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Smithing Skill Guide

By: B2c0n and Majik Pk

Edited By: Kirzath, Bloodvamp, Majik Pk, King Zonk, Mr Penguin12, and Whydidijoin

Coded By: B2c0n, Kirzath, Bloodvamp, King Zonk, Glodenox, and Whydidijoin

Special Thanks To: Gateux
Table of Contents
  1. Starting the Journey
  2. Table of Bars
  3. Bronze Smithing
  4. Iron Smithing
  5. Silver Bars (Used for Crafting)
  6. Steel Smithing
  7. Gold Bars (Used for Crafting)
  8. Mithril Smithing
  9. Adamantite Smithing
  10. Runite Smithing
  11. Miscellaneous Smithing
  12. Smithing Equipment
  13. Great Places to Smelt/Smith
  14. Making Money from Smithing
  15. Dwarven Stout
  16. Blast Furnace
  17. Quest Rewards

  1. Starting the Journey...

    To be a good Smith, you need the following knowledge about Smithing. All Bars are made from Ore, which can be mined or bought. The Ore needs to be used with a Furnace to 'smelt' the Ore into a Bar. Then, you use the Bar on an Anvil with a Hammer in your Inventory. Depending on the type of Metal used, a Menu similar to the following appears...



    All you have to do is to click on the Item you want to smith (or right click to smith more than one) and it will smith it/them for you.

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  2. Table of Bars

    For Smelting the Ores into Bars:

      Name Level Needed Smithing Experience First Ore Second Ore Notes
    Bronze Bar 1 6.5 Tin Ore Copper Ore -
    Iron Bar 15 12.5 Iron Ore - 50% chance of failure and Ore will be consumed 1
    Silver Bar 20 13.5 Silver Ore - Used for Crafting
    Elemental Bar 20 7.5 Elemental Ore Coal(4) 2 Used for making Elemental Shields
    Steel Bar 30 17.5 Iron Ore Coal(2) 2 -
    Gold Bar 40 22.5 3 Gold Ore - Used for Crafting
    Mithril Bar 50 30 Mithril Ore Coal(4) 2 -
    Adamantite Bar 70 37.5 Adamant Ore Coal(6) 2 -
    Runite Bar 85 50 Runite Ore Coal(8) 2 -
    1 Ring of Forging and the Superheat Item spell makes the chance of succeeding 100%
    2 Blast Furnace reduces coal needed by 50%
    3 Goldsmithing Gauntlets give 56.5 experience

    For Smithing the Bars into Items:

      Name Minimum Level Needed Smithing Experience per Bar Used
    Bronze Bar 1 12.5
    Iron Bar 15 25
    Steel Bar 30 37.5
    Mithril Bar 50 50
    Adamantite Bar 70 62.5
    Runite Bar 85 75

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  3. Bronze Smithing

    To make a Bronze Bar, you will need a Tin and a Copper Ore. One used in the Furnace will give you one Bronze Bar. So, thirteen Copper and thirteen Tin Ore gives you thirteen Bronze Bars.

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    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed Level Needed Smithing
    Experience    		 High Alchemy
    Value
    		 Notes
    Bronze Dagger 1 1 12.5 6 Can be poisoned
    Bronze Axe 1 1 12.5 9 Used to cut Trees
    Bronze Mace 1 2 12.5 10 -
    Bronze Medium Helm 1 3 12.5 30 -
    Bronze Sword 1 4 12.5 16 -
    Bronze Dart Tips(10) 1 4 12.5 1 Can make after finishing The Tourist Trap Quest
    Bronze Nails(15) 1 4 12.5 1 One Bar makes 15
    Bronze wire 1 4 12.5 12 Used for Shilo Village Quest
    Bronze Arrow Heads(15) 1 5 12.5 2 One Bar makes 15
    Bronze Scimitar 2 5 25 18 -
    Bronze Long Sword 2 6 25 24 -
    Bronze Full Helm 2 7 25 24 -
    Bronze Throwing Knives(5) 1 7 12.5 2 One Bar makes 5
    Bronze Square Shield 2 8 25 28 -
    Bronze Warhammer 3 9 37.5 30 -
    Bronze Battle Axe 3 10 37.5 31 -
    Bronze Chain Body 3 11 37.5 36 -
    Bronze Kite Shield 3 12 37.5 40 -
    Bronze Claws 2 13 25 9 Can make after finishing Death Plateau Quest
    Bronze Plate Legs/Skirt 3 16 37.5 48 Both have the same defence
    Bronze Two-Handed Sword 3 14 37.5 48 -
    Bronze Plate Body 5 18 62.5 96 -

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  4. Iron Smithing

    To make an Iron Bar, you will need one Iron Ore and a Smithing Level of 15. One Iron Ore makes one Bar, but here is the catch: it has a 50% chance of being too impure, thus losing the Ore.

