# Black sword price

> Black sword Grand Exchange price right now (226 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-sword
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1283.

Examine: “A razor sharp sword.”

## Price now

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

**Black sword is up 59% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 226 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 71–1,373 gp |
| 30-day average | 217 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / +58.8% / +143.4% |
| Instant buy | 226 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 225 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 551 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 226 / 225 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 423 / 317 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 125 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 4 gp
- You receive: 222 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -3 gp
- Per buy limit: -375 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 374
- Low alch value: 249
- Profit per cast: -4 gp

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

## Black sword price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 235 | 225 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 226 | 225 |

Range plotted: 96 to 461 gp, over 83 points.

## Black sword price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 36 gp and the highest buy average 5,918 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 216 | 161 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 423 | 317 |

Range plotted: 26 to 5,918 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 226 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 226 gp and the last instant sell 225 gp. Over the last 24 hours 551 were traded.

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

125 every 4 hours.

### Is Black sword worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 374 coins. Buying one at 226 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 4 gp loss per cast right now.

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

4 gp each at 226 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 222 gp.

Item id 1283. Prices update every five minutes.

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