Bow string price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Bow string

In game it is examined as “I need a bow stave to attach this to.” Bow string is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 10 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Bow string buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 13,000 every 4 hours. That is a generous limit, so the market rather than the limit is usually what caps a position here. Filling it once costs about 3,146,000 gp at the 242 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Bow string

Selling at 242 gp costs 4 gp in tax — 2%, rounded down, taken from the seller. A flip has to clear that before it makes anything, and it is the number most margin calculators leave out.

High alching Bow string

High alchemy turns one Bow string into 6 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Bow string always loses money.

How much Bow string trades

Bow string sees about 514.3K trades a day, which makes it heavily traded — orders at a fair price usually fill quickly. That is roughly 40 times the 13,000 buy limit.

Bow string FAQ

How much is Bow string in OSRS? Bow string is 242 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 240 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Bow string? 13,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Bow string for profit? No — the alch value is 6 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Bow string? Yes, Bow string is members-only.