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OSRS High Alch Profit Guide — which items actually profit

High Alchemy turns an item into coins on the spot. Done right it's steady gold while you do something else; done wrong you lose money on every cast. Here's the honest math.

The formula

Profit per alch = High Alchemy value − what you paid for the item − the nature rune cost. Crucially, there's no Grand Exchange tax — you're alching the item for coins, not selling it on the GE. So unlike flipping, the alch math is just those three numbers.

What you need

Level 55 Magic for the High Level Alchemy spell.
Nature runes (one per cast) — their price is part of your cost, so it matters.
It's an active method: you can cast roughly 1,200 times an hour, so think in profit-per-hour, not just profit-per-item.

Finding profitable items

You want items whose High Alch value comfortably beats their buy price plus the nature rune. These shift constantly with prices, and many items alch at a loss — which is why a live board beats a static list.

geflips has a live High Alch profit board that does this exact math against current prices (after the nature rune cost), ranked, with an F2P filter. Profitable items change hourly — check the live board rather than memorising a list.

Watch the nature rune price and buy limits, and remember the 1,200/hr ceiling when comparing alching to flipping or other methods (is flipping worth it). Not affiliated with Jagex; not financial advice.

More guides: all OSRS flipping guides → · Put it to use on the live flip board. geflips is a free, read-only research tool — not affiliated with Jagex, not financial advice, and never automates trading.