Oak shortbow price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Oak shortbow

In game it is examined as “A shortbow made out of oak, still effective.” Oak shortbow is available to free-to-play accounts. The base game value is 100 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Oak shortbow buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 18,000 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 2,772,000 gp at the 154 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Oak shortbow

Selling at 154 gp costs 3 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 Oak shortbow

High alchemy turns one Oak shortbow into 60 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Oak shortbow always loses money.

How much Oak shortbow trades

Oak shortbow sees about 1.1K trades a day, which makes it moderately traded — an order may take a while to fill, so price it toward the middle. That is less than twice the 18,000 buy limit, so a handful of buyers can take a whole day of supply.

Oak shortbow FAQ

How much is Oak shortbow in OSRS? Oak shortbow is 154 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 148 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Oak shortbow? 18,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Oak shortbow for profit? No — the alch value is 60 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Oak shortbow? No, free-to-play accounts can buy and sell it.