Ironman Mode

For tips on how to train Ironmen accounts, please see: Ironman Guide or F2P Ironman Guide

Ironman Mode and Ultimate Ironman Mode are account-types that were released in Old School RuneScape on 13 October 2014, as official support for the Ironman style of playing, where players are completely self-sufficient.

a Both modes will only be able to be activated at Tutorial Island by speaking to either Adam or Paul before being teleported by the Magic Instructor. There will be an option to toggle it off at any point the player wishes after the tutorial, but they won't be able to be turned back on after that. Players can also choose to permanently stay an Iron Man, and the restrictions can never be removed.

Restrictions
Ironman players are not able to do the following: Furthermore Ultimate Ironman players are not able to do the following:
 * Trade with other players (except certain quest items from Shield of Arrav and Heroes Quest)
 * Picking up drops from other players kills, including PvP
 * Ironman cannot loot monster drop if the monster isn't dealt 100% damage
 * No experience gain from Player-versus-player encounters (base magic experience from casting spells is still gained)
 * Accept Aid button is off and cannot be turned on
 * Enter another player's Player-owned house.
 * Buy items from other players through overstocked shops or take advantage of higher sell prices of understocked shops
 * Play the Fishing Trawler minigame
 * Receive items via balloons in the Falador Party Room
 * Staking in the Duel Arena
 * Play Nightmare Zone (only solo mode, and cannot purchase resources from the reward chest)
 * Use the banks of Runescape (they are able to use noted items on bank booths to unnote them)
 * create item sets using the Grand Exchange
 * Receive resources from Managing Miscellania
 * Send their Servant to the bank or the sawmill

In addition, Ultimate Ironman players will lose all their items upon death.

Ironmen and Bonds
Ironmen can get bonds as gifts, from Grand Exchange or through official OldSchool website. They can also turn untradeable bonds into tradeable bonds. However, ironmen cannot use bonds on any other players.

Distinctions
Iron Man accounts will be identifiable by an outfit exclusive to both modes - the Ironman armour and Ultimate ironman armour. In addition both modes have their own chat badge to denote their status: for an ultimate iron man, and  for a standard iron man.

There are two hiscores for Ironman mode. One highscore table displays all Ironman accounts (including ultimate ironmen), while the other highscore table solely displays Ultimate Iron Man accounts.