Smithing

The 2003 manual contains information related to this topic.

For information on training this skill, see the Smithing training article.

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Smithing is one of several skills in RuneScape Classic. It allows players to make armour and weapons to sell to other players or to use for themselves.

Unlike Mining, Fishing, and Woodcutting, which are gathering skills, Smithing is a production skill. It takes raw materials obtained from a gathering skill, in this case mining, and makes something else. It is popular because it can make a profit, and lets you provide equipment for you and your friends.

Smithing has two distinct parts: smelting, which is taking the ores from Mining and turning them into metal bars, and forging, which is taking those bars and turning them into metal items.

Tools

Although most of the times the Smithing skill requires for players to make use of the hammer, there are some additional tools that they may seldomly make use of. The Gauntlets of goldsmithing is a quest reward from Family Crest and although the cannon ammo mould is tradable, players still need to have completed the Dwarf Cannon quest to make use of it.

Image	Name	Description
	Hammer	Used to make armour and weapons.
	Gauntlets of goldsmithing	Worn when making gold bars to get better experience rates.
	Cannon ammo mould	Used to make multi cannon balls.

Smelting

A player smelting steel. A coal bubble is visible above their head.

Once you've acquired all the ores you need, you need to smelt them into bars.

Furnace locations consist of:

• North of the Al Kharid bank
• In the center of Falador
• East Ardougne
• Entrana
• Just north of Lumbridge
• Shilo Village (requires 20gp fee)
• First level of Underground Pass after the tiled traps
• Zanaris
• Wilderness Deadly Red Spider Ruins

The Al Kharid furnace is considered to be the most efficient because of its small distance from the bank.

Below is a table of bars, experience, and ores required:

Image	Bar	Smithing level	Smithing experience	Ore	# of 2nd item	Fatigue SU (%)
	Bronze	1	6.25	Copper	1 Tin	100 (0.133%)
	Iron	15	12.5	Iron (50% chance of success)*	None	200 (0.267%)
	Silver	20	13.75	Silver	None	220 (0.293%)
	Steel	30	17.5	Iron	2 coal	280 (0.373%)
	Gold	40	22.5 (33.75 w/ gauntlets)**	Gold	None	360 (0.48%)
	Mithril	50	30	Mithril	4 coal	480 (0.64%)
	Adamantite	70	37.5	Adamantite	6 coal	600 (0.8%)
	Runite	85	50	Runite	8 coal	800 (1.066%)

* 100% when using the Superheat item spell
** 33.75 experience when smelting a gold bar on a furnace with the gauntlets of goldsmithing. Gauntlets don't work with Superheat item spell.

Forging

Smithing on an anvil

Forging requires using a metal bar on an anvil with a hammer in the inventory.

Anvils are located at the following places:

• Doric's hut north of Falador
• Dwarven Mine southeast of the General Store
• Port Khazard
• Seers' Village
• Tai Bwo Wannai
• Thurgo's Peninsula
• Varrock (south of the west bank)
• Varrock (Horvik's Armour Shop)
• West Ardougne
• Wilderness Bat house
• Wilderness Spider ruins
• Yanille

Bronze

• Fatigue: 0.267% per bar smithed

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Bronze dagger	1	12.5	1
	Bronze axe	1	12.5	1
	Bronze mace	2	12.5	1
	Bronze medium helmet	3	12.5	1
	Bronze short sword	4	12.5	1
	2 Bronze dart tips	4	12.5	1
	10 Bronze arrow heads	5	12.5	1
	Bronze scimitar	5	25	2
	Bronze long sword	6	25	2
	Bronze large helmet	7	25	2
	2 Bronze throwing knives	7	12.5	1
	Bronze square shield	8	25	2
	Bronze battle axe	10	37.5	3
	Bronze chain mail body	11	37.5	3
	Bronze Kite Shield	12	37.5	3
	Bronze 2-handed sword	14	37.5	3
	Bronze Plated Skirt	16	37.5	3
	Bronze Plate Mail Legs	16	37.5	3
	Bronze Plate Mail Body	18	62.5	5

Iron

• Fatigue: 0.533% per bar smithed

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Iron dagger	15	25	1
	Iron axe	16	25	1
	Iron mace	17	25	1
	Iron medium helmet	18	25	1
	Iron short sword	19	25	1
	7 Iron dart tips	19	25	1
	10 Iron arrow heads	20	25	1
	Iron scimitar	20	50	2
	Iron long sword	21	50	2
	Iron large helmet	22	50	2
	2 Iron throwing knives	22	25	1
	Iron square shield	23	50	2
	Iron battle axe	25	75	3
	Iron chain mail body	26	75	3
	Iron kiteshield	27	75	3
	Iron 2-handed sword	29	75	3
	Iron plated skirt	31	75	3
	Iron plate mail legs	31	75	3
	Iron plate mail body	33	125	5

