474,679gp
484,420gp
-9,741gp
-19,234gp
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Price history
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- 30D low
- 474,679
- 30D high
- 484,420
- Volatility
- 2.0%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
-19,234gp
-19,234 per item · -3.97% ROI
Tax puts break-even at 494,306 gp.
- Capital required
- 484,420 gp
- Gross revenue
- 474,679 gp
- GE tax (2%, 9,493/item)
- − 9,493 gp
- Break-even sell
- 494,306 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 30,000 gp93.7% below market
- Low alchemy
- 20,000 gp
- Shop value
- 50,000 gp
- Weight
- 0.25 kg
- Skill / type
- Fletching
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- May 6, 2016
About Monkey tail
The Monkey tail is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.
"Smells like the south end of a northbound monkey, because it is"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 461,502 and 516,266 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 486,235 gp. About 64 units changed hands per day. The price is down 4.3% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 8 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 9,724 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 30,000 gp, which is 93.8% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Monkey tail
3 monsters drop Monkey tail, most commonly Demonic gorilla (1/1,500), Maniacal monkey (Hunter) (1/5,000) and Tortured gorilla (1/15,000).
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic gorilla | 1/1,500 | 1 |
| Maniacal monkey (Hunter) | 1/5,000 | 1 |
| Tortured gorilla | 1/15,000 | 1 |
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Used to make
- 1× Heavy ballista from 1× Unstrung heavy ballista, 1× Monkey tail
- 1× Light ballista from 1× Unstrung light ballista, 1× Monkey tail
Monkey tail price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 480,654 | 467,853 | 500,012 | 902 |
| September 2026 | 499,613 | 461,502 | 542,148 | 1,664 |
| August 2026 | 485,023 | 448,462 | 562,570 | 1,841 |
| July 2026 | 459,287 | 417,462 | 489,988 | 2,637 |
| June 202621d | 482,053 | 392,511 | 624,564 | 4,170 |
| May 20262d | 567,323 | 552,773 | 581,872 | 121 |
| April 20261d | 594,950 | 594,950 | 594,950 | 26 |
| March 2026 | 525,349 | 484,343 | 617,771 | 16,938 |
| February 2026 | 621,274 | 532,533 | 726,898 | 16,175 |
| January 2026 | 718,288 | 631,910 | 841,771 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Monkey tail ranged from 392,511 gp in June 2026 to 841,771 gp in January 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 486,235 gp sits in the lower third of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
