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Hello everyone!
With the influx of new players coming on as well as many players starting an ironman for the first time and the array of ironman guides out there, I am going to combine all of the guides out there for ironman to hopefully make this THE guide for ironmen.
I hope you all enjoy!
Starting Off
You should start off by doing ;;2fa in-game or going HERE to set up your 2-Factor Authentication. This not only makes your account more secure, but also when redeeming vote books you will have 60 minutes of bonus experience toward all non-combat skills.
Armour
Melee Armour Your first set of armour will be the ironman specific armour Type ;;shops, in-game and speak to Paul about your armour, he will give you a set of colored armour that matches your game mode IE. Grey for Normal IM, Blue for GIM, Red for HCIM, Orange for EIM, and White for UIM Mining and Smithing your own armour is the easiest way to get Iron-Adamant armour Rune armour can most easily be obtained through barrows Going to ;;pc to do the Pest Control Mini-game, you can get the Elite Void set Ranged Armour Killing cows at the crafting guild (under the Skilling Tab) and taking the hides to the crafting guild master will grant you leather Using Paul's Ironman shop, you can purchase string and a needle to create your first set of Ranged Armour Ava's Accumulator can be purchased from the Vote Shop for 30 points or Pest Control for 10 points Mage Armour Upstairs in the Monastery, you can acquire some monk robes In the Wise Old Man's Hut, north of the house portal, there is a Blue Wizard hat spawn on the table Wizard Robes can be obtained by killing Wizards at the Wizard Tower (1/30) Additionally, doing the Mage Arena Mini-game will give you a chance at getting Infinity as well as wands The Tome of Fire can be purchased from the Achievement Store
Weapons
Melee Weapons Your starter kit will come with an Iron Scimitar Mining and Smithing will be your best bet to get Steel-Mithril You can buy a slayer staff from the Slayer Master located outside the normal shops, you can equip it at level 1 and it has the same stats as a Rune Scimitar At 80 thieving, you can thieve an Adamant Scimitar A Rune Scimitar can be had from Ninja Implings in Puro Puro (1/30) and Fire Giants in the Kourend Catacombs (1/128) Range Weapons Woodcutting and Fletching will be the easiest way to get Normal-Magic bows Arrows will be most easily obtained through fletching and smithing Bolts will be obtained through doing barrows. Rune and Adamant bolts come in mass quantities through this Magic Weapons Staff of Air can be obtained from the Thief outside the Varrock Pub (1/30) Staff of Fire can be obtained from Pyrefiends in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon (1/30) Staff of Water can be obtained from Waterfiends at the Kraken Boss teleport (1/30)
Important Quest Items
Click the titles to see the quest guides for them!
Monkey Madness - You will receive a Dragon Scimitar and have a shop to repurchase it Desert Treasure - Ability to buy Book of Law, Book of Darkness, Book of Light, Xerican Robes, and Ghostly Robes Horror from the Deep - Ability to buy Holy Book, Unholy Book, and Book of Balance Recipe for Disaster - Can buy Barrows Gloves Lunar Diplomacy - Can buy Helm of Neitiznot Mountain Daughter - Can buy Climbing Boots Mage Arena 2 - Can buy Imbued God Capes, best in slot for mage Dragon Slayer 2 - Ability to note dragon bones and bars, dagannoth bones, and Giant Mole skin and claws
