Smithing

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Smithing
Released		4 January 2001 (Update)
Also called		Smith
Members		No
Type		Production
Statistics
Players with 99		98,069 as of 1 March 2024 - update
Players with 200M XP		536 as of 17 March 2024 - update

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Smithing is a production skill through which players create a wide variety of metal items from ore and metal bars. It is the companion skill of Mining, which generates raw materials used in Smithing. Ores acquired from Mining are smelted into metal bars at furnaces, and then hammered into items at anvils. Many smithable items are useful in combat, quests, and the training of a number of other skills such as Crafting and Fletching.

Smelting

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A player smelting some ore.

For a list of furnaces, see Furnace.

Smelting is the process of extracting a metal bar from a metal ore. To obtain a metal bar, a player must use an ore of the desired metal with a furnace. Some metals require multiple ores, and some require coal to be added to the furnace to raise the furnace's temperature.

Metal bars can be smelted by either using ores directly on a furnace or by clicking on the furnace, right-clicking on the desired bar to smelt, and selecting the number of bars to smelt.

Members can also smelt bars at the Blast Furnace, which can be a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to usual smelting at a furnace.

Smelting using Magic

With level 43 Magic, players can smelt bars using the Superheat Item spell. Doing so grants the same amount of Smithing experience as smelting using a furnace, and has a few advantages:

• The player can emerge from a mine with a near full inventory of bars (aside from the spaces taken by nature runes and either fire rune or staff of fire), instead of a full inventory of ores which will smelt into only a fraction of the bars.
• The player receives both Smithing and Magic experience.
• The player saves time by not having to commute between a bank and a furnace.
• The player is granted a 100% success rate in smelting iron ore.
• The player can smelt Lovakite bars without the need to use the special Lovakite furnace.

Success rate

All metals have a 100% success rate with the exception of iron ore, which has a 50% chance of success, regardless of level; however, wearing a ring of forging, using the Superheat Item spell, or using the Blast Furnace provides a 100% success rate for smithing iron bars. A failed smelting attempt results in the loss of the iron ore.

Bar Chart

Level	Bar		Ore required	Experience	Notes	Material cost	Value	Profit/Loss	Members
1		Bronze	x1 x1	6.2	Lowest tier metal.	8	8	0	0
13		Blurite	x1	8 (10)	Requires completion of The Knight's Sword quest.	N/A			1
15		Iron	x1	12.5	Smelting iron ore at a furnace will fail 50% of the time. See smelting iron ore.	5	5	-2.50	0
20		Silver	x1	13.7	A Crafting metal. Used to create various silver items.				0
20		Elemental	x1 x4	7.5	Used in the Elemental Workshop I and Elemental Workshop II quests.	N/A			1
30		Steel	x1 x2	17.5	The most average metal.	21	21	0	0
40		Gold	x1	22.5 (56.2)	A Crafting metal, more valuable than silver, used to create various gold items (but not coins).				0
45		Lovakite	x1 x2	20	Used to make the Shayzien supply armour.	N/A			1
50		Mithril	x1 x4	30	The lightest smithable metal.	46	46	0	0
70		Adamantite	x1 x6	37.5	The heaviest smithable metal.	68	68	0	0
85		Runite	x1 x8	50	The strongest smithable metal.	164	164	0	0

Smithing

For a list of anvils, see Anvil.

Smithing is the process by which players craft a metal item out of one or more metal bars. Smithing is always done at an anvil, using a hammer or an imcando hammer. When a player clicks on an anvil or uses a metal bar with one, an overlay is shown in which the player selects which item to forge. The player can either click the item to smith one such item, or right-click on the item and select a higher quantity of items to smith. Smithing takes place at a time interval of 5 ticks (roughly 3 seconds) per item created, regardless of the items being created or how many bars are being used per item.

Note: Once a player has selected a quantity of items to smith, the player's character will only cease smithing once the quantity is filled, the player has run out of bars, the player levels up, or the player is attacked.

Smithing tables

Different Smithing levels are required to make different items. Below is a table with information about Smithing and what players can create. It is important to note that black armour and weapons cannot be smithed.

Smithing experience is calculated by taking the experience granted from 1 bar and multiplying it by the number of bars used. For example, a bronze platebody is 62.5 experience using 5 bars. 1 bar is 12.5 exp, so go 5 * 12.5 = 62.5. This works for all bars and all smithing items, with a few exceptions such as cannonballs.

Crystal Singing

Main article: Crystal singing

Crystal singing

Minigames

The Blast Furnace is a special furnace that takes half the usual amount of coal to smelt bars, and processes all loaded ore at once instead of one by one. Other players must be operating and repairing various parts of the furnace in order to power it, but on designated blast furnace worlds, there are non-players characters who perform this action in exchange for payment.

The Giants' Foundry is an activity in which players take commissions to smith giant swords from bars or recycled metal items. These swords must be hammered, ground and polished at precise temperatures, which can be controlled by dipping it in water or lava. The player is rewarded with smithing experience, coins and Foundry Reputation.

