Compost potion(1)

Pour this on compost to turn it into super-compost.

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Insta-buyHighest recent buy

1gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

2gp

SpreadBefore tax

-1gp

-50.00%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

-1gp

-50.00% ROI

VolumeTraded in 30D

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TrendMid price, 30D

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread

30D low: 1
30D high: 2
Volatility: 66.7%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

Buy at

Sell at

Quantity

units

Net profitLoss

-1gp

-1 per item · -50.00% ROI

Tax puts break-even at 2 gp.

Capital required: 2 gp
Gross revenue: 1 gp
GE tax (2%, 0/item): − 0 gp
Break-even sell: 2 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 18 gp1700.0% above market
Low alchemy: 12 gp
Shop value: 30 gp
Weight: 0.02 kg
Skill / type: Herblore
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Aug 30, 2005

About Compost potion(1)

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

"Pour this on compost to turn it into super-compost"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 2 and 8 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 3 gp. About 37 units changed hands per day. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 50 every 4 hours.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 18 gp, which is 500.0% above the 30-day average price, so buying and alching it covers its own cost before the nature rune.

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Used to make

1× Supercompost from 1× Compost, 1× Compost potion(1)
15× Supercompost from 15× Weeds, 1× Compost potion(1), 15× Bucket
30× Supercompost from 30× Weeds, 1× Compost potion(1), 30× Bucket
15× Ultracompost from 15× Weeds, 1× Compost potion(1), 25× Volcanic ash, 15× Bucket
30× Ultracompost from 30× Weeds, 1× Compost potion(1), 50× Volcanic ash, 30× Bucket

Compost potion(1) price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Compost potion(1) on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	4	2	8	328
September 2026	3	2	16	886
August 2026	2	2	5	534
July 2026	1	1	2	1,369
June 202621d	3	1	10	3,578
May 20262d	2	2	2	1
April 20261d	2	2	2	n/a
March 2026	2	1	7	17,082
February 2026	2	1	4	16,118
January 2026	3	1	6	17,202

Across 10 months of recorded prices Compost potion(1) ranged from 1 gp in January 2026 to 16 gp in September 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 3 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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

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