Imperial steel
Imperial steel is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 150 coins. Imperial steel doesn't come from monsters, shops or a recipe; it comes from Legionary remains, Praesidio remains, Pontifex remains and Orcus altar, plus 4 more listed below.
“An early form of steel, forged with a lost technique.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 150 gp
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Ironman verdict
20 recipes use Imperial steel, including Ancient timepiece, Ceremonial mace and Curse tablet. Imperial steel is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 150 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 150 coins
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- None
- Used in
- 20 recipes
Other sources
- Legionary remains
- Praesidio remains
- Pontifex remains
- Orcus altar
- Armarium debris
- Culinarum debris
- Ancient magick munitions
- Praetorian remains
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Imperial steel
- Ancient timepiece
- Ceremonial mace
- Curse tablet
- Gladiator helmet
- Gladiator sword
- Legionary gladius
- Legionary square shield
- Loarnab rod
- Model chariot
- Necromantic focus
- Pontifex crozier
- Portable phylactery
- Praetorian staff
- The Book of Blood
- The Book of Ice
- The Book of Shadow
- The Book of Smoke
- Vigorem vial
Showing 18 of 20 recipes that use it.
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