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Gold ore

Best way to farm Gold ore

All 52 monsters that drop Gold ore, ranked by realistic quantity per hour — not just drop rate. Change the seconds-per-kill for any monster to match your own speed. 6 other sources aren’t ranked; see why below.

Drop data: Gold ore on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Vet'ion
1,543 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Combat lvl 454
6/126 · 675 noted
 32.14 75 48 1,543
Combat lvl 264
6/128 · 200 noted
 9.38 43 84 785
Combat lvl 464
6/126 · 675 noted
 32.14 245 15 472
Combat lvl 333
4/126 · 250 noted
 7.94 78 46 366
Combat lvl 368–741
10/235 · 180 noted (2 rolls)
 15.32 172 21 321
Combat lvl 350
2/55 · 60–100 noted (2 rolls)
 5.82 83 43 252
Combat lvl 350
2/56 · 60–100 noted (2 rolls)
 5.71 83 43 248
Combat lvl 302
6/128 · 180 noted
 8.44 132 27 230
All 12 waves, no deaths
~Per run · 85
 84.76 1440 2 212
Slayer 48
5/58 · 20–30 noted (2 rolls)
 4.31 80 45 194
Combat lvl 104 · Slayer 48
~3/34 · 10–20 noted
 1.32 25 144 191
Combat lvl 301 · Slayer 93
2/107 · 200 noted
 3.74 78 46 173
Combat lvl 593–1157
8/100 · 67–101 noted
 6.72 146 25 166
Combat lvl 111 · Slayer 75
10/128 · 10–20 noted
 1.17 27 133 156
Slayer 75
7/142 · 40–50 noted (2 rolls)
 4.44 150 24 106
Combat lvl 558–908
5/104 · 20–60 noted
 1.92 73 49 95
Combat lvl 276
2/128 · 100 noted
 1.56 72 50 78
Normal mode, team of 4, no deaths
~1/31 · 300–360 noted (3 rolls)
 32.09 1500 2 77
Solo raid, 30,000 points
~1/17 · 682 noted
 39.9 2100 2 68
Solo, raid level 300, 30,000 points
~1/29 · 383 noted (3 rolls)
 39.72 2100 2 68
Combat lvl 1024
4/100 · 165–305 noted
 9.4 514 7 66
Combat lvl 70
6/52 · 2–3
 0.288 23 157 45
Combat lvl 128 · Slayer 48
2/32 · 4–8 noted
 0.375 31 116 44
Combat lvl 94
2/39 · 5 noted
 0.256 24 150 38
Combat lvl 22–34
12/1,260 · 5–15 noted12/378 with Medium Wilderness Diary
 0.095 9 400 38

Other sources (not ranked)

These also drop it but aren’t included in the ranking above. The reason is shown for each.

Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Why not ranked
Combat lvl 336
3/36 · 86–756 noted
 35.08 Skilling boss, taken down with Mining, Smithing and Runecraft rather than combat, so it isn't ranked against monster kills
Combat lvl 349 · Slayer 75
10/128 · 10–20 noted (3 rolls)
 3.52 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Combat lvl 134 · Slayer 30
8/128 · 2 (3 rolls)
 0.375 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Combat lvl 97 · Slayer 30
8/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.188 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Combat lvl 278 · Slayer 50
7/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.164 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Combat lvl 202 · Slayer 50
2/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.047 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task

How this is calculated

Items per hour = kills per hour × average items per kill.

Average items per kill adds up every drop line as the wiki shows it (rarity × average quantity × rolls), so a guaranteed drop plus a rarer bonus drop both count. Drop rates and quantities come from the OSRS Wiki's drop tables; rates marked ~ are approximate on the wiki. "via" means the item comes inside another drop, like red spiders' eggs in Sarachnis's giant egg sac.

Kill times are estimates, worked out the same way for every monster from its hitpoints and defence. Add your RuneScape name in Preferences and they're worked out from your own combat levels instead. We can't see your gear or include boss mechanics, so expect individual times to be off; what matters is how the monsters compare. You can type your own time for any monster: it's remembered on this device for every page (↺ goes back to the default), and shared anonymously to help improve the estimates (privacy).

Achievement diaries that improve a drop rate or quantity can be ticked in Preferences.

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Drop rates come from the OSRS Wiki and kill times are estimates, so mistakes happen. Tell us what's off and it'll be looked at.