Iron longsword

“A razor sharp longsword.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 84 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

Iron longsword 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 2 monsters, 4 shops, 1 recipe and 2 other sources for it.

The easiest way is to buy it: the cheapest of the shops that stock it is Varrock Swordshop in Varrock, at 140 coins each. Across the 4 shops that take coins, the price runs from 140 to 168. You can also make it with 21 Smithing from 2 × Iron bar at an anvil. Each one made gives 50 Smithing XP. If you would rather kill for it, the lowest-level monster that drops it is White Knight (level 36), at 2/128, about one in 64 kills. The best rate is from Ork (level 107): 5/128. The 2 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 36 to 107. It also comes from 2 other sources, such as Rusty sword and Combat path starter kit.

The material you can buy or make: Iron bar (2 needed), made with 15 Smithing.

It is worn in the one-handed weapons slot, attacking every 5 ticks; its biggest bonuses are +10 melee strength and +8 slash attack. Shops stock it in 4 places, including Varrock, Shayzien, Civitas illa Fortis and Warriors' Guild.

No recipe in our data uses it as a material. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 84 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 loses about 96 coins; only alch it to clear space.

Where to get it, easiest first

1.Buy atVarrock Swordshop · 140 coins each in Varrock, 3 in stock at a time
2.Buy atBriget's Weapons · 140 coins each in Shayzien, 3 in stock at a time
3.Buy atFortis Blacksmith · 140 coins each in Civitas illa Fortis, 4 in stock at a time
4.Make from2 × Iron bar · needs 21 Smithing at an anvil
5.KillWhite Knight · level 36, drops one at 2/128 (about one in 64 kills)
6.KillOrk · level 107, drops one at 5/128 (about one in 26 kills)
7.Earn fromRusty sword · another source in the game
8.Earn fromCombat path starter kit · 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.