Runescape Walkthrough

Table of Contents
1.0 - Introduction
2.0 - Basics
2.1 - Smelting
2.2 - Smithing
3.0 - Smithing Tables
3.1 - Regular Items
3.2 - Barbarian Items
3.3 - Miscellaneous Items
4.0 - Training Tips
4.1 - Preparing Yourself
4.2 - Bronze Smithing
4.3 - Iron Smithing
4.4 - Steel Smithing
4.5 - Mithril Smithing
4.6 - Adamant Smithing
4.7 - Runite Smithing
4.8 - Gold Smithing
5.0 - Frequently Asked Questions
6.0 - Quests giving Experience
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1.0 - Introduction
Smithing is the art of turning metal bars into armour or weapons. It is a free to play
skill so that means that everyone that plays RuneScape can do it. As you gain a higher
smithing level, you are able to make higher-level armour and weaponry. If you achieve a
high smithing level you may never have to buy armour again. You can also make good money
from having a high smithing level. You can even make a profit from a relatively low
smithing level.
This guide will teach you all of the different methods of smithing and what are the best
to smith at each level. It will show you what the fastest smithing experience is and what
is the cheapest. It will also tell you how to make money from smithing and it will compare
all the different available materials and help you decide what the best for you to use
is.
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2.0 - Basics of Smithing
To start smithing, you will obviously need some metal ore to work with. The best way to
obtain these ores is through mining rocks around RuneScape. For more information, visit
the Mining skill guide. Another way to get ores is though buying them from other players.
Keep in mind though that this can become very expensive. You can also buy ores and bars
from the shop in the Dwarven Mines.
There are two parts to smithing. The first part is turning the ores into metal bars and
the second art being turning the bars into metal creations.
2.1 - Smelting
To get a bar you need to smelt ores together in furnaces, which are marked by the  icon on
the minimap. Simply use one of the ores in you inventory on the furnace and a metal bar
will be produced. If you are making a large number of bars, there is a much easier method.
Right click on the furnace and select the 'Smelt' option which will bring up a number of
bar options. Then by right clicking on the options you can select how many of each bar you
would like to make. Remember that you still need to have all the right ores in your
inventory.
There are many furnaces located all over RuneScape. Below is only a list of the popular
furnace locations; however you can discover more on the RuneScape world map.
»Al-Kharid
»Falador
»Lumbridge
»Port Phasmatys (Members Only)
»Shilo Village (Members Only)
»Zanaris (The Lost City) (Members Only)
»The TzHaar (Members Only)
»Neitiznot (Fremennik Isles) (Members Only)
Below is a table of the all the bars that players can make. Note that Blurite bars and
elemental bars are untradable.
Picture Name Ores Required Level Required Experience
Bronze Bar 1 tin ore
1 copper ore 1 6.20
Blurite Bar 1 blurite ore 8 8
Iron Bar 1 iron ore 15 12.5
Elemental Bar 1 elemental ore
4 coal 20 7.5
Silver Bar 1 silver ore 20 13.75
Steel Bar 1 iron ore
2 coal 30 17.5
Gold Bar 1 gold ore 40 22.5
56.2 XP with Goldsmithing Gauntlets
Mithril Bar 1 Mithril ore
4 coal 50 30
Adamant Bar 1 adamant ore
6 coal 70 37.5
Runite Bar 1 Runite ore
8 coal 85 50
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2.2 - Smithing
Now to turn your bars into useable armour or weapons you'll need a hammer which can be
bought from all general stores. When you have your metal bars and a hammer, find an anvil,
which is indicated by the  icon on the minimap. Use one of your metal bars on it. This
will bring up a menu of the items you can make. By right-clicking on the options you can
select how many you would like to make. Upon selection you will begin making your chosen
weapon, armour, or item.
Below is a list of the popular anvil locations around RuneScape. Varrock is by far the
best location.
»Varrock West
» North of Falador
»Yanille (Members)
»Seers' Village (Members)
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3.0 - Smithing Tables
3.1 - Regular Items
Below is a table of the regular items that can be made and the types of metals they can be
made in.
Please note that dart tips, arrow heads, throwing knives, and claws are for members only.
You will also need to complete the Death Plateau quest to smith Claws and the The Tourist
Trap quest to make dart tips.
