Steel sq shield

A medium square shield. Steel sq shield is a free-to-play item traded on the Old School RuneScape Grand Exchange.

Steel sq shield trades for 172 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 31 gp (18.0%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

Steel sq 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.

Steel sq shield currently has a negative margin of -32 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 risen 15.4% in the last hour, indicating upward buying pressure.

High alching Steel sq shield yields a profit of 89 gp per cast (before nature rune cost). At ~1,200 casts per hour, that's up to 106.8k/hr in passive income while training Magic.

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