Steel sword

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

Steel sword trades for 95 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 53 gp (55.8%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

Steel sword has very low trading volume (37 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 sword currently has a negative margin of -53 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 18.8% in the last hour, indicating upward buying pressure.

High alching Steel sword yields a profit of 1 gp per cast (before nature rune cost). At ~1,200 casts per hour, that's up to 1.2k/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.