OSRS Drop Calculator › Swordfish

Best way to farm Swordfish

All 11 monsters that drop Swordfish, ranked by realistic quantity per hour — not just drop rate. Change the seconds-per-kill for any monster to match your own speed. 2 other sources aren’t ranked; see why below.

Drop data: Swordfish on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Black Heather
26 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Black Heather
Combat lvl 34
2/128 · 5 noted
 0.078 11 327 26
Donny the lad
Combat lvl 34
2/128 · 5 noted
 0.078 11 327 26
Speedy Keith
Combat lvl 34
2/128 · 5 noted
 0.078 11 327 26
Strange creature (Shadows of Custodia)
Combat lvl 93 · Slayer 54
8/160 · 2–3
 0.125 22 164 20
Juvenile custodian stalker
Combat lvl 93 · Slayer 54
8/160 · 2–3
 0.125 29 124 16
Aviansie
Combat lvl 69–148
2/128 · 5
 0.078 21 171 13
Dagannoth Rex
Combat lvl 303
4/128 · 5
 0.156 80 45 7
Cave kraken
Combat lvl 127 · Slayer 87
6/200 · 2
 0.06 35 103 6.2
Twisted Banshee
Combat lvl 89 · Slayer 15
5/128 · 1
 0.039 23 157 6.1
Drake
Combat lvl 192 · Slayer 84
4/93 · 1–2
 0.065 47 77 4.9
Bronze dragon (Standard)
Combat lvl 131–143
2/128 · 2
1/128 · 1
 0.039 29 124 4.8

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
Guardian Drake
Combat lvl 376 · Slayer 84
4/93 · 1–2 (3 rolls)
 0.194
Screaming twisted banshee
Combat lvl 144 · Slayer 15
5/128 · 1 (3 rolls)
 0.117
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.