Alchemy spells/Guide

The Alchemy guide provides players with help on high and low level alchemy spells and which items are profitable or good for experience. Please remember that the RuneScape economy is always changing, which means some information in this article may be slightly inaccurate or outdated.

A confirmation window when casting High Level Alchemy on items with a Grand Exchange value of 500,000 coins or higher has been added. This should prevent the accidental alching of those expensive items.

When one is using the Explorer's ring to low alchemy items, it does not show the confirmation screen.

Alchemy values
What follows is a listing of items and their low/high alchemy values; i.e. how many coins each item yields for its respective spell.


 * Note that the current market price of Nature runes is.
 * Objects in italics are for members only.
 * 1 Based on nature runes that are crafted from pure essence that you mine yourself. This method takes a lot more time and is usually not recommended as the time spent could instead be used for a money making method which would cover the losses purchasing nature runes from the Grand Exchange.
 * 2 Based on nature runes purchased from the Grand Exchange.


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!Item !Low Level Alchemy !High Level Alchemy !GE price ! Profit or Loss 1 ! Profit or Loss 2 !Buy Limit
 * Adamant chainbody
 * 1,920
 * 2,880
 * 100
 * Rune mace
 * 5,760
 * 8,640
 * 100
 * Iron platebody
 * 224
 * 336
 * 100
 * Adamant full helm
 * 1,408
 * 2,112
 * 100
 * Adamant longsword
 * 1,799
 * 1,920
 * 100
 * Adamant platebody
 * 5,120
 * 9,984
 * 100
 * Adamant platelegs
 * 2,560
 * 3,840
 * 100
 * Adamant plateskirt
 * 2,560
 * 3,840
 * 100
 * Adamant sword
 * 832
 * 1,248
 * 100
 * Adamant warhammer
 * 1,648
 * 2,472
 * 100
 * Air battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Black claws
 * 144
 * 216
 * 100
 * Black d'hide body
 * 5,392
 * 8,088
 * 5,000
 * Black platebody
 * 1,536
 * 2,304
 * 100
 * Black warhammer
 * 392
 * 764
 * 100
 * Blue d'hide body
 * 3,744
 * 5,616
 * 5,000
 * Dragon med helm
 * 36,000
 * 60,000
 * 10
 * Compost mound pouch
 * 639
 * 959
 * 5,000
 * Earth battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Fire battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Gold bar
 * 120
 * 180
 * 10,000
 * Gold necklace
 * 180
 * 270
 * 5,000
 * Gold ring
 * 140
 * 210
 * 5,000
 * Green d'hide body
 * 3,120
 * 4,680
 * 5,000
 * Green d'hide vambraces
 * 1,000
 * 1,500
 * 5,000
 * Hardleather body
 * 68
 * 102
 * 5,000
 * Initiate hauberk
 * 4,000
 * 6,000
 * 100
 * Lava battlestaff
 * 6,800
 * 10,200
 * 100
 * Magic longbow
 * 1,024
 * 1,536
 * 5,000
 * Magic shortbow
 * 640
 * 960
 * 5,000
 * Maple longbow
 * 256
 * 384
 * 5,000
 * Maple longbow (u)
 * 128
 * 192
 * 10,000
 * Maple shortbow
 * 160
 * 240
 * 5,000
 * Mithril 2h sword
 * 1,040
 * 1,560
 * 100
 * Mithril chainbody
 * 780
 * 1,170
 * 100
 * Mithril dagger
 * 94
 * 194
 * 100
 * Mithril kiteshield
 * 884
 * 1,326
 * 100
 * Mithril platebody
 * 2,080
 * 3,120
 * 100
 * Mithril platelegs
 * 1040
 * 1,560
 * 100
 * Mithril scimitar
 * 416
 * 624
 * 100
 * Mithril sq shield
 * 624
 * 936
 * 100
 * Oak longbow
 * 64
 * 96
 * 5,000
 * Oak shortbow
 * 40
 * 60
 * 5,000
 * Onyx bolts (e)
 * 6,000
 * 9,000
 * 5,000
 * Ring of duelling (8)
 * 510
 * 765
 * 5,000
 * Rune hatchet
 * 5,120
 * 7,680
 * 100
 * Rune battleaxe
 * 16,640
 * 24,960
 * 100
 * Rune chainbody
 * 20,000
 * 30,000
 * 100
 * Rune dagger
 * 3,200
 * 4,800
 * 100
 * Rune full helm
 * 14,080
 * 21,120
 * 100
 * Rune med helm
 * 7,680
 * 11,520
 * 100
 * Rune platelegs
 * 25,600
 * 38,400
 * 100
 * Rune sq shield
 * 15,360
