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Steel warhammer

Steel warhammer

“I don't think it's intended for joinery.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 384 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 warhammer 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 8 monsters, 4 shops, 1 recipe and 5 other sources for it.

The easiest way is to buy it: the cheapest of the shops that stock it is Mount Karuulm Weapon Shop in Mount Karuulm, at 640 coins each. Across the 4 shops that take coins, the price runs from 640 to 832. You can also make it with 39 Smithing from 3 × Steel bar at an anvil. Each one made gives 112.5 Smithing XP. If you would rather kill for it, the lowest-level monster that drops it is Guard (Burthorpe) (level 37), at 8/128, about one in 16 kills. That monster also has the best drop rate we list. The 6 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 37 to 113. It also comes from 5 other sources, such as Steel Chest (red) and Steel Chest (brown).

The material you can buy or make: Steel bar (3 needed), made with 30 Smithing.

It is worn in the one-handed weapons slot, attacking every 6 ticks; its biggest bonuses are +18 crush attack and +18 melee strength. Shops stock it in 4 places, including Mount Karuulm, Cam Torum, Rellekka and Keldagrim.

No recipe in our data uses it as a material. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 384 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 204 coins.

Where to get it, easiest first

  1. 1.Buy atMount Karuulm Weapon Shop · 640 coins each in Mount Karuulm, 2 in stock at a time
  2. 2.Buy atCam Torum Blacksmith · 640 coins each in Cam Torum, 4 in stock at a time
  3. 3.Buy atSkulgrimen's Battle Gear · 832 coins each in Rellekka, 3 in stock at a time
  4. 4.Make from3 × Steel bar · needs 39 Smithing at an anvil
  5. 5.KillGuard (Burthorpe) · level 37, drops one at 8/128 (about one in 16 kills)
  6. 6.KillBlack Guard · level 48, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
  7. 7.KillWarrior (Rellekka) · level 48, drops one at 1/128 (about one in 128 kills)
  8. 8.Earn fromSteel Chest (red) · another source in the game
  9. 9.Earn fromSteel Chest (brown) · another source in the game
  10. 10.Earn fromSteel Chest (crimson) · 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 byLevelQuantityRarity
Guard (Burthorpe)Easiest3718/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair)—15/128
Mountain troll—13/128
Troll general11313/128
Arrg11313/128
Kraka9113/128
Black Guard4811/128
Warrior (Rellekka)4811/128

Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it.

Make it yourself

Needs 39 Smithing · 112.5 Smithing XP

Tools: Hammer. Where: Anvil.

Shops

Other sources

Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.

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