Steel dart

“A deadly throwing dart with a steel tip.”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 6 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

Steel dart is a members item. Other players trade it, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade, so you get your own. We list 9 monsters, 3 recipes and 4 other sources for it.

You can make it yourself with 37 Fletching from 10 × Steel dart tip and 10 × Feather. Each one made gives 75 Fletching XP. That is the lowest-level of its 3 recipes. If you would rather kill for it, the lowest-level monster that drops it is Skeleton heavy (level 130), at 1/128, about one in 128 kills. The best rate is from Growler (level 139): 8/127, 95–100 at a time. The 9 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 130 to 151. It also comes from 4 other sources, such as Ava's accumulator and Ranging cape.

Materials you can buy or make: Steel dart tip (10 needed), made with 34 Smithing; Feather (10 needed), sold at Gerrant's Fishy Business for 2 coins.

It is worn in the one-handed weapons slot, attacking every 3 ticks; its biggest bonus is +3 ranged strength.

It is a material in 3 recipes: Steel dart(p), Steel dart(p+) and Steel dart(p++). High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 6 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 174 coins; only alch it to clear space.

Where to get it, easiest first

1.Make from10 × Steel dart tip and 10 × Feather · needs 37 Fletching
2.Make from10 × Steel dart tip and 10 × Yellow feather · needs 37 Fletching
3.Make from10 × Steel dart tip and 10 × Orange feather · needs 37 Fletching
4.KillSkeleton heavy · level 130, drops 10 at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
5.KillSkeleton thug · level 130, drops 10 at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
6.KillSkeleton brute · level 132, drops 10 at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
7.Earn fromAva's accumulator · another source in the game
8.Earn fromRanging cape · another source in the game
9.Earn fromBarrel (Shaman Caves) · 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
Balfrug Kreeyath	151	95–100	8/127
Starlight	149	95–100	8/127
Bree	146	95–100	8/127
Growler	139	95–100	8/127
Sergeant Strongstack	141	95–100	8/127
Sergeant Steelwill	142	95–100	8/127
Skeleton heavyEasiest	130	10	1/128
Skeleton thug	130	10	1/128
Skeleton brute	132	10	1/128