Creating an Ironman account might seem like making money is incredibly difficult or almost impossible, so we've created this guide to explain how to get coins in the easiest ways possible, so you don't have to struggle and waste time. Take the time to read this guide carefully, as it will save you time when starting this exciting journey of creating an Ironman account. 

This guide focuses not only on member methods but also on free methods, starting with the free ones, then we'll go through the members ones. Let's begin:

F2P Ironman Money Making Methods Overview

• Stronghold of Security / First 10.000 GP

• Quick Quest Cash / First 3.000 GP

• Flesh Crawlers / 20.000 GP/hr

• Steel Platelegs / 100k–250k GP/hr

• Collecting Staff of Earth / 50-70k GP/hr
• Mid-Game Method: Ogress Warriors / 50–55k+ GP/hr
• The Crafting Vault Loop / 200-300k GP/hr
  

P2P Ironman Money Making Methods Overview

1. Daily Battlestaves / Daily profit
2. Selling Rune Arrows from Last Man Standing / 300k-1M GP/hr
3. Collecting Eclipse Red Wines (Varlamore) / 100-200k GP/hr
4. H.A.M.Store rooms / 50-100k GP/hr
5. Agility Pyramid / 150k GP/hour
6. Pickpocketing in Varlamore (Wealthy Citizens) / 50k-150k GP/hr
7. Pickpocketing Ardougne Knights / 150-300k GP/hr
   

F2P Ironman Money Making Methods 

Method 1: Stronghold of Security

Go to the Stronghold of Security in Barbarian Village.

• Walk through all 4 levels
• Answer the safety questions
• Search Rewards at the top of each level
• Avoid monsters
• Bring food (free cooked meat respawns nearby)

  Reward: 10,000 coins
This will allow you to purchase early gear and supplies.

Method 2: Quick Quest Cash

These quests give fast early coins:

Not a lot of money, but fast progress and will help you get these quests out of the way and you'll probably have to do it in the future anyway, so why not complete them now?

Method 3: Flesh Crawlers

While levelling combat, fight things that drop useful items: This method of making money highly recommends having 55 Magic so you can alch the drops. This method is not for beginners but for those who already have some combat skill level (low)

Best Early Enemy: Minotaurs and Fresh Crawlers

Found in the Stronghold of Security (Floor 1–2).

Drops include:

• All kind of arrows (train Ranged for free)
• Armours and weapons (sell to shops)
• All kinds of runes (save for magic)
• And More

  This gives free gear while levelling.

Method 4: Make and Sell Items (Crafting + Smithing)

Once you start levelling your crafting skills, you can sell crafted items for money.

Option 1: Craft Holy Symbols

Requires 16 Crafting.

• Mine silver ore
• Smelt silver bars
• Craft unstrung symbols

  Sell to shops for 80–120 coins each.

Option 2: Smith Iron Gear

After The Knight’s Sword, your Smithing jumps to level 29.

• Mine iron
• Smelt bars
• Smith iron equipment
• Sell to shops

This is slow, but solid money.

Method 5: Steel Platelegs

If you are NOT Hardcore Ironman, try this later.

Steel Platelegs (Recommended)

• Spawn north of the Graveyard of Shadows
• Bank at Ferox Enclave
• Repeat with world hopping
• Risk: Possible PKers but you can avoid them by logging out if you see one of them before they attack you.

Steel platelegs respawn in the Wilderness, and selling them in Al-Kharid or Varrock gives great value.

Tip: Go on an F2P world (if members) to avoid green dragons when walking to the spawn.

•   Profit: 17k per inventory. meaning ~100k–250k gp/hr
  
  

Collecting Staff of Earth

Players can find the Staff of Earth at the Lava Maze, as shown below; players can get there by running north after using the minigame teleport to get to the Ferox enclave. Bring a knife to slash the web at the maze entrance and some food to heal when running past the monsters around the maze. Hop worlds to find new spawns, and when you have a full inventory of staffs, you can bank at the Ferox enclave and then run back to the spot. These can be sold to Zaff’s staff shop in Varrock.

