Mithril med helm
“A medium sized helmet.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 468 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
Mithril 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 7 monsters, 4 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 780 coins each. Across the 4 shops that take coins, the price runs from 780 to 1,014. You can also make it with 53 Smithing from Mithril 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 Wall beast (level 49), at 1/128, about one in 128 kills. The best rate is from Moss Giant (Iorwerth Dungeon) (level 84): 2/128. The 7 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 49 to 166. It also comes from 8 other sources, such as Ranging cape and Ava's assembler.
The material you can buy or make: Mithril bar, made with 50 Smithing.
It is worn in the head slot; its biggest bonuses are +11 slash defence and +10 stab defence. Shops stock it in 4 places, including Barbarian Village, Jatizso, Keldagrim and Sunset Coast.
No recipe in our data uses it as a material. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 468 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 288 coins.
Where to get it, easiest first
- 1.Buy atHelmet Shop · 780 coins each in Barbarian Village, 1 in stock at a time
- 2.Buy atArmour Shop (Jatizso) · 858 coins each in Jatizso, 4 in stock at a time
- 3.Buy atQuality Armour Shop · 1,014 coins each in Keldagrim, 1 in stock at a time
- 4.Make fromMithril bar · needs 53 Smithing at an anvil
- 5.KillWall beast · level 49, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 6.KillMoss Giant (Iorwerth Dungeon) · level 84, drops one at 2/128 (about one in 64 kills)
- 7.KillSkeleton (mage) · level 94, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 8.Earn fromRanging cape · another source in the game
- 9.Earn fromAva's assembler · another source in the game
- 10.Earn fromAssembler max cape · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Giant (Iorwerth Dungeon) | 84 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Wall beastEasiest | 49 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Skeleton brute | 132 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Angry barbarian spirit | 166 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Berserk barbarian spirit | 166 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Enraged barbarian spirit | 166 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Skeleton (mage) | 94 | 1 | 1/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it.
Make it yourself
Shops
- Helmet Shop780 coins · stock 1
- Armour store780 coins · stock 0
- Armour Shop (Jatizso)858 coins · stock 4
- Quality Armour Shop1,014 coins · stock 1
- Thurid's Brain Buckets1,014 coins · stock 3
Other sources
- Ranging cape
- Ava's assembler
- Assembler max cape
- Steel Chest (red)
- Steel Chest (brown)
- Steel Chest (crimson)
- Steel Chest (black)
- Steel Chest (purple)
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Related items
Also sold at Helmet Shop
Also dropped by Wall beast
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