Staff of the Dead price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Staff of the Dead

In game it is examined as “A ghastly weapon with evil origins.” Staff of the Dead is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 1,000,005 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Staff of the Dead buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 8 every 4 hours. That is a very tight limit, so a position is built over days rather than hours. Filling it once costs about 50,418,560 gp at the 6,302,320 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Staff of the Dead

Selling at 6,302,320 gp costs 126,046 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 Staff of the Dead

High alchemy turns one Staff of the Dead into 600,003 gp. Staff of the Dead is worth far more than that on the Grand Exchange, so the figure matters for the alch calculator rather than as anything to do.

How much Staff of the Dead trades

Staff of the Dead sees about 32 trades a day, which makes it very thinly traded — there may be no buyer for hours at a time, and one sale can set the price. That is roughly 4 times the 8 buy limit.

Staff of the Dead FAQ

How much is Staff of the Dead in OSRS? Staff of the Dead is 6,302,320 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 6,006,517 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Staff of the Dead? 8 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Staff of the Dead for profit? Not at the moment — the alch value is 600,003 gp and a nature rune costs 142 gp, so it only pays below 599,861 gp.

Do you need members for Staff of the Dead? Yes, Staff of the Dead is members-only.