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Steel shortsword

Best way to farm Steel shortsword

All 15 monsters that drop Steel shortsword, 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: Steel shortsword on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Skeleton fremennik
10 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Combat lvl 40–60
4/128 · 1
 0.031 11 327 10
Combat lvl 115–158 · Slayer 68
7/127 · 1
 0.055 22 164 9
Combat lvl 80
4/128 · 1
 0.031 18 200 6.2
Combat lvl 53
4/128 · 1
 0.031 18 200 6.2
Combat lvl 39
2/128 · 1
 0.016 14 257 4
Combat lvl 56–76
2/100 · 1
 0.02 18 200 4
Combat lvl 56–76
2/100 · 1
 0.02 18 200 4
Combat lvl 62
2/128 · 1
 0.016 15 240 3.8
Combat lvl 62
2/128 · 1
 0.016 15 240 3.8
Combat lvl 62
2/128 · 1
 0.016 15 240 3.8
Combat lvl 62
2/128 · 1
 0.016 15 240 3.8
Combat lvl 42
2/128 · 1
 0.016 15 240 3.8
Combat lvl 81
2/100 · 1
 0.02 25 144 2.9
Combat lvl 36
1/128 · 1
 1 per 128 kills 14 257 2
Combat lvl 38
1/128 · 1
 1 per 128 kills 14 257 2

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.