# Black knife price

> Black knife Grand Exchange price right now (42 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/black-knife
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 869.

Examine: “A finely balanced throwing knife.”

## Price now

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

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 42 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 32–57 gp |
| 30-day average | 43 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +5.0% / -6.5% / +7.5% |
| Instant buy | 48 gp (2026-10-30 08:17 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 36 gp (2026-10-30 08:22 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 109,255 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 44 / 39 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 47 / 38 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 7,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 48 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 12 gp
- Per buy limit: 84,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 11
- Low alch value: 7
- Profit per cast: -189 gp

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

## Black knife price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 44 | 42 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 44 | 39 |

Range plotted: 2 to 65 gp, over 82 points.

## Black knife price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 26 gp and the highest buy average 97 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 43 | 39 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 47 | 38 |

Range plotted: 26 to 97 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Black knife worth in OSRS?

About 42 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 48 gp and the last instant sell 36 gp. Over the last 24 hours 109,255 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Black knife?

7,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Black knife worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 11 coins. Buying one at 48 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 189 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Black knife?

0 gp each at 48 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 48 gp.

Item id 869. Prices update every five minutes.

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