Upgrades/ Where to Find Gear
Melee Gear Weapons Granite Maul - Gargoyles (1/200) Abyssal Whip - Abyssal Demons (1/416) Tentacle Whip - Use Kraken Tentacle on whip Elder Maul - Chamber of Xeric's (Raids 1) Ghrazi Rapier - Theater of Blood (Raids 2) Scythe of Vitur - Theater of Blood (Raids 2) Armour Rune Full Helm - Barrows Minigame Rune Platebody - Barrows Minigame Rune Platelegs - Revenants, Gargoyles Obsidian - Dropped by Tzhaars or purchased from Armour Shop in Tzhaar city for Tokkul (after Fire Cape) Fighter Torso - Pest Control (10 points) Guthan's, Dharok's, Verac's - Barrows Minigame Bandos Chest, Tassets, Boots - Bandos Godwars and Minions Dragon Boots - Spiritual Mages in Godwars Dungeon (1/104) Primordial Boots - Use Primordial Crystal from Cerberus on Dragon Boots Jewelry Fury - Made with Onyx at 90 crafting Torture - Craft using Zenyte Shard Warriors Ring - Dagannoth Rex Beserker Ring - Dagannoth Rex Off Hand Dragon Defender - Warrior's Guild (;;wg, click HERE for guide) Rune Kiteshield - Barrows Minigame Obsidian Shield - Dropped by Tzhaars or purchased from Armour Shop in Tzhaar city for Tokkul (after Fire Cape) Range Gear Weapons Rune Crossbow - Revenants; Limbs dropped by Steel Dragons, Iron Dragons, King Black Dragon Dragon Crossbow - Limbs dropped by Adamant and Rune Dragons Armadyl Crossbow - Saradomin Godwars boss and Minions Dragon Hunter Crossbow - Chamber of Xeric's (Raids 1) Karil's Crossbow - Barrows Minigame Toxic Blowpipe - Use Chisel on Tanzanite Fang from Zulrah Craw's Bow - Revenants Magic Shortbow - Spiritual Ranger at Godwars Dungeon Dark Bow - Dark Beast in Kourend Catacombs Twisted Bow - Chamber of Xeric's (Raids 1) Armour Snakeskin Boots - Craft from snakeskin dropped by Zulrah Ranger Boots - Medium/ Hard Clues, Crystal Chest, Lucky Imps Pegasian Boots - Use Pegasian Crystal from Cerberus on Ranger Boots Karil's - Barrows Minigame Armadyl - Armadyl godward boss and minions Ava's Assembler - Use Vorkath head on Accumulator Jewelery Archer's Ring - Dagannoth Supreme Anguish - Craft using Zenyte Shard Ammo Dragon Darts - King Black Dragon, Dragon Imps Rune Darts - Fletch/Smith, Lava Dragons, Ninja Imp Rune Bolts - Fletch/Smith, Armadyl Godwars boss, Corporeal Beast, Steel Dragons Adamant Bolts - Fletch/Smith, Iron Dragons, Skeletal Wyverns Broad Bolts - Buy components from Slayer Master and Fletch Iron Arrows - Fletch/Smith, Giant Mole, Hill Giants Mithril Arrows - Fletch/Smith, Waterfiend, Kalphite Queen, Black Knight, Ice Warrior Adamant Arrows - Fletch/Smith, Ankou Rune Arrows - Fletch/Smith, Rune Dragon, Ninja imp, Red Dragon, Fire Giant, Kalphite Queen Dragon Arrows - Dragon Imp, King Black Dragon, Chamber of Xeric's (Raids 1) Mage Gear Weapons God Staves - NPC in the sparkling pool in the mage bank (;;mb - safe) Trident of the Sea's - Dropped by Kraken Trident of the Swamp - Use a Magic Fang from Zulrah on Trident of the Sea's Staff of the Dead - Dropped by Zamorak Godwars boss and minions Mage Wands - Dropped by battlemages, or purchased from Lundail at mage bank