Steel hatchet
Steel hatchet is a tier 20 free-to-play main-hand weapon for melee, with a high alchemy value of 100 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Steel hatchet is to buy it: Bob's Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge sells it for 1,680 coins, and 2 other shops stock it too.
“A woodcutter's hatchet.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 100 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
5 monsters drop it. The easiest is Thug (level 11, 1/128); the best rate is Ork (level 95), at 5/128, about one every 26 kills. You can also make it yourself: it takes 20 Smithing and gives 37.5 Smithing XP, using Steel bar. Other sources include Ava's accumulator, Ogre Coffin, Bandit (Wilderness) and Ava's alerter, plus 3 more listed below. Making ten takes 10 × Steel bar and gives 375 Smithing XP. Reaching level 20 Smithing takes 4,470 XP in total; the Smithing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Smithing guide has the Ironman training route. It is worn in the main-hand weapon slot at tier 20 as melee gear; compare it with every other piece on the Main-hand weapons list. Steel hatchet 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 100 coins, which is 1,580 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
- 100 coins
- Monster drops
- 5
- Shops
- 3
- Recipes
- 1
- Used in
- Nothing
- Slot
- Main-hand weapons, tier 20
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ork | 95 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Tyras guard | 58 | 1 | 3/128 |
| H.A.M. Guard | 30 | 1 | 2/110 |
| Giant skeleton (Shadow Dungeon) | 84 | 1 | 2/128 |
| ThugEasiest | 11 | 1 | 1/128 |
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
Shops
- Bob's Brilliant Axes1,680 coins · stock 10
- Gulluck and Sons1,680 coins · stock 10
- King Lathas's Armoury1,680 coins · stock 10
Other sources
- Ava's accumulator
- Ogre Coffin
- Bandit (Wilderness)
- Ava's alerter
- H.A.M. Member (male)
- Guard (H.A.M.)
- H.A.M. Member (female)
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Where it fits for an Ironman
Equipment
- Main-hand weapons, tier 20 · melee
Minigames and places
- Lumbridge · Bob's Brilliant Axes
- Grand Tree · Gulluck and Sons
- Kandarin · King Lathas's Armoury
Guides
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