Ironman/Strategies
Useful Items
Popular and useful items and the fastest way to obtain for Ironmen:
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Rune crossbow | Drop from NPC | Skeletal Wyverns (72 Slayer req) |
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Rune scimitar | Buy from Shop | Al Kharid - Zeke's Scimitar Shop |
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Dragon scimitar | Buy from Shop | Ape Atoll - Daga's Scimitar Smithy |
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Magic shortbow | Drop from NPC | Crazy Archaeologist |
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Crystal bow | Buy from Shop | East of Prifddinas - Islwyn |
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Ava's alerter | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
| File:Rune hatchet.png | Rune hatchet | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
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Rune Pickaxe | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
| File:Admiral's Pie.png | Stat boosts (pies) | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
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Rune full helm | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
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Rune platebody | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
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Rune platelegs | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
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Rune kiteshield | Buy from NPC | Draynor Mansion |
Money Making
Making money is very important due to the variety of shops Ironmen can access outside of the custom home shops. Ranging from early game gear, food, runes, and other useful tools it is important to have the funds required to purchase these items.
- Fish Stall (Trout)
- Fish Stall (Swordfish)
- Fish Stall (Monkfishh)
- Fish Stall (Shark)
- Fish Stall (Anglerfish)
- Alchables: Casting the High Alchemy spell on most items will convert that item into an amount of coins. Notable alchables received from slayer include: Armor pieces, weapons, jewelry and more.
- Slayer Points: Completing slayer tasks rewards slayer points. Achieving certain task milestones, such as 10 tasks in a row, reward bonus points on top of that. These slayer points can then be used to purchase a variety of items in the slayer rewards shop. Whether you use the items you worked hard for or sell them to players for GP is completely up to you.
- PVM / Bossing: Slayer is the quickest path to follow towards end game PVM. Whether your plan is to go straight towards level restricted content such as Cerberus (91 Slayer) or Alchemical Hydra (95 Slayer), or to just train combat efficiently for other challenges, slayer is a one-way street towards any goal on the PVM spectrum.
- Herblore Ingredients: Important for the creation of Overloads, Saradomin Brews, Super Restores, and more.
- Summoning Secondaries: Crucial to the advancement of the Summoning skill, which further results in the ability to summon familiars to store items, damage enemies, and more.
- Food: A must have for any player planning on reaching endgame PVM content.
- Using the Teleport Nexus --> Burthrope --> Go directly south from where you land until you see the mining/crafting area.
- Purchase Soda Ash and Buckets of Sand from Crafting Tutor (South of Home)
- Use Soda Ash or Bucket of Sand on the nearby furnace to create Molten Glass
- Click on Molten Glass and create highest glass item you can.
- Use the ;;empty command to clear your inventory and repeat.
- Have a bulk amount of Astral Runes, Air Runes, and Fire Runes in your inventory (Tip - Having a Staff of Air and a Tomb of Fire equipped makes it so you only need astral runes.)
- Using the Teleport Nexus --> Port Sarim --> Go directly south from where you land until you reach the bottom most dock.
- Purchase Soda Ash and Bucket of Sand from any of the Trader Crewmember
- Cast the Superglass Make spell to instantly turn your inventory into Molten Glass.
- Click on Molten Glass and create highest glass item you can.
- Either use the ;;empty command or sell all items back to the Crewmembers to clear your inventory and repeat.
- Levels 1-43: Capture Crimson swifts on the beach north of Oo'glog with a Bird snare
- Levels 43-63: Use Falconry to capture Spotted and eventually Dark kebbits
- Levels 63-77: Catch Red chinchompas with a Box trap
- Levels 77-99: Capture Grenwalls with a Box trap
- Levels 1-15: Copper/Tin
- Levels 15-40: Iron
- Levels 40-68: Gem Rocks
- Levels 68-77: Lava Flow Mine
- Levels 77-80: Concentrated Coal
- Levels 80-99: Concentrated Gold
- Obtain level 91 Hunter (See section above)
- Travel to Puro-Puro. Obtain jars and net.
- Capture Dragon and Kingly implings.
- Dragon implings directly give bone loot. Kingly implings give Crystal keys, which in turn grant bone loot.
- Use bones on Chaos altar (wilderness) to save bones and get maximum experience
- Get a minimum of level 62 Magic by casting normal splels (E.g. Wind Strike/Bolt/Blast/wave at Sand crabs)
- Swap to Ancient magicks at the Arceuus building (North-west of home) at the Altar of the Occult
- Purchase necessary runes in Burthrope, shop is east of Agility course.