for points Kodai Wand - Chamber of Xeric's (Raids 1) Armour Ahrim's - Barrows Minigame Blue Mystic - Dropped by Kraken (1/30) Infinity - Dropped by battlemages or purchased from Lundail at Mage Bank (;;mb, safe) Eternal Boots - Use Eternal Crystal from Cerberus on Infinity Boots Ancestral - Chamber of Xeric's (Raids 1) Jewelry Tormented Bracelet - Demonic Gorillas, Skotizo (wilderness boss) Occult Necklace - Smoke Devils, Thermonucelar Smoke Devil Off Hand Mage's Book - Dropped by battlemages, or purchased from Lundail at mage bank for points Arcane Spirit Shield - Dropped by Corporeal Beast Runes Chaos, Death, Blood - Barrows Minigame Water - Kraken, Barrows Minigame
Skilling Gear
Rune Axe - Kurasks, Steel Dragons, Lava Dragons, Dagannoth Rex Rune Pickaxe - Easy Clues, Possessed Pickaxes (1/100) Dragon Axe - Dagannoth Kings, Vet'ion, Venenatis, Bandos Godwars Boss Dragon Pickaxe - Chaos elemental, Callisto, Vet'ion, Venenatis, King Black Dragon Dragon Harpoon - Wyrms
Bars and Ores
NOTE: To get noted bar drops from dragons, you must speak with Ellen at the Myth's Guild after Dragon Slayer 2
Iron Bar Iron dragon (5 noted, 100%) Steel Bar Steel dragon (5 noted, 100%) Gargoyle (15 noted, 1/15) Dagannoth Rex (15-38 noted, 1/150) Mithril Bar Mithril dragon (3 noted, 100%) Gargoyle (10 noted, 1/30) Dust devil (10 noted, 1/30) Adamant Bar Adamant dragon (1 bar, 100%) Skeletal Wyvern (10 noted, 1/15) Corporeal beast (35 noted, 1/15) Runite Bar Rune dragon (1 bar, 100%) Skotizo (20 noted, 1/15) Revenants (5-10 noted, 1/30) Coal Cerberus (120 noted, 1/15) Abyssal Sire (180-220 noted, 1/15) General Graardor (115-120, 1/15) Chamber of Xeric's (Anywhere between 100-600) Theatre of Blood (Anywhere between 100-600) Pure Essence Skeletal Wyvern (250 noted, 1/15) Gargoyle (150 noted, 1/15) Spiritual Mage (90 noted, 1/15) Zulrah (1.5K noted, 1/30) Chamber of Xeric's, Corporeal Beast (2.5K noted, 1/15)
Herbs
Can be purchased from Paul at ;;shops Unicorn horn dust You can kill Unicorns south of Edgeville, outside Barbarian Village. They drop Unicorn horns, then use on a Pestle and mortar Venenatis also drops 100x noted Unicorn horns (1/30) Limpwurt Root Vet'ion commonly drops 50 x noted Limpwurt roots . He can be located at Boss teleports (Wilderness). Kurask commonly drop anywhere between 10-20 noted Limpwurt root. They are located in Fremmy dungeon. Red Spiders' Eggs Venenatis drops 500 x noted Red spiders' eggs. You can also pick them up from around him if your combat level is not high enough to kill him. He can be located at Boss teleports (Wilderness). Chocolate Dust You can steal Chocolate bars from the Bakery stall in Ardougne City. Use the Chocolate bar with a Pestle and mortar to get Chocolate dust . White Berries Corporeal Beast drops 120 x noted White berries (1/30) Kurasks drop 12 x noted White berries (1/15) Lava dragons is the fastest way to obtain White berries. Take a looting bag with you. Wield an Antifire shield and some dragonhide armor and you will take minimal damage. Goat Horn Dust Corporeal beast drops 120 x Desert goat horns Thermonuclear smoke devil drops 50 x noted Desert goat horns Use the Desert goat horn on a Pestle and mortar to get Goat horn dust Snape grass South west of the Crafting Guild (Skilling teleports) you will find