Black chainbody
A series of connected metal rings.
1,900gp
1,870gp
30gp
-8gp
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Price history
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- 30D low
- 1,870
- 30D high
- 1,900
- Volatility
- 1.6%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
-8gp
-8 per item · -0.43% ROI
Tax puts break-even at 1,908 gp.
- Capital required
- 1,870 gp
- Gross revenue
- 1,900 gp
- GE tax (2%, 38/item)
- − 38 gp
- Break-even sell
- 1,908 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 864 gp54.5% below market
- Low alchemy
- 576 gp
- Shop value
- 1,440 gp
- Weight
- 6.803 kg
- Skill / type
- Body
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- Dec 8, 2001
About Black chainbody
The Black chainbody is a free-to-play piece of equipment in Old School RuneScape.
"A series of connected metal rings"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 870 and 3,175 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 1,799 gp. About 195 units changed hands per day. The price is down 6.5% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 125 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 35 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 864 gp, which is 52.0% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Black chainbody
15 monsters drop Black chainbody, most commonly Black Chest (red) (5/140.98), Black Chest (brown) (5/141.02) and Black Chest (crimson) (5/141.07). Only Wayne's Chains! - Chainmail specialist and Quality Armour Shop sell it.
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Black Chest (red) | 5/140.98 | 1 |
| Black Chest (brown) | 5/141.02 | 1 |
| Black Chest (crimson) | 5/141.07 | 1 |
| Black Chest (black) | 5/141.11 | 1 |
| Black Chest (purple) | 5/141.15 | 1 |
| Benjamin | 8/256 | 1 (noted) |
| Former Vampyre | 8/256 | 1 (noted) |
| Gang boss | 8/256 | 1 |
| Gangster | 8/256 | 1 |
| Liam | 8/256 | 1 (noted) |
| Miala | 8/256 | 1 (noted) |
| Vampyre Juvinate | 8/256 | 1 (noted) |
| Verak | 8/256 | 1 (noted) |
| Zombie (Tarn's Lair) | 1/128 | 1 |
| Reward casket (beginner) | 11/8,856 | 1 |
Sold in shops
| Shop | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne's Chains! - Chainmail specialist | 1,440 gp | 1 |
| Quality Armour Shop | 1,872 gp | 1 |
Black chainbody price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 1,673 | 870 | 2,954 | 2,593 |
| September 2026 | 2,513 | 1,402 | 3,854 | 4,731 |
| August 2026 | 2,995 | 1,875 | 3,641 | 4,520 |
| July 2026 | 2,064 | 946 | 4,210 | 4,171 |
| June 202621d | 1,830 | 1,107 | 6,356 | 4,749 |
| May 20262d | 1,805 | 1,545 | 2,064 | 165 |
| April 20261d | 2,125 | 2,125 | 2,125 | 60 |
| March 2026 | 2,059 | 1,117 | 2,769 | 17,105 |
| February 2026 | 1,816 | 873 | 3,023 | 16,322 |
| January 2026 | 2,314 | 1,312 | 5,062 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Black chainbody ranged from 870 gp in October 2026 to 6,356 gp in June 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 1,799 gp sits in the lower third of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
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