Tortoise shell

A word in your shell-like.

MembersBuy limit 7,500

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Insta-buyHighest recent buy

812gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

803gp

SpreadBefore tax

9gp

1.12%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

-7gp

-0.87% 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: 803
30D high: 812
Volatility: 1.1%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

Buy at

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Quantity

units

Net profitLoss

-7gp

-7 per item · -0.87% ROI

Tax puts break-even at 819 gp.

Capital required: 803 gp
Gross revenue: 812 gp
GE tax (2%, 16/item): − 16 gp
Break-even sell: 819 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 600 gp26.1% below market
Low alchemy: 400 gp
Shop value: 1,000 gp
Weight: 6.803 kg
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Apr 24, 2006

About Tortoise shell

The Tortoise shell is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"A word in your shell-like"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 525 and 956 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 713 gp. About 105 units changed hands per day. The price is up 44.5% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 7,500 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 14 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 600 gp, which is 15.8% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Tortoise shell

3 monsters drop Tortoise shell, most commonly Tortoise (10/128), Mutated Tortoise (2/64) and Warped Tortoise (2/64).

Dropped by

Monster	Rarity	Quantity
Tortoise	10/128	1–3
Mutated Tortoise	2/64	1–3
Warped Tortoise	2/64	1–3

Tortoise shell price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Tortoise shell on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	830	808	851	976
September 2026	649	245	1,282	10,174
August 2026	1,329	366	1,885	5,532
July 2026	3,485	491	4,728	1,174
June 202621d	3,306	2,749	5,434	3,624
May 20262d	4,102	3,242	4,961	71
April 20261d	4,198	4,198	4,198	18
March 2026	4,160	3,031	4,657	16,478
February 2026	7,540	2,806	16,495	16,114
January 2026	4,241	1,202	6,350	17,856

Across 10 months of recorded prices Tortoise shell ranged from 245 gp in September 2026 to 16,495 gp in February 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 713 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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