# Iron sword price

> Iron sword Grand Exchange price right now (66 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/iron-sword
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1279.

Examine: “A razor sharp sword.”

## Price now

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

**Iron sword is 20% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 66 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 24–104 gp |
| 30-day average | 82 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / -21.3% / -26.0% |
| Instant buy | 85 gp (2026-10-30 08:15 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 47 gp (2026-10-30 08:04 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 3,359 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 85 / 80 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 85 / 63 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 125 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 84 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 37 gp
- Per buy limit: 4,625 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 54
- Low alch value: 36
- Profit per cast: -183 gp

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

## Iron sword price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 75 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 85 | 80 |

Range plotted: 31 to 105 gp, over 82 points.

## Iron sword price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 15 gp and the highest buy average 108 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 98 | 92 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 85 | 63 |

Range plotted: 15 to 108 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 66 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 85 gp and the last instant sell 47 gp. Over the last 24 hours 3,359 were traded.

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

125 every 4 hours.

### Is Iron sword worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 54 coins. Buying one at 85 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 183 gp loss per cast right now.

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

1 gp each at 85 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 84 gp.

Item id 1279. 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)