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Magic longbow

Q: Why is the Magic longbow a top item to alch?

It combines a positive profit per cast (about +309 gp), a very large 18,000 buy limit so you can actually buy enough to alch for hours, and deep trade volume so orders fill fast. Few items tick all three boxes, which is why it's the traditional mass-alch pick.

“A nice sturdy magical bow.”

The Magic longbow is the go-to bulk high-alchemy item in Old School RuneScape. A huge 18,000 buy limit and steady per-cast profit make it the item most players reach for when they want to alch in volume.

▲ Worth alching — about +311 per cast on top of the Magic XP, though the 18,000/4h buy limit caps how many you can do.

Magic longbow

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GE buy price

1,093

insta-buy

GE sell price

1,075

insta-sell

GE sell tax

−21

2% · capped 5M

Alch profit

+311

per cast, after nature

Item facts

High alch

1,536 gp

Low alch

1,024 gp

Store value

2,560 gp

Buy limit

18,000 / 4h

Daily volume

1,192,327

Members

Yes

Tradeable

Yes

Stackable

Equipable

Yes

Weight

1.814 kg

Released

25 March 2002

What to do with it

Best use for Magic longbow

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The classic mass-alch item

With an 18,000-per-4-hours buy limit and a reliable +309 gp per cast, the Magic longbow lets you alch thousands per cycle — the standard way to turn a Magic training session into gold rather than a gold sink.

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Fletch-and-alch for double XP

Cut magic logs into Magic longbows for Fletching experience, then high-alch the finished bows for Magic experience — a long-running two-skill training loop.

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A cheap early Ranged weapon

As a plain longbow it's a low-cost option for early Ranged training, though most of its demand comes from alchers, not archers.

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Magic longbow FAQ

Why is the Magic longbow a top item to alch?

It combines a positive profit per cast (about +309 gp), a very large 18,000 buy limit so you can actually buy enough to alch for hours, and deep trade volume so orders fill fast. Few items tick all three boxes, which is why it's the traditional mass-alch pick.

How many Magic longbows can I buy at once?

The Grand Exchange buy limit is 18,000 every 4 hours — far higher than most gear, which is what makes bulk alching viable.

Is the Magic longbow members only?

Yes. It's crafted from magic logs, a members resource, so both the logs and the finished bow are members items.

Magic longbow

Best use for Magic longbow

The classic mass-alch item

Fletch-and-alch for double XP

A cheap early Ranged weapon

Check the live numbers yourself

Magic longbow FAQ

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