Steel throwing axe

Steel throwing axe is a tier 20 free-to-play main-hand weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 5 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Steel throwing axe is to buy it: Bob's Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge sells it for 90 coins, and one other shop stocks it too.

“A finely balanced throwing axe.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 5 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

3 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Yeti (level 63), at 7/200 (about one every 2 kills). You can also make it yourself: it takes 20 Smithing and gives 75 Smithing XP, using Steel bar. Making ten takes 10 × Steel bar and gives 750 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 ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Main-hand weapons list. Steel throwing axe 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 5 coins, which is 85 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.