Steel sword + 1
Steel sword + 1 is a tier 21 free-to-play main-hand weapon for melee, with a high alchemy value of 400 coins. No shop sells Steel sword + 1 and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 20 Smithing and gives 150 Smithing XP, using 2 × Steel bar and Steel sword.
“A steel sword which has been upgraded once.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 400 gp
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Ironman verdict
Where the materials come from: Steel bar (made with 20 Smithing); Steel sword (sold by Varrock Sword Shop for 3,340 coins). Making ten takes 20 × Steel bar and 10 × Steel sword and gives 1,500 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 21 as melee gear; compare it with every other piece on the Main-hand weapons list. Steel sword + 1 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 400 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 400 coins
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 1
- Used in
- Nothing
- Slot
- Main-hand weapons, tier 21
Make it yourself
Needs 20 Smithing · 150 Smithing XP
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Steel bar: made with 20 Smithing
- Steel sword: sold by Varrock Sword Shop for 3,340 coins
Where it fits for an Ironman
Equipment
- Main-hand weapons, tier 21 · melee
Guides
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