OSRS Smithing Calculator

6 priced Smithing methods, from 370,000 XP/hr down to 15,000. Free-to-play skill.

OSRS Smithing Calculator. 6 Smithing methods are listed below, level 15 (Giants' Foundry) through 74 (Adamant Dart Tips). Blast Furnace Gold Bars at 370,000 XP/hr is the best of the 5 rows open at level 70. 12,296,804 XP, 218,805 gold bars and 33 hrs - the panel above answers those three at 10 hrs a week.

Smithing goal

RuneScape username

Current level

Current XP

Target level

How much do you actually play?

10 hrs / week

The damage

XP remaining

12,296,804

Actions left

218,805

via Blast Furnace Gold Bars

Time left

33 hrs

Nights of grinding

weekly hours averaged across 7 days

ETA

in 3 weeks

Total cost ≈ 18.4M gp

Blast Furnace Gold Bars at 370,000 XP/hr is the fastest row available to you, and nothing locked in this table beats it.

Smithing methods and rates

Blast Furnace Gold Bars at 370,000 XP/hr is a session average; the 6 rows below all are.

Method	Lvl	XP/hr	GP/XP	To goal	Hours
Blast Furnace Gold Bars fastest Fastest XP in the skill. Needs Goldsmith gauntlets (Family Crest), ice gloves and stamina potions; low cost per XP. · 56.2 xp/gold bar	40	370,000	-1.5	218,805	33 hrs
Giants' Foundry Minigame from Sleeping Giants. Far less clicking than Blast Furnace; low-tier alloys profit, top adamant/rune tiers hit ~275k XP/hr. · 14000 xp/sword	15	180,000	—	879	68 hrs
Steel Cannonballs afk Most AFK method (~2.5 min/inv); needs Dwarf Cannon quest. Double ammo mould roughly doubles XP to ~30k/hr but halves the AFK interval. · 25.6 xp/steel bar	35	15,000	+15	480,344	820 hrs
Adamant Dart Tips cheapest Semi-AFK, ~81s per inventory (10 tips/bar), near break-even cost. Smiths' Uniform gives the 81k rate; unlock dart smithing via Tourist Trap. · 62.5 xp/adamant bar	74	81,000	-0.5	—	147 hrs (74+)
Blast Furnace Steel Bars profit Blast Furnace staple from level 30 and the biggest gp/hr here (~+18/XP) at current high steel prices. Bring a coal bag. · 17.5 xp/steel bar	30	75,000	+18	702,675	164 hrs
Gold Bars (F2P) f2p Buyable F2P smelting, ~27k XP/hr. Not the fastest F2P route: platebodies reach 100k-300k with tick manipulation but far more clicking. · 22.5 xp/gold bar	40	27,000	-3	546,525	455 hrs

About training Smithing

Smithing is a buyable skill: you smelt ore into bars at a furnace, then hammer those bars into gear, ammo, or minigame swords. The go-to fast route is feeding gold ore through the Blast Furnace while wearing Goldsmith gauntlets for the highest raw XP, whereas the Giants' Foundry minigame trades some raw speed for far less frantic clicking. Almost everyone skips the painful early levels with a batch of Smithing-reward quests rather than grinding them.

Did you know: Taking Smithing from 1 to 99 is 13,034,431 XP - done entirely on cannonballs that is roughly 509,000 steel bars melted into more than 2 million cannonballs, and you would actually turn a profit the whole way.

How this Smithing estimate is built

12,997,207 XP separates level 40 from Smithing 99, out of 13,034,431 total. 35 hrs is the gap over 370,000 XP/hr on Blast Furnace Gold Bars; 231,268 is the same gap over 56 XP per gold bar. One action every 0.5 seconds: that is what 370,000 XP/hr at 56.2 XP per gold bar actually requires. Every row carries an action count here - all 6 Smithing methods - so that column is never blank. 25 nights at 1.4 hrs a day covers 35 hrs of Smithing. 35 hrs from level 1, if you switch at 15/30/35/40/74.

