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Lava scale shard

Lava scale shard

Ground-up lava dragon scale.

MembersBuy limit 11,000Stackable
Insta-buy

80gp

Insta-sell

78gp

Spread

2gp

2.56%
Margin

+1gp

+1.28% ROI
Volume

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Trend

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread
30D low
78
30D high
80
Volatility
2.5%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitProfitable

+1gp

+1 per item · +1.28% ROI

Capital required
78 gp
Gross revenue
80 gp
GE tax (2%, 1/item)
− 1 gp
Break-even sell
79 gp

Item data

High alchemy
12 gp85.0% below market
Low alchemy
8 gp
Shop value
20 gp
Weight
0 kg
Skill / type
Herblore
Stack / note
Stackable · not noteable
Released
Mar 27, 2014

About Lava scale shard

The Lava scale shard is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"Ground-up lava dragon scale"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 56 and 113 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 82 gp. About 279,602 units changed hands per day. The price is up 64.3% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 11,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 1 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 12 gp, which is 85.4% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Lava scale shard

Only Infernal eel (4/35) drops Lava scale shard. It can be made from Lava scale.

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Infernal eel4/351–5

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Lava scale shard price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Lava scale shard on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d102831134,611,953
September 20267456865,800,107
August 202691681199,661,821
July 202674678111,541,634
June 202621d7568783,897,622
May 20262d797484376,174
April 20261d797979109,713
March 20265038644,040,904
February 2026474253371,496
January 202628223917,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Lava scale shard ranged from 22 gp in January 2026 to 119 gp in August 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 82 gp sits around the middle of that range.

All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.