Water rune

One of the 4 basic elemental Runes. Water rune is a free-to-play rune used for casting spells in Old School RuneScape.

Water rune trades for 5 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 1 gp (20.0%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

Water rune is one of the most heavily traded items on the Grand Exchange with 239,423 trades recorded recently. With a buy limit of 50,000 every 4 hours, you can trade in large quantities per session.

Water rune currently has a negative margin of -1 gp after tax, meaning instant flips would result in a loss at these prices. Margins fluctuate throughout the day — check back later or set a price alert to be notified when the margin turns positive.

Water rune has a high alchemy value of 2 gp, but at the current buy price it is not profitable to alch.

Track the Runes market sector on Market Watch for broader price trends. Set a price alert to get notified when the margin changes, or add this item to your watchlist for quick access.