Sinew
Sinew is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. Only one monster drops it: Zombie (New Varrock), at 1/1,024 (about one every 341 kills).
“I can use this to make a crossbow string.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 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
You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Cooking and gives 3 Cooking XP, using Raw beef. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include Zombie (New Varrock) and Enchanted bird's nest. Where the materials come from: Raw beef (sold by Wydin's Food Store for 59 coins). Making ten takes 10 × Raw beef and gives 30 Cooking XP. 3 recipes use Sinew, including Crossbow string, Lute and Masterwork sinew. Sinew 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 1 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 1 coins
- Monster drops
- 1
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 3 recipes
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie (New Varrock) | - | 3 | 1/1,024 |
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
Needs 1 Cooking · 3 Cooking XP
Needs 1 Cooking · 3 Cooking XP
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Raw beef: sold by Wydin's Food Store for 59 coins
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Sinew
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