Black bead
Black bead is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 2 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Black bead is to buy it: Jatix's Herblore Shop in Taverley sells it for 4 coins, and one other shop stocks it too.
“A small round black bead.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 2 gp
Updated . 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
3 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Imp (level 5), at 5/128 (about one every 26 kills). One recipe uses Black bead: Magic potion (3). Black bead 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 2 coins, which is 2 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
- 2 coins
- Monster drops
- 3
- Shops
- 2
- Recipes
- None
- Used in
- 1 recipe
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ImpEasiest | 5 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Imp herald | 98 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Imp (God Wars Dungeon) | 5 | 1 | 5/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Shops
- Jatix's Herblore Shop4 coins · stock 5
- Poletax's Herblore Shop4 coins · stock 5
What you make with Black bead
Where it fits for an Ironman
Minigames and places
- Taverley · Jatix's Herblore Shop
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