Ironman gear progression

An Ironman can't buy upgrades, so every slot is a boss to beat or a quest to finish. Here's the usual order for each slot, left to right, with where each piece comes from. Look yourself up and the planner's Gear tab works out your next upgrade and whether you can reach it yet.

Melee

Melee weapon

Melee special

Melee helm

Melee body and legs

Melee off-hand

Melee necklace

Melee cape

Melee gloves

Melee boots

Melee ring

Ranged

Ranged weapon

Ranged armour

Ranged necklace

Ranged cape

Ranged gloves

Ranged boots

Pegasian bootsLateCerberus · 1/520

Ranged ring

Magic

Magic weapon

Magic armour

Magic necklace

Magic cape

Imbued god capeMidComplete Mage Arena II (deep Wilderness).Wilderness

Magic off-hand

Magic gloves

Magic boots

Eternal bootsLateCerberus · 1/520

Magic ring

Skilling and utility

The order is a typical path, not a rule: plenty of accounts skip steps or take them in a different order. Want the bosses in order instead? Read the Ironman boss order. Drop rates are from the Old School RuneScape Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0); descriptions are our own.