RS3 Ironman sourcing guides
No Grand Exchange means every rune, seed and component has to come from somewhere. Each guide starts with the short answer by stage, then lists every worthwhile source with its requirement and the wiki's rates.
Last verified against the RuneScape Wiki: 28 September 2026 ·
Farming & Herblore
Herb seeds →Pickpocket Druids in the Garden of Kharid (42 Thieving) and Master Farmers (38 Thieving), and spend Vinesweeper points on guam, marrentill and tarromin seeds (10 points each).Seeds (allotment and tree) →Buy allotment seeds from Head Farmer Jones (Taverley) and Olivia (Draynor). Their stock refills, about 183 seeds across 15 types at a time.
Magic & Runecrafting
Runes →Train Runecrafting in the Runespan: every node you siphon also gives runes, from air and mind at level 1 up to nature (44) and law (54).Pure essence →Finish Rune Memories. The rune chest in the Wizards' Tower then gives 5 × your Runecrafting level in essence every level, 30,525 in total by 110.
Combat supplies
Food →Crayfish, then fly fishing trout and salmon from 20.Ashes →Every ghostly ink needs plain ashes. Wear the Underworld Grimoire (easy Underworld achievements) in the Abyss, or pick and drop glowing fungus in the Abandoned Mine, which turns to ashes.Feathers →Buy feather packs (2,000 feathers for 15,000 coins) from the fishing shops. Since March 2026 these shops build up to a week of stock.
Tools & gems
Invention
Divine charges →Each charge takes 20 simple parts plus divine energy, and adds 3,000 charges to your charge pack. You can weave it anywhere; no workbench needed.Junk and simple parts →Disassemble maple logs from Managing Miscellania or acadia logs from Woodcutting; yak-hides from Contraband Yak Produce also work.Precious components →Buy enchanted gem packs from any Slayer Equipment shop, craft rings of slaying (gold bar + enchanted gem) and disassemble them.Seren components →Disassemble crystal equipment. Crystal weapon seed variants and crystal shields give a Seren component at a 1/8 (12.5%) chance per roll.
Removed from the game
The DailyScape Overhaul on 16 March 2026 removed two daily sources Ironmen used to plan around.
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