Item Picture Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Runite
Dagger
1 bar  Level 1
12.5 XP Level 15
25 XP Level 30
37.5 Level 50
50 XP Level 70
62.5 XP Level 85
75 XP
Axe (woodcut)
1 bar  Level 1
12.5 XP Level 16
25 XP Level 31
37.5 Level 51
50 XP Level 71
62.5 XP Level 86
75 XP
Mace
1 bar  Level 2
12.5 XP Level 17
25 XP Level 32
37.5 XP Level 52
50 XP Level 72
62.5 XP Level 87
75 XP
10x Bolt tips
1 bar  Level 3
12 XP Level 18
17 XP Level 33
37 XP Level 53
50 XP Level 73
62 XP Level 88
75 XP
Med helm
1 bar  Level 3
12.5 XP Level 18
25 XP Level 33
37.5 XP Level 53
50 XP Level 73
62.5 XP Level 88
75 XP
10x Dart tips
1 bar  Level 4
12.5 XP Level 19
25 XP Level 34
37.5 XP Level 54
50 XP Level 74
62.5 XP Level 89
75 XP
Sword
1 bar  Level 4
12.5 XP Level 19
25 XP Level 34
37.5 Level 54
50 XP Level 74
62.5 XP Level 89
75 XP
15x Nails
1 bar  Level 4
12.5 XP Level 19
25 XP Level 34
37.5 Level 54
50 XP Level 74
62.5 XP Level 89
75 XP
15x Arrow tips
1 bar  Level 5
12.5 XP Level 20
25 XP Level 35
37.5 XP Level 55
50 XP Level 75
62.5 XP Level 90
75 XP
Scimitar
2 bars  Level 5
25 XP Level 20
50 XP Level 35
75 XP Level 55
100 XP Level 75
125 XP Level 90
150 XP
Limb
1 bar  Level 6
12.5 XP Level 23
25 XP Level 36
37.5 XP Level 56
50 XP Level 76
62.5 XP Level 91
75 XP
Longsword
2 bars  Level 6
25 XP Level 21
50 XP Level 36
75 XP Level 56
100 XP Level 76
125 XP Level 91
150 XP
5x Throwing knives
1 bar  Level 7
12.5 XP Level 22
25 XP Level 37
37.5 XP Level 57
50 XP Level 77
62.5 XP Level 92
75 XP
Full helm
2 bars  Level 7
12.5 XP Level 22
50 XP Level 37
75 XP Level 57
100 XP Level 77
125 XP Level 92
150 XP
Square shield
2 bars  Level 8
25 XP Level 23
50 XP Level 38
75 XP Level 58
100XP Level 78
125 XP Level 93
150 XP
Warhammer
3 bars  Level 9
37.5 XP Level 24
75 XP Level 39
112.5 Level 59
150 XP Level 79
187.5 XP Level 94
225 XP
Battleaxe
3 bars  Level 10
37.5 XP Level 25
75 XP Level 40
112.5 XP Level 60
150 XP Level 80
187.5 XP Level 95
225 XP
Chainbody
3 bars  Level 11
37.5 XP Level 26
75 XP Level 41
112.5 XP Level 61
150 XP Level 81
187.5 XP Level 96
225 XP
Kiteshield
3 bars  Level 12
37.5 XP Level 27
75 XP Level 42
112.5 XP Level 62
150 XP Level 82
187.5 XP Level 97
225 XP
Claws
2 bars  Level 13
25 XP Level 28
50 XP Level 43
75 XP Level 63
100 XP Level 83
125 XP Level 98
150 XP
2h sword
3 bars  Level 14
37.5 XP Level 29
75 XP Level 44
112.5 XP Level 64
150 XP Level 84
187.5 XP Level 99
225 XP
Platelegs
3 bars  Level 16
37.5 XP Level 31
75 XP Level 46
112.5 XP Level 66
150 XP Level 86
187.5 XP Level 99
225 XP
Plateskirt
3 bars  Level 16
37.5 XP Level 31
75 XP Level 46
112.5 XP Level 66
150 XP Level 86
187.5 XP Level 99
225 XP
Platebody
5 bars  Level 18
62.5 XP Level 33
125 XP Level 48
187.5 XP Level 68
250 XP Level 88
312.5 XP Level 99
375 XP
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3.2 - Barbarian Items
Speak to Otto about the barbarian spears. He will ask you to grab a metal bar and log type
of the same level, (for instance steel bar for willow logs, bronze bar for normal logs),
and use them with the special anvil outside his house. Remember to take a hammer with you.
