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Raw swordfish

Raw swordfish

Raw swordfish is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 204 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Raw swordfish is to buy it: Gerrant's Fishy Business in Port Sarim sells it for 340 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.

“I should try cooking this.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 204 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 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Brine rat (level 43, 2/128); the best rate is Unspeakable horror (elite) (level 112), at 10/128, about 2.3 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it takes 50 Fishing and gives 100 Fishing XP. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include Fishing Trawler, Granite lobster, Ibis and Managing Miscellania, plus 4 more listed below. Reaching level 50 Fishing takes 101,333 XP in total; the Fishing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Fishing guide has the Ironman training route. 3 recipes use Raw swordfish, including Good locator, Swordfish and Swordfish fish-head. Raw swordfish 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 204 coins, which is 136 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
204 coins
Monster drops
9
Shops
6
Recipes
3
Used in
3 recipes

Monster drops

Dropped byLevelQuantityRarity
Rare drop table-30–50 (noted)20/128
Unspeakable horror (elite)1128–12 (noted)10/128
Cave horror (elite)867–9 (noted)10/128
King Black Dragon27620 (noted)7/100
Unspeakable horror1058–12 (noted)10/128
Cave horror777–9 (noted)10/128
Brine ratEasiest439 (noted)2/128
Mogre452–3 (noted)10/128
Jungle horror482 (noted)10/128

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 50 Fishing · 100 Fishing XP

Tools: Harpoon. Where: Fishing spot (cage, harpoon)#Harpoon, Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony)#Harpoon.

Needs 68 Fishing · 100 Fishing XP

Tools: Big fishing net. Where: Swarm.

Needs 70 Fishing, 50 Strength · 100 Fishing XP, 10 Strength XP

Where: Fishing spot (cage, harpoon)#Harpoon, Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony)#Harpoon.

Shops

What you make with Raw swordfish

Where it fits for an Ironman

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