Volcanic ash price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Volcanic ash

In game it is examined as “One of the ingredients for making ultra compost.” Volcanic ash is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 200 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Volcanic ash 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 2,223,000 gp at the 171 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Volcanic ash

Selling at 171 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 Volcanic ash

High alchemy turns one Volcanic ash into 120 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Volcanic ash always loses money.

How much Volcanic ash trades

Volcanic ash sees about 98.6K trades a day, which makes it steadily traded — an order priced at the spread normally fills the same hour. That is roughly 8 times the 13,000 buy limit.

Volcanic ash FAQ

How much is Volcanic ash in OSRS? Volcanic ash is 171 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 164 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Volcanic ash? 13,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Volcanic ash for profit? No — the alch value is 120 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Volcanic ash? Yes, Volcanic ash is members-only.