809gp
435gp
374gp
+358gp
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Price history
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- 30D low
- 435
- 30D high
- 809
- Volatility
- 60.1%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
+358gp
+358 per item · +82.30% ROI
- Capital required
- 435 gp
- Gross revenue
- 809 gp
- GE tax (2%, 16/item)
- − 16 gp
- Break-even sell
- 443 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 30 gp96.3% below market
- Low alchemy
- 20 gp
- Shop value
- 50 gp
- Weight
- 0.01 kg
- Skill / type
- Herblore
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- Mar 27, 2014
About Lava scale
The Lava scale is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.
"A scale from the hide of a lava dragon"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 262 and 751 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 383 gp. About 18,852 units changed hands per day. The price is up 89.9% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 11,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 7 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 30 gp, which is 92.2% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Lava scale
Only Lava dragon (Always) and Brutal black dragon (4/128) drop Lava scale.
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Lava dragon | Always | 1 |
| Brutal black dragon | 4/128 | 5 (noted) |
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Used to make
- 5× Lava scale shard from 1× Lava scale
Lava scale price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 452 | 311 | 751 | 293,404 |
| September 2026 | 358 | 262 | 486 | 350,598 |
| August 2026 | 460 | 325 | 527 | 692,319 |
| July 2026 | 342 | 232 | 416 | 567,050 |
| June 202621d | 368 | 265 | 475 | 218,012 |
| May 20262d | 348 | 307 | 389 | 9,913 |
| April 20261d | 394 | 394 | 394 | 8,807 |
| March 2026 | 289 | 243 | 369 | 217,131 |
| February 2026 | 233 | 186 | 293 | 91,306 |
| January 2026 | 157 | 127 | 187 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Lava scale ranged from 127 gp in January 2026 to 751 gp in October 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 383 gp sits around the middle of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
