OSRS Drop Calculator › 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
Harpie Bug Swarm
Combat lvl 46 · Slayer 33
4/128 · 1
 0.031 8 450 14
Dagannoth (Waterbirth Island) (Level 90)
Combat lvl 90
10/128 · 1
 0.078 23 157 12
Pyrefiend
Combat lvl 43–48 · Slayer 30
4/128 · 1
 0.031 12 300 9.4
Werewolf
Combat lvl 88–93
25/512 · 1
 0.049 24 150 7.3
H.A.M. Guard
Combat lvl 12–22
2/110 · 1
 0.018 9 400 7.3
Ice giant (Regular)
Combat lvl 53
4/128 · 1
 0.031 18 200 6.2
Ork
Combat lvl 107
5/128 · 1
 0.039 24 150 5.9
Lesser demon (Regular)
Combat lvl 82–94
4/128 · 1
 0.031 21 171 5.4
Kalphite Soldier
Combat lvl 85
4/128 · 1
 0.031 22 164 5.1
Zygomite (Level 74)
Combat lvl 74 · Slayer 57
3/143 · 1
 0.021 17 212 4.4
Alexis
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Boris
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Eduard
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Galina
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Georgy
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Imre
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Irina
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Joseph
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Ksenia
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Lev
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Liliya
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Milla
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Nikita
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Nikolai
Combat lvl 24
10/512 · 1
 0.02 16 225 4.4
Sofiya
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
Flaming pyrelord
Combat lvl 97 · Slayer 30
4/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.094
Insatiable Bloodveld
Combat lvl 202 · Slayer 50
4/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.094
Abhorrent spectre
Combat lvl 253 · Slayer 60
3/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.07
Vitreous Jelly
Combat lvl 206 · Slayer 52
3/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.07
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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