59gp
55gp
4gp
+3gp
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Price history
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Volume · units traded
- 30D low
- 55
- 30D high
- 59
- Volatility
- 7.0%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
+3gp
+3 per item · +5.45% ROI
- Capital required
- 55 gp
- Gross revenue
- 59 gp
- GE tax (2%, 1/item)
- − 1 gp
- Break-even sell
- 56 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 1 gp98.3% below market
- Low alchemy
- 1 gp
- Shop value
- 1 gp
- Weight
- 0.5 kg
- Skill / type
- Herblore
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- Sep 7, 2004
About Potato cactus
Potato cactus are a members-only food item in Old School RuneScape.
"How am I supposed to eat that?!"
Over the last 30 days they traded between 56 and 67 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 60 gp. About 422,340 units changed hands per day. The price is down 13.8% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 11,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 1 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 1 gp, which is 98.3% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Potato cactus
7 monsters drop Potato cactus, most commonly Potato cactus (plant) (Always), Kalphite Queen (8/126) and Blood Reaver (7/128).
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Potato cactus (plant) | Always | 1 |
| Kalphite Queen | 8/126 | 100 (noted) |
| Blood Reaver | 7/128 | 1 |
| Spiritual warrior | 7/128 | 1 |
| Chest (Tombs of Amascut) | 1/27 | 4–205 (noted) |
| Monumental chest | 1/30 | 50–60 (noted) |
| Undead Druid | 2/100 | 10–15 (noted) |
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Used to make
- 1× Battlemage potion(3) from 1× Cadantine blood potion (unf), 1× Potato cactus
- 1× Magic potion(3) from 1× Lantadyme potion (unf), 1× Potato cactus
Potato cactus price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 58 | 56 | 59 | 5,923,209 |
| September 2026 | 62 | 56 | 67 | 10,859,558 |
| August 2026 | 65 | 49 | 75 | 12,716,858 |
| July 2026 | 70 | 63 | 83 | 15,574,959 |
| June 202621d | 64 | 58 | 71 | 5,918,301 |
| May 20262d | 74 | 72 | 75 | 569,337 |
| April 20261d | 78 | 78 | 78 | 191,475 |
| March 2026 | 63 | 55 | 67 | 3,960,758 |
| February 2026 | 56 | 43 | 67 | 334,050 |
| January 2026 | 59 | 48 | 65 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Potato cactus ranged from 43 gp in February 2026 to 83 gp in July 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 60 gp sits around the middle of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
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