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    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed Level Needed Smithing
    Experience    		 High Alchemy
    Value
    		 Notes
    Iron Dagger 1 15 25 21 Can be poisoned
    Iron Axe 1 16 25 33 Used to cut Trees
    Iron Mace 1 17 25 10 -
    Iron Spit 1 17 25 N/A Used to Cook Chompy Birds without needing to go to Feldip Hills
    Iron Medium Helm 1 18 25 50 -
    Iron Sword 1 19 25 54 -
    Iron Dart Tips(10) 1 19 25 3 Can make after finishing The Tourist Trap Quest
    Iron Nails(15) 1 19 25 1 One Bar makes 15
    Iron Arrow Heads(15) 1 20 25 3 One Bar makes 15
    Iron Scimitar 2 20 50 67 -
    Iron Long Sword 2 21 50 84 -
    Iron Full Helm 2 22 50 92 -
    Iron Throwing Knives(5) 1 22 25 2 One Bar makes 5
    Iron Square Shield 2 23 50 100 -
    Iron Warhammer 3 24 75 104 -
    Iron Battle Axe 3 24 75 104 -
    Iron Chain Body 3 26 75 126 -
    Oil Lantern Frame 1 26 25 N/A Used to make Oil Lantern
    Iron Kite Shield 3 27 75 128 -
    Iron Claws 2 28 50 N/A Can Make After finishing Death Plateau Quest
    Iron Plate Legs/Skirt 3 31 75 169 Both have the same defence
    Iron Two-Handed Sword 3 29 75 168 -
    Iron Plate Body 5 33 125 336 -

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  5. Silver Bars (Used for Crafting)

    Silver Bars are not for Smithing, they are for the Crafting Skill, but they still require 20 Smithing to smelt. To make one Silver Bar, you need one Silver Ore. Use the Silver Bar with a Furnace to make a Holy/Unholy Symbol or Silver Sickle for the Nature Spirit Quest (You must have the proper Mould in your Inventory).

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  6. Steel Smithing

    To make a Steel Bar, you need two Coal, one Iron Ore and a Smithing Level of at least 30. There is a 100% success rate, and once you’re a higher Level in Smithing, this serves as fast Experience.

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    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed Level Needed Smithing
    Experience    		 High Alchemy
    Value
    		 Notes
    Steel Dagger 1 30 37.5 75 Can be poisoned
    Steel Axe 1 31 37.5 120 Used to cut Trees
    Steel Mace 1 32 37.5 135 -
    Steel Medium Helm 1 33 37.5 180 -
    Steel Sword 1 34 37.5 195 -
    Steel Dart Tips(10) 1 34 37.5 3 Can make after finishing The Tourist Trap Quest
    Steel Nails(15) 1 34 37.5 1 One Bar makes 15
    Cannon Balls(4) 1 35 25.5 3 Can make after finishing Dwarf Cannon Quest
    Steel Arrow Heads(15) 1 35 37.5 3 One Bar makes 15
    Steel Scimitar 2 35 75 67 -
    Steel Long Sword 2 21 75 300 -
    Studs 2 36 25 90 Use with leather armour to make studded leather armor
    Steel Full Helm 2 37 75 220 -
    Steel Throwing Knives(5) 1 37 37.5 6 One Bar makes 5
    Steel Square Shield 2 38 75 360 -
    Steel Warhammer 3 39 112.5 104 -
    Steel Battle Axe 3 40 112.5 390 -
    Steel Chain Body 3 41 112.5 450 -
    Steel Kite Shield 3 42 112.5 510 -
    Steel Claws 2 43 75 105 Can Make after finishing Death Plateau Quest
    Steel Plate Legs/Skirt 3 46 112.5 600 Both have the same defence
    Steel Two-Handed Sword 3 44 112.5 600 -
    Steel Plate Body 5 48 187.5 1,200 -
    Bullseye Lantern 1 49 37.5 N/A Used for Tears of Guthix

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  7. Gold Bars (Used for Crafting)

    Gold Bars are also mostly for Crafting, but can be used in Smithing, and require a Smithing Level of 40 to make. They are similar to Silver Bars; one Gold Ore gives one Gold Bar. You can make Amulets, Rings and Necklaces by using a Bar with the Furnace as long as the required Mould is in your Inventory.

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  8. Mithril Smithing

    Here is where it gets a bit tougher, and possibly expensive. You will need a Smithing Level of 50 or over to smelt Mithril Bars. You need one Mithril Ore, and four Coal Ores to make a single Mithril Bar. But selling the Mithril or casting High Level Alchemy on the finished Items gives you some quick Loot.

