OSRS Ironman Smithing Guide (1–99)

Levels 1–15: Bronze Bars

• Mine Copper + Tin and smelt into Bronze bars.
• Locations:
  • SE Varrock Mine → Varrock furnace
• Smith bronze items like daggers, axes, or arrowtips until 15.

Levels 15–30: Iron Bars (Optional Smelting Ring of Forging)

• Mine Iron ore → smelt into bars.
• Use Ring of forging to get 100% smelt rate (saves ore).
• Bank or smith useful items like iron dart tips or knives.

Levels 30–40: Steel Bars (Smelt + Smith)

• Mine Coal + Iron → Smelt into Steel bars.
• Use for dart tips (good for Fletching/Ranged), or steel platebodies for XP.
• Use Furnace in Edgeville, Varrock, or Port Phasmatys.

Levels 40–70+: Blast Furnace (Gold or Steel)

• Complete The Giant Dwarf to unlock Keldagrim.
• Use the Blast Furnace with:
  • Gold ore + Goldsmith gauntlets (60k–300k XP/hr)
  • Or smelt Steel bars from mined ore
• AFK-friendly and scalable with stamina potions & coal bag.

Levels 70–99 Options

• Blast Furnace (Gold): Best XP/hr (up to 300k/hr with full setup).
• Smithing Mithril/Adamantite Dart Tips (useful for training Ranged & Fletching).
• Smith platebodies if banking for High Alch profits or XP only.
• Giant’s Foundry: Unique XP + reward shop (great for Ironmen).

Useful Unlocks

• Coal Bag from Motherlode Mine (helpful for Blast Furnace).
• Goldsmith Gauntlets from Family Crest quest.
• Ice Gloves if you plan to do Blast Furnace solo.

Alternative: Giant's Foundry (30+ Smithing)

• Accessible via Giant’s Foundry miniquest.
• Turns old bars into custom blades for decent XP and rewards (like molds, smithing tools).
• Useful for mixing efficiency with steady progress.