You will make a spear by doing this, speak to Otto again and then ask about the one-handed
spears or, Hastas.
Otto will only educate you on how to manufacture hastas if you have completed Tai Bwo
Wannai Trio quest. To make a hasta gather the same resources you used to make a spear,
then when you use the bar with the barbarian anvil and select the hasta.
Picture Name Requirements Wood Required Smithing Level Required Smithing Experience Stat
Bonuses
Attack Defence Other
Bronze Hasta None Wood 5 25 Stab: +5, Slash: +5, Crush: +5, Magic: +0, Range: +0 Stab:
-1, Slash: -1, Crush: -1, Magic: +0, Range: -1 Strength: +6, Prayer: +0
Iron Hasta None Oak 20 50 Stab: +8, Slash: +8, Crush: +8, Magic: +0, Range: +0 Stab: -2,
Slash: -2, Crush: -2, Magic: +0, Range: -2 Strength: +10, Prayer: +0
Steel Hasta 5 Attack Willow 35 75 Stab: +12, Slash: +12, Crush: +12, Magic: +0, Range: +0
Stab: -3, Slash: -3, Crush: -3, Magic: +0, Range: -3 Strength: +12, Prayer: +0
Mithril Hasta 20 Attack Maple 55 100 Stab: +17, Slash: +17, Crush: +17, Magic: +0, Range:
+0 Stab: -5, Slash: -5, Crush: -4, Magic: +0, Range: -5 Strength: +18, Prayer: +0
Adamant Hasta 30 Attack Yew 75 125 Stab: +24, Slash: +24, Crush: +24, Magic: +0, Range:
+0 Stab: -6, Slash: -7, Crush: -5, Magic: +0, Range: -6 Strength: +28, Prayer: +0
Rune Hasta 40 Attack Magic 90 150 Stab: +36, Slash: +36, Crush: +36, Magic: +0, Range: +0
Stab: -10, Slash: -10, Crush: -9, Magic: +0, Range: -10 Strength: +42, Prayer: +0
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3.3 - Miscellaneous Items
Below is a list of all the items that can only be made out of certain metals. All of these
items happen to be for members only.
Item Picture Bars Needed Level XP Given
Bronze Wire  1 Bronze Bar Level 4 12.5
Blurite Bolts  1 blurite bar Level 8 17
Blurite Crossbow Limb  1 blurite bar Level 13 17
Mobile Rotisserie  1 iron bar Level 17 -
Oil Lantern Frame  1 Iron Bar Level 26 25 XP
4 Cannon Balls  1 Steel Bar Level 35 25.6 XP
Studs  1 Steel Bar Level 36 37.5 XP
Bullseye Lantern Frame*  1 Steel Bar Level 49 37.5 XP
Mithril Grapple Tip  1 Mithril Bar Level 59 50 XP
*Add a glass lens to make into a regular bullseye lantern, or use a cut Sapphire on it to
make a Sapphire lantern.
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4.0 - Training Tips
Introduction: Smithing is one of the proudest skills in the game as it was one of the
first surefire ways to become rich in Runescape Classic. A high levelled smither is a
valuable resource to tap. Skilled smithers are desired by clans to equip their members for
wars. A skilled smither who could make high end runite armour was guaranteed a
never-ending supply of buyers. Nowadays the title of Smither has been replaced with
Fletcher, Ranger and Runecrafter. There are many other skills in the game which can supply
a player with faster means of gaining money. But to say that you are a high level Smither
is something which will label you with respect.
The purpose of these strategies is to educate the reader on the most effective methods of
gaining levels in Smithing quickly and painlessly. You will have to do a lot of work to
get high levels in Smithing, but this guide will provide you the means to train Smithing
and still have plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the game. This guide will also provide
you with the means to profit as much as possible while training this skill. It is
pointless to train Smithing unless you are willing to spend a large amount of money to
purchase your ores and bars.
4.1 - Preparing yourself
Smithing and Mining go hand in hand much like Fishing and Cooking and Woodcutting and
Fletching (or Firemaking). Usually, a player will have their Mining and Smithing skills
very close to each other. If you wish to become a high levelled smith, you should possess
the ability to at least mine coal. For maximum profit, you should train your Mining up to
85 so you can mine runite ore. There are other skills that you should consider training to
make yourself as proficient as possible. They are:
Attack: 40 - Being able to wield a rune pickaxe will allow you to mine one additional ore
per load. While one space lost may not amount to much, it will become useful once you are
able to mine high-tier ores.