Decision example

12,997,207 XP: Blast Furnace Gold Bars converts it in 35 hrs, Giants' Foundry in 72 hrs - 106% more clock. Blast Furnace Gold Bars costs 19.5M gp while Giants' Foundry breaks even. Low attention instead: Steel Cannonballs at 15,000 XP/hr.

Limits of the number

370,000 XP/hr is Blast Furnace Gold Bars over a session, 499,500 on a perfect tick. An hour of Blast Furnace Gold Bars burns about 555K gp in supplies. Prices are 16 October 2026 estimates: 1.5 GP/XP today, and the Smithing cost moves with supply.

Smithing, level 40 to 99

12,997,207 XP - 100% of a whole 99 - explained twice. The 12,997,207 XP is identical in both rows, which leaves the Smithing rate to explain the 37 hrs.

Method	Rate	Actions	Active hours	GP/XP estimate
Blast Furnace Gold Bars	370,000 XP/hr	231,268	35 hrs	-19.5M gp
Giants' Foundry	180,000 XP/hr	929	72 hrs	not estimated

Blast Furnace Gold Bars saves 37 hrs over Giants' Foundry, which is 106% of the slower total.

Method detail comes from Smithing training on the OSRS Wiki, last read on 16 October 2026 for Smithing. Data sources.

A practical Smithing route

Below, the Smithing route from 1-30 to 70+: 3 switches, each tied to an unlock.

1-30

Bars and early quests
Smelt bronze or iron briefly, then use quest rewards and steel access to avoid spending on low-level bars.
30-70

Pick the cost model
Blast Furnace is the fast option, Giants' Foundry is more forgiving, and steel or gold routes change the GP/XP trade-off.
70+

Gold, foundry or darts
Gold at the Blast Furnace maximizes XP, while Giants' Foundry and dart tips suit players who value lower attention or a different budget.

Smithing by goal

What changes the choice

Fastest: Blast Furnace gold needs a coal bag, ice gloves and steady banking; use the listed rate only when those requirements are met.
Lower effort: Giants' Foundry removes some furnace intensity and turns alloy choice into the main cost decision.
Profit: Steel bars and selected foundry alloys can profit, but GE margins move quickly and should be checked before buying inputs.

Requirements and caveats

Blast Furnace rates assume the relevant quests, ice gloves, stamina and a coal bag where noted.
The GP/XP column uses current material assumptions and excludes the initial cost of moulds or unlocks.

Common mistakes to avoid

Calling a method cheap because its bar cost is low while overlooking the time spent at the furnace.
Using a gold rate on a world or setup that cannot maintain continuous trips.

3 Smithing switches, reviewed 2026-10-16. Smithing training on the OSRS Wiki.

Recent data notes

14 review notes on Smithing, each naming a figure that moved and the reason.

