Protean bar

Protean bar is a Treasure Hunter reward. If the associated promotion is not currently active, it may not be obtainable. Currently available for .

Protean bar
Release																				12 May 2014 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				Yes
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				Are you sure you want to destroy your Treasure Hunter prize? You cannot reclaim it!
Actions
Backpack																				Convert, Destroy
Values
Value																				500 coins Cash out: 40 coins
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0 kg
Examine
This is a stackable bar that can be worked for Smithing XP based on your Smithing level.
Advanced data
Item ID																				31350
Links																				MRID • recipe

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Protean bars can be won on Treasure Hunter, and could be claimed as a reward from various seasonal events such as the Christmas Advent Calendar and various promotions such as the Yak Track. They can be used on an anvil to do Protean smithing, which gives experience but no items. They were previously available to members only, but became available to free players on 24 April 2015.

60 protean bars can be used at once in the Make-X interface. Each bar takes 8 ticks (4.8 seconds) to be smithed, which means that 60 bars take 4 minutes and 48 seconds to use. Using a protean powerup reduces this to 7 ticks (4.2 seconds) per bar. Having the Rapid perk active on an augmented crystal hammer or a hammer-tron will speed up the rate the bars are used, thus increasing XP/hr.

The bars are stackable, subverting the need for banking. You cannot boost your level to make higher-level protean smithing items.

Protean bars, as with all protean items, can be converted at a 3:2 ratio into other protean items. Players are unable to use these bars within the Construction skill; only protean planks may be used. Protean Bars do not yield respect within Artisans' Workshop.

Experience

The Make X interface while using Protean bars for smithing

Level	Metal	XP per bar	XP per hour
1	Bronze	65.0	55,380.0
10	Iron	100.0	85,200.0
20	Steel	130.0	110,760.0
30	Mithril	165.0	140,580.0
40	Adamant	200.0	170,400.0
50	Rune	230.0	195,960.0
60	Orikalkum	265.0	225,780.0
70	Necronium	330.0	281,160.0
80	Bane	400.0	340,800.0
90	Elder rune	530.0	451,560.0

