Rune arrowheads

Rune arrowheads is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 60 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Rune arrowheads is to buy it: Hickton's Archery Emporium in Catherby sells it for 1,000 coins, and 2 other shops stock it too.

“Used in the Fletching skill (50) to make rune arrows.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 60 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

At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Cockroach drone (level 4, 1/43,690.67); the best rate is Dagannoth Supreme (level 303), at 8/128, about 9.4 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it takes 50 Smithing and gives 130 Smithing XP, using Rune bar. Other sources include Ice troll grunt, Ice troll female, Bork and Bandit (Wilderness), plus 4 more listed below. Making ten takes 10 × Rune bar and gives 1,300 Smithing XP. Reaching level 50 Smithing takes 101,333 XP in total; the Smithing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Smithing guide has the Ironman training route. One recipe uses Rune arrowheads: Rune arrow. Rune arrowheads 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 60 coins, which is 940 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: 60 coins
Monster drops: 9
Shops: 3
Recipes: 1
Used in: 1 recipe

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Dagannoth Supreme	303	100–200	8/128
Rare drop table	-	110–140	4/64
Seren spirit	-	110–140	1/16
Legio Primus	304	90–110	800/11,041
Legio Secundus	304	90–110	800/11,041
Legio Tertius	304	90–110	800/11,041
Cockroach droneEasiest	4	110–140	1/43,690.67
Cave bug	6	110–140	1/52,428.8
Crawling hand	6	110–140	1/131,072