Steel bolts price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Steel bolts

In game they are examined as “Steel crossbow bolts.” Steel bolts are members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use them. The base game value is 8 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Steel bolts buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 7,000 every 4 hours. That is enough to build a real position inside a day. Filling it once costs about 378,000 gp at the 54 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Steel bolts

Selling at 54 gp costs 1 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 Steel bolts

High alchemy turns Steel bolts into 4 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Steel bolts always loses money.

How much Steel bolts trade

Steel bolts see about 43.6K trades a day, which makes them steadily traded — an order priced at the spread normally fills the same hour. That is roughly 6 times the 7,000 buy limit.

Steel bolts FAQ

How much are Steel bolts in OSRS? Steel bolts are 54 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 30 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Steel bolts? 7,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Steel bolts for profit? No — the alch value is 4 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Steel bolts? Yes, Steel bolts are members-only.