Drop sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Showing 100 out of 183 sources.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Assassin's Return	N/A	10	601000/64400000
Assassin's Return	N/A	1,000	12020/64400000
Assassin's Return	N/A	150	150250/64400000
Assassin's Return	N/A	300	42070/64400000
Assassin's Return	N/A	75	300500/64400000
Celebration Lamps	N/A	10	520000/57702400
Celebration Lamps	N/A	1,000	10400/57702400
Celebration Lamps	N/A	150	130000/57702400
Celebration Lamps	N/A	300	36400/57702400
Celebration Lamps	N/A	75	260000/57702400
Contagion	N/A	10	900000/162048600
Contagion	N/A	100	112500/162048600
Contagion	N/A	200	31500/162048600
Contagion	N/A	50	270000/162048600
Contagion	N/A	750	9000/162048600
Double Dragon Chests	N/A	10	1260000/161983800
Double Dragon Chests	N/A	100	157500/161983800
Double Dragon Chests	N/A	200	44100/161983800
Double Dragon Chests	N/A	50	378000/161983800
Double Dragon Chests	N/A	750	12600/161983800
Dragon's Dozen	N/A	150	615/20000
Dragon's Dozen	N/A	2,000	15/10000
Dragon's Dozen	N/A	25	7320/40000
Dragon's Dozen	N/A	50	2040/40000
Egg Hunt	N/A	10	8272500/1465000000
Egg Hunt	N/A	100	767040/573600000
Egg Hunt	N/A	200	326400/578600000
Egg Hunt	N/A	50	6360000/2310000000
Egg Hunt	N/A	750	107900/582000000
Foresight	N/A	10	4450000/486000000
Foresight	N/A	100	556250/486000000
Foresight	N/A	200	155750/486000000
Foresight	N/A	50	1335000/486000000
Foresight	N/A	750	44500/486000000
Foresight/Archive	N/A	1,000	15000/44100000
Foresight/Archive	N/A	150	187500/44100000
Foresight/Archive	N/A	300	52500/44100000
Foresight/Archive	N/A	75	375000/44100000
Gemfall	N/A	10	4450000/486000000
Gemfall	N/A	100	556250/486000000
Gemfall	N/A	150	Unknown
Gemfall	N/A	200	155750/486000000
Gemfall	N/A	300	Unknown
Gemfall	N/A	50	1335000/486000000
Gemfall	N/A	75	Unknown
Gemfall	N/A	750	44500/486000000
Genie's Wishes	N/A	10	1500000/162000000
Genie's Wishes	N/A	100	187500/162000000
Genie's Wishes	N/A	200	52500/162000000
Genie's Wishes	N/A	50	450000/162000000
Genie's Wishes	N/A	750	15000/162000000
Gifts from the Heart	N/A	10	625000/62133120
Gifts from the Heart	N/A	1,000	12500/62133120
Gifts from the Heart	N/A	150	156250/62133120
Gifts from the Heart	N/A	300	43750/62133120
Gifts from the Heart	N/A	75	312500/62133120
Grim Harvest	N/A	10	475000/64400000
Grim Harvest	N/A	1,000	9500/64400000
Grim Harvest	N/A	150	118750/64400000
Grim Harvest	N/A	300	33250/64400000
Grim Harvest	N/A	75	237500/64400000
Hall of Heralds	N/A	10	1350000/162000000
Hall of Heralds	N/A	100	168750/162000000
Hall of Heralds	N/A	200	47250/162000000
Hall of Heralds Yellow Window	N/A	30	70/1000
Hall of Heralds	N/A	50	405000/162000000
Hall of Heralds	N/A	750	13500/162000000
Huge protean pack	N/A	1,000	Always
Large protean pack	N/A	300	Always
Loot Duels	N/A	10	630000/64393560
Loot Duels	N/A	1,000	12600/64393560
Loot Duels	N/A	150	157500/64393560
Loot Duels	N/A	300	44100/64393560
Loot Duels	N/A	75	315000/64393560
Loot Rooms Regular and multiplier chests	N/A	10	1260000/161983800
Loot Rooms Regular and multiplier chests	N/A	100	157500/161983800
Loot Rooms Regular and multiplier chests	N/A	200	44100/161983800
Loot Rooms Regular and multiplier chests	N/A	50	378000/161983800
Loot Rooms Regular and multiplier chests	N/A	750	12600/161983800
Looting Range	N/A	10	1350000/162000000
Looting Range	N/A	100	168750/162000000
Looting Range	N/A	200	47250/162000000
Looting Range	N/A	50	405000/162000000
Looting Range	N/A	750	13500/162000000
Medium protean pack	N/A	150	Always
Phoenix Lamps	N/A	10	500000/64400000
Phoenix Lamps	N/A	1,000	10000/64400000
Phoenix Lamps	N/A	150	125000/64400000
Phoenix Lamps	N/A	300	35000/64400000
Phoenix Lamps	N/A	75	250000/64400000
Phoenix Rising	N/A	10	500000/64400000
Phoenix Rising	N/A	1,000	10000/64400000
Phoenix Rising	N/A	150	125000/64400000
Phoenix Rising	N/A	300	35000/64400000
Phoenix Rising	N/A	75	250000/64400000
Protean chest	N/A	40	Common
Rainbow Trail	N/A	10	375000/64400000
Rainbow Trail	N/A	1,000	7500/64400000
Rainbow Trail	N/A	150	93750/64400000
Rainbow Trail	N/A	300	26250/64400000

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!

• patch 11 March 2019 (Update):
  • Working with Protean Bars now correctly plays smithing audio.

• patch 7 January 2019 (Update):
  • Protean bars ignore the new smithing mechanics. They give slightly higher XP at high level (to make up for the loss of portable forges) but slightly lower XP at low level.

• update 12 May 2014 (Update):
  • Added to game.