Bones
Bones is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 15 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Bones is to buy it: Odd's Sods in Havenhythe sells it for 26 coins, and one other shop stocks it too.
“Bones are for burying.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 15 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 8 monsters drop it. The easiest is Man (level 2, Always); the best rate is Tentacle (A Shadow over Ashdale), at Always, about 4 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Prayer and 1 Firemaking and gives 11.2 Prayer XP and 9 Firemaking XP. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include Wall beast, Crimson swift, Evil creature and Feldip weasel, plus 4 more listed below. 4 recipes use Bones, including Banana, Bonemeal (Bones) and Peach. 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 15 coins, which is 11 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
- 15 coins
- Monster drops
- 8
- Shops
- 2
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 4 recipes
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tentacle (A Shadow over Ashdale) | - | 4 | Always |
| Chicken | - | 1 | Always |
| Dust devil | 85 | 1 | Always |
| Duck | - | 1 | Always |
| ManEasiest | 2 | 1 | Always |
| Unicorn | 15 | 1 | Always |
| Cow | 2 | 1 | Always |
| Goblin | 2 | 1 | Always |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Make it yourself
Needs 1 Prayer, 1 Firemaking · 11.2 Prayer XP, 9 Firemaking XP
Where: Bonfire, Portable brazier.
Needs 1 Prayer · 15.7 Prayer XP
Needs 1 Prayer · 6.7 Prayer XP
Where: Altar.
Shops
- Odd's Sods26 coins · stock 7
- Tools (shop)26 coins · stock 10
Other sources
- Wall beast
- Crimson swift
- Evil creature
- Feldip weasel
- Tropical wagtail
- Cerulean twitch
- Dashing kebbit
- Golden warbler
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Bones
Where it fits for an Ironman
Minigames and places
- Specimen cleaning · reward
- Havenhythe · Odd's Sods
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