- Use the Teleport Nexus to travel to the Ape Atoll Dungeon.
- Follow the path until you meet Lv. 142 Skeletons. Group them together, and barrage them.
Thieving
Using the fishing stalls east of home, different tiers of fish can be stolen and sold to Dodgy Derek for XP and a profit. Stalls include:
Thieving Stalls
| XP Per | GP Per | ||
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Perfect Trout | 698 | 2,000 |
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Perfect Swordfish | 1185 | 3,000 |
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Perfect Monkfish | 1863 | 4,000 |
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Perfect Shark | 3810 | 7,500 |
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Perfect Anglerfish | 6773 | 10,000 |
Slayer
Slayer is arguably the most important skill an Ironman can train. Progressing this skill will result in the passive accumulation of combat XP, resources, better gear and Money. The following are the main reasons why slayer is such a good form of money making:
Hunter
For Ironmen, Hunter is a beneficial skill for one primary reason: Implings.
Implings offer a plethora of obtainable loot that will fill your pockets in no time.
Catching the 4 main implings: Ninja, Dragon, Crystal, and Kingly will almost always result in either instant profit or have a practical use in the future of your account.
| Loot | Min | Max |
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| Amulet of Power | 5 | 7 |
| Dragonstone Amulet | 1 | 1 |
| Dragonstone | 2 | 2 |
| Ruby Bolt Tips | 50 | 150 |
| Onyx Bolt Tips | 10 | 10 |
| Rune Arrowtips | 200 | 300 |
| Rune Arrow | 500 | 1000 |
| Rune Javelin Heads | 20 | 60 |
| Rune Dart Tips | 30 | 80 |
| Rune Dart | 75 | 150 |
| Dragon Dart Tips | 15 | 20 |
| Dragon Dagger | 2 | 2 |
| Rune Scimitar | 3 | 6 |
| Babydragon Bones | 75 | 125 |
| Ranarr Seeds | 5 | 10 |
| Yew Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Loot | Min | Max |
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| Dragonstone Bolt Tips | 10 | 30 |
| Dragonstone Bolt Tips | 36 | 36 |
| Mystic Robe Bottom | 1 | 1 |
| Amulet of Glory | 3 | 3 |
| Dragonstone Amulet | 2 | 2 |
| Dragon Arrow | 150 | 300 |
| Dragonstone Bolts | 15 | 45 |
| Dragon Longsword | 1 | 1 |
| Dragon Dagger (p++) | 3 | 3 |
| Dragon Dart | 150 | 300 |
| Dragonstone | 3 | 3 |
| Dragon Dart Tip | 150 | 400 |
| Dragon Arrowtips | 150 | 400 |
| Dragon Javelin Heads | 25 | 40 |
| Babydragon Bones | 150 | 300 |
| Dragon Bones | 75 | 125 |
| Magic Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Snapdragon Seed | 6 | 6 |
| Summer Pie | 15 | 15 |
| Loot | Min | Max |
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| Uncut Diamond | 15 | 40 |
| Amulet of Glory | 3 | 11 |
| Dragonstone Amulet | 3 | 3 |
| Crystal Key | 2 | 5 |
| Royal Amulet | 1 | 1 |
| Royal Crown | 1 | 1 |
| Royal Leggings | 1 | 1 |
| Royal Sceptre | 1 | 1 |
| Royal Shirt | 1 | 1 |
| Dragon Arrow | 200 | 400 |
| Dragon Arrowtips | 200 | 500 |
| Dragon Bolt Tips | 55 | 70 |
| Dragon Dart | 200 | 400 |
| Dragon Dart Tip | 200 | 500 |
| Dragon Longsword | 2 | 2 |
| Dragon Spear | 1 | 1 |
| Uncut Dragonstone | 5 | 5 |
| Dragonstone | 6 | 6 |
| Dragon Bolts | 40 | 70 |
| Onyx Bolts | 45 | 70 |
| Runite Ore | 10 | 10 |
| Onyx Bolt Tips | 1 | 75 |
| Dragon 2h Sword | 1 | 1 |
| Shield Left Half | 1 | 1 |
| Uncut Onyx | 1 | 1 |
Supply Gathering
Due to the inability to trade other players, resources such as food, skilling supplies, and more are important to gather out early on to better prepare you for future endeavors. The following resources are especially difficult to obtain as an Ironman, followed by some tips on effective methods to stock up on these items:
Training Skills
Crafting
The best way for Ironman accounts to train Crafting consistently is with glassblowing. Note that you will have chances to cut gems for significantly faster experience but this is inconsistent. Below are the two best glassblowing options for Ironman Accounts.