Other smithing activities

• Players fighting Zalcano have to refine tephra at the furnace in her prison, and will deal more damage with a higher smithing level.
• Barronite deposits can be crushed (yielding 30 XP per deposit) to recover barronite shards and a variety of items at the barronite crusher in Camdozaal.
• Elemental shields, elemental helmets, mind helmets and mind shields can be smithed at the workbenches in the Elemental Workshop.
• Godsword blades, dragonfire shields, dragonfire wards and ancient wyvern shields can be assembled at regular anvils.
• Dragon platebodies and dragon kiteshields can be made from their components at the Dragon Forge.
• Bandosian components can be combined with the damaged Torva full helm, platebody, and platelegs at an anvil to create Torva armour.
• Iron bars can be made into iron sheets for little experience and then exchanged for very little money in the Piscatoris Fishing Colony.

Smithing equipment and tools

Item		Description
	Hammer	Used to smith bars into items at an anvil.
	Imcando hammer	Same as a hammer, but it can be wielded in the weapon slot, saving a space in inventory.
	Goldsmith gauntlets	Increases the amount of experience gained from smelting gold bars from 22.5 to 56.2.
	Ice gloves	Used at the Blast Furnace and Giants' Foundry to pick up bars and giant swords respectively without having to cool them down.
	Smiths tunic	Each piece of the smiths' uniform grants a 20% chance to increase the speed of actions performed at an anvil by one tick when worn, with the whole outfit granting a 100% chance.
	Smiths trousers
	Smiths gloves
	Smiths boots
	Smiths gloves (i)	Combines the effects of the smiths gloves and the ice gloves.
	Ring of forging	Grants a 100% chance to smelt an iron bar.
	Smithing cape	Has the same effect as the goldsmith gauntlets, and lets the coal bag store 9 extra pieces of coal.
	Smithing cape(t)
	Max cape
	Varrock armour 1	Grants a 10% chance to smelt two bars at once at the Edgeville furnace; tier 1 works up to steel, tier 2 up to mithril, tier 3 up to adamantite and tier 4 works on all bars.
	Varrock armour 2
	Varrock armour 3
	Varrock armour 4
	Bucket of water	Used at the Blast Furnace and Giants' Foundry to cool down bars and giant swords respectively.
	Smithing catalyst	At regular furnaces, it provides double experience from bars that require coal to smelt, and halves the amount of coal needed.
	Ammo mould	Used to smelt 4 cannonballs from a steel bar.
	Double ammo mould	Used to smelt 8 cannonballs from 2 steel bars.
	Coal bag	Stores 27 pieces of coal.

The blacksmith's helm does not play any role in smithing. Weight-reducing clothing is useful for some smithing activities. Mining rocks with an infernal pickaxe gives a 1/3 chance to combust the ore, granting smithing experience.

Smelting and Smithing tips

• The closest furnaces to a bank are the Shilo Village or the Prifddinas furnace for members and the Edgeville furnace for free players. The F2P title was held by the Al Kharid furnace until an update on 15 November 2018. However, the furnace at Shilo Village costs coins to use before the completion of the elite Karamja Diary, so many players find the Edgeville furnace preferable or the Prifddinas furnace once Song of the Elves has been completed. The Port Phasmatys, Neitiznot and Falador furnaces are also all quite close to banks. The Edgeville furnace also gives a chance to smelt two ores at once while wearing Varrock armour with each completed set of Varrock Diary.
• It is often more efficient to break up the tasks of mining, smelting (unless superheating), and smithing, rather than trying to mine 28 ores, smelt them, and then smith them (although in Al Kharid the furnace is on the way to the bank).
• The anvils located nearest a bank are at the south-east area of Prifddinas, the Void Knights' Outpost, Yanille (just south of the bank), and Varrock (just south of the west bank). To reach the Void Knights' Outpost island, talk to the squire south of the Port Sarim dock or use the Minigame teleport to Pest Control.

Making money

For making money by smelting ore into bars, see Calculator:Smithing/Smelting.

For making money by smithing bars into items, see Calculator:Smithing/Bars.

Smithing offers several opportunities to make money. Players have the option to cast High Level Alchemy on the items they made with smithing, sell them to specialty general stores, or sell them on the Grand Exchange. Furthermore, members have the ability to smelt metal bars at the Blast Furnace for lowered ore costs and therefore greater profits.

Smithing in conjunction with casting High Level Alchemy is responsible for bringing significant amount of coins into the game. At a Magic level of 55, a player can "high alch" items using 5 fire runes and 1 nature rune to turn items into coins. Several items made by Smithing can be profitable when High Alchemy is cast on them. Some high alchemy values are found in the table below.

Specialty stores are general stores that purchase items from the player for more coins than most general stores. The Jiminua's Jungle Store north of Tai Bwo Wannai village on Karamja with the Karamja gloves 3/4 purchases items at above the high alchemy value.

Other stores include: the general store run by Martin Thwait in the Rogues' Den (Martin Thwait's Lost and Found), the West Ardougne General Store, and the Bandit Duty Free in the Bandit Camp in the Wilderness (although this one is NOT recommended due to its dangerous location). Keep in mind that the buy price at general stores decreases rapidly the more items it has in stock, so it's recommended to hop around frequently if you decide to sell your items.

