Swamp tar price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Swamp tar

In game it is examined as “A foul smelling thick tar-like substance.” Swamp tar is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 1 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Swamp tar 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 52,000 gp at the 4 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Swamp tar

The 2% sale tax is rounded down, and at 4 gp it rounds to nothing — sales under 50 gp are untaxed, so a flip here keeps its whole margin.

High alching Swamp tar

High alchemy turns one Swamp tar into 1 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Swamp tar always loses money.

How much Swamp tar trades

Swamp tar sees about 759.7K trades a day, which makes it heavily traded — orders at a fair price usually fill quickly. That is roughly 58 times the 13,000 buy limit.

Swamp tar FAQ

How much is Swamp tar in OSRS? Swamp tar is 4 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 3 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Swamp tar? 13,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Swamp tar for profit? No — the alch value is 1 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Swamp tar? Yes, Swamp tar is members-only.