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Best way to farm Iron bolts

All 18 monsters that drop Iron bolts, ranked by realistic quantity per hour — not just drop rate. Change the seconds-per-kill for any monster to match your own speed.

Drop data: Iron bolts on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Guard
281 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Guard
Combat lvl 19–22
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Aldarin)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Auburnvale)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Doric's hut)
Combat lvl 19
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Hosidius)
Combat lvl 19–22
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Port Roberts)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Port Sarim jail)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Shayzien)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Tlati Rainforest)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Guard (Varlamore)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Lynx Tamer
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Pirate
Combat lvl 23–57
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Soldier (Shayzien)
Combat lvl 21
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 7 514 281
Highwayman (No hood)
Combat lvl 5
5/100 · 2–12
 0.35 5 720 252
Pirate (Thieving)
Combat lvl 52
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 11 327 179
Head Guard
Combat lvl 84
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 21 171 94
Sergeant (Shayzien)
Combat lvl 84
10/128 · 2–12
 0.547 21 171 94
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) (Medium level)
Combat lvl 40–77
3/128 · 7
 0.164 20 180 30
How this is calculated: items/hr = (3600 ÷ seconds per kill) × average items per kill. Each monster's drop lines are listed as the wiki shows them (rarity · quantity); the average adds them all up, each as 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 community-verified drop tables. Seconds-per-kill is an editable estimate based on each monster's hitpoints and defence — your real speed depends on your stats and gear, so adjust it and your edits are remembered on this device. Rates marked ~ are approximate on the wiki.

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