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Iron arrow

Iron arrow

Iron arrow is a tier 10 free-to-play item worn in the ammunition slot for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 12 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Iron arrow is to buy it: Lowe's Archery Emporium in Varrock sells it for 20 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.

“Ammunition for shieldbows and shortbows. Used with the Ranged skill (10).”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 12 gp

Updated . 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

At least 8 monsters drop it. The easiest is Skeleton (Draynor Manor) (level 11, 4/128); the best rate is Zombie (Uncharted Isles) (level 93), at 20/128, about 2.7 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it takes 10 Fletching and gives 37.5 Fletching XP, using 15 × Iron arrowheads and 15 × Headless shaft. Other sources include Broken arrow, Khazard trooper, Undead Lumberjack and New Varrock guard captain, plus 1 more listed below. Making ten takes 150 × Iron arrowheads and 150 × Headless shaft and gives 375 Fletching XP. Reaching level 10 Fletching takes 1,154 XP in total; the Fletching calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Fletching guide has the Ironman training route. One recipe uses Iron arrow: Iron fire arrows (unlit). It is worn in the ammunition slot at tier 10 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Ammunition list. Iron arrow 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 12 coins, which is 8 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.

At a glance

Members
No (free-to-play)
Tradeable
Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch
12 coins
Monster drops
8
Shops
6
Recipes
1
Used in
1 recipe
Slot
Ammunition, tier 10

Monster drops

Dropped byLevelQuantityRarity
Zombie (Uncharted Isles)935–3020/128
Dagannoth guardian9810–186/64
Rock lobster1001–2010/128
Minotaur125–1510/128
Icefiend35812/128
Minotaur (Turael's basement)445–1410/128
Skeleton (Draynor Manor)Easiest1114/128
Zombie1287/128

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

Make it yourself

Getting the materials as an Ironman

Shops

Other sources

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

What you make with Iron arrow

Where it fits for an Ironman

Equipment

Minigames and places

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