Fletching: OSRS Ironman guide
Your Ranged ammo. Broad arrows (300 Slayer pts) is the ironman method par excellence.
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Ironman tips
- Broader Fletching (300 Slayer points, 52 Fletching/55 bolts): cheap broad arrowheads at any Slayer master. 10 xp per arrow. Best ironman xp/h.
- Arrow shafts (1) from logs, headless arrows with feathers (Fishing shops / Hunter).
- Bowstrings: flax from Seers' Village (Geoffrey gives 30 free daily with Kandarin easy) + spinning wheel (Crafting 10).
- Darts: The Tourist Trap. Amethyst (Mining 92) -> amethyst arrows/bolts/darts for late game.
- Fletch unstrung bows and then string them: double xp from the same logs.
Level progression (1-99)
1→ 22
Arrow shafts + headless arrows (feathers) [wiki]
💡 Keep the headless arrows: with Smithing arrowtips they become arrows (more xp).
📍 Bank
Knife
Logs
Feather
KnifeLogsFeather22→ 52
Iron darts (22) or bows (u) + stringing [wiki]
💡 Iron darts = Smithing + Fletching at once. Temple of Ikov (8,000 xp) at 40+. Bowstrings: flax + spinning wheel.
📍 Bank
Iron dart tip.png)
Willow longbow (u)
Bow string
Iron dart tipWillow longbow (u)Bow string52→ 99
Broad arrows (headless arrow + broad arrowheads) [wiki]
💡 Best ironman method: AFK and the arrows are used on Slayer with a Magic shortbow. 15 headless + 15 heads = 150 xp.
📍 Bank
Broad arrows
Headless arrow
Broad arrowsHeadless arrow55→ 99
Maple longbows (u) with your logs (Miscellania) + Fletching knife [wiki]
💡 The cheap alternative without Slayer points. Alch the bows for gp.
📍 Bank.png)
Maple longbow (u)
Fletching knife
Maple longbow (u)Fletching knife70→ 99
Vale Totems (magic logs + stringing) / Amethyst arrows (82) [wiki]
💡 Vale Totems: active, gives Vale Research Points. Amethyst arrows/darts are your late-game ammo.
📍 Vale Totems (Forestry) / Bank
Magic logs
Amethyst arrow
Magic logsAmethyst arrow92→ 99
Gear by level
Tools / weapons
| Level | Item | How to get it (ironman) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knife | General store. |
| 1 | Bow string | Flax -> spinning wheel (Crafting 10). |
| 1 | Feather | Fishing shops (Port Sarim, Shilo) / Gerrant. |
| 1 |  Fletching cape |
What to make by level
| Level | Item | How to get it (ironman) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arrow shaft | 5 xp per log (15 shafts). |
| 1 | Headless arrow | 15 xp (per 15). |
| 1 |  Bronze arrow | 19.5 xp (15). |
| 5 | .png){kind=small} Shortbow (u) | 5 xp. Stringing 5 xp. |
| 10 | .png){kind=small} Longbow (u) | 10 xp. |
| 10 |  Bronze dart | 1.8 xp each (Tourist Trap). |
| 15 |  Iron arrow | 37.5 xp (15). |
| 20 | .png){kind=small} Oak shortbow (u) | 16.5 xp. |
| 25 | .png){kind=small} Oak longbow (u) | 25 xp. |
| 30 |  Steel arrow | 75 xp (15). |
| 35 | .png){kind=small} Willow shortbow (u) | 33.3 xp. |
| 40 | Willow longbow (u) | 41.5 xp. |
| 45 |  Mithril arrow | 112.5 xp (15). |
| 50 | .png){kind=small} Maple shortbow (u) | 50 xp. |
| 52 | Broad arrows | 150 xp (15). Broader Fletching. |
| 55 | Maple longbow (u) | 58.3 xp. |
| 55 |  Broad bolts | 30 xp (10). |
| 65 | .png){kind=small} Yew shortbow (u) | 67.5 xp. |
| 70 | .png){kind=small} Yew longbow (u) | 75 xp. |
| 80 | .png){kind=small} Magic shortbow (u) | 83.3 xp. |
| 82 | Amethyst arrow | 202.5 xp (15). |
| 85 | .png){kind=small} Magic longbow (u) | 91.5 xp. |
| 90 |  Amethyst dart | 13.5 xp each. |
| 92 |  Redwood shield | 216 xp. |
Quests with xp
| Quest | Reward | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Big Chompy Bird Hunting | 262 Fletching | 5 Fletching, 30 Ranged, 30 Cooking |
| Temple of Ikov | 8,000 Fletching | 42 Thieving, 40 Ranged |
| The Tourist Trap | Darts + 2x4,650 | 10 Fletching, 20 Smithing |
| Animal Magnetism | Ava's device | 35 WC, 18 Slayer, 19 Crafting, 30 Ranged |
| The Fremennik Trials | 2,812 Fletching | 25 Fletching |
Temporary boosts
| Item | Boost | How to get it (ironman) |
|---|---|---|
 Dragonfruit pie | +4 | Cooking 85 |
.png){kind=small} Spicy stew (orange) | -5 to +5 | Recipe for Disaster (Evil Dave) |
| Fletching cape | +1 | 99 Fletching |
AFK methods
| Level | Method | XP/h | AFK | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Battlestaves (celastrus) | ~143k | 49 s | Celastrus bark (Farming 85). |
| 11-83 | Bolt tips | ~8k | 1.4 min | Gems. |
| 92 | Redwood shields | ~193k | 47 s | Redwood logs. |
Sources on the OSRS Wiki
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All skills
Combat
AttackDetermines your melee accuracy and which weapons you can wield.
StrengthRaises your melee max hit.
DefenceLowers the chance of getting hit and decides which armour you can…
HitpointsRises on its own with any combat (1/3 of combat xp).
RangedRanged combat. As an ironman you rely on Fletching for ammo.
PrayerBones and ashes. Very time-expensive for ironman: hoard every bone…
MagicRunes from Runecraft or drops. For ironman, magic is mostly utility:…Gathering
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WoodcuttingLogs for Firemaking, Fletching and Construction. Woodcutting Guild…
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HunterBirdhouses every 50 min = free seeds. Chinchompas for Ranged.…
SailingBoats, courier tasks, sea charting and Barracuda Trials. Ironman:…Artisan
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CookingCook what you fish. Hosidius kitchen and Cooking gauntlets reduce…
FiremakingWintertodt is THE ironman method: 50-99 with tons of seeds, herbs,…
CraftingGlass (giant seaweed + Superglass Make), Zaff battlestaves, gold…
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HerbloreDepends on Farming. Requires Druidic Ritual. Prioritise useful…
ConstructionCosts gp and logs. Planks at the sawmill (Varrock). Mahogany Homes…
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