Other ways for making money include at level 40 Smithing with level 6 Crafting and a necklace mould, gold necklace can be made at the same furnace in which gold ore is smelted into gold bars. Grum's Gold Exchange in Port Sarim buys a gold necklace for 315 coins if his stock is zero; the price decreases 9 coins for each gold necklace in stock, dropping to 45 coins at a stock of 30 or more

High Level Alchemy table

The items listed below are the ones most players use in High Level Alchemy. A more comprehensive list for steel through rune items with updated profit margins can be found here: Calculator:Magic/High alchemy.

Item	Bars	High alch/Specialist store price
		Bronze	Iron	Steel	Mithril	Adamant	Rune
Dagger	1	6	21	75	195	480	4,800
Axe	1	9	33	120	312	768	7,280
Mace	1	10	37	135	351	864	8,640
Medium helmet	1	14	50	180	468	1,152	11,520
Sword	1	15	54	195	507	1,249	12,480
Scimitar	2	19	67	240	624	1,536	15,360
Longsword	2	24	84	300	780	1,919	19,200
Full helmet	2	26	92	330	858	2,112	21,120
Square shield	2	28	100	360	936	2,304	23,040
Warhammer	3	28	103	384	996	2,472	24,900
Battleaxe	3	31	109	390	1,014	2,490	24,960
Chainbody	3	36	126	450	1,170	2,880	30,000
Kiteshield	3	40	142	510	1,326	3,264	32,640
Two-handed sword	3	48	168	600	1,560	3,840	38,400
Platelegs/Plateskirt	3	48	168	600	1,560	3,840	38,400
Platebody	5	96	336	1,200	3,120	9,984	39,000

Temporary boosts

Main article: Temporary skill boost

Temporary skill boost/Smithing

Quests

Quests requiring Smithing

Quest	Smithing requirement	Other skill requirements
Zogre Flesh Eaters	4	30 , 8 , 30
Sleeping Giants	15
Elemental Workshop I	20	20 , 20
The Tourist Trap	20	10
Elemental Workshop II	30	20 , 20
One Small Favour	30	36 , 25 , 18
Family Crest	40	59 , 40 , 40
Swan Song	45	100 , 66 , 62 , 62 , 42 , 40
Between a Rock...	50	30 , 40
Cabin Fever	50	42 , 45 , 40
Legends' Quest	50	56 , 50 , 50 , 45 , 52 , 42 , 50 , 50 , 50
Defender of Varrock	55	52
The Fremennik Exiles	60	65 , 60 , 60 , 55
Devious Minds	65	50 , 50
Song of the Elves	70	70 , File:Construction icon.png 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70
Dragon Slayer II	70	200 , 75 , 68 , 62 , 60 , 60 , File:Construction icon.png 50 , 50

Quests rewarding Smithing experience

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Smithing requirement	Other requirements
The Forsaken Tower	500	-	-
Recipe for Disaster (Pirate Pete subquest)	1,000	-	31
Heroes' Quest	2,257	-	55 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 50
The Giant Dwarf	2,500	-	14 , 12 , 16 , 33
Between a Rock...	5,000	50	30 , 40
Elemental Workshop I	5,000	20	20 , 20
Sleeping Giants	6,000	15	-
Devious Minds	6,500	65	50 , 50
Cabin Fever	7,000	50	42 , 45 , 40
Elemental Workshop II	7,500	30	20 , 20
The Knight's Sword	12,725	-	10
Defender of Varrock	15,000	55	52
Song of the Elves	40,000	70	70 , File:Construction icon.png 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70
Dragon Slayer II	80,000	70	200 , 75 , 68 , 62 , 60 , 60 , File:Construction icon.png 50 , 50
Total	175,982

Skill choice

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Smithing. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest. Template:SkillChoice

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:18 May 2022| |0}} {{#explode:18 May 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:18 May 2022| |2}}]] (update | poll)	The Smithing interface now remembers the last item crafted, outlined with a highlight, and can be selected with space bar if all the required materials are current held. Without the correct items, Smithing via spacebar will be disabled and the highlight will be removed.
[[{{#explode:23 April 2015| |0}} {{#explode:23 April 2015| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 April 2015| |2}}]] (update | poll)	A Left-click 'Smith' option has been added to anvils.
[[{{#explode:9 January 2014| |0}} {{#explode:9 January 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:9 January 2014| |2}}]] (update | poll)	The Smithing menu now offers a Make-X option.

Trivia

• In the early days, Smithing was considered one of the best skills for making money. As such, Jagex deliberately kept anvils and furnaces far away from each other in an attempt to prevent people from levelling Smithing too quickly.
• For a time after the release of RuneScape 2 through around 2006, the in-game skill guide for Smithing had a tab for smithing black equipment, although this is not possible.
• Smithing is one of only two skills that unlocks something new at every level; Construction being the other.

See also

• Smithing/Experience table, a list of all Smithing experience sources
• Smithing/Level up table, a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Smithing skill