Perhaps befitting its fiery nature, training Smithing in Old School RuneScape provides massive bursts of experience (XP)-per-hour, but can also burn up your money at an alarming rate. There are, however, ways to make profit alongside your training, but this requires sacrificing the incredible XP rates that the skill is notorious for.
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Whether you're a new player just starting out, or a seasoned veteran with millions of gp to spare, you will be able to obtain fast XP rates through one method or another. If you want to earn the coveted Smithing Skillcape and unlock the ability to smith high-level armour and weapons, then we've got you covered.
Your Smithing journey will be a long one, so it's a good idea to create a solid plan for levelling to make the end of your grind seem more attainable. Although keeping your options open and switching between activities is a good idea to break up gameplay, you should have a general roadmap in mind - here's a good one to follow:
As is the case with many of Old School RuneScape's skills, one of the best ways of fast-tracking your Smithing training at the early levels is through questing. There are many quests that give Smithing XP in the thousands, and completing the right ones can easily catapult you all the way to level 30 Smithing and beyond.
For example, Sleeping Giants is a very quick and easy quest that gives you 6,000 Smithing XP, and completing it is also needed to unlock the Giants' Foundry for further Smithing training. The Elemental Workshop series of quests are in a similar position, with Elemental Workshop I providing 5,000 XP and Elemental Workshop II giving you 7,500 XP.
The Knight's Sword is a particularly good quest to start
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