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Method Requirements and Parameters for Method as Evaluated
Requirements
As Evaluated
Location
Edgeville
Skills
Smithing(35)
Quests
Equipment
Ammo mould
Varrock armour 2
Other
Varrock Achievement Diary {Medium}
Input and Output Items and Values
Inputs (Total Value = 393,382)
Outputs (Total Value = 562,345)
Item
Qty
Value
Item
Qty
Value
Steel bar
525
390,600
Cannonball
2,100
535,500
Magpie pouch
1.8
2,782
Rings and uncut gems foraged by magpie familiar
1.8
26,845
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Method Description, Instructions and Tips for Success
General Description
Cannonballs are one of the few ways to make money with Smithing. They have high demand because of players using them to powertrain, and they are slow to make and give poor Smithing XP, so supply never becomes excessive.
The best spot for making cannonballs is at Neitiznot, because it has a one-click bank and a furnace only one click away; you must complete The Fremennik Isles to use it.
The best place for a mid-level player to smelt is at the furnace in Edgeville.
I don't recommend using a beast of burden, due to the short distance between the bank and furnace. Instead I suggest a foraging familiar such as a magpie, which will provide you a nice bonus in foraged items while you work.
Specific Method Details
Get to Edgeville and put on your Varrock armour, then take out your ammo mould and magpie pouch. Summon the magpie. Withdraw 27 steel bars, then run to the furnace. As you are running, click one bar and then click on the furnace, then select "Make All". After all the bars are made into cannonablls go back to the bank, store them and repeat.
Each run takes about 3 minutes 5 seconds, for a total of 525 per hour. The profitability of the method depends on the current price of cannonballs, which tends to spike up after new combat additions to the game.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members. 