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{{RSC page|Runite bar}}
{{Infobox Item
|name = Rune bar
|image = [[File:Rune bar.png|Rune bar]]
|update = Wilderness system online
|release = [[13 August]] [[2001]]
|members = No
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|equipable = No
|stackable = No
|high = 3000
|low = 2000
|destroy = Drop
|store = no
|exchange = GEMW
|examine = It's a bar of rune.
|weight = 2
}}

[[File:Rune bar detail.png|100px|left|Rune bar]]

A '''rune bar''' is a [[bar]] of refined [[runite ore]]. It can be created through the [[Smithing]] skill at level 85 by smelting 1 runite ore and 8 pieces of [[coal]] in a [[furnace]], granting 50 Smithing [[experience]]. Outside of [[Daemonheim]], it is the highest level bar in the game.

At any [[anvil]], players can smith rune bars into various [[rune weapons]] and [[rune armour|armour]], granting 75 Smithing experience per bar used. When smelted and smithed, a rune bar produces 125 Smithing experience in total. A list of items that may be produced from rune bars, the Smithing levels required to produce them, and other information may be found [[Smithing/Smithing tables#Rune|here]]. Aside from its uses in Smithing, a rune bar is a tertiary ingredient for a [[rune minotaur]] pouch. As such, it may be received from a [[box of summoning ingredients]].

Assuming all materials are purchased on the [[Grand Exchange]], the cost to produce a rune bar is {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{GEP|Coal}} * 8) + {{GEP|Runite ore}}}}}} coins. As a rune bar is currently worth {{formatnum:{{GEP|Rune bar}}}} coins, each bar represents a profit/loss of {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{GEP|Rune bar}} - (({{GEP|Coal}} * 8) + {{GEP|Runite ore}})}}}} coins. Smelting rune bars at the [[Blast Furnace]], which reduces the required number of coal per bar by 50%, reduces the cost per bar to {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{GEP|Coal}} * 4) + {{GEP|Runite ore}} + 90}}}} coins; the profit/loss for smelting rune bars at the Blast Furnace is {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{GEP|Rune bar}} - (({{GEP|Coal}} * 4) + {{GEP|Runite ore}} + 90)}}}} coins each. Players who use the [[Superheat Item]] spell, along with a [[staff of fire]], to smelt rune bars incur a profit/loss of {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{GEP|Rune bar}} - (({{GEP|Coal}} * 8) + {{GEP|Runite ore}} + {{GEP|Nature rune}})}}}} coins.

Three rune bars may also be obtained as a random reward from the [[crystal chest]], or [[dwarf trader]]s. Additionally, 1, 50, or 150 noted rune bars may be rarely obtained from the [[rare drop table]].

==Dropping monsters ==

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{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Mithril dragon|Combat=304|Quantity=1-2|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Abyssal demon|Combat=124|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}} 
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Ferocious barbarian spirit|Combat=166|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Ice strykewyrm|Combat=210|Quantity=1-2 noted; 1 unnoted|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Kalphite Guardian|Combat=141|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Kalphite Queen|Combat=333|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Magpie Impling|Combat=N/A (hunter)|Quantity=2 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster=Mature grotworm|Combat=167|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Steel dragon|Combat=246|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=WildyWyrm|Combat=382, 562|Quantity=1, 15 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Black demon|Combat=172|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Bronze dragon|Combat=131|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Dagannoth Prime|Combat=303|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Dark beast|Combat=182|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Fire giant|Combat=86|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Ganodermic beast|Combat=280|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Giant Mole|Combat=230|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Iron dragon|Combat=189|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=King Black Dragon|Combat=276|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Kingly impling|Combat=N/A (hunter)|Quantity=10 (noted)|Rarity=Rare}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Nechryael|Combat=115|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Ogre statue|Combat=75|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}&nbsp
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Ork statue|Combat=63|Quantity=2 (noted)|Rarity=Rare}}{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Black dragon|Combat=227|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Chaos Elemental|Combat=305|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}} 
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Dagannoth Rex|Combat=303|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{ItemDropLine|Monster = Tormented demon|Combat = 450|Quantity = 1|Rarity = Very rare}}
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