multiple spawns of Snape grass You can also find Snape grass east of Rellekka (;;train) Waterfiends can also drop noted Snape grass, anywhere from 3-20 at a time Mort Myre Fungi Vet'ion drops 200 x noted Mort myre fungi, located at Boss teleports (Wilderness). Spawns of Mort myre fungi can also be found south of the Slayer tower in the Morytania swamp. Dragon Scale Dust You can pick up Blue dragon scales from Taverly dungeon. Then crush them with Pestle and mortar for dragon scale dust Wine of Zamorak Kalphite Queen drops 60 x noted Wines of Zamorak (1/15) Cerberus drops 15 x noted Wines of Zamorak (1/15) Chaos Fanatic drops 10 x noted Wines of Zamorak (1/15) Additionally, you can pick up the 4 that spawn at the Chaos Altar, south west of the King Black Dragon teleport Potato Cactus Kalphite queen drops 100 x noted Potato cactus (1/15), located at Boss teleports, climb down the rope. Amylase Crystals You can purchase Amylase crystals from Grace at Rogues Den (Skilling teleports) in exchange for Marks of Grace. 100 Amylase crystals costs 15 Marks of Grace. Crushed Nest Callisto drops 75 x noted Crushed nest (1/30) You can also exchange your Mole skin/claws for bird's nests, then crush them. Talk to Wyson the Garderner in Falador park. Vorkath drops 10-30 x noted Crushed nest (1/16) Pickpocket Master Farmer in Draynor Village (38 Thieving) Guards (Falador City) Hill Giants (Edgeville Dungeon/Kourend Catacombs) Cave Crawlers (Freminnik Dungeon, 1/30) Rockslugs (Freminnik Dungeon, 1/30) Cave Horrors (Monster teleports, 1/30) Onion seed Pickpocket Master Farming in Draynor Village (38 Thieving) Guards (Falador City, 1/16) Hill Giants (Edgeville Dungeon/Kourend Catacombs, 1/16) Cave Horrors (Monster teleports, 1/30) Cabbage seed Pickpocket Master Farming in Draynor Village (38 Thieving) Hill Giants (Edgeville Dungeon/Kourend Catacombs, 1/16) Guards (Falador City, 1/16) Tomato seed Pickpocket Master Farming in Draynor Village (38 Thieving) Guards (Falador City, 1/16) Hill Giants (Edgeville Dungeon/Kourend Catacombs, 1/16) Watermelon seeds Pickpocket Master Farming in Draynor Village (38 Thieving) Kraken (Boss teleports, 1/16) Corporeal Beast (Boss teleports, 1/16) Moss Giant (Brimhaven Dungeon/Kourend Catacombs, 1/30) Ice warrior (Asgarnian Ice Dungeon, 1/30) Waterfiend (Ancient Cavern, 1/30) Flower Limpwurt seed Pickpocket Master Farming in Draynor Village (38 Thieving) Moss Giant (Brimhaven Dungeon/Kourend Catacomb, 1/16) Waterfiend (Ancient Cavern, 1/30) Tree Acorn Birds Nests (Woodcutting) Mammoths (1/30) Willow seeds Birds Nests (Woodcutting) Nature Implings (Puro Puro, 1/100) Maple seeds Birds Nests (Woodcutting) Abyssal Sire (1/30) Lizardman Shaman (Boss teleport, 1/30) Yew seeds Birds Nests (Woodcutting) Lizardman Shaman (1/150) Vet'ion (1/150) Demonic Gorilla (1/150) Abyssal Sire (1/150) Venenatis (1/100) Callisto (1/100) Kree'arra (1/100) Magic seeds Birds Nests (Woodcutting) Kalphite Queen (1/42) Zulrah (1/30) Thermonuclear Smoke Devil (1/150) Demonic Gorilla (1/150) Kraken (1/100) Vet'ion (1/100) Venenatis (1/100) Callisto (1/100) Commander Zilyana (1/100) Revenants (1/300) Fruit Tree Pineapple seed Bird nests (Woodcutting) Zulrah (1/30) Abyssal Sire (1/30) Herbs Guam seed Ice giant (1/30) Kurask (1/30) Uncut Sapphire Chaos Fanatic (4 