Spade

Spade is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Spade is to buy it: Obli's General Store in Karamja sells it for 3 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.

“A slightly muddy spade.”

Free-to-playTradeable (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

Only one monster drops it: Animated spade (level 72), at Always (about 1 per kill). Other sources include Rogue kit, Tool store 2 (historical), Tool store 5 (historical) and Dig Site workman, plus 4 more listed below. It also comes from the Soul Obelisk (daily) routine. Spade 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 1 coins, which is 2 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: 1 coins
Monster drops: 1
Shops: 6
Recipes: None
Used in: Nothing

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Animated spade	72	1	Always

Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.

Shops

Obli's General Store3 coins · stock 10
Jiminua's Jungle Store3 coins · stock 10
Bandit Duty Free3 coins · stock 175
Lletya General Store3 coins · stock 10
The Lighthouse Store3 coins · stock 10
Vanessa's Farming Shop3 coins · stock 10

Other sources

Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.

Where it fits for an Ironman

Dailies and weeklies

Soul Obelisk · Daily

Minigames and places

Karamja · Obli's General Store
Tai Bwo Wannai · Jiminua's Jungle Store
Wilderness · Bandit Duty Free
Lletya · Lletya General Store
Fremennik Province · The Lighthouse Store
Catherby · Vanessa's Farming Shop