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Grubby key

Grubby key

It looks like the key to a chest (Used to open the grubby chest in Forthos Dungeon).

MembersBuy limit 11,000
Insta-buy

36,300gp

Insta-sell

34,378gp

Spread

1,922gp

5.59%
Margin

+1,196gp

+3.48% 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
34,378
30D high
36,300
Volatility
5.4%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitProfitable

+1,196gp

+1,196 per item · +3.48% ROI

Capital required
34,378 gp
Gross revenue
36,300 gp
GE tax (2%, 726/item)
− 726 gp
Break-even sell
35,079 gp

Item data

High alchemy
19 gp99.9% below market
Low alchemy
12 gp
Shop value
32 gp
Weight
0.001 kg
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
Jul 4, 2019

About Grubby key

The Grubby key is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"It looks like the key to a chest (Used to open the grubby chest in Forthos Dungeon)"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 29,799 and 32,559 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 31,240 gp. About 5,778 units changed hands per day. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 11,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 624 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 19 gp, which is 99.9% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Grubby key

7 monsters drop Grubby key, most commonly Sarachnis (1/15), Red dragon (1/50) and Undead Druid (1/75).

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Sarachnis1/151
Red dragon1/501
Undead Druid1/751
Baby red dragon1/801
Temple Spider1/1001
Gourmet impling1/5001
Gourmet impling jar1/5001

Grubby key price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Grubby key on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d30,97430,45931,90778,194
September 202631,64029,79932,559147,931
August 202634,41132,31335,580151,092
July 202634,89930,91137,980184,437
June 202621d33,39930,99635,89693,526
May 20262d35,47434,82536,1227,657
April 20261d34,26134,26134,2612,587
March 202632,77830,94934,91175,198
February 202634,07832,02536,43421,966
January 202633,07330,56237,61217,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Grubby key ranged from 29,799 gp in September 2026 to 37,980 gp in July 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 31,240 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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