For information on training this skill, see Smithing training.
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.
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:
| Bar | Smithing level | Smithing experience | Ore | # of 2nd item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1 | 6.25 | Copper | 1 Tin |
| Iron | 15 | 12.5 | Iron (50%* chance of success) | None |
| Silver | 20 | 13.5 | Silver | None |
| Steel | 30 | 17.5 | Iron | 2 coal |
| Gold | 40 | 22.5** | Gold | None |
| Mithril | 50 | 30 | Mithril | 4 coal |
| Adamant | 70 | 37.5 | Adamantite | 6 coal |
| Runite | 85 | 50 | Runite | 8 coal |
* 100% when using Superheat item
** 33.5 experience when smelting a gold bar with the gauntlets of goldsmithing
Forging
Forging requires using a metal bar on an anvil with hammer in inventory.
Anvils are located at the following places:
- Doric's hut north of Falador
- 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 cannoballs at a furnace requires a Cannon ammo mould from the Dwarf Cannon quest
Gold
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 93 | 150 | 2 |
| 2 Rune throwing knives | 93 | 75 | 1 |
| Rune square shield | 92 | 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.
Quests
The following quests give smithing experience rewards:
- Tourist Trap - ability to smith dart tips and a choice of 2 x (Level + 1) * 150 XP
- The Knight's Sword - (375 * Level + 350) XP
- Hero's Quest - 2257.5 XP
- Legend's Quest - ability to smith Golden Bowls and a choice of 4 x 7650 XP
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.
- Drinking a dwarven stout temporarily increases a player's smithing level by 1
- The first player to gain 99 smithing was Bluerose13x.