic	Range	-
0	+82	0	0	0	-
Defence Bonus
Stab	Slash	Crush	Magic	Range	Summoning
0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Bonus
Strength	Ranged Strength	Prayer
+82	0	0
Speed

Positives

One of the fastest weapons in the game
One handed
Very affordable
Ideal for training stats
Able to get largest attack bonuses with rune defender

Negatives

Bad special attack
cannot train strength (not counting controlled)
No prayer bonus
No defence bonus

Conclusion

Well many people I know say whips are better. So I think they are probably right. So try it for yoursef to see whether whips are better than godswords.