Smithing99 Smithing
Required for Rune 2h swords and the compared three-bar armour products.
Smithing money making
Smithing Rune Items
Smith three-bar rune items and use live margins to compare Rune 2h swords, platelegs and plateskirts instead of assuming one product is always best.
Level 99 SmithingAttention 2/5AFK 3/5Risk 1/5WIKI VERIFIED
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XP rateAbout 202.5K Smithing XP/hr at 900 three-bar items
Required level99 Smithing
Attention2/5
AFK3/5
Risk1/5
Working capital2,700 runite bars for one hour at the reference pace
LocationPrifddinas or Varrock anvils
Requirements
Mandatory and recommended are kept separate
Hard requirements
Hammer and anvil
Required to smith the items.
Three runite bars per item
Consumed for each Rune 2h sword, platelegs or plateskirt.
Recommended
Smiths' Uniform
Each piece can speed anvil actions, with the full set providing the most consistent benefit.
Prifddinas access
Its bank-to-anvil route is faster than Varrock for members.
Small live-price test
Choose the product by real sell price after tax, not a fixed ranking.
High Alchemy support
A fire staff and nature runes can replace market selling when the alchemy margin is better.
Location and access
Prifddinas or Varrock anvils
Use the Prifddinas anvil for the fastest members route after Song of the Elves, or Varrock west bank for a simpler route.
Keep the hammer and runite bars adjacent in the bank. Check the live product margins before committing all bars.
Gear progression
Only equipment that changes this method
Basic
Three-bar smithing
SmithingUse a hammer and short bank-to-anvil route.
- Hammer
- Runite bars
- Weight-reducing clothing
- Varrock west anvil
Useful becauseLow input complexityLong automatic smithing sequence
TradeoffsSlower than PrifddinasLarge runite-bar capital
Recommended
Faster anvil cycle
SmithingUse the Smiths' Uniform and Prifddinas route where unlocked.
- Smiths' Uniform
- Hammer
- Runite bars
- Prifddinas anvil
- Optional fire staff and nature runes
Useful becauseFaster anvil actionsFlexible sale or alchemy exit
TradeoffsRequires outfit and quest accessMarket margins remain thin
Recommended inventory
Adjust quantities to your trip and risk plan
+Hammer
+27 runite bars for normal banking
+24 runite bars, coins, nature runes and an equipped fire staff when alching during the cycle
+Open bank space for finished items
Method
A repeatable practical cycle
Compare products
Use the calculator selector to compare Rune 2h sword, Rune platelegs and Rune plateskirt margins.
Withdraw bars
Take the hammer and the bar quantity that fits the selected sale or alchemy plan.
Smith the item
Run to the anvil and complete the three-bar product queue.
Sell or alch
Use the actual Grand Exchange sale price after tax, or High Alchemy when that exit is better.
XP vs profit
What changes the tradeoff
About 202.5K Smithing XP/hr at 900 three-bar items
Each three-bar item gives 225 Smithing XP. All three have the same High Alchemy value, but Grand Exchange prices and tax can make their sale margins differ.
Profitability
Wiki reference plus your assumptions
Expected profit depends on market prices, pace and the Wiki method assumptions.
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Common mistakes
Method-specific checks
Assuming one rune item is permanently the most profitable
Ignoring Grand Exchange tax
Counting the reusable hammer as a consumable
Buying a large bar stack before testing the item sale price
Useful upgrades
Improvements that affect this method
Prifddinas anvil
Reduces the bank-to-anvil cycle.
Smiths' Uniform
Can shorten anvil actions.
Product comparison
Moves each session to the strongest current three-bar margin.
High Alchemy option
Provides a fixed-value exit when the market spread is poor.
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Guide status and data source
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