OSRS Ironman Magic Guide (1–99)

🔮 Getting Runes as an Ironman

• Runecrafting: Make air, mind, water, and body runes early on
• Monster drops: Chaos druids, ogresses, slayer mobs, and imps drop various runes
• Imps: Great for early tele runes — hunt with low Hunter level or Mage
• Kingdom of Miscellania: Passive pure essence & rune drops later
• Abyssal area: Mid-to-late game access to multiple altars

Levels 1–13: Wind Strike

• Use Air staff + mind runes to cast Wind Strike
• Safe spot Chickens, Cows, or Imps
• Buy staves from Zaff (Varrock) or loot from Wizards

Levels 13–35: Fire Strike / Slayer Tasks

• Use Fire Strike on Ogress Warriors (Corsair Cove Dungeon)
• Great runes, coins, and herbs dropped
• Alternative: Start early Slayer and use Magic to kill tasks

Levels 35–55: Fire Bolt + High Alch Prep

• Cast Fire Bolt with chaos runes (from Slayer, Runecraft, or ogresses)
• Begin saving nature runes for High Alch
• Train on Lesser Demons, Slayer tasks, or safe spot dragons

Level 55+: High Alchemy + Teleports

• Use High Alch on:
  • Fletched bows (see Fletching Guide)
  • Rune items from Slayer/boss drops
• Great passive Magic XP while training Agility, Farming, etc.
• Start using teleports:
  • Varrock, Lumbridge, Falador
  • Later: Watchtower, Trollheim, Ghorrock

Level 59+: Blast Spells / Crumble Undead

• Use Fire Blast on higher Slayer monsters
• Crumble Undead for Ankou, Skeletons, etc.

Levels 70–94+: Bursting Slayer Tasks

• Use Ice Burst/Barrage (Ancients) on:
  • Dust Devils
  • Nechryaels
  • MM2 Monkeys (post-quest)
• Best XP/hr in the game — very rune-intensive

Levels 94–99: Ice Barrage, Blood Barrage, or Alch Finish

• Continue with burst/barrage Slayer tasks
• Alch while skilling
• Use Blood spells for PvM, Thralls if using Arceuus book

Useful Magic Unlocks (Milestones)

• 25: Varrock Teleport
• 43: Superheat Item
• 55: High Alchemy
• 66: Slayer Dart
• 70: Fire Wave (Bossing)
• 77: Superglass Make
• 85: Teleblock (PVP, wildy control)
• 94: Ice Barrage

Ironman Runes: Crafting + Efficiency

• Craft air, mind, water, body early
• Use Binding necklace + combo runes later
• Barrows, Implings, and ZMI altar for chaos/death/blood runes