# Rune knife price

> Rune knife Grand Exchange price right now (77 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/rune-knife
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 868.

Examine: “A finely balanced throwing knife.”

## Price now

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

**Rune knife is 21% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 77 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 74–141 gp |
| 30-day average | 98 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -8.6% / -3.7% / -30.1% |
| Instant buy | 81 gp (2026-10-30 08:25 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 73 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 888,650 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 76 / 71 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 83 / 75 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 80 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 7 gp
- Per buy limit: 77,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 100
- Low alch value: 66
- Profit per cast: -133 gp

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

## Rune knife price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 94 | 82 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 76 | 71 |

Range plotted: 61 to 97 gp, over 82 points.

## Rune knife price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 71 gp and the highest buy average 221 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 195 | 186 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 83 | 75 |

Range plotted: 71 to 221 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Rune knife worth in OSRS?

About 77 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 81 gp and the last instant sell 73 gp. Over the last 24 hours 888,650 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Rune knife?

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Rune knife worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 100 coins. Buying one at 81 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 133 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Rune knife?

1 gp each at 81 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 80 gp.

Item id 868. Prices update every five minutes.

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