How to get a Smithing boost in OSRS

Every skill in Old School Runescape has handy boosts that can temporarily raise your level, letting you access training methods beyond your usual limits. The Smithing skill is no exception, with boosts available for OSRS' free-to-play and pay-to-play players. Table of contents How to boost your Smithing skill in OSRS How to boost your Smithing skill in Free-to-play (F2P) How to boost your Smithing skill in OSRS Old School Runescape offers five ways to boost your Smithing skill: Boost Level increase Sources Dwarven Stout 1 Purchase from the Grand Exchange, King's Axe Inn in Keldagrim, or the Rising Sun Inn in Falador. Brew at any fermenting vat using Hammerstone Hops, Barley Malt, and buckets of water after reaching level 19 Cooking.Drops from Rock Golems and Rockslugs. Dwarven Stout(m) 2 Purchase from the Grand Exchange.Obtain as a reward for completing the Forgettable Tale of a Drunken Dwarf quest.You have a small chance of receiving one while brewing regular Dwarven Stout. Kovac's Grog 4 Purchase from the Grand Exchange.Buy from the Giants' Foundry reward shop (300 Reputation) Spicy Stew (Orange Spice) 0-5 Obtain Orange Spice from hell-rats encountered during Evil Dave's portion of Recipe for Disaster before adding it to stew. You'll receive a random boost between 0 to 5 Smithing skill points. Smithing Cape 1 Purchase from Thurgo at Mudskipper Point for 99,000 coins after reaching level 99 Smithing. If you're a pay-to-play member with access to all five methods, your most consistent boost is Kovac's Grog for a four-level increase. You can purchase them from the GE for around 60,000 to 70,000 gold or from the Giant's Foundry reward shop in Al Kharid if you've finished the Sleeping Giants quest. Alternatively, you can obtain Orange Spice from Recipe for Disaster hell-rats and turn regular stew into Spicy Stew. Drinking this is less consistent than Kovac's Grog but can potentially raise your Smithing level by a whopping five points if you add three Orange Spice. How to boost your Smithing skill in Free-to-play (F2P) If you're a free-to-play player in OSRS, your best bet is to buy Dwarven Stouts from the Grand Exchange or the Rising Sun Inn in Falador. Although Falador Inn is much cheaper, with Dwarven Stouts priced at only three coins, the GE lets you quickly buy them in bulk for around 80 to 85 coins each. Drinking it boosts your Smithing skill by one level. Screenshot by Destructoid Since F2P limits your options for training and boosting your Smithing skill, Dwarven Stout is your only option. While Members are able to buy it from other locations, brew it themselves, and upgrade it to a Dwarven Stout(m), F2P only had Falador's Inn and the GE for this boost. Fortunately, if you're only one level away from unlocking a new smithing method, Dwarven Stout still work like a charm. The post How to get a Smithing boost in OSRS appeared first on Destructoid.

Mar 19, 2025 - 15:48

Every skill in Old School Runescape has handy boosts that can temporarily raise your level, letting you access training methods beyond your usual limits. The Smithing skill is no exception, with boosts available for OSRS' free-to-play and pay-to-play players.

How to boost your Smithing skill in OSRS

Old School Runescape offers five ways to boost your Smithing skill:

Boost	Level increase	Sources
Dwarven Stout	1	Purchase from the Grand Exchange, King's Axe Inn in Keldagrim, or the Rising Sun Inn in Falador. Brew at any fermenting vat using Hammerstone Hops, Barley Malt, and buckets of water after reaching level 19 Cooking. Drops from Rock Golems and Rockslugs.
Dwarven Stout(m)	2	Purchase from the Grand Exchange. Obtain as a reward for completing the Forgettable Tale of a Drunken Dwarf quest. You have a small chance of receiving one while brewing regular Dwarven Stout.
Kovac's Grog	4	Purchase from the Grand Exchange. Buy from the Giants' Foundry reward shop (300 Reputation)
Spicy Stew (Orange Spice)	0-5	Obtain Orange Spice from hell-rats encountered during Evil Dave's portion of Recipe for Disaster before adding it to stew. You'll receive a random boost between 0 to 5 Smithing skill points.
Smithing Cape	1	Purchase from Thurgo at Mudskipper Point for 99,000 coins after reaching level 99 Smithing.

If you're a pay-to-play member with access to all five methods, your most consistent boost is Kovac's Grog for a four-level increase. You can purchase them from the GE for around 60,000 to 70,000 gold or from the Giant's Foundry reward shop in Al Kharid if you've finished the Sleeping Giants quest.

Alternatively, you can obtain Orange Spice from Recipe for Disaster hell-rats and turn regular stew into Spicy Stew. Drinking this is less consistent than Kovac's Grog but can potentially raise your Smithing level by a whopping five points if you add three Orange Spice.

How to boost your Smithing skill in Free-to-play (F2P)

If you're a free-to-play player in OSRS, your best bet is to buy Dwarven Stouts from the Grand Exchange or the Rising Sun Inn in Falador. Although Falador Inn is much cheaper, with Dwarven Stouts priced at only three coins, the GE lets you quickly buy them in bulk for around 80 to 85 coins each. Drinking it boosts your Smithing skill by one level.

OSRS character buying a Dwarven Stout — Screenshot by Destructoid

Since F2P limits your options for training and boosting your Smithing skill, Dwarven Stout is your only option. While Members are able to buy it from other locations, brew it themselves, and upgrade it to a Dwarven Stout(m), F2P only had Falador's Inn and the GE for this boost. Fortunately, if you're only one level away from unlocking a new smithing method, Dwarven Stout still work like a charm.

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