# Ancient totem price

> Ancient totem Grand Exchange price right now (997,653 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/ancient-totem
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 21810.

Examine: “A mysterious artifact of ancient times, of reasonable value to emblem traders.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Ancient totem has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 997,653 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 984,117–1,009,024 gp |
| 30-day average | 997,459 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -0.0% / +0.0% / +0.2% |
| Instant buy | 997,653 gp (2026-10-30 01:51 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 997,652 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 4,493 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 997,652 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 998,487 / 998,129 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 250 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 19,953 gp
- You receive: 977,700 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -19,952 gp
- Per buy limit: -4,988,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 600,000
- Low alch value: 400,000
- Profit per cast: -397,805 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Ancient totem price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 997,652 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 997,652 |

Range plotted: 997,652 to 1,016,646 gp, over 83 points.

## Ancient totem price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 979,990 gp and the highest buy average 1,044,551 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 997,146 | 996,836 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 998,487 | 998,129 |

Range plotted: 979,494 to 1,044,551 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Ancient totem worth in OSRS?

About 997,653 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 997,653 gp and the last instant sell 997,652 gp. Over the last 24 hours 4,493 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Ancient totem?

250 every 4 hours.

### Is Ancient totem worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 600,000 coins. Buying one at 997,653 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 397,805 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Ancient totem?

19,953 gp each at 997,653 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 977,700 gp.

Item id 21810. Prices update every five minutes.

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