6gp
5gp
1gp
+1gp
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Price history
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Volume · units traded
- 30D low
- 5
- 30D high
- 6
- Volatility
- 18.2%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
+1gp
+1 per item · +20.00% ROI
- Capital required
- 5 gp
- Gross revenue
- 6 gp
- GE tax (2%, 0/item)
- − 0 gp
- Break-even sell
- 5 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 2 gp66.7% below market
- Low alchemy
- 1 gp
- Shop value
- 4 gp
- Weight
- 0 kg
- Requires
- Runecraft 5
- Stack / note
- Stackable · not noteable
- Released
- Jan 4, 2001
About Water rune
The Water rune is a free-to-play rune in Old School RuneScape.
"One of the 4 basic elemental Runes"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 5 and 6 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 5 gp. About 74,071,842 units changed hands per day. The price is up 20.0% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 50,000 every 4 hours.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 2 gp, which is 60.0% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Water rune
146 monsters drop Water rune, most commonly Adventurer Jon (Always), Tzhaar water rune pack (Always) and Water rune pack (Always). 19 shops sell it, including Aubury's Rune Shop and Betty's Magic Emporium. It can be made from Rune essence.
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Adventurer Jon | Always | 75 |
| Tzhaar water rune pack | Always | 100 |
| Water rune pack | Always | 100 |
| Waterfiend | Always | 1 |
| Water wizard | 19/20 | 5–10 |
| Dolphin | 15/50 | 50–80 |
| Narwhal | 15/60 | 300–800 |
| Zamorak crafter | 10/70 | 5 |
| Cave bug | 14/128 | 1–15 |
| Aviansie | 13/128 | 30 |
| Paladin | 13/128 | 30 |
| Sir Carl | 13/128 | 30 |
| Sir Harry | 13/128 | 30 |
| Sir Jerro | 13/128 | 30 |
| Water elemental | 13/128 | 15 |
| Cave goblin (monster) | 5/50 | 6 |
| Chest (Maze) | 1/10 | 10 |
| Essence impling | 1/10 | 30 |
| Essence impling jar | 1/10 | 30 |
| Crystal chest | 12/128 | 50 |
126 further monsters drop it less commonly.
Sold in shops
| Shop | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Aubury's Rune Shop | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Betty's Magic Emporium | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Magic Guild Store (Runes and Staves) | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Baba Yaga's Magic Shop | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Baba Yaga's Magic Shop | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop | 4 gp | 200 |
| Void Knight Magic Store | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Tutab's Magical Market | 4 gp | 1000 |
| Battle Runes | 4 gp | 1000 |
| Thyria's Wares | 4 gp | 5000 |
| Amlodd's Magical Supplies | 4 gp | 5000 |
| The Runic Emporium | 4 gp | 5000 |
7 further shops stock it.
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Made from
- 1× Rune essence
- 1× Pure essence
Used to make
- 1× Amulet of bounty from 1× Opal amulet, 1× Cosmic rune, 1× Water rune
- 1× Amulet of glory from 1× Dragonstone amulet, 1× Cosmic rune, 15× Water rune, 15× Earth rune
- 1× Amulet of magic from 1× Sapphire amulet, 1× Cosmic rune, 1× Water rune
- 1× Ardougne teleport (tablet) from 2× Law rune, 2× Water rune, 1× Soft clay
- 1× Bones to bananas (tablet) from 1× Nature rune, 2× Earth rune, 2× Water rune, 1× Soft clay
- 1× Bones to peaches (tablet) from 2× Nature rune, 4× Earth rune, 4× Water rune, 1× Soft clay
- 1× Bracelet of clay from 1× Sapphire bracelet, 1× Cosmic rune, 1× Water rune
- 1× Combat bracelet from 1× Dragonstone bracelet, 1× Cosmic rune, 15× Water rune, 15× Earth rune
- 1× Dodgy necklace from 1× Opal necklace, 1× Cosmic rune, 1× Water rune
- 1× Draynor manor teleport (tablet) from 1× Law rune, 1× Earth rune, 1× Water rune, 1× Dark essence block
Water rune appears in 35 recipes in total.
Water rune price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1,334,960,731 |
| September 2026 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1,404,311,953 |
| August 2026 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1,441,018,828 |
| July 2026 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1,622,088,422 |
| June 202621d | 5 | 4 | 5 | 780,982,866 |
| May 20262d | 5 | 5 | 5 | 57,163,660 |
| April 20261d | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42,788,322 |
| March 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 386,746,014 |
| February 2026 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 36,719,355 |
| January 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17,856 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Water rune ranged from 4 gp in January 2026 to 6 gp in February 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 5 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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