Cape (black)

Cape (black) is a free-to-play item worn in the back slot, with a high alchemy value of 12 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Cape (black) is to buy it: Barker's Haberdashery in Canifis sells it for 20 coins.

“A warm black cape.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 12 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

Only one monster drops it: Highwayman (level 11), at Always (about 1 per kill). You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Crafting and gives 2.5 Crafting XP, using Cape (blue) and Black mushroom ink. There are 2 other recipes below. Making ten takes 10 × Cape (blue) and 10 × Black mushroom ink and gives 25 Crafting XP. 7 recipes use Cape (black), including Cape (blue), Cape (green) and Cape (orange). It is worn in the back slot; compare it with every other piece on the Back list. Cape (black) 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 12 coins, which is 8 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.