Ancient essence
Pure magical energy filled with a dark power.
Ancient essence is a members-only item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 14 GP (2m ago) and the low price is 13 GP (1m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 1 GP per item after the 2% tax (7.69% of the buy price). You can buy up to 300,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 161 GP. 76,185,062 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 14 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 13 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 1 GP |
| ROI | 7.69% |
| Buy limit | 300,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 16 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 13 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 14 GP
Margin after tax: 1 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 300,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 300,000 Ancient essence costs 3,900,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 300,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 300,000 every 4 hours
- Members-only item
- High alchemy value: 16 GP
- Low alchemy value: 11 GP
- Base value: 28 GP
Ancient essence price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 14 GP to 14 GP across 154 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 14 GP to 14 GP (0 GP, 0.00%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 14 GP to 19 GP across 637 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 19 GP to 14 GP (-5 GP, -26.32%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 14 GP to 19 GP across 1,978 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 16 GP to 14 GP (-2 GP, -12.50%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 19 GP on 2026-10-22 UTC, and the lowest was 14 GP on 2026-11-08 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Ancient essence price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Ancient essence?
You can buy up to 300,000 Ancient essence every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Ancient essence a members-only item?
Ancient essence is a members-only item and requires OSRS membership to trade.
What is Ancient essence's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Ancient essence's insta-sell (low) price is 13 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 14 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Ancient essence?
Ancient essence trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Ancient essence cost?
Buying the full limit of 300,000 Ancient essence costs 3,900,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 13 GP each.