Gielinor's Ledger
Spade

Spade

A slightly muddy spade.

Free-to-playBuy limit 40Tools
Insta-buy

133gp

Insta-sell

132gp

Spread

1gp

0.76%
Margin

-1gp

-0.76% ROI
Volume

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Trend

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Price history

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

Volume · units traded

30D low
132
30D high
133
Volatility
0.8%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitLoss

-1gp

-1 per item · -0.76% ROI

Tax puts break-even at 134 gp.

Capital required
132 gp
Gross revenue
133 gp
GE tax (2%, 2/item)
− 2 gp
Break-even sell
134 gp

Item data

High alchemy
1 gp99.2% below market
Low alchemy
1 gp
Shop value
3 gp
Weight
1.814 kg
Skill / type
Farming
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
Jan 21, 2001

About Spade

The Spade is a free-to-play tool in Old School RuneScape.

"A slightly muddy spade"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 145 and 225 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 157 gp. About 18,702 units changed hands per day. The price is down 1.3% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 40 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 3 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 1 gp, which is 99.4% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Spade

10 monsters drop Spade, most commonly Animated spade (Always), Old tools (Always) and Rogue kit (Always). 34 shops sell it, including Vanessa's Farming shop and Richard's Farming shop.

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Animated spadeAlways1
Old toolsAlways1
Rogue kitAlways1
Skeletal remainsAlways1
Spade (scenery)Always1
Tool store 2Always1
Tool store 5Always1
Tools (gardening)Always1
Digsite workman1/111
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Average)1/231

Sold in shops

ShopPriceStock
Vanessa's Farming shop3 gp500
Richard's Farming shop3 gp500
Sarah's Farming shop3 gp500
Alice's Farming shop3 gp500
The Lighthouse Store3 gp10
Obli's General Store3 gp10
Leprechaun Larry's Farming Supplies3 gp3
Jiminua's Jungle Store3 gp10
Lumbridge General Store3 gp5
Sigmund the Merchant (shop)3 gp10
Lletya General Store3 gp5
Vannah's Farming Stall3 gp5

22 further shops stock it.

Spade price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Spade on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d149145152340,097
September 2026159133225348,932
August 202613688159311,989
July 2026135113178435,548
June 202621d132126144118,629
May 20262d1261251279,902
April 20261d1261261263,875
March 202611681186139,390
February 20261088514128,727
January 2026802310316,020

Across 10 months of recorded prices Spade ranged from 23 gp in January 2026 to 225 gp in September 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 157 gp sits in the upper third of that range.

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