Abyssal whip

“A weapon from the Abyss.”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 72,000 gp

Sources from the OSRS Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09; the verdict and ordering are ours, built from that data. Item sprite © Jagex.

Abyssal whip is in our gear guide: Abyssal demons on a Slayer task (85 Slayer), or an Unsired from the Abyssal Sire. Where it fits in your progression →

Ironman verdict

Abyssal whip is a members item. Other players trade it, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade, so you get your own. We list 2 monsters and 1 other source for it.

The lowest-level monster that drops it is Abyssal demon (level 124), at 1/512, about one in 512 kills. That monster also has the best drop rate we list. The 2 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 124 to 342. It also comes from Unsired.

It is worn in the one-handed weapons slot, attacking every 4 ticks; its biggest bonuses are +82 slash attack and +82 melee strength. Our gear guide counts it as a mid-game weapon for melee (it needs 70 Attack to use): where it fits in your progression.

It is a material in 4 recipes, for example Abyssal tentacle, Abyssal whip (or) and Frozen abyssal whip. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 72,000 coins. Each cast uses a nature rune, 180 coins from a rune shop, and five fire runes that a fire staff replaces, so an alch nets about 71,820 coins.

Where to get it, easiest first

1.KillAbyssal demon · level 124, drops one at 1/512 (about one in 512 kills)
2.KillGreater abyssal demon · level 342, drops one at 1/512 (about one in 512 kills)
3.Earn fromUnsired · another source in the game

Our order: buying first, then making it (lowest skill level first), then killing for it (lowest-level monster first), then other sources. Up to three of each; the full lists are below.