Magic: 55 - High Alchemy is possibly the most important spell to possess for a smith,
especially for free players. The cost of a nature rune is a small price to pay for the
opportunity to make money quickly from smithed items. Superheat is also a great spell for
smiths because it can be used while mining to train that skill and smelt your ores into
bars at the same time.
Mining: 60 - As explained in Magic, being able to smelt your ores into bars while mining
is a valuable trait to possess. Therefore, access to the Mining Guild is essential for
smiths who are still managing their finances. This is not a critical skill to possess but
it is generally helpful when funds are tight. A miner can just buy mithril ores and mine
the needed coal through superheat mining.
Runecrafting: 44 (Members only) - Since nature runes are needed for both Superheat and
High Alchemy, being able to craft your own nature runes is vital. Again, this is not a
critical skill. A wise player will use nature runes intelligently to high alch the right
items to maintain a profit. But it is good to possess the skill should nature runes be
needed at a moment's notice.
Decent combat level: At least 60 in all combat skills - A wise smith will use all
advantages the game has to offer to increase one's Smithing level. Quests are the keys to
unlock many of the doors in the game. If you lack the combat skill to defeat an enemy in a
quest, these doors will remain latched until it is trained up.
Sufficient levels in at least one good moneymaking skill - Profiting on Smithing at low
levels is nearly impossible if you are a free player. Bronze and iron equipment is nearly
worthless. Trying to sell an iron warhammer in Varrock will simply make you the target of
ridicule. In fact, you will not see significant profit until you are able to smith
adamantite items or don't mind smelting large numbers of steel bars. If you want to train
Smithing, you should be able to supplement your income with proficiency with another
skill. For free players, mining would be the best skill to train. Iron ores can be mined
quickly at lower levels with a rune pickaxe and they sell quite well in bulk.
These are the quests you should complete as soon as possible to help your Smithing:
The Knight's Sword: This quest is absolutely vital for all smiths as it gives the largest
Smithing experience award in the game. At low levels, the 12,725 experience points will
skyrocket a player's Smithing skill. It should be completed as quickly as possible,
preferably at a very low Smithing level.
Doric's Quest: Although this quest doesn't give you Smithing experience as a reward, it's
still helpful for free players since it allows the player access to a nearby anvil from
Falador.
Ghosts Ahoy (Members): Port Phasmatys is well known in smith circles as it is the closest
furnace to a bank in the game. The closing doors are only a mild inconvenience. Please be
aware that completion of the Priest in Peril quest is required. Completion of the The
Restless Ghost quest is not required but wearing a Ghostspeak amulet is needed to complete
this quest. It is also needed while smelting to save a little time each time you use the
bank.
Other quests in the game which provides you with Smithing experience are Between a
Rock..., Elemental Workshop, The Giant Dwarf, and Recipe for Disaster.
Finally, you must understand that Smithing is not an easily levelled skill. It takes
dedication, devotion and patience to become a high levelled smith. The most important
thing to remember with Smithing is to not allow it to become your overwhelming desire.
This will only lead to frustration as you run out of coal and stop your Smithing training
to mine more up. Train a little each day and then stop. Don't allow Smithing to remove
your social life or to cause you to ignore opportunities to enjoy yourself. Runescape is a
game and it is meant to entertain you. If you think of Smithing as a chore, it will become
one. Relax, take your time and don't rush it. The reason why so many people do not
actively train this skill is because they get burnt out quickly.
4.2 - Bronze Smithing
As a level one smith, your only option to gain levels without completing quests is through
smelting and smithing bronze bars. Fortunately, you can easily train yourself to level 20
in a rather short period of time. You only require 2,411 experience to get to level 15 and
this is equal to 126 bronze bars smelted and smithed. Gaining money from bronze is nearly
impossible as this metal is commonly dismissed as worthless.
Primary purpose of bronze: Getting to the point where you are not smelting or smithing
bronze.
Profitability: Major.
Key items (free) - None.
Key items (members) Bronze arrowheads
Suggested buy price: 10 - 20gp each for both tin and copper ore, 25 - 30gp each for bronze
bars.
Suggested sell price: 50 - 100gp per bronze bar.
