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Live nature rune: 132 gp

OSRS High Alch Calculator

Two honest questions this answers: should you alch or sell an item you already own? and what does training Magic by alching actually cost? Pick an item to see its live high-alch value against its Grand Exchange price, per cast and per hour.

Defaults to the live price. Change it to model a different nature rune cost.
Alch-vs-sell per cast = high alch value − item buy price − nature rune. Positive means alching an item you own beats selling it; negative means sell it instead.
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Alch vs sell · per cast
+497
▲ Alch it — profits over selling
High alch valuewhat the spell pays out39,000 gp
− Item buy pricelive Grand Exchange (insta-buy)−38,371 gp
− Nature rune1 per cast · live price−132 gp
Profit vs selling, per cast+497
Buy limit / 4h
70
Max profit / 4h
+34,790
Magic XP / cast
65 xp
Training Magic by alching this item runs at about 78,000 XP/hr. The gold side works out to roughly +596K/hr before the 70-per-4h buy limit — so alching is really a Magic-training method, not a bulk money-maker.
Ranked live

Best items to high alch for gold

Ranked by realistic profit per 4-hour buy limit — because the buy limit, not the per-cast margin, is what caps the gold. 132 items currently profit to alch.

#ItemBuy priceHigh alchProfit / castLimit / 4hMax / 4h 
Ranked by max profit per 4-hour buy limit · profit already subtracts the 132 gp nature rune. Reality check: even the top item is capped to its 4-hour limit — buying items purely to alch is a slow trickle, not a main money-maker.

Frequently asked questions

Should I alch or sell an item?

Compare its high-alch value to its Grand Exchange price. If the high-alch value (minus the 132 gp nature rune) is higher than what you'd get selling it, alch it; otherwise sell. For almost every item players actually want, selling wins — the calculator shows the verdict for any item.

Is high alching a good money-maker in OSRS?

Not really as a standalone money method. Buying items just to alch them is capped by each item's 4-hour Grand Exchange buy limit, so the gold trickles in slowly. High alch is best thought of as a way to train Magic that roughly pays for itself (or turns a small profit) on items you already have.

How much Magic XP is high alch per hour?

Each High Alchemy cast gives 65 Magic XP. At roughly 1,200 casts per hour that's about 78,000 XP/hour, whichever item you alch. The gold per hour depends on the item you pick.

Why do most items lose money when alched?

An item's high-alch value is a fixed fraction of its shop value, but its Grand Exchange price floats with demand. For anything players want, the market price sits above the alch value — so alching would destroy gold. Only items whose demand has fallen below their alch value turn a profit.