Adamant med helm
“A medium sized helmet.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1,152 gp
Sources from the OSRS Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09; the verdict and ordering are ours, built from that data. Item sprite © Jagex.
Ironman verdict
Adamant med helm is a free-to-play item. Other players trade it, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade, so you get your own. We list 8 monsters, 3 shops, 1 recipe and 8 other sources for it.
The easiest way is to buy it: the cheapest of the shops that stock it is Helmet Shop in Barbarian Village, at 1,920 coins each. Across the 3 shops that take coins, the price runs from 1,920 to 2,496. You can also make it with 73 Smithing from Adamantite bar at an anvil. Each one made gives 62.5 Smithing XP. If you would rather kill for it, the lowest-level monster that drops it is Harpie Bug Swarm (level 46), at 1/128, about one in 128 kills. The best rate is from Fever spider (level 49): 2/36. The 8 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 46 to 227. It also comes from 8 other sources, such as Vampyre Juvinate and Liam.
The material you can buy or make: Adamantite bar, made with 70 Smithing.
It is worn in the head slot; its biggest bonuses are +15 slash defence and +14 stab defence. Shops stock it in 3 places, including Barbarian Village, Keldagrim and Sunset Coast.
No recipe in our data uses it as a material. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 1,152 coins. Each cast uses a nature rune, 180 coins from a rune shop, and five fire runes that a fire staff replaces, so an alch nets about 972 coins.
Where to get it, easiest first
- 1.Buy atHelmet Shop · 1,920 coins each in Barbarian Village, 1 in stock at a time
- 2.Buy atQuality Armour Shop · 2,496 coins each in Keldagrim, 1 in stock at a time
- 3.Buy atThurid's Brain Buckets · 2,496 coins each in Sunset Coast, 2 in stock at a time
- 4.Make fromAdamantite bar · needs 73 Smithing at an anvil
- 5.KillHarpie Bug Swarm · level 46, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 6.KillFever spider · level 49, drops one at 2/36 (about one in 18 kills)
- 7.KillWall beast · level 49, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 8.Earn fromVampyre Juvinate · another source in the game
- 9.Earn fromLiam · another source in the game
- 10.Earn fromMiala · another source in the game
Our order: buying first, then making it (lowest skill level first), then killing for it (lowest-level monster first), then other sources. Up to three of each; the full lists are below.
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever spider | 49 | 1 | 2/36 |
| Temple Spider | 75 | 1 | 4/100 |
| Dark warrior | 145 | 1 | 3/128 |
| Brutal green dragon | 227 | 1 | 3/128 |
| Flaming pyrelord | 97 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Infernal pyrelord | 134 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Harpie Bug SwarmEasiest | 46 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Wall beast | 49 | 1 | 1/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it.
Make it yourself
Shops
- Helmet Shop1,920 coins · stock 1
- Armour store1,920 coins · stock 0
- Quality Armour Shop2,496 coins · stock 1
- Thurid's Brain Buckets2,496 coins · stock 2
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Related items
Also sold at Helmet Shop
Also dropped by Harpie Bug Swarm
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