Snakeskin shield

A solid willow shield covered in snakeskin leather. Snakeskin shield is a members-only item traded on the Old School RuneScape Grand Exchange.

Snakeskin shield trades for 249 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 37 gp (14.9%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

Snakeskin shield 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.

Snakeskin shield currently has a negative margin of -39 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.

High alching Snakeskin shield yields a profit of 204 gp per cast (before nature rune cost). At ~1,200 casts per hour, that's up to 244.8k/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.