Giants’ Foundry/Strategies Guide – OSRS

This guide provides detailed information as to recommended equipment and alloys, the acquisition of materials and workings of refinement of a preform in the Giants’ Foundry.

Recommended equipment

The Smiths’ Uniform, a set obtainable in this minigame, provides a chance of bonus progress upon each machine tick, with the full set guaranteeing the bonus. This effectively results in an experience gain of approximately 15%, depending on the difficulty of the sword. The smiths gloves can be combined with ice gloves, making retrieving the preform seamless.

Kovac restores 50% run energy after handing in a blade. Even without the graceful outfit, it is very unlikely that the player will deplete their energy, so it is not required. At 75 agility and without graceful, approximately 15 kg of gear can be worn in addition to the preform. The hood and cape (or other weight-reducing items) can be used to compensate for the minute weight of the preform and the Smiths’ Uniform, if desired.

Hourly rates

This table shows the average experience and gold rates for optimal alloys, with the average scoring of commissions, all optimal moulds, optimal player performance, and without the Smiths’ Uniform. It should be noted that both the performance and the commissions issued will vary, and so these rates may also slightly vary hour-to-hour, albeit within 10% of deviation. Similarly, changes in Grand Exchange market prices will also result in changes in expenses and thus profits.

Unless stated otherwise, the alloys are in a 1:1 ratio, and due to optimal moulds requiring up to 81 Smithing, this Smithing level is assumed for this table. Claws are not considered as smelting material due to high difficulty in obtaining a sufficient amount.

Alloy		Swords/hr	Material cost		XP/hr	Rep/hr	Reward GP/hr	Using bars		Using items		Rep GP/ hr
			Bars/hr	Items/hr				Profit/hr	GP/XP	Profit/hr	GP/XP	Addtl. Profit /hr
	Bronze/Iron[n 5]	16	86,640	3,888	97,920	1,264	195,840	109,200	1.12	191,952	1.96	292,712.91
	Iron/Steel	16	172,480	19,712	133,920	1,568	267,840	95,360	0.71	248,128	1.85	363,112.21
	Steel/Mithril	14	254,604	110,152	164,640	1,722	329,280	74,676	0.45	219,128	1.33	398,775.02
	Mithril/Adamantite	12	445,872	280,392	198,000	1,836	396,000	−49,872	-0.25	115,608	0.58	425,174.76
	Adamantite/Runite[n 6]	11	2,177,406	1,660,274	253,110	2,068	506,220	−1,671,186	-6.60	−1,154,054	-4.56	478,900.55

Refinement mechanics

Tool characteristics

The waterfall and lava pool both offer two different rates of temperature change, the faster one being accessible via right-click. In addition, the longer the time the character is spending there, the faster the rate becomes, easily jumping 10% of the entire temperature bar in one tick if left unattended.

The trip hammer is significantly slower than the other machines, but progresses in larger chunks. Some attention should be given to the progress bar, and occurrences where the temperature drops out of range in between strikes is also more likely.

The polishing wheel cools down the sword the fastest of all machines by a considerable margin and care should be taken to not have one’s attention wander while operating it. To complete a polishing section without re-heating the blade without a sweet spot bonus is extremely unlikely.

The grindstone is the only tool to heat the sword up instead of cooling it, and it does so relatively quickly, where finishing a grinding section without a sweet spot is only feasible in higher-difficulty swords. Less practiced players may cause damage to the sword by placing the temperature on the high end of range by mistake.

The preform storage functions quite simply, but it may be beneficial to point out that if the player leaves the Foundry, for example by the main entrance, the preform will be unequipped and placed in storage on its own. The storage stand is the only intended way to unequip the preform.

The Refinement HUD features a thin white border that appears around the temperature range and progress section where the sword is situated. It is very helpful when edging a temperature range to affirm the player may work the preform, or to resolve edge cases where the progress arrow is stuck between two sections.

