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Dragon bones

“These would feed a dog for months!”

Dragon bones are one of the most valuable training materials in Old School RuneScape — but not because of their alch value. They're a premium Prayer item, and alching them is one of the classic beginner mistakes.

▼ Sell it on the Grand Exchange — high-alching it loses about 3,045 per cast.
Dragon bones
Dragon bones
Live value · updated 2026-07-07T08:52:51Z
GE buy price
3,009
insta-buy
GE sell price
3,000
insta-sell
GE sell tax
−60
2% · capped 5M
Alch profit
−3,045
per cast, after nature
Item facts
High alch
96 gp
Low alch
64 gp
Store value
160 gp
Buy limit
7,500 / 4h
Daily volume
1,988,532
Members
Yes
Tradeable
Yes
Stackable
No
Equipable
No
Weight
1.500 kg
Released
23 October 2002
Dragon bones detail
What to do with it

Best use for Dragon bones

✦

Premium Prayer experience

Dragon bones give 72 Prayer XP each when buried, and far more on a gilded altar with lit incense burners (up to 252 XP each). They're a staple of fast, if expensive, Prayer training.

✱

Never high-alch these

Their high-alch value is just 96 coins, so alching one destroys a multi-thousand-gp item — it nets about −3,077 gp per cast. The value here is the Prayer XP, full stop.

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A steady, liquid flip

Constant Prayer-training demand and deep trade volume make dragon bones a reliable flip on the Grand Exchange.

Check the live numbers yourself

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Dragon bones FAQ

Should I alch Dragon bones?

Never. High-alching a dragon bone returns only 96 coins for a ~3,000 gp item — it nets roughly −3,077 gp. Bury them or use them on a gilded altar for Prayer experience instead.

How much Prayer XP do Dragon bones give?

72 XP buried, 252 XP each on a gilded altar with both incense burners lit. That efficiency is why they cost what they do — the market prices the Prayer XP, not the alch value.

Why are Dragon bones so expensive if the alch value is low?

Because price follows demand, and demand comes from Prayer trainers, not alchers. High-alch value is a fixed number; the Grand Exchange price reflects what the Prayer XP is worth to players.

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