Just avoid PKers, and if you see one, log out and hop worlds.

•   Requirements for collecting staff of Earth: 

None

•   GP Profit: ~50-70k gp/hr
  
  

Method 6: Mid-Game Method: Ogress Warriors

Ogress shamans and warriors are found in the Corsair Cove dungeon. When killed, they drop high-value rune equipment, runes, and uncut gems. To be more profitable, use melee to kill the two shamans found southeast of the room, where there is a fire and raw tuna spawn. After the Shamans have stopped being aggressive, you should cook the Tuna over the fire to heal your health when needed. If you don’t have the required melee stats, you can safespot the Shamans using the ranged.

When you have decent stats (around combat level 40+), go to:

Corsair Cove Dungeon

Drops include:

• Rune full helms
• Rune battleaxes
• Gems
• Lots of runes

You can alch the rune items later.

Profit per hour:

•   Low Alch: ~35–40k GP per hour
•    High Alch: 50–55k+ GP per hour

This becomes your main money method long-term.

Method 7: The Crafting Vault Loop

If you unlock the Varrock West Bank Vault through Crack the Clue III content, you can repeat a loop that allows you to pick up:

• Gold bars
• Gold ore
• A ruby ring (first time)

• Sell or alch

You must first complete the two steps in obtaining the Robes of Ruin (The Robes of Ruin is a reward received from completing the Crack the Clue III event) to be able to enter the bank vault.

Perform the emotes in the following order: Panic, No, Beckon, Laugh, Shrug, Cry, Spin, Yes, Think, Dance, Blow Kiss, Wave, Bow, Panic, Headbang, Jump for Joy, Angry.

Sell ruby rings at Port Sarim Shop

•   GP Profit: ~200-300k gp/hr

This is a strong, repeatable money source later.

Best Method by Progress Stage

Helpful Ironman Tips

• Sell items slowly so shop prices stay high (always check prices)
• Keep all gems — very useful later for crafting and making rings/amulets for teleports in P2P.
• Upgrade your weapon as soon as possible when doing combat.
• Don’t risk anything at Wilderness
• Save nature runes for alching later
  
  

P2P Ironman Money Making Methods

This guide focuses on reliable, beginner-friendly methods that work even with low stats and basic gear.

Where to Sell Items for Maximum Profit

Most shops buy items for far less than their high alchemy value.
However, a few shops pay close to — or exactly — high alch value.

These are worth keeping in mind early on:

If you don’t have access to these yet, you can still store loot until later.

Method 1: Daily Battlestaves

• Required: Varrock Diary (Easy+, higher tiers = more profit)
• Profit: Scales with progress — free staves daily
• Best Long-Term Passive Income

After unlocking the Varrock diary reward, you can buy discounted battlestaves daily from Zaff.

Later, when crafting and alching them, they become a steady passive money source — great mid- to late-Ironman income.

Never skip these.

Method 2: Selling Rune Arrows from Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing is a PVP minigame played by speaking to Lisa in Ferox Enclave. In the competitive mode, you will receive points after each game, which can be used to purchase reward items from Justine’s reward shop. You need to be good at PVP to do this method efficiently. To maximise your profits, buy rune arrows from the Justine reward shop with the points earned and sell them at different shops in Old School RuneScape.

Requirements for selling rune arrows from Last Man Standing

•     Minimum total level of 750 and 30 quest points
  

GP Profit

•  Hourly profit for selling rune arrows from Last Man Standing: you should expect around 300,000 to 1 million coins per hour, depending on how good you are at PVP.
  
  

Method 3: Collecting Eclipse Red Wines (Varlamore)

• Requirement: Completed Children of the Sun quest
• AFK Level: Very low
• Risk: None

Eclipse Red Wines respawn inside the Varlamore Hunter Guild building.

The method:

1. Pick up the wines one by one.
2. World-hop.
3. Bank when full.
4. Sell them at the Varlamore wine shop.

This shop does not reduce the price, even when selling many, making it ideal for bulk sales.