Temperature management

It is not useful to attempt to set the temperature of the sword to the very edge of acceptable range, be it during heating, cooling, or working the sword. However, more practiced players may find the small margin it provides comforting due to a variety of reasons. If the player desires tighter temperature control, the following information may help.

The temperature adjustment acceleration over time is desirable when transitioning between extremes (fresh out of polish to hammering and vice versa), but it makes stopping at a precise temperature complicated. There are two ways to navigate this: the player can be ready to left-click the tool at the right time, immediately transitioning from fast adjustment to slow adjustment and spending a few ticks refining the last bit of travel. More practiced players can do the same, but right-clicking the tool and waiting to click the fast adjustment option again. This resets the rate back to the base one, and if the player has a good eye for the temperature meter, may be able to only spend one or two ticks fine-tuning the transition between tools.

Performing the more advanced method may still place the temperature slightly off of the desired point. With the hammer and polish wheel, passive cooling can allow the temperature to be brought slightly higher than the required range, trickling down onto the very high end of the range just as the player arrives to the machine. This requires finesse, as neither the passive cooling nor the precise temperature can be easily controlled. It can therefore be preferable to end the temperature adjustment slightly inside the grinder or polish wheel range, as otherwise the player may have to wait for the sword to cool.

The natural cooling of the sword oscillates in general and is not reliable. When on the edge of the temperature ranges while working a machine, particularly the trip hammer, keep a very close eye on the white outline around the temperature range. If it disappears, try to disengage immediately.

Passive cooling is especially tricky but also potentially helpful during grinding. Since the grinder is the only machine that heats up the sword instead of cooling it, it is preferable to adjust the temperature to the lower end of the range, which makes it far easier to fall out of range sometime between the player leaving the waterfall or lava lake and beginning grinding, and the uncertain cooling rate may become treacherous. On the other hand, passive cooling slightly pulls the temperature back while it is being brought up by the grinder, making it possible to complete the section in one action on a 6-section sword with the narrowest of margins and some overlap from the previous section’s progress, without a “sweet spot” event (the quick-time event which awards a lump of progress). Most of the time, the best a player can hope for is being one stroke away from finishing grinding and so slightly above range that they may simply wait by the machine idle, with passive cooling allowing for the final stroke sooner than one would run to the waterfall and back.

Progress management

If doing a sword of 5 sections or less, it is not possible to complete a stage of progress within one round of cooling or heating except through sweet spots. It is also exceptionally difficult on a 6-section sword without them (as mentioned above). They are unreliable, however, and without bonuses from the Smiths’ Uniform, will not complete the polishing wheel in one action, even on a 6-section sword. This is the main reason why it’s usually a waste of time trying to push the temperature to the very edge of a range to get the most out of a single adjustment: The margins by which the section falls short of completion are far too great to be compensated by squeezing extra 1% of temperature range out of precise control. In fact, doing this while working with a tool may cost the player a sweet spot.

Keep in mind the sweet spot occurrences and whether they have all passed for a given sword. It is possible that the very last strike of the tool which places the temperature out of range also triggers the coming of a sweet spot, which can now no longer be used. Unless all sweet spots have appeared, it is recommended to interrupt work one stroke before the temperature falls out of range and adjust temperature.

Players may want to consider staying off heavily populated worlds while playing in the Foundry. Occasional tick stutters may throw one off and delayed input response may cause the character to interact with a machine longer than intended, potentially resulting in damage.

Obtaining materials for smithing

Pure metal

The simplest way to produce material to forge with is through metal bars. They are simply inserted in the amounts desired without having to work out how many bars they are worth and are readily available on the Grand Exchange at high buy limits.

Smelting weapons and armour

Obtaining smithable weapons and armour from the Grand Exchange to be used in the Foundry will result in a considerable increase in profit. However, acquiring a decent stock of such items may take some time and the player should note that many of the compatible items have a relatively low buy limit of 125, which may be fully spent in 2–3 hours of playing the Foundry, depending on the item. When used, the item will add an amount of bars that is one less than what is needed to smith it.

