“A weapon from the Abyss.”
The Abyssal whip is the classic mid-game melee weapon — cheap, fast, and one of the most heavily-traded weapons in Old School RuneScape. It's the upgrade nearly every account buys on the way up, which is what makes its market so deep and its price so steady.
A fast attack speed and a strong slash bonus for a low price make it the default melee weapon for a huge span of the mid game — the point where most accounts stop using cheaper scimitars.
Enormous daily trade volume and a stable price make the whip one of the easier weapons to flip on the Grand Exchange. The live buy/sell spread above is the margin to watch.
Its high-alch value sits well below its market price, so alching a whip destroys gold. Sell it — don't alch it.
Prices move — open the calculator to see this item's current alch-vs-sell verdict and profit per buy limit.
The live Grand Exchange price is in the panel above. The whip is cheap and extremely liquid, so it trades close to its listed value at all times.
Yes — for its price it's still one of the best-value melee weapons in the game and a common pick well into the mid game before pricier upgrades.
No. Its high-alch value is below its Grand Exchange price, so alching it loses gold. It's a sell item.