Vial

An empty glass vial.

Free-to-playBuy limit 13,000

Wiki

Insta-buyHighest recent buy

4gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

3gp

SpreadBefore tax

1gp

33.33%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

+1gp

+33.33% ROI

VolumeTraded in 30D

—

TrendMid price, 30D

—

Price history

1 points · hover for detail

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

Volume · units traded

30D low: 3
30D high: 4
Volatility: 28.6%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

Buy at

Sell at

Quantity

units

Net profitProfitable

+1gp

+1 per item · +33.33% ROI

Capital required: 3 gp
Gross revenue: 4 gp
GE tax (2%, 0/item): − 0 gp
Break-even sell: 3 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 1 gp75.0% below market
Low alchemy: 1 gp
Shop value: 2 gp
Weight: 0.015 kg
Requires: Crafting 33
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Feb 27, 2002

About Vial

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

"An empty glass vial"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 2 and 3 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 3 gp. About 5,598,071 units changed hands per day. The price is up 50.0% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 13,000 every 4 hours.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 1 gp, which is 66.7% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Vial

29 monsters drop Vial, most commonly Empty vial pack (Always), Bookcase (Twilight Temple) (1/6) and Alexis (50/512). 19 shops sell it, including The Lighthouse Store and Frincos' Fabulous Herb Store. It can be made from Molten glass.

Dropped by

Monster	Rarity	Quantity
Empty vial pack	Always	100 (noted)
Bookcase (Twilight Temple)	1/6	1
Alexis	50/512	2
Boris	50/512	2
Borrokar	50/512	1
Eduard	50/512	2
Freidir	50/512	1
Galina	50/512	2
Georgy	50/512	2
Imre	50/512	2
Irina	50/512	2
Jennella	50/512	1
Joseph	50/512	2
Ksenia	50/512	2
Lanzig	50/512	1
Lensa	50/512	1
Lev	50/512	2
Liliya	50/512	2
Milla	50/512	2
Nikita	50/512	2

9 further monsters drop it less commonly.

Sold in shops

Shop	Price	Stock
The Lighthouse Store	2 gp	100
Frincos' Fabulous Herb Store	2 gp	50
Grud's Herblore Stall	2 gp	50
Jatix's Herblore Shop	2 gp	800
Obli's General Store	2 gp	10
Jiminua's Jungle Store	2 gp	10
Sigmund the Merchant (shop)	2 gp	10
Gunslik's Assorted Items	2 gp	10
Myths' Guild Herbalist	2 gp	50
Prifddinas Herbal Supplies	2 gp	100
Prifddinas General Store	2 gp	10
Huito's Herbal Supplies	2 gp	100

7 further shops stock it.

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Made from

1× Molten glass

Used to make

1× Anchovy oil from 8× Anchovy paste, 1× Vial
1× Bottled dragonbreath (unpowered) from 1× Vial, 10× Dragonfruit
1× Coconut milk from 1× Vial, 1× Half coconut
1× Coconut shell from 1× Half coconut, 1× Vial
1× Enchanted vial from 1× Vial
1× Vial of water from 1× Vial

Vial price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Vial on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	3	3	3	85,527,408
September 2026	2	2	3	115,128,205
August 2026	2	2	2	126,414,527
July 2026	2	2	2	155,243,110
June 202621d	2	2	2	65,848,171
May 20262d	2	2	2	4,844,897
April 20261d	2	2	2	489,587
March 2026	2	2	2	29,121,271
February 2026	2	2	3	2,056,948
January 2026	2	2	3	17,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Vial ranged from 2 gp in January 2026 to 3 gp in January 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 3 gp sits in the upper third of that range.

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