OSRS Smithing Calculator
Plan bars and finished metal items with fixed Smithing experience. Enter exact current XP and a target, then compare the distinct methods in this skill’s public training data.
Loads public levels; manual entry always remains available.
| Action | Req. | XP | Actions | Gross cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze bar | 1 | 6.2 | 2,102,328 | 273,302,640 gp |
| Iron bar | 15 | 12.5 | 1,042,755 | 125,130,600 gp |
| Steel bar | 30 | 17.5 | 744,825 | 387,309,000 gp |
| Mithril bar | 50 | 30 | 434,482 | 412,757,900 gp |
| Adamantite bar | 70 | 37.5 | 347,585 | 660,411,500 gp |
| Rune platebody | 99 | 375 | 34,759 | 1,946,504,000 gp |
How the Smithing calculator works
Smelting and anvil smithing award experience per bar consumed. Multi-bar items bundle that bar XP into one action, which is why a platebody has five times the anvil XP of a one-bar item at the same metal tier.
Worked example
Using Bronze bar at 6.2 XP per successful action, a goal from zero XP to level 2 needs 14 complete actions because level 2 starts at 83 XP. The same ceiling rule prevents a fractional final action.
Reading the Smithing methods
Plan bars and finished metal items with fixed Smithing experience. The dataset begins with Bronze bar at level 1, worth 6.2 XP per listed action, and reaches Rune platebody at level 99. That level range is why the minimum-level filter is useful: it removes methods the account does not want to consider without changing the XP calculation itself.
Among the rows shown for Smithing, Rune platebody has the largest single listed reward at 375 XP. A larger reward per action does not automatically mean better XP per hour. One action may be a lap, a catch, a spell, a health check, a completed item or a quantity of damage, so compare an action count with the real completion rate for that exact row.
The individual methods are materially different. Bronze bar requires level 1, gives 6.2 XP, and carries a rounded 130 gp input snapshot; Iron bar requires level 15, gives 12.5 XP, and carries a rounded 120 gp input snapshot; Steel bar requires level 30, gives 17.5 XP, and carries a rounded 520 gp input snapshot; Mithril bar requires level 50, gives 30 XP, and carries a rounded 950 gp input snapshot; Adamantite bar requires level 70, gives 37.5 XP, and carries a rounded 1,900 gp input snapshot; Rune platebody requires level 99, gives 375 XP, and carries a rounded 56,000 gp input snapshot.
For a costed method, “gross cost” is action count multiplied by the stored input snapshot. It is not net loss: valuable outputs, recovered ammunition, harvest value, or alchemy proceeds may offset it. For an unpriced method, the dash means the dataset intentionally avoids inventing a cost; it does not mean the method is always free.
Filter by minimum level to remove early methods without changing current XP. This keeps the distance to the target exact while narrowing the comparison to methods the account intends to use. To estimate session time, divide the result by a personally measured actions-per-hour rate for the same method and setup.
Smithing questions
How much XP is level 99 Smithing?
How are Smithing actions rounded?
Are Smithing costs live?
What can change a Smithing training estimate?
Sources
The fixed XP and requirement rows were transcribed from the public skill and training tables and reviewed on 4 September 2026. Price fields are editable data snapshots, not live quotes.
- Old School RuneScape Wiki — Experience — Public XP table and level formula, reviewed 2026.
- Old School RuneScape Wiki — Combat level — Seven-stat combat-level formula, reviewed 2026.
- Old School RuneScape Wiki — Maximum melee hit — Effective Strength and maximum-hit formula, reviewed 2026.
- Old School RuneScape Wiki — Attack roll — Accuracy and defence-roll mechanics, reviewed 2026.
- Old School RuneScape Wiki — Calculators — Public skill, activity and reward tables, reviewed 2026.