# Willow shortbow price

> Willow shortbow Grand Exchange price right now (90 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/willow-shortbow
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 849.

Examine: “A shortbow made out of willow, still effective.”

## Price now

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

**Willow shortbow has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 90 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 41–129 gp |
| 30-day average | 84 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +5.4% / 0.0% / +29.6% |
| Instant buy | 93 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 86 gp (2026-10-30 08:21 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 15,231 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 96 / 97 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 94 / 89 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 92 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 6 gp
- Per buy limit: 108,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 120
- Low alch value: 80
- Profit per cast: -125 gp

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

## Willow shortbow price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 143 | 107 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 96 | 97 |

Range plotted: 86 to 143 gp, over 82 points.

## Willow shortbow price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 40 gp and the highest buy average 329 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 104 | 106 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 94 | 89 |

Range plotted: 40 to 329 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 90 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 93 gp and the last instant sell 86 gp. Over the last 24 hours 15,231 were traded.

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

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Willow shortbow worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 120 coins. Buying one at 93 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 125 gp loss per cast right now.

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

1 gp each at 93 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 92 gp.

Item id 849. Prices update every five minutes.

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