27,499,996gp
27,161,168gp
338,828gp
-211,171gp
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Price history
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- 30D low
- 27,161,168
- 30D high
- 27,499,996
- Volatility
- 1.2%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
-211,171gp
-211,171 per item · -0.78% ROI
Tax puts break-even at 27,715,477 gp.
- Capital required
- 27,161,168 gp
- Gross revenue
- 27,499,996 gp
- GE tax (2%, 549,999/item)
- − 549,999 gp
- Break-even sell
- 27,715,477 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 2,400,000 gp91.3% below market
- Low alchemy
- 1,600,000 gp
- Shop value
- 4,000,000 gp
- Weight
- 0.1 kg
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- Feb 6, 2020
About Volatile orb
The Volatile orb is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.
"An ancient magical orb, corrupted by darkness"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 26,661,760 and 32,333,751 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 29,628,419 gp. About 115 units changed hands per day. The price is down 15.1% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 8 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 592,568 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 2,400,000 gp, which is 91.9% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Volatile orb
Only The Nightmare (1/960) and Phosani's Nightmare (1/1,600) drop Volatile orb.
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| The Nightmare | 1/960 | 1 |
| Phosani's Nightmare | 1/1,600 | 1 |
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Used to make
- 1× Volatile nightmare staff from 1× Nightmare staff, 1× Volatile orb
Volatile orb price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 28,294,301 | 26,661,760 | 30,472,763 | 1,601 |
| September 2026 | 31,602,534 | 28,258,591 | 33,924,624 | 2,957 |
| August 2026 | 36,320,330 | 33,693,070 | 40,689,423 | 3,869 |
| July 2026 | 41,961,263 | 38,438,056 | 45,748,712 | 4,299 |
| June 202621d | 50,893,493 | 44,770,344 | 56,841,783 | 4,822 |
| May 20262d | 42,476,891 | 40,098,826 | 44,854,955 | 131 |
| April 20261d | 39,863,501 | 39,863,501 | 39,863,501 | 53 |
| March 2026 | 42,169,205 | 37,719,444 | 49,397,758 | 17,394 |
| February 2026 | 42,140,899 | 40,341,029 | 44,080,380 | 16,252 |
| January 2026 | 40,014,700 | 38,668,936 | 42,392,326 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Volatile orb ranged from 26,661,760 gp in October 2026 to 56,841,783 gp in June 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 29,628,419 gp sits in the lower third of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
