Primal bar

Primal bar is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 8,002 coins. No shop sells Primal bar and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 100 Smithing and gives 31 Smithing XP, using Novite ore, Bathus ore, Marmaros ore, Kratonium ore, Fractite ore, Zephyrium ore, Argonite ore, Katagon ore, Gorgonite ore and Promethium ore. There is one other recipe below.

“Used in Smithing (100).”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 8,002 gp

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

Where the materials come from: Novite ore (from Novite rock); Bathus ore (from Bathus rock); Marmaros ore (from Marmaros rock). Making ten takes 10 × Novite ore, 10 × Bathus ore, 10 × Marmaros ore, 10 × Kratonium ore, 10 × Fractite ore, 10 × Zephyrium ore, 10 × Argonite ore, 10 × Katagon ore, 10 × Gorgonite ore and 10 × Promethium ore and gives 310 Smithing XP. Reaching level 100 Smithing takes 14,391,160 XP in total; the Smithing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Smithing guide has the Ironman training route. 68 recipes use Primal bar, including Masterwork sword trim, Primal 2h sword and Primal 2h sword + 1. Primal bar is members-only. 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 8,002 coins.