The cheapest method for obtaining rune materials is to use rune platebodies. For other materials, players may find that Aneirin’s Armour in Prifddinas has a stock of armour from mithril to rune and the Blacksmith in Civitas illa Fortis has stock from bronze to adamant that are useful for making alloys. The claws may seem like a near-universal choice for savings, but are impractical due to extremely low stocks, taking days to purchase in some cases.

The tables below contain all compatible items of all metal types, their worth in bars when used and their associated costs, whether purchased from the Grand Exchange, or from an NPC vendor. Click here to refresh the prices on the table below.

Bronze bar price: 95

Bronze Item Prices

Item		Recycled bars	Grand Exchange				Specialty store
			GE price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars	Daily volume	Store price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars
	Bronze scimitar	1	50	50.00	45.00	6,022	32	32.00	63.00
	Bronze longsword	1	59	59.00	36.00	2,979	40	40.00	55.00
	Bronze full helm	1	82	82.00	13.00	3,348	44	44.00	51.00
	Bronze sq shield	1	52	52.00	43.00	1,395	48	48.00	47.00
	Bronze claws	1	169	169.00	-74.00	7	15	15.00	80.00
	Bronze warhammer	2	32	16.00	79.00	6,319	61	30.50	64.50
	Bronze battleaxe	2	47	23.50	71.50	1,364	52	26.00	69.00
	Bronze chainbody	2	24	12.00	83.00	7,062	60	30.00	65.00
	Bronze kiteshield	2	115	57.50	37.50	3,140	68	34.00	61.00
	Bronze 2h sword	2	262	131.00	-36.00	3,248	80	40.00	55.00
	Bronze platelegs	2	257	128.50	-33.50	2,829	80	40.00	55.00
	Bronze plateskirt	2	49	24.50	70.50	393	80	40.00	55.00
	Bronze platebody	4	32	8.00	87.00	18,620	160	40.00	55.00

 

Iron bar price: 240

Iron Item Prices

Item		Recycled bars	Grand Exchange				Specialty store
			GE price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars	Daily volume	Store price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars
	Iron scimitar	1	124	124.00	116.00	10,868	112	112.00	128.00
	Iron longsword	1	29	29.00	211.00	2,523	140	140.00	100.00
	Iron full helm	1	200	200.00	40.00	7,436	154	154.00	86.00
	Iron sq shield	1	28	28.00	212.00	449	168	168.00	72.00
	Iron claws	1	124	124.00	116.00	102	50	50.00	190.00
	Iron warhammer	2	18	9.00	231.00	19,323	173	86.50	153.50
	Iron battleaxe	2	27	13.50	226.50	2,437	182	91.00	149.00
	Iron chainbody	2	153	76.50	163.50	6,904	210	105.00	135.00
	Iron kiteshield	2	98	49.00	191.00	4,438	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Iron 2h sword	2	85	42.50	197.50	3,713	280	140.00	100.00
	Iron platelegs	2	196	98.00	142.00	6,804	280	140.00	100.00
	Iron plateskirt	2	104	52.00	188.00	1,722	280	140.00	100.00
	Iron platebody	4	92	23.00	217.00	125,786	560	140.00	100.00

 

Steel bar price: 530

Steel Item Prices

Item		Recycled bars	Grand Exchange				Specialty store
			GE price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars	Daily volume	Store price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars
	Steel scimitar	1	115	115.00	415.00	9,463	400	400.00	130.00
	Steel longsword	1	150	150.00	380.00	5,931	500	500.00	30.00
	Steel full helm	1	144	144.00	386.00	6,919	550	550.00	-20.00
	Steel sq shield	1	142	142.00	388.00	1,874	600	600.00	-70.00
	Steel claws	1	198	198.00	332.00	1,242	175	175.00	355.00
	Steel warhammer	2	158	79.00	451.00	29,029	640	320.00	210.00
	Steel battleaxe	2	229	114.50	415.50	13,944	650	325.00	205.00
	Steel chainbody	2	296	148.00	382.00	7,862	750	375.00	155.00
	Steel kiteshield	2	290	145.00	385.00	12,083	807	403.50	126.50
	Steel 2h sword	2	400	200.00	330.00	6,984	1,000	500.00	30.00
	Steel platelegs	2	415	207.50	322.50	10,089	1,000	500.00	30.00
	Steel plateskirt	2	411	205.50	324.50	3,995	1,000	500.00	30.00
	Steel platebody	4	873	218.25	311.75	294,341	2,000	500.00	30.00