14 review notes for this skill

Blast Furnace Steel Bars gpPerXp -0.5 -> +18 (SIGN FIX): at current prices a steel bar (~578) far exceeds its inputs (1 iron ~75 + 1 coal ~148), giving ~326 gp/bar profit = ~18 gp/XP; the OSRS Wiki money-making guide shows ~1.75M gp/hr. It is highly profitable, not break-even.
Blast Furnace Steel Bars category cheapest -> profit: it is currently the strongest gp/hr method in the lineup, so labelling it 'cheapest' (implying a cost) was misleading.
Blast Furnace Steel Bars notes: replaced 'roughly break-even on cost' with the fact that it is very profitable at current steel-bar prices.
Adamant Dart Tips gpPerXp 2 -> -0.5: adamantite bar ~1871 vs ten dart tips ~1850 (minus tax) is a small loss / roughly break-even at current prices, not a 2 gp/XP profit (wiki MMG shows a slight loss).
Adamant Dart Tips category afk -> cheapest: near break-even cost per XP makes it the cheapest members option here; the AFK slot is better filled by cannonballs.
Adamant Dart Tips notes: noted it is near break-even and that the 81k/hr rate assumes the Smiths' Uniform (66k without).
Steel Cannonballs xpPerHour 27000 -> 15000: 27k requires the double ammo mould, which halves the AFK interval that defines this method and contradicts the stated ~2.5 min/inv; the standard single-mould rate is ~14-16k/hr (wiki: 13,824-15,360).
Steel Cannonballs gpPerXp 12 -> 15: at current GE prices (steel bar ~578, cannonball ~245) profit is ~388 gp/bar = ~15 gp/XP.
Steel Cannonballs category profit -> afk: its defining trait is being the most AFK method (~2.5 min/inv); Blast Furnace steel now out-profits it per hour.
Steel Cannonballs notes: added the Dwarf Cannon quest requirement and fixed the self-contradictory line (headlined 27k while saying the mould 'doubles to 27k'); now states the mould doubles the ~15k base to ~30k/hr but halves AFK time.
Gold Bars (F2P) xpPerHour 60000 -> 27000: the OSRS Wiki F2P training rates put gold smelting at ~27k XP/hr, not 60k.
Gold Bars (F2P) gpPerXp -1 -> -3: gold ore (~155) smelts into a gold bar worth only ~87, a ~-3 gp/XP loss (wiki -2.98).
Gold Bars (F2P) notes: removed the false 'Fastest Smithing XP for free players' claim - F2P platebody smithing with tick manipulation reaches 100k-300k XP/hr, far above gold's ~27k.
Giants' Foundry notes: removed 'Near BF-speed' - at a realistic ~180k/hr average it is roughly half BF gold's ~370k, and only top-tier adamant/rune alloys approach it.

Smithing FAQ

How many hours is 99 Smithing?

Roughly 35 hours of play, assuming you move to each faster Smithing method as soon as its requirement is met. At two hours a night: 18 sessions.

gold bars for 99 Smithing - how many?

About 231,268 gold bars at 56.2 XP each on Blast Furnace Gold Bars, from level 40 to 99.

Fastest Smithing method in OSRS?

Blast Furnace Gold Bars, from level 40, at about 370,000 XP/hr. Fastest XP in the skill. Needs Goldsmith gauntlets (Family Crest), ice gloves and stamina potions; low cost per XP.

What is a practical Smithing training route?

1-30: Bars and early quests - Smelt bronze or iron briefly, then use quest rewards and steel access to avoid spending on low-level bars. 30-70: Pick the cost model - Blast Furnace is the fast option, Giants' Foundry is more forgiving, and steel or gold routes change the GP/XP trade-off. 70+: Gold, foundry or darts - Gold at the Blast Furnace maximizes XP, while Giants' Foundry and dart tips suit players who value lower attention or a different budget.

Which Smithing method pays?

Yes - Steel Cannonballs earns roughly 15 gp per XP, and Blast Furnace Steel Bars earns roughly 18 gp per XP. All of them are slower than Blast Furnace Gold Bars at 370,000 XP/hr.

What should I check before choosing a Smithing method?

Blast Furnace rates assume the relevant quests, ice gloves, stamina and a coal bag where noted. The GP/XP column uses current material assumptions and excludes the initial cost of moulds or unlocks. Common mistakes include Calling a method cheap because its bar cost is low while overlooking the time spent at the furnace. Using a gold rate on a world or setup that cannot maintain continuous trips.

Comparing Smithing methods: what has to match?

Both start at level 40: Blast Furnace Gold Bars covers 12,997,207 XP in 35 hrs, Giants' Foundry in 72 hrs.

All 24 skill calculators, closest in hours first

Ranked by hours to 99, Smithing lands at 9 of 24. Firemaking takes 35 hrs, Crafting 36 hrs. Open the hub table: Blast Furnace Steel Bars is the only Smithing row that pays, at 18 GP/XP.