An oyster may or may not contain pearls when you open it. An opened oyster becomes either an oyster pearl, oyster pearls or an empty oyster. Usually a non-empty oyster contains only 1 pearl, although on rare occasions they can contain 3 pearls. Pearls of any kind are useful in the Fletching skill, as at level 41 they can be used to make pearl bolt tips with the help of a chisel.
Using a chisel on one oyster pearl will create 6 pearl bolt tips, while using a chisel on the multiple oyster pearls will create 24 Pearl bolt tips.
Oysters may be found while fishing with a big fishing net, granting 10 Fishing experience, while panning at the Digsite, foraged by a granite crab, or obtained as drops from a number of monsters.
In earlier days of RuneScape, the chance of getting pearls from oysters was low. This was increased with the introduction of gem-tipped bolts. Oysters also respawn north-east of Rellekka.
Drop sources[]
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| Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudskipper | 33; 35 | 1 | Common |
| Rock Crab | 71 | 1–2 | Common |
| Crab | 29; 30 | 1–2 | Uncommon |
| Dagannoth (Waterbirth Island) | 78; 79 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Dagannoth spawn | 65 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Giant lobster | 40; 70 | 1–2 | Uncommon |
| Mogre | 54 | 1 | Uncommon |
| River troll | N/A | 1 | Unknown |
Disassembly[]
| Disassembly XP | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Item quantity required | 1 |
| Material count | 1 |
| Base junk chance | 98.9% |
| Possible materials | |
| Often | |
 Simple parts | 99% |
| Rarely | |
 Variable components | 1% |