 

Mithril bar price: 769

Mithril Item Prices

Item		Recycled bars	Grand Exchange				Specialty store
			GE price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars	Daily volume	Store price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars
	Mithril scimitar	1	483	483.00	286.00	18,471	1,040	1,040.00	-271.00
	Mithril longsword	1	585	585.00	184.00	4,310	1,300	1,300.00	-531.00
	Mithril full helm	1	743	743.00	26.00	7,836	1,430	1,430.00	-661.00
	Mithril sq shield	1	766	766.00	3.00	3,432	1,716	1,716.00	-947.00
	Mithril claws	1	750	750.00	19.00	679	522	522.00	247.00
	Mithril warhammer	2	1,013	506.50	262.50	14,360	1,660	830.00	-61.00
	Mithril battleaxe	2	1,030	515.00	254.00	11,951	1,690	845.00	-76.00
	Mithril chainbody	2	1,017	508.50	260.50	13,711	1,950	975.00	-206.00
	Mithril kiteshield	2	1,048	524.00	245.00	52,825	2,431	1,215.50	-446.50
	Mithril 2h sword	2	1,303	651.50	117.50	52,788	2,600	1,300.00	-531.00
	Mithril platelegs	2	1,303	651.50	117.50	26,982	2,600	1,300.00	-531.00
	Mithril plateskirt	2	1,372	686.00	83.00	13,297	2,600	1,300.00	-531.00
	Mithril platebody	4	2,776	694.00	75.00	339,524	5,200	1,300.00	-531.00

 

Adamantite bar price: 1,885

Adamant Item Prices

Item		Recycled bars	Grand Exchange				Specialty store
			GE price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars	Daily volume	Store price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars
	Adamant scimitar	1	1,493	1,493.00	392.00	6,934	3,840	3,840.00	−1,955.00
	Adamant longsword	1	1,524	1,524.00	361.00	12,779	3,200	3,200.00	−1,315.00
	Adamant full helm	1	1,707	1,707.00	178.00	56,779	3,520	3,520.00	−1,635.00
	Adamant sq shield	1	1,942	1,942.00	-57.00	2,796	3,840	3,840.00	−1,955.00
	Adamant claws	1	1,476	1,476.00	409.00	47	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Adamant warhammer	2	2,593	1,296.50	588.50	8,590	4,120	2,060.00	-175.00
	Adamant battleaxe	2	2,372	1,186.00	699.00	27,917	4,160	2,080.00	-195.00
	Adamant chainbody	2	2,638	1,319.00	566.00	12,003	4,800	2,400.00	-515.00
	Adamant kiteshield	2	2,937	1,468.50	416.50	28,136	5,440	2,720.00	-835.00
	Adamant 2h sword	2	3,474	1,737.00	148.00	20,691	6,400	3,200.00	−1,315.00
	Adamant platelegs	2	3,521	1,760.50	124.50	31,046	6,400	3,200.00	−1,315.00
	Adamant plateskirt	2	3,492	1,746.00	139.00	2,625	6,400	3,200.00	−1,315.00
	Adamant platebody	4	9,466	2,366.50	-481.50	756,849	16,640	4,160.00	−2,275.00

 