Steel

• Fatigue: 0.8% per bar smithed*

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Steel dagger	30	37.5	1
	1 Cannonball*	30*	25	1
	Steel axe	31	37.5	1
	Steel mace	32	37.5	1
	Steel medium helmet	33	37.5	1
	Steel short sword	34	37.5	1
	Steel nails	34	34	1
	7 Steel dart tips	34	37.5	1
	10 Steel arrow heads	35	37.5	1
	Steel scimitar	35	75	2
	Steel long sword	36	75	2
	Steel large helmet	37	75	2
	2 Steel throwing knives	37	37.5	1
	Steel square shield	38	75	2
	Steel battle axe	40	112.5	3
	Steel chain mail body	41	112.5	3
	Steel kiteshield	42	112.5	3
	Steel 2-handed sword	44	112.5	3
	Steel plated skirt	46	112.5	3
	Steel plate mail legs	46	112.5	3
	Steel plate mail body	48	187.5	5

* Smithing cannonballs at a furnace requires a Cannon ammo mould from the Dwarf Cannon quest. The fatigue received is 0.533% per cannonball.

Gold

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Golden Bowl	50*	30	2

* Smithing Golden Bowls requires the player to have started the Legend's Quest

Mithril

• Fatigue: 1.066% per bar smithed

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Mithril dagger	50	50	1
	Mithril axe	51	50	1
	Mithril mace	52	50	1
	Mithril medium helmet	53	50	1
	Mithril short sword	54	50	1
	7 Mithril dart tips	54	50	1
	10 Mithril arrow heads	55	50	1
	Mithril scimitar	55	100	2
	Mithril long sword	56	100	2
	Mithril large helmet	57	100	2
	2 Mithril throwing knives	57	50	1
	Mithril square shield	58	100	2
	Mithril battle axe	60	150	3
	Mithril chain mail body	61	150	3
	Mithril kiteshield	62	150	3
	Mithril 2-handed sword	64	150	3
	Mithril plated skirt	66	150	3
	Mithril plate mail legs	66	150	3
	Mithril plate mail body	68	250	5

Adamantite

• Fatigue: 1.333% per bar smithed

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Adamantite dagger	70	62.5	1
	Adamantite axe	71	62.5	1
	Adamantite mace	72	62.5	1
	Adamantite medium helmet	73	62.5	1
	Adamantite short sword	74	62.5	1
	7 Adamantite dart tips	74	62.5	1
	10 Adamantite arrow heads	75	62.5	1
	Adamantite scimitar	75	125	2
	Adamantite long sword	76	125	2
	Adamantite large helmet	77	125	2
	2 Adamantite throwing knives	77	62.5	1
	Adamantite square shield	78	125	2
	Adamantite battle axe	80	187.5	3
	Adamantite chain mail body	81	187.5	3
	Adamantite kiteshield	82	187.5	3
	Adamantite 2-handed sword	84	187.5	3
	Adamantite plated skirt	86	187.5	3
	Adamantite plate mail legs	86	187.5	3
	Adamantite plate mail body	88	312.5	5

Runite

• Fatigue: 1.6% per bar smithed

Image	Item	Smithing Level	Smithing Experience	Bars
	Rune dagger	85	75	1
	Rune axe	86	75	1
	Rune mace	87	75	1
	Medium rune helmet	88	75	1
	Rune short sword	89	75	1
	7 Rune dart tips	89	75	1
	10 Rune arrow heads	90	75	1
	Rune scimitar	90	150	2
	Rune long sword	91	150	2
	Rune large helmet	92	150	2
	2 Rune throwing knives	92	75	1
	Rune square shield	93	150	2
	Rune battle axe	95	225	3
	Rune chain mail body	96	225	3
	Rune kiteshield	97	225	3
	Rune 2-handed sword	99	225	3
	Rune skirt	99	225	3
	Rune plate mail legs	99	225	3
	Rune plate mail body	99	375	5

Legendary Dragon Square Shield

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At level 60 smithing you can repair the Dragon Square Shield. You will need both the left square half, an extremely rare drop from various monsters, and the right square half, purchased from Legends' Guild store for 750,000 coins. Hammering the shield at an anvil gives 75 smithing experience.

Boosts

Image	Item	Boost	Visibility
	Dwarven Stout	1 level	Visible

Quests

The following quests give Smithing experience rewards:

• Hero's Quest - $XP = Level \times 50 + 75$
• The Knight's Sword - $XP = Level \times 375 + 350$
• Legend's Quest - $XP = (Level + 1) \times 150$ (optional; 4x)
• Tourist Trap - $XP = (Level + 1) \times 150$ (optional; 2x)

The following quests give additional rewards to Smithing:

• Legend's Quest - The ability to smith Golden Bowls
• Tourist Trap - The ability to smith dart tips

Trivia

• Coal can be used on a furnace with iron ore in the player's inventory to smelt steel bars. This does not work with any other bar which requires coal to create.
• "Bluerose13x" is the first known player to reach level 99 Smithing.
• If a player were to mine their own ores entirely, they would accrue approximately 39.7 million Mining XP (this is calculated using various Smithing methods, mostly by Smithing steel platebodies)