Free player strategy
Your best option to train this skill is to mine your own copper and tin ores from the mine
south-east of Varrock. Be certain you use a pickaxe that you can actually wield as you
will be mining fourteen copper ores and fourteen tin ores per run. Once you have a full
load, simply return to Varrock and bank your ores in the eastern bank. You will need to
continue doing this until you have 126 of both copper and tin ores. Every so often, you
may always walk over to the General Store in the middle of Varrock to see if there are any
copper or tin ores in stock. If so, purchase them. Most players will be glad that you are
buying these ores so you can make for them to sell something more valuable to the shop. If
you have the money, feel free to purchase iron, coal or higher quality ores if they are
available. Buying ores from the General store will ALWAYS be cheaper than purchasing from
another player. If there is a large number of these ores, do not hesitate to run back and
forth to the bank to purchase another load.
Once you have reached 126 number of copper and tin ores, you will need to travel to
Al-Kharid. There are three furnaces available in the game for free players: Lumbridge,
Falador and Al-Kharid. The furnace in Lumbridge should NEVER be used unless you happen to
have ores in your inventory while walking by it. The furnace in Falador is popular because
it is close to the Mining Guild and a popular merchanting hub for purchasing coal and
ores. However, Al-Kharid will be your best location for smelting as it is the closest
furnace to a bank for free players. Once you arrive, withdraw fourteen copper and fourteen
tin ores from the bank and head to the furnace. Once there, smelt your ores into bars and
return to the bank for another load. Continue doing this until all of your ores are
smelted into bars.
At this point you have a choice. If you want to gain smithing levels quickly but lose an
opportunity to make some money, you can begin smithing your bronze bars into items in
Varrock. Do not expect anyone to purchase your bronze armour and weapons. Your best bet is
to smith the highest quality item you can make at your current Smithing level. Bank all
the items you make. When you gain a Smithing level, stop making the item you were making
and begin smithing the new item you earned with your advancement. Once all of your bars
are smithed, withdraw all the items you made in notes and sell these items to your nearest
General store. If you don't mind the walk, you can always sell the items to the
"specialty" store for that specific type of armour or weapon.
If you are more interested in making money, your best option is to continue mining or
collecting copper and tin ore and continue smelting bronze bars. You will still gain
levels quickly if you have a low Smithing level. Once you have a large quantity of bronze
bars, you can sell them for an average of 50gp each. If you make a very large amount of
bronze bars (in the thousands), you can ask for up to 100gp each. Yes, this is a more
time-consuming way to train Smithing. But smelting is steady and consistent experience.
You will discover this once you begin smelting steel. Use the money you gain from selling
the bronze bars wisely. If you are using another skill to also, bring in money, use the
money to bolster that skill (runite axe for woodcutting, better armour and weapons for
combat, etc). Otherwise, spend the majority of this money to purchase iron ore from other
players and few rubies (cut or uncut).
Optimal Smithing Item: None. As stated previously, bronze items are complete rubbish. They
have nearly no value in the open market. Even bronze plate mail is not expensive enough to
use High Alchemy on. It would be a waste of a nature rune. Simply sell your bronze items
to a store to make a little income from your work.
Member strategy
Members will always have it easier than free players, as there are multitudes of different
ways to make money quickly. One of the fastest ways to make money is to kill normal men
and women. Along with the herbs that they occasionally drop, they will also drop level one
clue scrolls. They are typically easy to complete requiring only a few teleport runes and
sometimes a spade to complete. Just one piece of trimmed wizard robes or ranger leathers
will give you enough money to purchase all the bronze bars you will need.
You will not even have to touch a pickaxe in order to get yourself to level 15 Smithing.
All you will need to do is travel to Shantay Pass or Shilo Village and purchase the ten
bronze bars in stock in Shantay's shop and the General Store, respectively. While the bank
chest is closer at Shantay Pass, Shilo Village is recommended as other people tend to
purchase bronze bars at the Pass. Once you purchase all ten bronze bars in stock, bank the
bars and server-hop to the next world and repeat. It will take roughly a minute to log in,
purchase, bank, run back and log out to change servers. It will take roughly 10-20 minutes
to collect the 126 bronze bars needed to reach level 15.
Once you have the required number of bronze bars, simply smith your bars until you are
able to smith arrowheads. Continue making arrowheads exclusively; do not smith two, three
or five bronze bars items. Also, do not smith bronze knives. They are not as profitable as
iron knives. Finally, try to complete The Knight's Sword, Priest in Peril and Ghosts Ahoy
as quickly as possible.
