Papyrus

Papyrus is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 6 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Papyrus is to buy it: Aemad's Adventuring Supplies in East Ardougne sells it for 10 coins, and 4 other shops stock it too.

“Used for making notes.”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 6 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

5 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Skeleton looter (level 42), at 4/128 (about one every 8 kills). Other sources include Drawers (charcoal and papyrus) and Drawers (Zogre Flesh Eaters). 6 recipes use Papyrus, including Balloon structure, Castle sketch 1 and Castle sketch 2. Papyrus 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 6 coins, which is 4 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: 6 coins
Monster drops: 5
Shops: 5
Recipes: None
Used in: 6 recipes

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Skeleton looterEasiest	42	4 (noted)	4/128
Bandit looter	42	4 (noted)	4/128
Mummy (Jaldraocht Pyramid)	77	1	44/513
Mummy (Jaldraocht sarcophagus)	77	1	44/513
Mummy (Ullek)	74	1	26/513