Slow Option (No Requirements)
Using this method you can make about 800 glass items per hour.
Faster Option (Requires 77 Magic)
Using this method you can make about 1200 glass items per hour. (Note - You also receive exp for 120 casts of Superglass Make)
Hunter
You can purchase necessary hunter tools at the Hunter shop in Yanille. Use the Teleport Nexus to get there. TIP: Unlock Huntsman before starting your Hunter training.
Mining
AFK/Slower Method
Prayer
Skeletal Horror
It's highly advised to always kill the Skeletal Horror as soon as your daily timer expires. This boss drops a large amount of high-level bones, which is essential to level up prayer quickly as an ironman.
Other
This method doesn't involve any combat at all, but is considered substantially long as it involves leveling other skills to a high level.
Magic
The fastest way to train Magic is with Ancient magicks and Protect from Melee at the Ape Atoll Dungeon.
Herblore
The first step to Herblore is obtaining the herbs necessary to make potions. The foundation for obtaining these herbs is planting their respective herb seeds into herb patches, then harvesting the herbs afterwards. After getting 38 Thieving from the stalls at home, use the teleport nexus and teleport to the Draynor Market where you can pickpocket the Master Farmer. At least 38 Agility is recommended as well for a chance to receive double loot from one pickpocket.
| Notable Loot | Min | Max |
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| Ranarr Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Toadflax Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Irit Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Avantoe Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Kwuarm Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Snapdragon Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Cadantine Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Lantadyme Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Dwarf Weed Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Torstol Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Sweetcorn Seed | 1 | 2 |
| Strawberry Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Watermelon Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Snape Grass Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Limpwurt Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Whiteberry Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Potato Cactus Seed | 1 | 1 |
Summoning
Summoning is an invaluable skill to train, due to the benefits familiars provide. It is trained by combining charms, shards, a pouch, and a secondary unique to each individual familiar. However, it can be extremely tedious to gather the secondaries necessary to make pouches, progress in the skill, and eventually summon a Pack Yak and Steel Titan. The following table shows Familiars with particularly easy secondaries to obtain, followed by detailed descriptions of how to get them.
| Charm | Lvl | Familiar | 2nd Ingredient | 2nd Location |
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1 | Spirit Wolf | Wolf Bones | Taverly Lodestone |
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4 | Dreadfowl | Raw Chicken | Lumbridge, Canifis Shop |
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16 | Granite Crab | Iron Ore | Southeast Varrock Mine |
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18 | Desert Wyrm | Bucket of Sand | Charter Ship Shop |
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19 | Spirit Scorpion | Bronze Claws | Rogues Dungeon |
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28 | Compost Mound | Compost | Catherby Farm Shop |
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29 | Giant Chinchompa | Chinchompa | Pisc. Hunter Area |
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33 | Beaver | Willow Logs | Willow Trees |
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36 | Bronze Minotaur | Bronze Bar | Made via Smithing |
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41 | Macaw | Guam | Farm guams |
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46 | Iron Minotaur | Iron Bar | Made via Smithing |
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46 | Pyrelord | Tinderbox | Yew Tree tele, run west |
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47 | Magpie | Gold Ring | Made Via Crafting |
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49 | Bloated Leech | Raw Beef | Oo'glog Food Shop |
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52 | Terrorbird | Raw Bird Meat | Oo'glog Food Shop |
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56 | Ibis | Harpoon | Catherby Fishing Shop |
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56 | Steel Minotaur | Steel Bar | Made via Smithing |
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64 | Stranger Plant | Bagged Plant | Falador Park Shop |
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56 | Mithril Minotaur | Mithril Bar | Made via Smithing |
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68 | Bunyip | Raw Shark | 76 Fishing |
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70 | Ravenous Locust | Pot of Flour | Yanille Food Shop |
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72 | Phoenix | Phoenix Quill | NE of Dom. Tower |
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74 | Granite Lobster | Granite 500g | Bandit Camp Quarry |
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76 | Adamant Minotaur | Adamant Bar | Made via Smithing |
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86 | Rune Minotaur | Rune Bar | Made via Smithing |
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95 | Iron Titan | Iron Platebody | Ardougne Market Shop |
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96 | Pack Yak | Yak Hide | Jatiszo Yak Shop |
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99 | Steel Titan | Steel Platebody | Ardougne Market Shop |