Bronze defender

Bronze defender is a tier 5 members off-hand weapon for melee. Only one monster drops it: Cyclops (level 57), at 2/100 (about one every 50 kills).

MembersUntradeable

Updated 9 October 2026. Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

It is worn in the off-hand weapon slot at tier 5 as melee gear; compare it with every other piece on the Off-hand weapons list. Bronze defender is members-only. It is untradeable, so every account, Ironman or not, gets it the same way.

At a glance

Members: Yes
Tradeable: No
Monster drops: 1
Shops: None
Recipes: None
Used in: Nothing
Slot: Off-hand weapons, tier 5

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Cyclops	57	1	2/100

Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.

Where it fits for an Ironman

Equipment

Off-hand weapons, tier 5 · melee

Guides

Melee gear progression

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