Attack

Attack is a player's accuracy in melee combat. As a player raises their Attack level, they can deal damage more consistently as well as wield weapons of stronger materials.

Attack

Also known as	Att, Atk

Fighting accurately

In order to gain experience in the Attack stat, players must choose the accurate attack style. While fighting accurately, players will hit more often than they would when fighting attack style|aggressively or attack style|defensively.

Attack bonuses

Some weapons give players Attack bonuses when using certain attack types. These bonuses are noted in the Equipment Stats section of the equipment menu. Attack bonuses give players advantages as well as disadvantages in melee combat, based on their target's strengths and weaknesses.

Attack type	Suitable weapons
Stab	Daggers, Swords, Longswords, and Pickaxes.
Slash	Longswords, Hatchet|Hatchets, Scimitars, Battleaxe|Battleaxes, and Two-handed sword|Two-handed swords.
Crush	Maces, Battleaxe|Battleaxes, Warhammer|Warhammers, and Two-handed sword|Two-handed swords.

Levels

In order to wield certain weapons, a certain Attack level requirement must be met. Commonly used items and their corresponding level requirements are as follows:

Weapon	Attack level required	Other requirements
Bronze	1	None. *
Iron	1	None. *
Steel	5	None. *
Black	10	None. *
Mithril	20	None. *
Adamant	30	None. *
Rune	40	None. *
Granite maul	50	50 Strength.
Obsidian	60	Obsidian maul (tzhaar-ket-om), however, requires 60 Strength, but only 1 Attack.
Dragon	60	N/A
Barrelchest anchor	60	N/A
Barrows	70	None.
Abyssal whip	70	None.
Abyssal tentacle	75	None.
Godswords	75	None.