# Volcanic ash price

> Volcanic ash Grand Exchange price right now (89 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/volcanic-ash
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 21622.

Examine: “One of the ingredients for making ultra compost.”

## Price now

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

**Volcanic ash is 35% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 89 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 72–207 gp |
| 30-day average | 136 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +19.5% / -14.1% / -56.4% |
| Instant buy | 89 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 88 gp (2026-10-30 08:20 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,866,101 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 92 / 91 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 87 / 83 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 88 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 0 gp
- Per buy limit: 0 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 120
- Low alch value: 80
- Profit per cast: -121 gp

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

## Volcanic ash price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 102 | 99 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 92 | 91 |

Range plotted: 63 to 121 gp, over 83 points.

## Volcanic ash price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 66 gp and the highest buy average 254 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 101 | 101 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 87 | 83 |

Range plotted: 66 to 254 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Volcanic ash worth in OSRS?

About 89 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 89 gp and the last instant sell 88 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,866,101 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Volcanic ash?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Volcanic ash worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 120 coins. Buying one at 89 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 121 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Volcanic ash?

1 gp each at 89 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 88 gp.

Item id 21622. Prices update every five minutes.

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