GP Profit

  ~100-200k gp/hr

Method 4: H.A.M.Store rooms

• Required: Death to the Dorgeshuun quest
• Recommended: 49+ Thieving
• Profit: 50k-100k gp/hr depending on luck

To access the H.A.M store rooms, complete part of the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest. If you pickpockethe H.A.M guards found in the H.A.M storerooms, you will regularly get keys to chests that provide good jewellery. You should pickpocket them to get only the keys and drop all the junk. The silver key is for the Northwest room, the Iron key is for the Northeast room, the bronze key is for the Southwest room, and the steel key is for the Southeast room.

You must pick the lock on the doors or enter the cracks to access any room to get to the chest. Ensure the guards don’t see you when doing this, or you will be kicked out. You should high alch most of the loot from the chests and bank the useful ones, such as the emerald rings and sapphire necklaces. Wearing the full rogue outfit is highly recommended to get double the regular loot. Unlike the H.A.M. hideout, you don’t need to wear the full H.A.M. robes in the storerooms because you are not likely to get kicked out.

Inside the H.A.M storerooms, you lockpick chests for:

• Jewelry
• Keys
• High-value items

Many pieces can later be auctioned or sold to the special shops mentioned earlier.

Some food and lockpicks are recommended.

GP Profit

  ~50-100k gp/hr

Method 5: Agility Pyramid

Ensure you talk to Simon Templeton in front of the pyramid before starting the course. It’s highly recommended to use the Runelite plugin when doing this course; it will highlight the places you need to click to do all obstacles. As shown above, you can get to the top by following a clockwise direction. Make sure to bring waterskins to avoid Desert Heat.

• Requirement: 30 Agility minimum (60+ highly recommended)
• AFK Level: Low
• Danger: Desert damage unless using waterskins

The Agility Pyramid is a great choice if you have already started levelling agility.
Every successful run gives a pyramid top, worth 10,000 coins when traded to Simon Templeton. The higher your agility level, the fewer failures — meaning better hourly GP.

Profit

•   Up to ~150k gp/hour.
  
  

Method 6: Pickpocketing in Varlamore (Wealthy Citizens)

• Requirement: Completed Children of the Sun
• Profit: ~90k gp/hr
• AFK Level: High

Loot includes:

• Coins
• House keys
• Valuable storage items
  
  

It’s relaxed, efficient, and perfect when multitasking.

GP Profit

•   ~50k-150k gp/hr
  
  

Method 7: Pickpocketing Ardougne Knights

• Recommended levels: 55+ Thieving
• Boosts: Dodgy Necklace
• AFK Level: Click intense.
• Expected Profit: 70k–140k gp/hour

Ardougne Knights are one of the most consistent early Ironman money makers.
Once a Knight is trapped (by other players splashing), you can sit beside them and click repeatedly. There are clan chats where if you enter and ask about the world, they'll tell you where they're splashing, for example, "Splashworlds". This method is explained in more detail in another article, which you can view by clicking here.

Tips:

• Unlock the Ardougne cloak from the diary later — it boosts pickpocket success.
• A dodgy necklace helps reduce stun time.
• Coins add up extremely quickly.

This method becomes even better when wearing the full Rogue outfit (double loot). We are currently offering an outfit selection service on our website. For more information, pricing, and details, click here: OSRS Rogues' Den Outfit Services

GP Profit
~150-300k gp/hr

Final Tips Before You Grind

• Always bring food when doing higher-risk methods.
• Unlock Rogue outfit early for double loot when pickpocketing.
• Use world hopping to refresh item spawns for speedness.
• Stack and hold valuable items until you unlock better shops.
• Invest your money in faster methods later on.
  
  

Conclusion

These methods are for players who are just starting out and are in the middle of their Ironman account progression. They're for people who are focused on getting coins for whatever they need. The key to all money-making in this game is very similar to real life: consistency. The more time you dedicate to making money, the more you'll obviously have, and it will make your Ironman's life easier later on, believe me. Good luck! Although these methods don't require much luck, just consistency and dedication!

Use these early-game strategies to build your first stack of gold, unlock better tools, and prepare for mid-game skilling and bossing.