# Nightmare staff price

> Nightmare staff Grand Exchange price right now (17,210,299 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/nightmare-staff
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 24422.

Examine: “An ancient staff corrupted by darkness.”

## Price now

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

**Nightmare staff is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 17,210,299 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 17,236,551–32,602,347 gp |
| 30-day average | 23,929,759 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -1.7% / -12.2% / -38.1% |
| Instant buy | 17,400,000 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 17,020,598 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 972 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 17,283,646 / 16,935,624 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 17,538,289 / 17,215,963 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 8 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 348,000 gp
- You receive: 17,052,000 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 31,402 gp
- Per buy limit: 251,216 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 360,000
- Low alch value: 240,000
- Profit per cast: -17,040,152 gp

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

## Nightmare staff price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 17,568,753 | 17,167,330 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 17,283,646 | 16,935,624 |

Range plotted: 16,749,216 to 19,289,474 gp, over 83 points.

## Nightmare staff price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 17,059,499 gp and the highest buy average 52,943,457 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 38,289,805 | 37,611,214 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 17,538,289 | 17,215,963 |

Range plotted: 17,059,499 to 52,943,457 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Nightmare staff worth in OSRS?

About 17,210,299 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 17,400,000 gp and the last instant sell 17,020,598 gp. Over the last 24 hours 972 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Nightmare staff?

8 every 4 hours.

### Is Nightmare staff worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 360,000 coins. Buying one at 17,400,000 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 17,040,152 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Nightmare staff?

348,000 gp each at 17,400,000 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 17,052,000 gp.

Item id 24422. Prices update every five minutes.

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