Rune med helm
“A medium sized helmet.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 11,520 gp
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Ironman verdict
Rune 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 9 monsters, 1 recipe and 8 other sources for it.
You can make it yourself with 88 Smithing from Runite bar at an anvil. Each one made gives 75 Smithing XP. If you would rather kill for it, the lowest-level monster that drops it is Temple Spider (level 75), at 1/100, about one in 100 kills. The best rate is from Scurrius: 6/100. The 8 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 75 to 358. It also comes from 8 other sources, such as Barbarian Assault/Gambles and Casket (Reward pool).
The material you can buy or make: Runite bar, made with 85 Smithing.
It is worn in the head slot; its biggest bonuses are +23 slash defence and +22 stab defence. Among the bosses we cover, Scurrius drops it. It is a reward from Barbarian Assault.
No recipe in our data uses it as a material. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 11,520 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 11,340 coins.
Where to get it, easiest first
- 1.Make fromRunite bar · needs 88 Smithing at an anvil
- 2.KillTemple Spider · level 75, drops one at 1/100 (about one in 100 kills)
- 3.KillOgress Shaman · level 82, drops one at 1/40 (about one in 40 kills)
- 4.KillOgress Warrior · level 82, drops one at 1/40 (about one in 40 kills)
- 5.Earn fromBarbarian Assault/Gambles · a minigame reward
- 6.Earn fromCasket (Reward pool) · another source in the game
- 7.Earn fromSilver Chest (red) · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreadborn Araxyte | 281 | 2 | 2/127 |
| Nechryarch | 300 | 1 | 4/128 |
| Shadow Wyrm | 259 | 1 | 2/76 |
| Scurrius | — | 1 | 6/100 |
| Basilisk Sentinel | 358 | 1 | 1/52 |
| Insatiable mutated Bloodveld | 278 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Temple SpiderEasiest | 75 | 1 | 1/100 |
| Ogress Shaman | 82 | 1 | 1/40 |
| Ogress Warrior | 82 | 1 | 1/40 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it.
Make it yourself
Shops
- Armour store19,200 coins · stock 0
Other sources
- Barbarian Assault/Gambles
- Casket (Reward pool)
- Silver Chest (red)
- Silver Chest (brown)
- Silver Chest (crimson)
- Silver Chest (black)
- Silver Chest (purple)
- Gold Chest (red)
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Related items
Also dropped by Temple Spider
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