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    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed Level Needed Smithing
    Experience    		 High Alchemy
    Value
    		 Notes
    Mithril Dagger 1 50 50 195 Can be poisoned
    Mithril Axe 1 51 50 312 Used to cut Trees
    Mithril Mace 1 52 50 351 -
    Mithril Medium Helm 1 53 50 468 -
    Mithril Sword 1 54 50 507 -
    Mithril Dart Tips(10) 1 54 50 7 Can make after finishing The Tourist Trap Quest
    Mithril Nails(15) 1 54 50 N/A One Bar makes 15
    Mithril Arrow Heads(15) 1 54 50 3 One Bar makes 15
    Mithril Scimitar 2 55 100 627 -
    Mithril Long Sword 2 56 100 780 -
    Mithril Full Helm 2 57 100 858 -
    Mithril Throwing Knives(5) 1 57 50 16 One Bar makes 5
    Mithril Square Shield 2 58 100 936 -
    Mithril Warhammer 3 59 150 996 -
    Mithril Battle Axe 3 60 150 1,014 -
    Mithril Chain Body 3 61 150 1,170 -
    Mithril Kite Shield 3 62 150 1,326 -
    Mithril Claws 2 63 100 285 Can Make after finishing Death Plateau Quest
    Mithril Plate Legs/Skirt 3 66 150 1,560 Both have the same defence
    Mithril Two-Handed Sword 3 66 150 1,560 -
    Mithril Plate Body 5 68 250 3,120 -

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  9. Adamant Smithing

    Adamant Smithing is very profitable. You need a Smithing Level of 70 to smelt Adamantite Bars. One Adamantite Ore and six Coal Ores gives you an Adamantite Bar. This is very profitable, as Adamantite Plates can sell on the Market for 14,000 Gold Pieces each, and give a fair amount of Gold Pieces when you cast High Level Alchemy on them.

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    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed Level Needed Smithing
    Experience
    Gained    		 High Alchemy
    Value
    		 Notes
    Adamant Dagger 1 70 62.5 480 Can be poisoned
    Adamant Axe 1 71 62.5 768 Used to cut Trees
    Adamant Mace 1 72 864 351 -
    Adamant Medium Helm 1 73 62.5 1,152 -
    Adamant Sword 1 74 62.5 1,248 -
    Adamant Dart Tips(10) 1 74 62.5 7 Can make after finishing The Tourist Trap Quest
    Adamant Nails(15) 1 74 62.5 N/A One Bar makes 15
    Adamant Arrow Heads(15) 1 74 62.5 48 One Bar makes 15
    Adamant Scimitar 2 75 125 1,536 -
    Adamant Long Sword 2 76 125 1,920 -
    Adamant Full Helm 2 77 125 2,112 -
    Adamant Throwing Knives(5) 1 77 65.5 16 One Bar makes 5
    Adamant Square Shield 2 78 125 2,304 -
    Adamant Warhammer 3 79 187.5 2,472 -
    Adamant Battle Axe 3 80 187.5 2,496 -
    Adamant Chain Body 3 81 187.5 3,120 -
    Adamant Kite Shield 3 82 187.5 3,264 -
    Adamant Claws 2 83 125 N/A Can make after finishing Death Plateau Quest
    Adamant Plate Legs/Skirt 3 86 187.5 3,840 Both have the same defence
    Adamant Two-Handed Sword 3 86 187.5 3,840 -
    Adamant Plate Body 5 88 312.5 7,680 -

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  10. Runite Smithing

    The best Smiths in RuneScape can make Runite, but it requires a very high Smithing Level of 85 to make the Bars. The Ore is very hard to find and often dangerous to mine. There are three Runite Rocks in the Wilderness: two by the Red Spiders in Level 43 or so Wilderness and one under the Lava Maze. There are also two additional Runite Rocks in the Heroes Guild and one in between Neitiznot and Jatizso. For one Bar, you need one Runite Ore and eight Coal Ores. Runite Bars can be sold for 13,000 Gold Pieces each, which is very profitable.

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    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed Level Needed Smithing
    Experience    		 High Alchemy
    Value
    		 Notes
    Rune Dagger 1 85 75 4,800 Can be poisoned
    Rune Axe 1 86 75 7,650 Used to cut Trees
    Rune Mace 1 87 75 8,040 -
    Rune Medium Helm 1 88 75 4,520 -
    Rune Sword 1 89 75 12,480 -
    Rune Dart Tips(10) 1 89 75 105 Can make after finishing The Tourist Trap Quest
    Rune Nails(15) 1 89 75 N/A One Bar makes 15
    Rune Arrow Heads(15) 1 90 75 240 One Bar makes 15
    Rune Scimitar 2 90 150 15,300 -
    Rune Long Sword 2 91 150 19,200 -
    Rune Full Helm 2 92 150 21,120 -
    Rune Throwing Knives(5) 1 92 75 90 One Bar makes 5
    Rune Square Shield 2 93 150 23,040 -
    Rune Warhammer 3 94 225 24,900 -
    Rune Battle Axe 3 95 225 24,960 -
    Rune Chain Body 3 96 225 30,000 -
    Rune Kite Shield 3 97 225 32,640 -
    Rune Claws 2 98 7,200 N/A Can make after finishing Death Plateau Quest
    Rune Plate Legs/Skirt 3 99 225 38,400 Both have the same defence
    Rune Two-Handed Sword 3 99 225 38,400 -
    Rune Plate Body 5 99 375 39,000 -

