Steel crossbow

Steel crossbow is a tier 20 free-to-play main-hand weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 207 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Steel crossbow is to buy it: Crossbow Shop (Keldagrim) in Keldagrim sells it for 345 coins, and 2 other shops stock it too.

“A steel crossbow.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 207 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

You can also make it yourself: it takes 23 Fletching and gives 14 Fletching XP, using Steel crossbow (unstrung) and Crossbow string. Where the materials come from: Steel crossbow (unstrung) (made with 23 Fletching); Crossbow string (made with 10 Crafting). Making ten takes 10 × Steel crossbow (unstrung) and 10 × Crossbow string and gives 140 Fletching XP. Reaching level 23 Fletching takes 6,291 XP in total; the Fletching calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Fletching guide has the Ironman training route. It is worn in the main-hand weapon slot at tier 20 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Main-hand weapons list. Steel crossbow 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 207 coins, which is 138 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.