Black kiteshield

Black kiteshield is a tier 25 free-to-play shield or off-hand item for melee, with a high alchemy value of 1,272 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Black kiteshield is to buy it: Horvik's Armour Shop in Varrock sells it for 2,121 coins, and 2 other shops stock it too.

“A large metal shield.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1,272 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 8 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Tormented wraith (level 42), at 25/512 (about one every 20 kills). Other sources include Black key red, Black key brown, Black key crimson and Black key black, plus 2 more listed below. It is worn in the shields and off-hand slot at tier 25 as melee gear; compare it with every other piece on the Shields and off-hands list. Black kiteshield 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 1,272 coins, which is 849 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: 1,272 coins
Monster drops: 8
Shops: 3
Recipes: None
Used in: Nothing
Slot: Shields and off-hands, tier 25

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Tormented wraithEasiest	42	1	25/512
Lesser demon	70	1	6/128
Lesser demon (Wizards' Tower)	70	1	6/128
Lesser demon (Demon Flash Mobs)	109	1	6/128
Skeletal hand	63	1	86/2,316
Zombie hand	69	1	86/2,316
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair)	45	1	1/128
Ice giant	47	1	4/128