# Black longsword price

> Black longsword Grand Exchange price right now (213 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-longsword
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1297.

Examine: “A razor sharp longsword.”

## Price now

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

**Black longsword is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 213 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 191–1,348 gp |
| 30-day average | 484 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -27.0% / +56.9% / -42.6% |
| Instant buy | 213 gp (2026-10-30 06:35 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 213 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 972 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 194 / 136 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 321 / 362 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 125 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 4 gp
- You receive: 209 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -4 gp
- Per buy limit: -500 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 576
- Low alch value: 384
- Profit per cast: 211 gp

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

## Black longsword price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 168 | 154 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 194 | 136 |

Range plotted: 5 to 705 gp, over 83 points.

## Black longsword price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 159 gp and the highest buy average 6,900 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 305 | 264 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 321 | 362 |

Range plotted: 159 to 6,900 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 213 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 213 gp and the last instant sell 213 gp. Over the last 24 hours 972 were traded.

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

125 every 4 hours.

### Is Black longsword worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 576 coins. Buying one at 213 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 211 gp profit per cast right now.

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

4 gp each at 213 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 209 gp.

Item id 1297. Prices update every five minutes.

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