Tortoise shell
Tortoise shell is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 600 coins. An Ironman can get Tortoise shell from Barlak.
“A word in your shell-like.”
MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 600 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
2 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Tortoise (level 50), at 10/128 (about one every 6 kills). Other sources include Box of summoning ingredients, Spirit impling, Spirit impling jar and Bag of lost items. One recipe uses Tortoise shell: War tortoise pouch. Tortoise shell 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 600 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 600 coins
- Monster drops
- 2
- Shops
- 1
- Recipes
- None
- Used in
- 1 recipe
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| TortoiseEasiest | 50 | 1–3 | 10/128 |
| Warped tortoise | 72 | 1–3 | 10/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Shops
- BarlakCoins · stock N/A
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Tortoise shell
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