Short-finned eel
Short-finned eel is a members item. No shop sells Short-finned eel and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 40 Cooking and gives 103 Cooking XP, using Raw short-finned eel.
MembersUntradeable
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Ironman verdict
Other sources include Animated pickaxe, Ice troll (Dungeoneering), Night spider and Forgotten mage, plus 4 more listed below. Where the materials come from: Raw short-finned eel (sold by Shop (Smuggler) for 1,920 rusty coins). Making ten takes 10 × Raw short-finned eel and gives 1,030 Cooking XP. Reaching level 40 Cooking takes 37,224 XP in total; the Cooking calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Cooking guide has the Ironman training route. 3 recipes use Short-finned eel, including Brave skinweaver pouch, Portent of restoration V (Dungeoneering) and Short-fin eel potato. Short-finned eel is members-only. It is untradeable, so every account, Ironman or not, gets it the same way.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- No
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 1
- Used in
- 3 recipes
Make it yourself
Needs 40 Cooking · 103 Cooking XP
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Raw short-finned eel: sold by Shop (Smuggler) for 1,920 rusty coins
Other sources
- Animated pickaxe
- Ice troll (Dungeoneering)
- Night spider
- Forgotten mage
- Mysterious shade
- Brute
- Dungeon spider
- Ice elemental
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Short-finned eel
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