How long does 99 Strength take on an Ironman?

Roughly 127 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.

What is the best way to train Strength as an Ironman?

It changes with level: Sulphur Naguas in Neypotzli from 60, then Sulphur Naguas (no Piety) from 75. The full table above shows every stage.

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Strength training for Ironmen

Strength raises your melee max hit, so every level makes every melee kill faster.

Nothing but time. Strength levels are the cheapest damage increase in the game.

Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.

1 to 50

3 h

1 to 70

13 h

1 to 80

27 h

1 to 90

57 h

1 to 99

127 h

Methods by level

Levels	Method	XP/hr	Time for this stretch	Needs
1–30	Sand Crabs in HosidiusEstimate; wiki gives no flat rate. Waterfall Quest alone reaches 30 Attack/Strength.	~20,000	40 min	—
30–60	Gemstone Crab (AFK)Estimate; wiki gives no flat rate. 87.5% XP per hit, no downtime.	~40,000	6.5 h	Children of the Sun
60–75	Sulphur Naguas in NeypotzliWiki rate at 60 Strength; Moonlight potions mean no outside supplies.	~75,000	12 h	Perilous Moons, 48 Slayer, 43 Prayer
75–99	Sulphur Naguas (no Piety)Ironman guide rate without Piety; about 140k with Piety.	~110,000	107 h	Perilous Moons, 48 Slayer, 43 Prayer

XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.

What Strength levels unlock

Plan it for your account

Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.

Questions

How long does 99 Strength take on an Ironman?: Roughly 127 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
What is the best way to train Strength as an Ironman?: It changes with level: Sulphur Naguas in Neypotzli from 60, then Sulphur Naguas (no Piety) from 75. The full table above shows every stage.