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  11. Miscellaneous Smithing

    Here are some Miscellaneous smithable items:

    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Name Bars Needed level Needed Smithing Experience Notes
    Elemental Shield 1 Elemental Bar 20 20 Need to have completed Elemental Workshop.
    Golden Bowl 2 gold bars 50 30 Need to have completed Legends Quest. Might fail and consume one or more bars.
    Golden Helmet 3 gold bars 50 30 Need to have completed Between A rock... Needed to enter the Gold Mine through the cannon.
    Dragon Square Shield Right and Left half of Shield 60 75 Need to have completed Legends Quest. Used to put the two halves into a whole.

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  12. Smithing Equipment

    Member's Only Items Shown In Yellow
      Item Description
    Hammer Needed to turn Bars into Armour.
    Goldsmithing Gauntlets When equipped, it gives you 56.2 Experience to smelt a Gold Bar as opposed to 22.5 without.
    Ring of Forging Enchanted Ruby Ring which, when equipped, makes it so you have a 100% chance of successfully smelting Iron Ores. After 140 uses, it is destroyed.

    Note: Superheat Item works the same as the Ruby Ring

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  13. Great Places to Smelt/Smith

    Some great places to smelt Ore into Bars are the Furnaces by the Falador east Bank, and Shilo Village. Shilo Village is a good place, because it is only four steps away from the Bank. To use their Furnace though, you will have to pay twenty Gold Pieces each time you enter the Building with the Furnace, which isn’t too bad. Also, Al-Kharid has a Furnace five Seconds away from the Bank, and it is Free-To-Play and free of charge. The best though would be the Furnace is Port Phasmatys, but you first must complete the Ghosts Ahoy Quest

    The best place to smith the Bars is basically Seers’ Village. The Anvil is in the Building just west of the Bank, a short walk. For Free-To-Play, I would suggest Varrock, which is also a five second walk. If you make Platebodies over in Varrock, you can just head east and sell the Armour at Horvic's Armour Shop. Also, in Yanille, there is a great place to smith, but the Anvil is behind a locked Door that requires a certain Thieving Level to open.

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  14. Making Money from Smithing

    After you have made Items with your Bars, you can always find ways to make Money off of them. The fastest way is to cast High Level Alchemy Spells on them, as no one really buys Iron-Mithril Items anymore. Steel is the best way for lots of Money, as each Plate High Alch’s for 1,200 Gold Pieces. You can, of course, cast High Level Alchemy on any Weapon/Armour for a lot of cash. Once you can make Adamantite or Runite, the money really kicks in. Adamantite Plates can sell for around 14,000 Gold Pieces each, and most Runite Items sell for 10,000 to 85,000 Gold Pieces (Dagger is 10,000 and Platebody is around 65,000). Basically, use your Skills to an advantage. Cast High Level Alchemy on them, sell them on the Market, merchant them, do whatever you can to make Cash. Still the fastest way is casting High Level Alchemy on them with Nature Runes, and I do NOT suggest Low Level Alchemy. You also gain a lot of Magic Experience by using this Spell repeatedly.

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  15. Dwarven Stout

    The Dwarven Stout is a Drink that can be bought in the Falador Pub for three Gold Pieces each. It can also be found in the Underground Shortcut under Wolf Mountain, on the Tables. This Drink temporarily increases your Mining and Smithing Levels by one, which is handy if you want to make a specific Item that you are one Level away from.

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  16. Blast Furnace

    The Blast Furnace is an excellent way, if you have a party, to smelt your Bars more effectively. It reduces the amount of Coal needed for each Bar by 50%.

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  17. Quest Rewards

    Quest Reward
    The Knight's Sword 12,725 experience
    Cabin Fever 7,000 experience
    Devious Minds 6,500 experience
    Elemental Workshop 5,000 experience
    Between A Rock... 5,000 experience
    The Giant Dwarf 2,500 experience
    Saving Pirate Pete 1,000 experience
    Heroes Quest 2,257.5 experience
    Tourist Trap 4,650 if chosen once, 9,300 if chosen twice
    Legends Quest 7650 Smithing or up to 30600 if chosen every time
    One Small Favour Two lamps can give you 10,000 for one lamp, 20,000 for both
    Recipe for Disaster One lamp that can give you 20,000 experience




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