Black sword

A razor sharp sword. Black sword is a free-to-play item traded on the Old School RuneScape Grand Exchange.

Black sword trades for 191 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 41 gp (21.5%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

Black sword has very low trading volume (1 recent trades), which means wider spreads and slower fills. The buy limit of 125 every 4 hours is worth planning around when scaling flips.

Black sword currently has a negative margin of -42 gp after tax, meaning instant flips would result in a loss at these prices. Margins fluctuate throughout the day — check back later or set a price alert to be notified when the margin turns positive. The price has dropped 25.1% in the last hour, which could signal a buying opportunity if the margin improves.

High alching Black sword yields a profit of 84 gp per cast (before nature rune cost). At ~1,200 casts per hour, that's up to 100.8k/hr in passive income while training Magic.

Compare alch profits across all items on the High Alch Calculator. Set a price alert to get notified when the margin changes, or add this item to your watchlist for quick access.