26,232,089gp
25,581,154gp
650,935gp
+126,294gp
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Price history
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Volume · units traded
- 30D low
- 25,581,154
- 30D high
- 26,232,089
- Volatility
- 2.5%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
+126,294gp
+126,294 per item · +0.49% ROI
- Capital required
- 25,581,154 gp
- Gross revenue
- 26,232,089 gp
- GE tax (2%, 524,641/item)
- − 524,641 gp
- Break-even sell
- 26,103,218 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 360,000 gp98.6% below market
- Low alchemy
- 240,000 gp
- Shop value
- 600,000 gp
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
- Skill / type
- Magic
- Combat
- Magic · Staff · 5 ticks
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- Feb 6, 2020
About Nightmare staff
The Nightmare staff is a members-only weapon in Old School RuneScape.
"An ancient staff corrupted by darkness"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 25,471,368 and 31,607,884 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 28,635,963 gp. About 404 units changed hands per day. The price is down 9.7% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 8 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 572,719 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 360,000 gp, which is 98.7% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Nightmare staff
Only The Nightmare (1/300) and Phosani's Nightmare (69/35,000) drop Nightmare staff.
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| The Nightmare | 1/300 | 1 |
| Phosani's Nightmare | 69/35,000 | 1 |
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Used to make
- 1× Eldritch nightmare staff from 1× Nightmare staff, 1× Eldritch orb
- 1× Harmonised nightmare staff from 1× Nightmare staff, 1× Harmonised orb
- 1× Volatile nightmare staff from 1× Nightmare staff, 1× Volatile orb
Nightmare staff price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 28,202,284 | 25,471,368 | 30,950,478 | 5,573 |
| September 2026 | 28,894,475 | 27,656,329 | 31,607,884 | 11,256 |
| August 2026 | 30,114,210 | 27,947,016 | 32,654,039 | 15,834 |
| July 2026 | 39,084,524 | 27,870,498 | 50,516,258 | 24,161 |
| June 202621d | 40,639,264 | 39,126,952 | 49,022,127 | 12,051 |
| May 20262d | 41,680,622 | 38,762,408 | 44,598,836 | 515 |
| April 20261d | 38,247,316 | 38,247,316 | 38,247,316 | 186 |
| March 2026 | 42,307,955 | 39,601,551 | 47,064,850 | 20,199 |
| February 2026 | 46,913,849 | 43,945,095 | 50,288,153 | 16,567 |
| January 2026 | 42,550,873 | 40,472,836 | 47,315,572 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Nightmare staff ranged from 25,471,368 gp in October 2026 to 50,516,258 gp in July 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 28,635,963 gp sits in the lower third of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
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