Bucket of sand

Bucket of sand is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Bucket of sand is to buy it: Trader Stan's Trading Post in Karamja sells it for 2 coins.

“One of the components for making glass. Used in Crafting (1).”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 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 7 monsters drop it. The easiest is Kalphite Worker (level 58, 6/128); the best rate is Dust devil (elite) (level 95), at 4/40, about 12 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it needs no skill level, using Bucket. Other sources include Bert, Earth impling, Earth impling jar and Box of summoning ingredients, plus 4 more listed below. 7 recipes use Bucket of sand, including Desert wyrm pouch, Grand exchange sandcastle and Lumbridge sandcastle. Bucket of sand is members-only. 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 coins, which is 1 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.

At a glance

Members: Yes
Tradeable: Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch: 1 coins
Monster drops: 7
Shops: 1
Recipes: 1
Used in: 7 recipes

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Dust devil (elite)	95	40 (noted)	4/40
Moss golem	140	20–30 (noted)	8/136
Exiled kalphite soldier	84	5–20 (noted)	5/128
Exiled kalphite paragon	84	5–20 (noted)	5/128
Dust devil	85	4 (noted)	10/128
Kalphite Soldier	65	2 (noted)	8/128
Kalphite WorkerEasiest	58	1	6/128