Gielinor's Ledger
Rune sword

Rune sword

A razor sharp sword.

Free-to-playBuy limit 70WeaponsWeapon
Insta-buy

12,352gp

Insta-sell

12,100gp

Spread

252gp

2.08%
Margin

+5gp

+0.04% ROI
Volume

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Trend

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread

Volume · units traded

30D low
12,100
30D high
12,352
Volatility
2.1%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitProfitable

+5gp

+5 per item · +0.04% ROI

Capital required
12,100 gp
Gross revenue
12,352 gp
GE tax (2%, 247/item)
− 247 gp
Break-even sell
12,346 gp

Item data

High alchemy
12,480 gp1.0% above market
Low alchemy
8,320 gp
Shop value
20,800 gp
Weight
1.814 kg
Skill / type
Melee
Combat
Melee · Stab Sword · 4 ticks
Requires
Smithing 89
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
Jul 26, 2001

About Rune sword

The Rune sword is a free-to-play weapon in Old School RuneScape.

"A razor sharp sword"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 11,858 and 12,339 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 12,080 gp. About 14,751 units changed hands per day. The price is up 1.0% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 70 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 241 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 12,480 gp, which is 3.3% above the 30-day average price, so buying and alching it covers its own cost before the nature rune.

How to get Rune sword

25 monsters drop Rune sword, most commonly Black demon (4/74), Great white shark (5/100) and Chest (Bryophyta's lair) (5/118). Only Scavvo's Rune Store sells it. It can be made from Runite bar.

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Black demon4/741
Great white shark5/1001
Chest (Bryophyta's lair)5/1182
Zombie Pirate's Locker6/1732
Deranged archaeologist4/1311
Abyssal Sire4/1393 (noted)
Gold Chest (red)3/143.911
Gold Chest (brown)3/143.991
Gold Chest (crimson)3/144.081
Gold Chest (black)3/144.181
Gold Chest (purple)3/144.281
Silver Chest (red)3/152.391
Silver Chest (brown)3/152.461
Silver Chest (crimson)3/152.531
Silver Chest (black)3/152.61
Silver Chest (purple)3/152.671
Narwhal1/601
Zombie pirate6/3781
Frozen cache1/801
Nex1/2091

5 further monsters drop it less commonly.

Sold in shops

ShopPriceStock
Scavvo's Rune Store20,800 gp1

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Made from

Rune sword price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Rune sword on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d12,08011,85812,261214,566
September 202612,03011,80512,339397,601
August 202612,10911,83012,259522,480
July 202611,92211,79012,116640,888
June 202621d11,98511,86812,121244,113
May 20262d12,10512,05112,15916,807
April 20261d12,16212,16212,1625,277
March 202612,07011,93312,294139,387
February 202612,25312,13312,37326,860
January 202612,20311,99713,01617,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Rune sword ranged from 11,790 gp in July 2026 to 13,016 gp in January 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 12,080 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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