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Rune dagger
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Rune dagger

#1213

"A powerful dagger."

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High Alch4,800gp
Low Alch3,200gp
Store Value8,000gp
GE Limit70

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About Rune dagger

"A powerful dagger."

Rune dagger is the rune-tier stab dagger in OSRS, requiring 40 Attack to wield and 85 Smithing to forge from a single runite bar for 75 Smithing XP. It is fast (4-tick) with +25 stab and +24 strength, plus a unique +1 magic attack bonus that no other rune melee weapon offers. It ranks third among daggers behind the dragon and abyssal variants and is generally outclassed by the rune scimitar for general training; the F2P rune sword is the better stab option.

Rune dagger — Variants & Prices

Rune dagger
Base#1213
Value 8,000High alch 4,800

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Rune dagger(p)
(p)#1229
Value 8,000High alch 4,800

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Rune dagger(p+)
(p+)#5678
Value 8,000High alch 4,800

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Rune dagger(p++)
(p++)#5696
Value 8,000High alch 4,800

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Item Details

Item ID1213
MembersNo
Store Value8,000gp
High Alch4,800gp
Low Alch3,200gp
GE Limit70 / 4h

Item Information

Released2001-08-13
Weight0.453 kg
TradeableYes
StackableNo
NoteableYes
EquipableYes
Quest itemNo
AlchableYes
DestroyDrop
OptionsWieldDrop
Worn optionsRemove

Equipment Stats

Weapon
Attack Bonuses
Stab+25
Slash+12
Crush-4
Magic+1
Ranged+0
Defence Bonuses
Stab+0
Slash+0
Crush+0
Magic+1
Ranged+0
Other Bonuses
Melee Str+24
Ranged Str+0
Magic Dmg0%
Prayer+0
Weapon Info
TypeDagger
Speed4 ticks
Range1 tiles
Weight0.453 kg
Requirements
Attack40

Creation Recipes

SmithingLevel 8575 XP
Creates:Rune dagger
Materials:
Runite bar
Tools:Hammer, Anvil

History (1)

  1. 2001-08-13

    Released with the original rune metal weapon set.

Related Items

Runite barComponent
Smithed on any anvil at 85 Smithing for the rune dagger.
Rune scimitarAlternative
Slash-focused rune weapon with higher accuracy and strength bonuses.
Rune swordAlternative
F2P stab alternative with the same speed but better bonuses.
Dragon daggerUpgrade
Members upgrade with a powerful special attack.
Rune dagger(p)Variant
Poisoned variant for a small DPS uplift in PvM/PvP.

Market Strategy

  • Cheapest rune-tier stab weapon; demand is mostly mid-game F2P stab setups and ironman supply.
  • 85 Smithing is a high gate, so supply leans on monster drops and bulk smithers.
  • GE buy limit 70 per 4 hours keeps it a low-volume flip.
  • High alch 4,800 gp regularly sits above GE price, making it a viable nature-rune alch target when stock is cheap.

Trading Tips

Watch the rune dagger vs nature rune spread - it occasionally beats steel platebodies for F2P alch gp/hr.
Stack offers across multiple buy-limit windows; the small limit blocks instant arbitrage.