52gp
50gp
2gp
+1gp
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Price history
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Volume · units traded
- 30D low
- 50
- 30D high
- 52
- Volatility
- 3.9%
Flip calculator
Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax
+1gp
+1 per item · +2.00% ROI
- Capital required
- 50 gp
- Gross revenue
- 52 gp
- GE tax (2%, 1/item)
- − 1 gp
- Break-even sell
- 51 gp
Item data
- High alchemy
- 30 gp42.3% below market
- Low alchemy
- 20 gp
- Shop value
- 50 gp
- Weight
- 1.36 kg
- Skill / type
- Ranged
- Combat
- Ranged · Bow · 4 ticks
- Requires
- Fletching 5
- Stack / note
- Not stackable · noteable
- Released
- Jan 4, 2001
About Shortbow
The Shortbow is a free-to-play weapon in Old School RuneScape.
"Short but effective"
Over the last 30 days it traded between 51 and 148 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 68 gp. About 2,532 units changed hands per day. The price is down 13.6% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 18,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 1 gp in Grand Exchange tax.
Casting High Level Alchemy returns 30 gp, which is 55.9% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.
How to get Shortbow
4 monsters drop Shortbow, most commonly Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair) (3/128), Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) (3/128) and Skeleton (mage) (3/128). 7 shops sell it, including Hickton's Archery Emporium and Lowe's Archery Emporium. It can be made from Shortbow (u) and Bow string.
Dropped by
| Monster | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair) | 3/128 | 1 |
| Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) | 3/128 | 1 |
| Skeleton (mage) | 3/128 | 1 |
| Reward casket (beginner) | 11/492 | 1 |
Sold in shops
| Shop | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Hickton's Archery Emporium | 50 gp | 4 |
| Lowe's Archery Emporium | 50 gp | 4 |
| Gulluck and Sons | 50 gp | 4 |
| Dargaud's Bow and Arrows | 50 gp | 20 |
| Daryl's Ranging Surplus | 50 gp | 4 |
| Arcuani's Archery Supplies | 50 gp | 4 |
| Armoury | 75 gp | 4 |
Recipes
Where this item appears in crafting and processing.
Made from
- 1× Shortbow (u), 1× Bow string
Shortbow price history
Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.
| Month | Average | Low | High | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 202612d | 55 | 51 | 85 | 35,292 |
| September 2026 | 66 | 46 | 148 | 59,155 |
| August 2026 | 74 | 50 | 119 | 95,464 |
| July 2026 | 54 | 47 | 72 | 146,809 |
| June 202621d | 52 | 50 | 60 | 52,019 |
| May 20262d | 56 | 50 | 61 | 3,304 |
| April 20261d | 67 | 67 | 67 | 729 |
| March 2026 | 54 | 22 | 111 | 38,984 |
| February 2026 | 52 | 35 | 72 | 18,106 |
| January 2026 | 57 | 22 | 118 | 17,810 |
Across 10 months of recorded prices Shortbow ranged from 22 gp in January 2026 to 148 gp in September 2026, measured over 218 trading days.
The 30-day average of 68 gp sits around the middle of that range.
All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.