noted, 1/15) Crazy archaeologist (4 noted, 1/15) TzHaar-Ket (1/15) TzHaar-Xil (1/15) Uncut Emerald Crazy archaeologist (6 noted, 1/15) Kalphite Queen (25 noted, 1/30) Chamber of Xerics Uncut Ruby Skeletal Wyvern (10 noted, 1/30) Venenatis (20 noted, 1/30) Vet'ion (20 noted, 1/30) Callisto (20 noted, 1/30) Kalphite Queen (25 noted, 1/30) Chamber of Xerics Uncut Diamond Cerberus (5 noted, 1/15) Skeletal wyverns (5 noted, 1/30) Venenatis (10 noted, 1/30) Vet'ion (10 noted, 1/30) Callisto (10 noted, 1/30) Abyssal Sire (15 noted, 1/30) Kalphite Queen (25 noted, 1/30) Chamber of Xerics Uncut Dragonstone Crystal Chest (Located in Edgeville bank) Uncut Onyx Zulrah (1/416) Crystal Chest TzHaar Fight Caves store Rogues Den Wall Safe Requirement: 50 Thieving Location: Rogues Den You can steal from the Rogues Den Wall safe for Gems. Gem Rocks Gem rocks can be found at the extended area of ;;dz, this is across the bridge. Down the ladder is the Gem mine for Extreme donators + Hides Green D'hide Green Dragons (1, always) Brutal green dragons (1, always) Corporeal Beast (100 noted, 1/15) Vorkath (14-32 noted, 1/15) Blue D'hide Blue dragon (1, always) Vorkath (11-32 noted, 1/15) Red D'hide Red dragons (1, always) Callisto (75 noted, 1/30) Vorkath (10-25 noted, 1/30) Crazy Arch (10 noted, 1/30) Black D'hide Black dragon (1, always) Lava dragon (1, always) King black dragon (2, always) Magpie impling (6 noted, common) Ninja impling (10-16 noted, common) Vorkath (5-25 noted, 1/30) Battlestaves Water Orbs Waterfiends drop 1-16 x Water Orbs noted (Common drop, 1/16) Earths Orbs Abyssal Sire drops 47-53 x Earth Orbs noted (Uncommon drop, 1/32) Fire Orbs Cerberus drops 20 x Fire Orbs noted (Common drop, 1/16) Lava Dragons drop 15 x Fire Orbs noted (Uncommon drop, 1/32) Air Orbs Obtainable via Air Obelisk, refer to this guide for more information. Unpowered Orbs Skeletal Wyverns drop 75 x Unpowered Orbs noted (Uncommon drop, 1/32) Kraken drops 50 x Unpowered Orbs noted (Uncommon drop, 1/32) As of the 5/11/2019 Update, glassblowing is now in-game! At 46 crafting you can craft unpowered orbs. Moral truth's Glassblowing Guide Battlestaff The easiest way to obtain bulk Battlestaves is to simply thieve them from the Magic stall at ;;thieve (60 Thieving required) But if you wish to obtain them via PVM the following monsters drop noted Battlestaves: - Revenants (5 noted) - Kraken (10 noted) - Skotizo (25 noted) - Zulrah (10 noted) - Skeletal Wyvern (10 noted) The rate is 1/32 for all except Skotizo, whos rate is 1/16. Gold bar Garygoyle (10 noted, 1/15) Gold Ore Gaygoyle (1 noted, 1/15) If you wish to mine Gold ore the best spot is the Crafting Guild. There's a bank on the otherside of the wall, only a few steps from the ore. Thanks for reading and I hope this helps all Ironmemes out there with their journey! Please leave feedback in the comment section to let me know if I missed anything, had any spelling errors of any sort. I stared at this thing for like 4 hours so there is a good chance I left something out or spelled something wrong! This couldn't have been without these people's previously written guides: EisenMeister's IM Starter Guide Updates 5/14/19 - Added glassblowing orbs in the crafting section. Linked guide for glassblowing as well as the update for it.