 * 23,040
 * 100
 * Rune pickaxe
 * 12,800
 * 19,200
 * 100
 * Rune sword
 * 8,320
 * 12,480
 * 100
 * Sapphire bracelet
 * 460
 * 690
 * 5,000
 * Shield left half
 * 44,000
 * 66,000
 * 10
 * Spirit terrorbird pouch
 * 289
 * 434
 * 5,000
 * Staff of fire
 * 600
 * 900
 * 100
 * Steel platebody
 * 800
 * 1,200
 * 100
 * Steel platelegs
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Steel plateskirt
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Water battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Willow longbow
 * 128
 * 192
 * 5,000
 * Willow shortbow
 * 80
 * 120
 * 5,000
 * Yew longbow
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * Mithril 2h sword
 * 1,040
 * 1,560
 * 100
 * Mithril chainbody
 * 780
 * 1,170
 * 100
 * Mithril dagger
 * 94
 * 194
 * 100
 * Mithril kiteshield
 * 884
 * 1,326
 * 100
 * Mithril platebody
 * 2,080
 * 3,120
 * 100
 * Mithril platelegs
 * 1040
 * 1,560
 * 100
 * Mithril scimitar
 * 416
 * 624
 * 100
 * Mithril sq shield
 * 624
 * 936
 * 100
 * Oak longbow
 * 64
 * 96
 * 5,000
 * Oak shortbow
 * 40
 * 60
 * 5,000
 * Onyx bolts (e)
 * 6,000
 * 9,000
 * 5,000
 * Ring of duelling (8)
 * 510
 * 765
 * 5,000
 * Rune hatchet
 * 5,120
 * 7,680
 * 100
 * Rune battleaxe
 * 16,640
 * 24,960
 * 100
 * Rune chainbody
 * 20,000
 * 30,000
 * 100
 * Rune dagger
 * 3,200
 * 4,800
 * 100
 * Rune full helm
 * 14,080
 * 21,120
 * 100
 * Rune med helm
 * 7,680
 * 11,520
 * 100
 * Rune platelegs
 * 25,600
 * 38,400
 * 100
 * Rune sq shield
 * 15,360
 * 23,040
 * 100
 * Rune pickaxe
 * 12,800
 * 19,200
 * 100
 * Rune sword
 * 8,320
 * 12,480
 * 100
 * Sapphire bracelet
 * 460
 * 690
 * 5,000
 * Shield left half
 * 44,000
 * 66,000
 * 10
 * Spirit terrorbird pouch
 * 289
 * 434
 * 5,000
 * Staff of fire
 * 600
 * 900
 * 100
 * Steel platebody
 * 800
 * 1,200
 * 100
 * Steel platelegs
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Steel plateskirt
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Water battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Willow longbow
 * 128
 * 192
 * 5,000
 * Willow shortbow
 * 80
 * 120
 * 5,000
 * Yew longbow
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * 100
 * Rune med helm
 * 7,680
 * 11,520
 * 100
 * Rune platelegs
 * 25,600
 * 38,400
 * 100
 * Rune sq shield
 * 15,360
 * 23,040
 * 100
 * Rune pickaxe
 * 12,800
 * 19,200
 * 100
 * Rune sword
 * 8,320
 * 12,480
 * 100
 * Sapphire bracelet
 * 460
 * 690
 * 5,000
 * Shield left half
 * 44,000
 * 66,000
 * 10
 * Spirit terrorbird pouch
 * 289
 * 434
 * 5,000
 * Staff of fire
 * 600
 * 900
 * 100
 * Steel platebody
 * 800
 * 1,200
 * 100
 * Steel platelegs
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Steel plateskirt
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Water battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Willow longbow
 * 128
 * 192
 * 5,000
 * Willow shortbow
 * 80
 * 120
 * 5,000
 * Yew longbow
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * Staff of fire
 * 600
 * 900
 * 100
 * Steel platebody
 * 800
 * 1,200
 * 100
 * Steel platelegs
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Steel plateskirt
 * 400
 * 600
 * 100
 * Water battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Willow longbow
 * 128
 * 192
 * 5,000
 * Willow shortbow
 * 80
 * 120
 * 5,000
 * Yew longbow
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * Water battlestaff
 * 6,200
 * 9,300
 * 100
 * Willow longbow
 * 128
 * 192
 * 5,000
 * Willow shortbow
 * 80
 * 120
 * 5,000
 * Yew longbow
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * 80
 * 120
 * 5,000
 * Yew longbow
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * 512
 * 768
 * 5,000
 * }
 * 5,000
 * }
 * }