Gielinor's Ledger
Rainbow crab (1)

Rainbow crab (1)

You'll need something to break through that shell.

MembersBuy limit nonePotions & Drinks
Insta-buy

10,000gp

Insta-sell

1,000gp

Spread

9,000gp

900.00%
Margin

+8,800gp

+880.00% ROI
Volume

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Trend

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread
30D low
1,000
30D high
10,000
Volatility
163.6%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitProfitable

+8,800gp

+8,800 per item · +880.00% ROI

Capital required
1,000 gp
Gross revenue
10,000 gp
GE tax (2%, 200/item)
− 200 gp
Break-even sell
1,020 gp

Item data

High alchemy
180 gp98.2% below market
Low alchemy
120 gp
Shop value
300 gp
Weight
0.6 kg
Skill / type
Herblore
Stack / note
Not stackable · not noteable
Released
Nov 19, 2025

About Rainbow crab (1)

The Rainbow crab (1) is a members-only potion in Old School RuneScape.

"You'll need something to break through that shell"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 1,220 and 5,682 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 4,926 gp. About 68 units changed hands per day. Selling one at the average price costs 98 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 180 gp, which is 96.3% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

Rainbow crab (1) price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Rainbow crab (1) on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d4,2681,2205,500355
September 20265,4432,6015,6822,010
August 20263,4958217,0103,136
July 20261,9142993,78814,545
June 202621d1,5261,2372,1514,089
May 20262d1,5731,5251,62133
April 20261d1,7451,7451,745n/a
March 20261,4821,0021,98316,929
February 20261,6037232,95216,025
January 20262,5779839,64917,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Rainbow crab (1) ranged from 299 gp in July 2026 to 9,649 gp in January 2026, measured over 216 trading days.

The 30-day average of 4,926 gp sits around the middle of that range.

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