# Dragon metal shard price

> Dragon metal shard Grand Exchange price right now (1,767,507 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/dragon-metal-shard
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 22097.

Examine: “A badly damaged shard of dragon metal.”

## Price now

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

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,767,507 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 1,500,000–2,005,270 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,732,487 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 1,885,013 gp (2026-10-29 22:12 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,650,000 gp (2026-10-27 02:03 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | – |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 50 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 37,700 gp
- You receive: 1,847,313 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 197,313 gp
- Per buy limit: 9,865,650 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 720,000
- Low alch value: 480,000
- Profit per cast: -1,165,165 gp

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

## Dragon metal shard price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 27, 2026 (first point) | – | 1,650,000 |
| Oct 29, 2026 (last point) | 1,885,013 | – |

Range plotted: 1,650,000 to 1,885,013 gp, over 4 points.

## Dragon metal shard price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 1,500,000 gp and the highest buy average 2,108,132 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,816,747 | – |
| Oct 29, 2026 (last point) | 1,885,013 | – |

Range plotted: 1,400,000 to 2,108,132 gp, over 104 points.

## Questions

### How much is Dragon metal shard worth in OSRS?

About 1,767,507 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,885,013 gp and the last instant sell 1,650,000 gp. Over the last 24 hours – were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Dragon metal shard?

50 every 4 hours.

### Is Dragon metal shard worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 720,000 coins. Buying one at 1,885,013 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,165,165 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Dragon metal shard?

37,700 gp each at 1,885,013 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,847,313 gp.

Item id 22097. Prices update every five minutes.

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