Runite bar price: 12,254

Rune Item Prices

Item		Recycled bars	Grand Exchange				Specialty store
			GE price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars	Daily volume	Store price	Price per bar	Profit per bar vs GE bars
	Rune scimitar	1	14,952	14,952.00	−2,698.00	37,305	38,400	38,400.00	−26,146.00
	Rune longsword	1	18,693	18,693.00	−6,439.00	76,083	32,000	32,000.00	−19,746.00
	Rune full helm	1	20,389	20,389.00	−8,135.00	201,108	35,200	35,200.00	−22,946.00
	Rune sq shield	1	22,630	22,630.00	−10,376.00	37,569	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Rune claws	1	9,084	9,084.00	3,170.00	727	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Rune warhammer	2	24,499	12,249.50	4.50	108,053	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Rune battleaxe	2	24,411	12,205.50	48.50	51,831	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Rune chainbody	2	29,342	14,671.00	−2,417.00	197,081	47,500	23,750.00	−11,496.00
	Rune kiteshield	2	32,015	16,007.50	−3,753.50	195,941	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Rune 2h sword	2	37,893	18,946.50	−6,692.50	111,169	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Rune platelegs	2	37,722	18,861.00	−6,607.00	177,396	60,800	30,400.00	−18,146.00
	Rune plateskirt	2	37,515	18,757.50	−6,503.50	77,370	60,800	30,400.00	−18,146.00
	Rune platebody	4	38,381	9,595.25	2,658.75	219,766	84,500	21,125.00	−8,871.00

Smithing items to be used in the Giants’ Foundry

An alternative method is to acquire a stock of bars, smithing them into weapons and/or armour and then using these smithed items in the Foundry. While this may seem like a method to gain experience cheaper as the experience potential of the bars is better utilised, this method is not recommended. Doing this would require a significantly higher Smithing level from the player, smithing the items takes time that could be spent in the Foundry, and using self smithed items in the Foundry results in loss of bars that could have been used in the Foundry directly. The experience gained from smithing does not compensate the loss of time and bars, resulting in experience that is both slower and more expensive, when compared to GE prices. For example, buying 42 steel bars and 42 mithril bars to smith into 14 steel platelegs and 14 mithril platelegs would result in approximately 3675 XP for the direct smithing and about 18022 XP for two games of Giant’s Foundry for a total of 21697 XP. Using those same bars on Giant’s Foundry directly would give approximately 27033 XP, because it would be enough for one extra game, and take much less time.

Metal score

Pure metals

Bar	Level	Score
Bronze	15	10
Iron	15	20
Steel	30	30
Mithril	50	40
Adamant	70	50
Rune	85	60

Alloys

The highest metal score for each bar combination is highlighted.

Bar 1	Bar 2	Level	# of Bar 1	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
			# of Bar 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Bronze	Iron	15		11	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20
Bronze	Steel	30		11	13	15	16	17	19	20	21	22	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Bronze	Mithril	50		12	14	17	19	21	23	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Bronze	Adamant	70		13	16	19	21	24	26	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	42	43	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50
Bronze	Rune	85		13	17	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	41	43	46	48	50	51	53	54	55	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	60	60
Iron	Steel	30		22	24	26	28	30	32	33	35	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	31
Iron	Mithril	50		23	26	29	32	35	37	40	42	43	45	46	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	46	45	43	42
Iron	Adamant	70		24	28	32	36	40	43	46	48	51	53	55	57	58	60	60	61	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	57	56	54	52
Iron	Rune	85		25	30	35	40	44	48	52	55	59	61	64	66	68	70	71	72	72	73	73	73	72	71	70	68	67	65	62
Steel	Mithril	50		34	38	42	46	49	52	55	57	59	61	62	63	64	65	65	65	64	63	62	61	60	58	55	53	50	47	43
Steel	Adamant	70		35	41	46	51	55	59	63	66	69	71	73	75	76	77	78	78	77	77	76	74	73	70	68	65	62	58	54
Steel	Rune	85		37	44	50	56	61	66	71	75	78	82	84	86	88	90	90	91	91	90	89	88	86	83	81	77	74	69	65
Mithril	Adamant	70		47	53	60	65	71	75	80	83	86	89	91	93	94	95	95	94	93	92	90	87	85	81	77	73	68	62	56
Mithril	Rune	85		48	57	65	72	78	84	90	94	98	102	105	107	108	110	110	110	109	107	105	103	100	96	91	86	80	74	67
Adamant	Rune	85		60	70	79	88	95	102	108	114	118	122	125	127	129	130	129	129	127	125	122	118	113	108	102	95	87	79	69

