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Black spear

Black spear

A black tipped spear.

MembersBuy limit 8Weapons2h
Insta-buy

4,000gp

Insta-sell

4,221gp

Spread

-221gp

-5.24%
Margin

-301gp

-7.13% 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
4,000
30D high
4,221
Volatility
5.4%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitLoss

-301gp

-301 per item · -7.13% ROI

Tax puts break-even at 4,307 gp.

Capital required
4,221 gp
Gross revenue
4,000 gp
GE tax (2%, 80/item)
− 80 gp
Break-even sell
4,307 gp

Item data

High alchemy
390 gp90.3% below market
Low alchemy
260 gp
Shop value
650 gp
Weight
2.267 kg
Skill / type
Melee
Combat
Melee · Spear · 4 ticks
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
May 17, 2005

About Black spear

The Black spear is a members-only weapon in Old School RuneScape.

"A black tipped spear"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 4,110 and 8,168 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 4,490 gp. About 100 units changed hands per day. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 8 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 89 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 390 gp, which is 91.3% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Black spear

26 monsters drop Black spear, most commonly Silver Chest (red) (6/152.39), Silver Chest (brown) (6/152.46) and Silver Chest (crimson) (6/152.53).

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Silver Chest (red)6/152.391
Silver Chest (brown)6/152.461
Silver Chest (crimson)6/152.531
Silver Chest (black)6/152.61
Silver Chest (purple)6/152.671
Black Chest (red)4/140.981
Black Chest (brown)4/141.021
Black Chest (crimson)4/141.071
Black Chest (black)4/141.111
Black Chest (purple)4/141.151
Benjamin5/2561 (noted)
Former Vampyre5/2561 (noted)
Liam5/2561 (noted)
Miala5/2561 (noted)
Vampyre Juvinate5/2561 (noted)
Verak5/2561 (noted)
Steel Chest (red)1/134.351
Steel Chest (brown)1/134.391
Steel Chest (crimson)1/134.431
Steel Chest (black)1/134.461

6 further monsters drop it less commonly.

Black spear price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Black spear on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d4,9884,1118,1681,374
September 20264,1783,9395,7842,417
August 202627d4,1653,4488,0412,019
July 20263,8103,2654,6711,957
June 202619d3,4392,1983,9453,638
May 20262d4,2423,9884,49675
April 20261d3,7793,7793,77926
March 20263,6473,3775,06516,673
February 202621d3,3792,9893,87111,357
January 20262,8082,0223,64817,658

Across 10 months of recorded prices Black spear ranged from 2,022 gp in January 2026 to 8,168 gp in October 2026, measured over 205 trading days.

The 30-day average of 4,490 gp sits around the middle of that range.

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