The Saradomin godsword is one of the five godswords, made by attaching a Saradomin hilt to a completed godsword blade. It needs 75 Attack to wield, swings every 3.6 seconds (6-tick 2h sword), and hits hard with +132 slash and +132 strength. Its Healing Blade special restores hitpoints and prayer from the damage dealt, making it a sustain weapon for long trips. The hilt drops from Commander Zilyana in the God Wars Dungeon at 1/508, and the assembled SGS trades around 27M.
Equipment bonuses
The Saradomin godsword is a pure offensive two-hander: +132 slash and +132 melee strength are its defining bonuses, backed by +80 crush and a handy +8 prayer bonus. It has no stab bonus, so it attacks on slash or crush.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
At a 6-tick (3.6s) attack speed and only 75 Attack required, it delivers big slash hits and feeds its Healing Blade special from that high strength bonus.
Grand Exchange price history
How to get the Saradomin godsword
The Saradomin godsword is not a direct drop — it is built by attaching a Saradomin hilt to a completed godsword blade. The blade is itself made from three godsword shards, which drop from the four God Wars Dungeon generals.
The hilt is the rare, expensive part: it is a drop from Commander Zilyana, the Saradomin general in the God Wars Dungeon, at a rate of 1/508. If you do not want to grind it yourself, both the hilt and the finished sword are tradeable on the Grand Exchange, where the assembled SGS sits around 27M. See where it ranks among other melee weapons in the boss gear finder.
Healing Blade special attack
The Saradomin godsword's special attack, Healing Blade, consumes 50% of special energy. On use it increases your max hit by 10%, doubles your accuracy, and — on a successful hit — restores Hitpoints equal to 50% of the damage dealt and Prayer points equal to 25% of the damage dealt, rounded up. There is a guaranteed minimum of 10 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer points restored on any successful hit, even on small damage. The special rolls against the target's slash defence.
The healing is calculated from the swing's potential damage before some damage immunities are applied, so it can still heal you even when a monster appears to take zero damage (for example against a kurask that you cannot normally hurt). Because special energy regenerates 10% every 30 seconds, you get one Healing Blade roughly every 2.5 minutes — or every 1.25 minutes with a Lightbearer equipped — which makes the SGS a strong food-and-prayer saver on long trips.
Is the Saradomin godsword worth it?
The SGS is the sustain godsword. Its raw hit is identical to the other godsword blades (+132 slash, +132 strength), so as a pure damage weapon it is no better than a cheaper godsword variant. What you pay for is Healing Blade: the ability to top up hitpoints and prayer from your damage, letting you stay out longer without banking for food or prayer potions.
For top burst damage other specs hit harder, and for raw DPS-and-defence training a fast slash weapon like the abyssal whip or a dragon scimitar is often more practical because they are one-handed and let you keep a shield. The SGS shines on extended PvM trips and slayer tasks where self-healing offsets supply costs. As a two-hander it is awkward against monsters that demand a shield, but you can still weapon-switch to it just to fire the special. Browse the rest of your setup in the melee gear and prayer gear guides, and use the slayer guide to plan where the heal pays off most.
Saradomin godsword FAQ
What level do you need for the Saradomin godsword?
You need 75 Attack to wield the Saradomin godsword. There is no other skill requirement to equip it.
How do you get the Saradomin godsword?
It is built by attaching a Saradomin hilt to a completed godsword blade. The hilt is a 1/508 drop from Commander Zilyana in the God Wars Dungeon. Both the hilt and the finished sword are also tradeable on the Grand Exchange.
What is the Saradomin godsword's special attack?
Its special is Healing Blade, which uses 50% special energy. It boosts your max hit by 10%, doubles accuracy, and on a successful hit restores Hitpoints equal to 50% of the damage dealt and Prayer points equal to 25% of the damage dealt, with a minimum of 10 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer points.
How much does the Saradomin godsword heal?
It heals 50% of the damage dealt as Hitpoints and 25% as Prayer points, rounded up, on a successful hit. There is a guaranteed minimum of 10 Hitpoints and 5 Prayer points per hit. So a 60-damage hit restores 30 Hitpoints and 15 Prayer points.
Is the Saradomin godsword worth it?
It is worth it if you want self-healing on long trips — Healing Blade saves food and prayer supplies. As a pure damage weapon it is no stronger than other godsword blades, so if you only care about DPS a cheaper godsword variant or a faster one-handed weapon may suit you better.
How much is the Saradomin godsword worth?
The assembled Saradomin godsword trades for around 27M on the Grand Exchange. Live price and history are shown above. The hilt and blade can also be bought and combined separately.
What are the Saradomin godsword's stats?
It has +132 slash attack, +80 crush attack, +132 melee strength, and +8 prayer bonus. It has no stab bonus. It attacks every 3.6 seconds (6-tick two-handed sword).
How often can you use the Healing Blade special?
Healing Blade costs 50% special energy, and energy regenerates 10% every 30 seconds, so you can use it about every 2.5 minutes. With a Lightbearer ring equipped, energy regenerates twice as fast, dropping that to about every 1.25 minutes.
Update history
The Saradomin godsword no longer shows gold-rimmed hitsplats for very low-damage values.
The weapon's position on female players was adjusted so that it appears to be equipped properly.
The item's inventory sprite was reverted to the original version.
The item's inventory sprite was slightly adjusted with the release of ornamental godswords.
The accurate attack style of the godswords was changed to use slash rather than crush, so it takes advantage of the weapon's higher slash bonus.
The accurate combat mode of godswords was changed from 'Stab' to 'Crush' (godswords have no stab bonus), and a confirmation box was added when dismantling them.
Source: OSRS Wiki — Saradomin godsword (Changes).
