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Steel axe

Best way to farm Steel axe

All 44 monsters that drop Steel axe, ranked by realistic quantity per hour — not just drop rate. Change the seconds-per-kill for any monster to match your own speed. 4 other sources aren’t ranked; see why below.

Drop data: Steel axe on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Harpie Bug Swarm
14 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Combat lvl 46 · Slayer 33
4/128 · 1
 0.031 8 450 14
Combat lvl 90
10/128 · 1
 0.078 23 157 12
Combat lvl 43–48 · Slayer 30
4/128 · 1
 0.031 12 300 9.4
Combat lvl 88–93
25/512 · 1
 0.049 24 150 7.3
Combat lvl 12–22
2/110 · 1
 0.018 9 400 7.3
Combat lvl 53
4/128 · 1
 0.031 18 200 6.2
Combat lvl 107
5/128 · 1
 0.039 24 150 5.9
Combat lvl 82–94
4/128 · 1
 0.031 21 171 5.4
Combat lvl 85
4/128 · 1
 0.031 22 164 5.1
Combat lvl 74 · Slayer 57
3/143 · 1
 0.021 17 212 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4

Other sources (not ranked)

These also drop it but aren’t included in the ranking above. They’re all superior slayer monsters: they only appear randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while you’re on a slayer task.

Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill
Combat lvl 97 · Slayer 30
4/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.094
Combat lvl 202 · Slayer 50
4/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.094
Combat lvl 253 · Slayer 60
3/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.07
Combat lvl 206 · Slayer 52
3/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.07

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.