Optimal Smithing Item: Bronze arrowheads - even with the variety of extra items available
for member smiths, bronze is mostly an unimportant item in the open market. The only item
which is remotely marketable is bronze arrows. Please note that you will lose money or
break even if you purchase headless arrows to make bronze arrows. If you collect your own
feathers and chop your own wood, the money you will gain from selling bronze arrows will
not be worth your time. You should just work on getting out of bronze as quickly as
possible.
4.3 - Iron Smithing
If one plays their cards right and works on gathering buyers and sellers, this is where
you will begin making a nice amount of money. It still requires a lot of work to train up
your Smithing. But the money you will gain from these levels will form the foundation upon
which all your future levels are financed.
Primary purpose of iron: Power training smithing experience towards steel, making money.
Profitability: Major.
Key items (free) - None.
Key items (members) Iron Knives
Suggested buy price: 80 - 100gp each for ore, 150gp each for iron bars.
Suggested sell price: 200gp per iron bar.
Free player strategy
The first and most important thing you must realize is that you should never, under any
circumstances, attempt to smelt a single iron ore. Iron ore is money and when you fail a
smelting attempt to make an iron ore, you are throwing away money. In order to get to the
point where you can smelt steel bars you will need to smelt yourself 877 iron bars. You
should use this time to train your Mining and collect yourself several thousand iron ores
as well. In the process of mining, you should sometimes receive rubies. Never sell these
gemstones. You should always store them in your bank also. They are essential for free
players as they are needed to get your iron bars.
Once you have a sizable number of iron ore and a few rubies (with some gold ore and cosmic
runes thrown in to be on the safe side), search through the official forums or Runescape
Community and locate a kind member who will trade you iron bars in exchange for the ore
and materials to make Ruby rings of Forging. Remember, these items will allow a member to
smelt up to 140 iron bars per ring. If you find a member who is willing to do this for
you, treat them like gold. Do not pester these iron smelters. Use the iron bars you
receive and sell them for 150-200gp each in the market and use the money to purchase more
iron ore and rubies. It would be wise to collect a few member smelters so you are
constantly exchanging ores and rubies for bars. Once you have reached a healthy amount of
iron ore and money, do one final trade and use the iron bars to reach the point where you
can begin smelting steel bars.
Alternatively, you may forego finding a member iron smelter and simply sell the iron ore
for 100gp each. Always try to sell them in bulk and then use the money to purchase the 438
iron bars needed to reach steel smelting. If you have any extra iron bars left over, you
may always sell them for some money. Use whatever money you gained to purchase at least
2,000 coal.
Optimal Smithing Item: Iron plates - As with bronze, there is very little interest for
iron weapons and armour in the open market. Your best bet is to simply toss iron items
into your nearest General Store or "specialty" shop. If you have the ability to cast High
Alchemy, you can cast this spell on iron plates for a small profit. The majority of your
income will come from mining iron ore, not through smithed items.
Member Strategy
Members will only require a small number of iron ore compared to free players to reach the
point where they can smelt steel. Generally, 1,000 iron ore should be sufficient. You
should try to collect at least 1,400 iron ore though as Rings of Forging work in multiples
of 140. Collecting rubies will require a little more work but you have additional options
that free players do not:
Gemstone mining in Shilo Village: (must have completed Shilo Village quest) you should
average at least one ruby every few minutes while mining at these rocks. While it may take
a few tries to find an unoccupied world, this will allow you to train your Mining and
Crafting at the same time.
Safe Cracking in Rogue's Den: you have relatively good odds of getting rubies in this
location. It is an excellent way to train your Thieving at lower levels. If you need food
to heal from the traps, there are almost always cookers using the fire near the banker.
Zanaris Black Market: (must have completed Lost City quest) you can purchase a diamond
from someone and enter the marketplace in the eastern section of Zanaris. Once inside, you
can purchase five ruby rings from the merchant near the Al-Kharid exit. Once you purchase
the five in stock, world hop to another server and repurchase until you have a full
inventory. Enchant the rings if you have the Magic level to and sell most of them off for
3,000 to 4,000gp each. Keep a few for yourself so you can continue to train your Smithing.
Use the profits to repurchase another diamond and repeat until you have a few hundred
Rings of Forging for your personal use.
Once you have 1,400 iron ore and 10 Rings of Forging, go to either Al-Kharid or Port
Phasmatys (the latter preferably) and begin smelting all of your iron ore into bars. This
will give you exactly 17,500 experience points and it will take a little less than two
hours to complete. Continue to smelt iron bars until you reach the point where you can
smelt steel bars. You may always continue to smelt iron bars if you wish and this is
recommended.
