Leather cowl
Leather cowl is a tier 5 free-to-play item worn in the head slot for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 14 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Leather cowl is to buy it: Lowe's Archery Emporium in Varrock sells it for 24 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.
“Better than no armour!”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 14 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 6 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Gelatinous abomination (level 2), at 10/100 (about one every 10 kills). You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Crafting and gives 18.5 Crafting XP, using Leather. Other sources include New Varrock guard captain and Zombie (New Varrock). Making ten takes 10 × Leather and gives 185 Crafting XP. One recipe uses Leather cowl: Studded leather coif. It is worn in the head slot at tier 5 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Head list. Leather cowl 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 14 coins, which is 10 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
- 14 coins
- Monster drops
- 6
- Shops
- 6
- Recipes
- 1
- Used in
- 1 recipe
- Slot
- Head, tier 5
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelatinous abominationEasiest | 2 | 1 | 10/100 |
| Warped cockroach | - | 1 | 5/140 |
| Corpse spider | 4 | 1 | 5/162 |
| Warped fly | 7 | 1 | 5/198 |
| Crawling corpse torso | 9 | 1 | 5/208 |
| Warped rat | 12 | 1 | 5/232 |
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
Shops
- Lowe's Archery Emporium24 coins · stock 10
- Thessalia's Fine Clothes24 coins · stock 1
- Obli's General Store24 coins · stock 1
- Jiminua's Jungle Store24 coins · stock 1
- Aaron's Archery Appendages24 coins · stock 10
- Gnome Shopkeeper's Armoury24 coins · stock 10
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Leather cowl
Where it fits for an Ironman
Equipment
- Head, tier 5 · ranged
Minigames and places
- Varrock · Lowe's Archery Emporium
- Karamja · Obli's General Store
- Tai Bwo Wannai · Jiminua's Jungle Store
- Ranging Guild · Aaron's Archery Appendages
- Burthorpe · Gnome Shopkeeper's Armoury
Guides
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