Yew longbow (u)

An unstrung yew longbow; I need a bowstring for this.

MembersBuy limit 10,000

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Insta-buyHighest recent buy

167gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

157gp

SpreadBefore tax

10gp

6.37%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

+7gp

+4.46% 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

Volume · units traded

30D low: 157
30D high: 167
Volatility: 6.2%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

Buy at

Sell at

Quantity

units

Net profitProfitable

+7gp

+7 per item · +4.46% ROI

Capital required: 157 gp
Gross revenue: 167 gp
GE tax (2%, 3/item): − 3 gp
Break-even sell: 160 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 384 gp129.9% above market
Low alchemy: 256 gp
Shop value: 640 gp
Weight: 1.332 kg
Skill / type: Fletching
Requires: Fletching 70
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Mar 25, 2002

About Yew longbow (u)

The Yew longbow (u) is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"An unstrung yew longbow; I need a bowstring for this"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 147 and 171 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 158 gp. About 1,251,414 units changed hands per day. The price is up 13.6% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 10,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 3 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 384 gp, which is 143.0% above the 30-day average price, so buying and alching it covers its own cost before the nature rune.

How to get Yew longbow (u)

Only Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) (3/128) drops Yew longbow (u). It can be made from Yew logs.

Dropped by

Monster	Rarity	Quantity
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair)	3/128	1

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Made from

1× Yew logs

Used to make

1× Yew longbow from 1× Yew longbow (u), 1× Bow string

Yew longbow (u) price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Yew longbow (u) on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	158	152	167	19,070,362
September 2026	157	147	176	29,120,324
August 2026	194	176	212	44,664,691
July 2026	182	172	192	47,589,708
June 202621d	206	185	243	17,590,954
May 20262d	242	241	243	1,950,716
April 20261d	243	243	243	923,922
March 2026	248	222	267	11,822,818
February 2026	262	248	280	1,137,259
January 2026	297	225	367	17,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Yew longbow (u) ranged from 147 gp in September 2026 to 367 gp in January 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 158 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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