# Lava scale price

> Lava scale Grand Exchange price right now (397 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/lava-scale
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 11992.

Examine: “A scale from the hide of a lava dragon.”

## Price now

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

**Lava scale is up 51% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 397 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 261–778 gp |
| 30-day average | 412 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / +51.5% / +30.8% |
| Instant buy | 378 gp (2026-10-29 23:31 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 415 gp (2026-10-30 08:22 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 22,265 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 365 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 455 / 368 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 7 gp
- You receive: 371 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -44 gp
- Per buy limit: -484,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 30
- Low alch value: 20
- Profit per cast: -500 gp

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

## Lava scale price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 342 | 287 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 365 |

Range plotted: 278 to 442 gp, over 83 points.

## Lava scale price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 193 gp and the highest buy average 1,094 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 325 | 317 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 455 | 368 |

Range plotted: 185 to 1,094 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Lava scale worth in OSRS?

About 397 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 378 gp and the last instant sell 415 gp. Over the last 24 hours 22,265 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Lava scale?

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Lava scale worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 30 coins. Buying one at 378 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 500 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Lava scale?

7 gp each at 378 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 371 gp.

Item id 11992. Prices update every five minutes.

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