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Smelting Runite Bars - Very High Level
Category: Skills
Subcategory: Smithing
General Description: Smelting runite ore and coal into runite bars at the furnace in Edgeville.
Creation/Revision Date: November 6, 2009
Members Only? No
Approximate Hourly Profit: 287,022 gp per hour
Overall Profit Rank: #133 / 473 (72nd percentile)
Very High Level Method Profit Rank: #51 / 145 (65th percentile)
Multitasking Suitability: 3 (Low)
XP Benefits: Smithing (~19k/hr)
Other Benefits: --
Additional Info: --
Method Requirements and Parameters for Method as Evaluated
Requirements
As Evaluated
Location
Edgeville
Skills
Smithing(85)
Quests
Equipment
Varrock armour 3
Other
Varrock Achievement Diary {Hard}
Input and Output Items and Values
Inputs (Total Value = 4,679,822)
Outputs (Total Value = 4,966,845)
Item
Qty
Value
Item
Qty
Value
Runite ore
380
3,990,000
Runite bar
380
4,940,000
Coal
3,040
687,040
Rings and uncut gems foraged by magpie familiar
1.8
26,845
Magpie pouch
1.8
2,782
Method Description, Instructions and Tips for Success
General Description
Smelting runite bars is a decent way of making money for high level players, and also provides slow but steady Smithing XP as well.
You should complete all of the tasks of the Varrock Achievement Diary to get Varrock armour, which gives you access to the furnace in Edgeville, which is the best in the game now that Jagex removed its annoying door. It is right next to the bank, and while you don't get the 10% chance of smelting two bars at once with runite, at least the furnace is easy to get to.
A beast of burden provides no advantages with this method, so at mid levels and above I recommend 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.
Take out 3 runite ore and a magpie pouch, and summon the familiar. Close your bank interface and click in the furnace room, then click the furnace, right click the rune bar and select "Make 5" or "Make 10". Ignore the leftover coal.
When done, bank and repeat.
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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. 