Black dagger
Black dagger is a tier 25 free-to-play main-hand weapon for melee, with a high alchemy value of 144 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Black dagger is to buy it: Varrock Sword Shop in Varrock sells it for 240 coins, and one other shop stocks it too.
“A vicious black dagger.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 144 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
At least 6 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Jungle spider (level 42), at 1/128 (about one every 128 kills). Other sources include Christmas cracker, Bronze key brown, Bronze key red and Bronze key crimson, plus 2 more listed below. It is worn in the main-hand weapon slot at tier 25 as melee gear; compare it with every other piece on the Main-hand weapons list. Black dagger 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 144 coins, which is 96 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
- 144 coins
- Monster drops
- 6
- Shops
- 2
- Recipes
- None
- Used in
- Nothing
- Slot
- Main-hand weapons, tier 25
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle spiderEasiest | 42 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Salarin the Twisted | 77 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Cyclops | 57 | 1 | 1/200 |
| Cyclops (God Wars Dungeon) | 91 | 1 | 1/200 |
| Chaos druid warrior | 65 | 1 | 1/256 |
| Shadow warrior | 65 | 1 | 0.5/256 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Shops
- Varrock Sword Shop240 coins · stock 8
- Blades by Urbi240 coins · stock 0
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Where it fits for an Ironman
Equipment
- Main-hand weapons, tier 25 · melee
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