Imperial steel
Item Details
| Game | RS3 |
|---|---|
| Members | No |
| Tradeable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
| Quest | No |
| Retain After Quest? | N/A |
| Weight | 0.453 kg |
| Submitted By | 3ter1 |
Pricing
Cannot be bought from a store.
Alchemy values are unavailable.
Requirements
12 Archaeology to obtain and use.
Where Found
Obtained by excavating various Hotspots and Caches (See Notes for details) or Screening Ancient gravel; Possible reward from an Ancient casket.
Item Uses
Used to restore several Artefacts (See Notes for details).
Notes
The experience gained for successfully excavating Imperial steel varies depending on where it is excavated. The table below lays out all the off-site caches where it can be gathered as well as all the digsite hotspots.
Imperial steel is used to restore the following artefacts:
| Hotspot/Cache | Level | Experience |
| Imperial steel cache | 12 | 24.2 |
| Legionary remains | 12 | 9.3 |
| Praesidio remains | 47 | 16.5 |
| Orcus altar | 86 | 48.3 |
| Armarium debris | 93 | 62.2 |
| Culinarum debris | 100 | 86 |
| Ancient magick munitions | 107 | 116 |
| Praetorian remains | 114 | 140 |
Imperial steel is used to restore the following artefacts:
| Artefact | Archaeology Level |
Restoration Experience |
Materials |
| Legionary gladius (damaged) | 12 | 430.8 | Imperial steel  x 12Third Age iron  x 10Zarosian insignia  x 6 |
| Legionary square shield (damaged) | 12 | 430.8 | Imperial steel x 12 Third Age iron x 8Zarosian insignia x 8 |
| Ancient timepiece (damaged) | 47 | 1,423.3 | Ancient vis  x 18Goldrune  x 12Imperial steel x 16 |
| Ceremonial mace (damaged) | 74 | 5,600 | Goldrune x 28 Imperial steel x 20Third Age iron x 20 |
| Pontifex crozier (damaged) | 81 | 7,388.9 | Goldrune x 32 Imperial steel x 20Zarosian insignia x 20 |
| Necromantic focus (damaged) | 86 | 9,333.3 | Ancient vis x 30 Blood of Orcus  x 26Imperial steel x 20 |
| Zarosian stein (damaged) | 93 | 12,500 | Imperial steel x 36 Third Age iron x 16Zarosian insignia x 30 |
| Vigorem vial (damaged) | 100 | 18,666.6 | Ancient vis x 38 Imperial steel x 54Molten glass  x 1 |
| Portable phylactery (damaged) | 107 | 27,000 | Ancient vis x 20 Blood of Orcus x 36Imperial steel x 48 |
| Praetorian staff (damaged) | 114 | 36,666.6 | Ancient vis x 58 Imperial steel x 36Zarosian insignia x 30Death runes  x 100 |
Examine Information
An early form of steel, forged with a lost technique.
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