To start off, leaf bladed battleaxe is worse at gargoyles than a d scim, or pretty much anything else you'd use normally. Here's a chart of various combinations of gear and levels that should make it pretty clear. Based on the droprates of these, it's probably best to hunt for the Hasta, though the Cudgel is a SOLID 2nd.Įdit: Good luck whichever path you choose!Ĭudgel is not worth grinding efficiency wise. Hasta > Cudgel everywhere except attack/strength training styles and I'm not even taking into account the future uses/upgrades of Hasta. My final opinion: Just get the Leaf Bladed Battle-axe on task, and use it on those tasks only if you still do those. (Yes, I've done 100s of kills using both Hasta and Cudgel in my 1400+ kills there). Hasta felt way more consistent here because its higher strength bonus.

DPS is key when fighting Cerberus to shorten the fight and reduce the amount of (prayer draining) special attacks he does. Fighting Cerberus using the step-under-every-2-hits-method is MUCH less consistent using a 5 tick weapon over a 4 tick weapon.

Cerberus could potentially be a long and draining grind, one should try to shorten this as much as possible. 'Would either of these be sufficient to take on cerb' One might even stop doing gargoyle tasks and this stage of the game, but who am I to judge you for your playstyle. I did the rough calculations using BitterKoekje's dps sheet using basic slayer gear: slayer helm, fury, fire cape, dragon defender, barrows gloves, dragon boots, berserker imbued and 90 melees) The Leafbladed B-axe is way below any of these weapons if not used on Kurask/Turoth, so only an option if you really need to train strength. Zammy Hasta (only on controlled, crush) beats the Cudgel marginally, both beat the whip by up to 10%, depending on other gear and stats. The difference in dps over a whip isn't big enough to warrant a grind for such weapon. If slash must be used, other weapon such as a dragon scimitar or an abyssal whip would be preferred.Based on this, I'd say don't bother. The leaf-bladed sword does have the advantage of being a strong weapon against turoths or kurasks, and having a lower price. The leaf-bladed sword also lacks a special attack (though most players agree the dragon scimitar's special attack is not very useful outside PvP worlds or PvP activities) and requires 55 Slayer to wield. However, the strength bonus of the scimitar is 66 while the sword has only 50 (76% of the scimitar's bonus): at 99 Strength and wielding only the weapons, a leaf-bladed sword can hit 21 while the dragon scimitar can hit 24. With a defender, the leaf-bladed sword is more accurate than the dragon scimitar, does not require the completion of a Master quest ( Monkey Madness I), and only requires 50 Attack to wield. The difference is small, but may be more useful for long-term training. For example, a leaf-bladed sword and dragon defender will have a stab bonus of 92 while the dragon scimitar and dragon defender will have a slash bonus of 91. When coupled with any defender, the leaf-bladed sword will surpass the dragon scimitar in overall stats due to the additional stab bonus granted by the defender. Because the two weapons share the same attack speed and accuracy, the leaf-bladed sword is a more accurate option for killing monsters that are weak against stab attacks, such as chromatic dragons or metal dragons.

The leaf-bladed sword's stab bonus of 67 is the same as the dragon scimitar's slash bonus of 67. It has a lower strength bonus than the scimitar just as it is with other metals, but the attack bonuses are identical, making the leaf-bladed sword more useful in certain circumstances than other swords would be. The leaf-bladed sword is considered a good substitute for the dragon sword. For example, rune scimitars are better than rune swords in both accuracy and strength but equal in speed. Scimitars are also considered to be much better than regular swords of the same metal. The dragon scimitar is one of the most popular weapons in RuneScape it is a fast, one-handed weapon with decent strength and accuracy.

Leaf bladed battle axe vs d scim