Big bones

Big bones is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 120 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Big bones is to buy it: Tools (shop) in Havenhythe sells it for 200 coins.

“Ew, it's a pile of bones. Bury for Prayer XP.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 120 gp

Updated 9 October 2026. Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Troll father (Troll Invasion) (level 2, Always); the best rate is Unspeakable horror (elite) (level 112), at 10/128, about 5.9 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Prayer and 1 Firemaking and gives 37.5 Prayer XP and 30 Firemaking XP. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include Spined larupia, Horned graahk, Sabre-toothed kyatt and Uncleaned find, plus 4 more listed below. One recipe uses Big bones: Big bonemeal. Big bones is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 120 coins, which is 80 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.

At a glance

Members: No (free-to-play)
Tradeable: Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch: 120 coins
Monster drops: 9
Shops: 1
Recipes: 3
Used in: 1 recipe

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Unspeakable horror (elite)	112	22–28 (noted)	10/128
Boneguard	-	5	Always
Skeleton Hellhound	44	4	Always
Cave horror (elite)	86	13–17 (noted)	10/128
Rare drop table	-	68–82 (noted)	4/128
Chaos Elemental	305	20	13/129
Troll father (Troll Invasion)Easiest	2	1	Always
Wizard (Troll Invasion)	2	1	Always
Troll general (Troll Invasion)	2	1	Always