Choice of alloy (85 smithing or higher)

When choosing which alloy to make, there are four factors to consider: hourly experience rate, cost effectiveness, reputation per hour and click intensity. The highest hourly experience rate can be reached by using an alloy of 14 rune and 14 adamant bars, but this is also very expensive and click intensive. Having an alloy with a base score of below 120 will reduce the difficulty one level, meaning that you will have one less section per sword to worry about, and generally bigger margins for error. Some options to consider:

Bar 1	Bar 2	Base score	Sections	Swords per hour	Relative xp/hr	Relative cost/xp	Relative rep/hr
14	14	130	7	11	100%	100%	100%
10	18	122	7	11	93% (−7%)	79% (-21%)	95% (-5%)
9	19	118	6	12	97% (-3%)	74% (-26%)	101% (+1%)
14	14	95	6	12	76% (-24%)	19% (-81%)	86% (-14%)

 

1. Fewer sections means a lower click intensity.
2. Assuming no mistakes and an active playstyle.
3. Relative to using 14 rune bars and 14 adamant bars, and no unlocked moulds. With additional mould unlocks, relative xp/hr for lower quality alloys increases slightly (+/- 1%).
4. Relative to using 14 rune bars and 14 adamant bars. When using mithril and adamant items instead of bars for the mithril/adamant alloy, the cost is even lower (roughly another 2% cheaper). Price fluctuations might cause the cost effectiveness to vary within +/- 1% to 3%, assuming that prices of adamant and rune bars remain roughly tied to the high alchemy value of the most profitable smithing products.

This table illustrates that sacrificing some experience per hour can greatly increase cost effectiveness. Using 9 rune bars and 19 adamant bars per sword saves 26% of the cost, while only losing out on 3% of the hourly experience, as more swords can be made per hour. Creating swords with 10 rune bars and 18 adamant bars will yield a bigger loss of experience per hour for a smaller reduction in cost per sword, which is thus not advisable. Do note however that while more swords per hour can be made when smithing swords with only 6 sections, this does still require a focused playstyle. If you are going for easier swords because you are looking for less focused gameplay, the relative experience rates could be lower for easier swords, assuming that you have some downtime between swords for example. Choosing for the mithril/adamant alloy entails that you will yield roughly 76% of your hourly experience rates relative to the 1:1 rune/adamant alloy, but saving more than 80% of the required cost in the process.

Also note that the expected reputation per hour decreases when using 10 rune and 18 adamant bars or 14 adamant and mithril bars, but that reputation per hour actually goes up slightly when using 9 rune bars and 19 adamant bars, making this option a very economically viable choice, sacrificing only minimal experience gains.

Optimal mould unlock order for maximum points

Over 79 Smithing

Order	Mould	Level	Reputation Cost	Cumulative Cost
1	The Point!	81	450	450
2	Spiker! / Choppa!	79/80	450	900
3	Spiker! / Choppa!	79/80	450	1,350
4	Fleur de Blade	71	400	1,750
5	Serrated Tip	60	350	2,100
6	Chopper Forte +1	70	400	2,500
7	Claymore Blade	59	350	2,850
8	Flamberge Blade	48	300	3,150
9	Defenders Tip	52	300	3,450
10	Stiletto Forte	50	300	3,750
11	Defender Base	51	300	4,050
12	Needle Point	69	400	4,450
13	Serpent Blade	50	300	4,750

Note the Corrupted Point and Juggernaut Forte are always worse than other moulds at this level, so are skipped. These cost an extra 300 and 350 reputation respectively for a total cost of 5,400 reputation for all moulds.

