Steel full helm
“A full face helmet.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 330 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 full 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, 2 shops, 1 recipe and 3 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 550 coins each. Across the 2 shops that take coins, the price runs from 550 to 715. You can also make it with 37 Smithing from 2 × Steel 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 Donny the lad (level 34), at 1/128, about one in 128 kills. The best rate is from Animated Steel Armour (level 46): 9/10. The 6 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 34 to 202. It also comes from 3 other sources, such as Young impling and Young impling jar. It is on the beginner clue scroll reward table, so every beginner clue you complete is a chance at it.
The material you can buy or make: Steel bar (2 needed), made with 30 Smithing.
It is worn in the head slot; its biggest bonuses are +10 slash defence and +9 stab defence. Shops stock it in 2 places, including Barbarian Village and Sunset Coast.
It is a material in 1 recipe: Ardougne knight helm. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 330 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 150 coins.
Where to get it, easiest first
- 1.Buy atHelmet Shop · 550 coins each in Barbarian Village, 2 in stock at a time
- 2.Buy atThurid's Brain Buckets · 715 coins each in Sunset Coast, 4 in stock at a time
- 3.Make from2 × Steel bar · needs 37 Smithing at an anvil
- 4.KillDonny the lad · level 34, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 5.KillSpeedy Keith · level 34, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 6.KillBlack Heather · level 34, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
- 7.Earn fromYoung impling · another source in the game
- 8.Earn fromYoung impling jar · another source in the game
- 9.Earn frombeginner clue scrolls · a possible reward from the casket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Steel Armour | 46 | 1 | 9/10 |
| Flaming pyrelord | 97 | 1 | 4/128 |
| Insatiable Bloodveld | 202 | 1 | 4/128 |
| Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) | — | 1 | 8/128 |
| Lesser demon | — | 1 | 4/128 |
| Pyrefiend | — | 1 | 4/128 |
| Donny the ladEasiest | 34 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Speedy Keith | 34 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Black Heather | 34 | 1 | 1/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it.
Make it yourself
Shops
- Helmet Shop550 coins · stock 2
- Thurid's Brain Buckets715 coins · stock 4
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Used to make (1)
One recipe uses Steel full helm as a material, lowest level first.
- Ardougne knight helmone used
Related items
Also sold at Helmet Shop
Also dropped by Donny the lad
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