# Shortbow price

> Shortbow Grand Exchange price right now (52 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/shortbow
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 841.

Examine: “Short but effective.”

## Price now

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

**Shortbow is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 52 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 45–329 gp |
| 30-day average | 134 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +30.8% / -67.0% / +17.3% |
| Instant buy | 54 gp (2026-10-30 08:16 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 50 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 3,754 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 83 / 52 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 69 / 52 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 53 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 3 gp
- Per buy limit: 54,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 30
- Low alch value: 20
- Profit per cast: -176 gp

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

## Shortbow price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 67 | 50 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 83 | 52 |

Range plotted: 50 to 83 gp, over 83 points.

## Shortbow price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 45 gp and the highest buy average 1,317 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 55 | 50 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 69 | 52 |

Range plotted: 45 to 1,317 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Shortbow worth in OSRS?

About 52 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 54 gp and the last instant sell 50 gp. Over the last 24 hours 3,754 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Shortbow?

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Shortbow worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 30 coins. Buying one at 54 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 176 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Shortbow?

1 gp each at 54 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 53 gp.

Item id 841. Prices update every five minutes.

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