Optimal Smithing Item: Iron Knives - Iron bars can be smithed into iron knives and if you
sell iron knives in bulk, you can make up to 40gp per knife. This is 100gp per iron ore in
profit if you bought the iron ore for 100gp each. Smelting iron ore and smithing the bars
into knives will train your Smithing level very steadily at lower levels and bring in a
nice bit of change.
4.4 - Steel Smithing
Steel is the metal which will bolster the amount of money you have in your bank. It is
also useful for leveling your Smithing levels quickly and efficiently. But it will train
your levels through smelting, not smithing. You will find that mithril and adamantite bars
are much better smithing experience than steel bars. The only purpose of steel bars is to
sell them on the open market. You should not be making any steel plates if you are a
member. It requires a large amount of work and patience when it comes to smelting the coal
and iron ores. It is highly recommended that once you reach this point you have at least
2,000 iron ores and 4,000 coal in your bank.
Primary purpose of steel: Power training Smithing experience towards mithril, making
money.
Profitability: Major.
Key items (free) - Steel plates for High Alchemy.
Key items (members) Cannon balls.
Suggested buy price: 160 - 200gp per coal, 100gp per iron ore, 500gp per steel bar.
Suggested sell price: 600gp per steel bar
Free Player Strategy
Your best option for gaining Smithing levels is to smelt steel bars exclusively. As with
bronze and all future smelting work, you should smelt your bars at the furnace in
Al-Kharid . When you arrive in the bank, simply withdraw 18 coal and 9 iron ore and walk
to the furnace. After you are completed with the smelting, run back to the bank (because
the weight of the bars is less than all the ores). In order to smelt 1,000 steel bars, you
will need to complete 112 round trips from the bank to the furnace and back. The entire
process should take roughly one minute per load or between 90 to 120 minutes to complete.
You will gain 17,500 experience points for every 1,000 steel bars you make.
Member Strategy
If you are a member, you should smelt all the bars in Port Phasmatys (completion of Ghosts
Ahoy highly recommended) with 'run' turned on all the time, then smelt them into Cannon
balls, which can be highly profitable, selling at 200gp each (that's 800gp per bar
basically). 1,000 steel bars should take you slightly over one hour to complete.
At lower levels, this experience you earn will be sufficient to gain a Smithing level once
a day or every other day. This is also a good way for a lower level player to gain money.
1,000 steel bars can be sold for 600gp each or a total of 600K. The money you gain from
the trade will allow you to purchase your coal and iron ore back so you can repeat the
process. If you intend to purchase your coal and ore, it is suggested that you make a few
connections with players who are willing to sell you coal on a regular basis. Iron ore is
not a problem. You should be able to purchase 1,000 iron ore at 100gp each for 100K in
total without much hassle. Finding a good coal seller who will sell you large quantities
of coal at a set price is harder than one may expect. Please remember that in Runescape,
the price of a certain item will increase if the seller is selling larger quantities of
it. While coal averages at 150gp each, you may have to purchase coal at 180-200 each if
you are looking to purchase coal in the thousands. As long as your steel bar buyer is
willing to purchase them at 550-600gp each, you will make a significant profit.
Another thing to watch out for are players who will trade you coal and iron ore for
pre-made steel bars. Experience wise, these players are invaluable. They will always have
coal and iron ore ready for you. You trade them the bars, they give you the materials back
and you have a never ending supply of experience. What you should do is request that these
players pay you a small fee per steel bar. You are doing the bulk of the merchant's work
by smelting the steel bars; you should receive some compensation in return. If you find a
trader who is willing to pay you 50gp per steel bar (or more), you should cater your
smelting around these players. Use the money you receive from the traders to purchase more
iron ore and coal. What you will do is increase the volume of steel bars you can make per
trade. If you have more steel bars available, you will make more money in return.
Let us assume that you, the player, just reached level 30 Smithing (the level required to
smelt steel bars). You purchase yourself iron ore at 100gp each and coal at 150gp each.
You spend 400K to obtain 1,000 iron ore and 2,000 coal. The first example is you selling
the steel bars you make for 600gp each and purchasing the materials back. The second
example is you trading the completed steel bars to a merchant in exchange for the
materials and a kickback of 50gp per bar. You use the money you earn to purchase