Water orb

Water orb is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 180 coins. At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Basilisk (level 49, 2/128); the best rate is Waterfiend (elite) (level 111), at 5/40, about 1.9 per kill.

“A magic glowing orb.”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 180 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

You can also make it yourself: it takes 56 Magic and gives 66 Magic XP, using Unpowered orb, 3 × Cosmic rune and 30 × Water rune. Other sources include Box of summoning ingredients, Spirit impling, Spirit impling jar and Bag of lost items, plus 4 more listed below. Where the materials come from: Unpowered orb (made with 46 Crafting); Cosmic rune (sold by Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop for 232 coins); Water rune (sold by Aubury's Rune Shop for 17 coins). Making ten takes 10 × Unpowered orb, 30 × Cosmic rune and 300 × Water rune and gives 660 Magic XP. Reaching level 56 Magic takes 184,040 XP in total; the Magic calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Magic guide has the Ironman training route. 3 recipes use Water orb, including Hydra pouch, Water battlestaff and Water key. Water orb 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 180 coins.

At a glance

Members: Yes
Tradeable: Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch: 180 coins
Monster drops: 9
Shops: None
Recipes: 1
Used in: 3 recipes

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Waterfiend (elite)	111	5 (noted)	5/40
Acheron mammoth	131	8–12 (noted)	10/128
Luminous snaggler	224	4–8 (noted)	10/104
Arhat	126	2–5 (noted)	7/128
Anagami	124	2–5 (noted)	7/128
Corrupted dust devil	107	2 (noted)	10/128
BasiliskEasiest	49	1	2/128
Giant Sea Snake	63	1	3/128
Sea Snake Hatchling	63	1	3/128