Gielinor's Ledger
Muddy key

Muddy key

It looks like the key to a chest.

Free-to-playBuy limit 11,000
Insta-buy

6,445gp

Insta-sell

6,250gp

Spread

195gp

3.12%
Margin

+67gp

+1.07% 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
6,250
30D high
6,445
Volatility
3.1%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
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Net profitProfitable

+67gp

+67 per item · +1.07% ROI

Capital required
6,250 gp
Gross revenue
6,445 gp
GE tax (2%, 128/item)
− 128 gp
Break-even sell
6,377 gp

Item data

High alchemy
48 gp99.3% below market
Low alchemy
32 gp
Shop value
80 gp
Weight
0.01 kg
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
Aug 13, 2001

About Muddy key

The Muddy key is a free-to-play item in Old School RuneScape.

"It looks like the key to a chest"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 6,311 and 6,696 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 6,479 gp. About 438 units changed hands per day. The price is up 1.7% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 11,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 129 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 48 gp, which is 99.3% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Muddy key

Only Chaos dwarf (7/128) and Crazy archaeologist (4/128) drop Muddy key.

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Chaos dwarf7/1281
Crazy archaeologist4/1281

Muddy key price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Muddy key on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d6,4546,3116,6965,385
September 20266,4235,8946,64912,253
August 20266,6425,7047,59212,741
July 20267,4126,6227,67115,300
June 202621d5,7955,3066,72512,152
May 20262d5,5965,3965,796449
April 20261d5,6875,6875,687175
March 20265,8845,4106,69020,569
February 20265,9584,03821,50916,443
January 20263,9033,2265,93317,854

Across 10 months of recorded prices Muddy key ranged from 3,226 gp in January 2026 to 21,509 gp in February 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 6,479 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

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