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Limpwurt root

Limpwurt root

The root of a limpwurt plant.

Free-to-playBuy limit 13,000
Insta-buy

222gp

Insta-sell

220gp

Spread

2gp

0.91%
Margin

-2gp

-0.91% ROI
Volume

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Price history

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

Volume · units traded

30D low
220
30D high
222
Volatility
0.9%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitLoss

-2gp

-2 per item · -0.91% ROI

Tax puts break-even at 224 gp.

Capital required
220 gp
Gross revenue
222 gp
GE tax (2%, 4/item)
− 4 gp
Break-even sell
224 gp

Item data

High alchemy
4 gp98.2% below market
Low alchemy
2 gp
Shop value
7 gp
Weight
0.007 kg
Skill / type
Herblore
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
Feb 5, 2001

About Limpwurt root

The Limpwurt root is a free-to-play item in Old School RuneScape.

"The root of a limpwurt plant"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 207 and 225 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 220 gp. About 1,088,916 units changed hands per day. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 13,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 4 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 4 gp, which is 98.2% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Limpwurt root

60 monsters drop Limpwurt root, most commonly Limpwurt plant (Always), Hobgoblin (22/128) and Cockathrice (21/128).

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Limpwurt plantAlways1
Hobgoblin22/1281
Cockathrice21/1281
Cockatrice21/1281
Moonlight Cockatrice21/1281
Fever spider4/361
Tribesman12/1381
Tribeswoman12/1381
Black Knight Titan11/1281
Cyclops (Ardougne Zoo)11/1281
Hill Giant11/1281
Obor11/1351
Chest (Obor's lair)8/11820 (noted)
Sergeant Grimspike8/1275 (noted)
Sergeant Steelwill8/1275 (noted)
Sergeant Strongstack8/1275 (noted)
Cave abomination7/1281
Cave horror7/1281
Spiked Turoth7/1281
Turoth7/1291

40 further monsters drop it less commonly.

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Limpwurt root price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Limpwurt root on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d22121822413,871,746
September 202622120723230,410,249
August 202622821824336,564,055
July 202626523229045,033,854
June 202621d30025932716,903,337
May 20262d3373193541,501,587
April 20261d352352352547,223
March 20262982883129,840,255
February 2026306287326924,690
January 202627824332817,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Limpwurt root ranged from 207 gp in September 2026 to 354 gp in May 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 220 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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