# Black sq shield price

> Black sq shield Grand Exchange price right now (420 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-sq-shield
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1179.

Examine: “A medium square shield.”

## Price now

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

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 420 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 304–548 gp |
| 30-day average | 424 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -6.4% / +0.2% / +6.2% |
| Instant buy | 420 gp (2026-10-30 08:18 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 419 gp (2026-10-30 08:24 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 2,115 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 392 / 394 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 446 / 439 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 125 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 8 gp
- You receive: 412 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -7 gp
- Per buy limit: -875 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 691
- Low alch value: 460
- Profit per cast: 119 gp

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

## Black sq shield price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 420 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 392 | 394 |

Range plotted: 286 to 450 gp, over 82 points.

## Black sq shield price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 314 gp and the highest buy average 684 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 475 | 486 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 446 | 439 |

Range plotted: 293 to 1,000 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Black sq shield worth in OSRS?

About 420 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 420 gp and the last instant sell 419 gp. Over the last 24 hours 2,115 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Black sq shield?

125 every 4 hours.

### Is Black sq shield worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 691 coins. Buying one at 420 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 119 gp profit per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Black sq shield?

8 gp each at 420 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 412 gp.

Item id 1179. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
- [Best items to alch](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/high-alch)
- [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)