# Magic shortbow price

> Magic shortbow Grand Exchange price right now (582 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/magic-shortbow
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 861.

Examine: “Short and magical, but still effective.”

## Price now

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

**Magic shortbow is 20% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 582 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 549–798 gp |
| 30-day average | 726 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +1.1% / -25.9% / -27.6% |
| Instant buy | 633 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 531 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 187,202 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 636 / 636 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 566 / 531 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 12 gp
- You receive: 621 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 90 gp
- Per buy limit: 1,620,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 960
- Low alch value: 640
- Profit per cast: 175 gp

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

## Magic shortbow price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 721 | 705 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 636 | 636 |

Range plotted: 531 to 757 gp, over 83 points.

## Magic shortbow price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 531 gp and the highest buy average 896 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 797 | 789 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 566 | 531 |

Range plotted: 531 to 896 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Magic shortbow worth in OSRS?

About 582 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 633 gp and the last instant sell 531 gp. Over the last 24 hours 187,202 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Magic shortbow?

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Magic shortbow worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 960 coins. Buying one at 633 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 175 gp profit per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Magic shortbow?

12 gp each at 633 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 621 gp.

Item id 861. Prices update every five minutes.

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