Before 79 Smithing

Order	Mould	Level	Reputation Cost	Cumulative Cost
1	Flamberge Blade	48	300	300
2	Serrated Tip	60	350	650
3	Juggernaut Forte	61	350	1,000
4	Claymore Blade	59	350	1,350
5	Chopper Forte +1	70	400	1,750
6	Fleur de Blade	71	400	2,150
7	Defenders Tip	52	300	2,450
8	Needle Point	69	400	2,850
9	Stiletto Forte	50	300	3,150
10	Serpent Blade	50	300	3,450
11	Defender Base	51	300	3,750

 

The Corrupted Point mould, costing 300 reputation, is skipped as it becomes obsolete at 60 by buying the Serrated Tip. If you are very low level and solely doing Giants’ Foundry, you should have enough reputation to buy the moulds as you level, making the optimal order be the level requirement.

Best mould combinations

The following table contains a list of the best mould combinations for various objectives. It assumes you want to maximise the sum of both objectives. If the player already meets the level requirement to use all of the purchasable moulds, then there is no need to purchase the Juggernaut Forte and the Corrupted Point moulds from the shop, as they are never optimal. The Juggernaut Forte mould becomes obsolete at level 79, and the Corrupted Point mould at level 60.

Default Moulds

Commission	Forte	Blade	Tip	Score
Broad Heavy	Medusa Ricasso	Medusa Blade	Saw Tip	44 (22+22)
Broad Light	Medusa Ricasso/Chopper Forte	Medusa Blade/Saw Blade	Chopper Tip	24 (20+4)
Broad Spiked	Medusa Ricasso	Medusa Blade/Saw Blade/Defender’s Edge	Saw Tip	30 (22+8)
Broad Flat	Medusa Ricasso	Medusa Blade	Saw Tip/Gladius Point	36 (22+14)
Narrow Heavy	Serrated Forte	Gladius Edge	Gladius Point	46 (22+24)
Narrow Light	Serpent Ricasso	Stiletto Blade	Serpent’s Fang	42 (22+20)
Narrow Spiked	Serrated Forte	Stiletto Blade	Serpent’s Fang	38 (24+14)
Narrow Flat	Serpent Ricasso	Stiletto Blade	Gladius Point	44 (22+22)
Heavy Spiked	Serrated Forte	Gladius Edge/Medusa Blade/Defender’s Edge	Saw Tip	38 (24+14)
Heavy Flat	Medusa Ricasso	Gladius Edge	Gladius Point	44 (22+22)
Light Spiked	Serpent Ricasso/Disarming Forte	Saw Blade	Serpent’s Fang	30 (18+12)
Light Flat	Serpent Ricasso	Stiletto Blade	Gladius Point	36 (14+22)

The average mould score using the optimal default moulds is 38.

All Moulds

Default moulds are highlighted in bold.

Level	Commission	Forte	Blade	Tip	Score
71	Broad Heavy	Defender Base	Fleur de Blade	Defenders Tip	58 (22+36)
80	Broad Light	Stiletto Forte	Choppa!	Serrated Tip	49 (1+48)
79	Broad Spiked	Spiker!	Claymore Blade	Defenders Tip	56 (26+30)
81	Broad Flat	Chopper Forte +1	Claymore Blade	The Point!	65 (21+44)
71	Narrow Heavy	Serrated Forte	Fleur de Blade	Needle Point	52 (26+26)
80	Narrow Light	Stiletto Forte	Choppa!	Needle Point	61 (26+35)
79	Narrow Spiked	Spiker!	Flamberge Blade	Needle Point	59 (27+32)
70	Narrow Flat	Chopper Forte +1	Serpent Blade	Needle Point / The Point!	58 (28+30)
79	Heavy Spiked	Spiker!	Fleur de Blade	Saw Tip / Defenders Tip	59 (28+31)
81	Heavy Flat	Defender Base / Chopper Forte +1	Fleur de Blade	The Point!	58 (28+30)
80	Light Spiked	Spiker!	Choppa!	Serrated Tip	64 (38+26)
81	Light Flat	Chopper Forte +1	Choppa!	The Point!	69 (27+42)