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Enchanting ruby, diamond and dragonstone bolts for profit
Buy gem-tipped bolts and the catalytic runes, cast Enchant Crossbow Bolt on 10 bolts at a time, and sell the enchanted bolts. Ruby dragon bolts is the best right now at -821 gp per cast (10 bolts), about -1,642,000 gp an hour after GE tax. At an assumed 2,000 casts of 10 bolts an hour (source below), 0 of the 5 options on this page make a profit after tax at current prices. Inputs are priced at instant buy and outputs at instant sell.
Data age: the oldest price used here is from a trade 10m ago. Prices refresh every minute.
Every option, priced now
| Option | Levels | Cost / action | Kept / action | Profit / action | Profit / hour (est.) | Per 4h buy limit | Output vol / 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby dragon bolts | Magic 49 | 27,631 | 26,810 | -821 | -1,642,000 | -903,100 on 1,100 | 1,747,834 |
| Ruby bolts | Magic 49 | 2,941 | 1,870 | -1,071 | -2,142,000 | -1,178,100 on 1,100 | 1,597,058 |
| Diamond dragon bolts | Magic 57 | 27,932 | 26,780 | -1,152 | -2,304,000 | -1,267,200 on 1,100 | 853,864 |
| Dragonstone bolts | Magic 68 | 5,400 | 3,310 | -2,090 | -4,180,000 | -2,299,000 on 1,100 | 2,235,977 |
| Diamond bolts | Magic 57 | 4,062 | 1,330 | -2,732 | -5,464,000 | -3,005,200 on 1,100 | 2,103,028 |
Options with a price more than 60 minutes old are left out. Cost per action is the inputs at instant-buy plus any NPC fee. Kept per action is the outputs at instant-sell minus the 2% GE tax. The 4h column is how many actions the tightest input buy limit allows every 4 hours, and what that many earn.
Assumptions
2,000 casts per hour: the spell enchants 10 bolts per cast and repeats every 3 game ticks (1.8 seconds) on its own, per the OSRS Wiki Magic training guide. Elemental runes come from a staff and are not counted.
Source: OSRS Wiki: Magic training, enchanting bolts. Per-hour figures are estimates: real rates depend on your clicks, banking and connection.
Requirements: Fire staff (ruby) or earth staff (diamond, dragonstone) for the elemental runes.
Inputs and outputs, with live prices
Ruby dragon bolts
 Ruby dragon bolts | 10 × 2,715 | -27,150 |
 Cosmic rune | 1 × 132 | -132 |
 Blood rune | 1 × 349 | -349 |
_5.png){kind=small} Ruby dragon bolts (e) | 10 × (2,735 - 54 tax) | +26,810 |
| Profit per cast (10 bolts) | -821 |
Needs Magic 49. Rate assumed: 2,000 per hour. Ruby dragon bolts buy limit allows 1,100 per 4h, about 33 minutes of work.
Ruby bolts
 Ruby bolts | 10 × 246 | -2,460 |
| Cosmic rune | 1 × 132 | -132 |
| Blood rune | 1 × 349 | -349 |
_5.png){kind=small} Ruby bolts (e) | 10 × (190 - 3 tax) | +1,870 |
| Profit per cast (10 bolts) | -1,071 |
Needs Magic 49. Rate assumed: 2,000 per hour. Ruby bolts buy limit allows 1,100 per 4h, about 33 minutes of work.
Diamond dragon bolts
 Diamond dragon bolts | 10 × 2,755 | -27,550 |
| Cosmic rune | 1 × 132 | -132 |
 Law rune | 2 × 125 | -250 |
_5.png){kind=small} Diamond dragon bolts (e) | 10 × (2,732 - 54 tax) | +26,780 |
| Profit per cast (10 bolts) | -1,152 |
Needs Magic 57. Rate assumed: 2,000 per hour. Diamond dragon bolts buy limit allows 1,100 per 4h, about 33 minutes of work.
Dragonstone bolts
 Dragonstone bolts | 10 × 487 | -4,870 |
| Cosmic rune | 1 × 132 | -132 |
 Soul rune | 1 × 398 | -398 |
_5.png){kind=small} Dragonstone bolts (e) | 10 × (337 - 6 tax) | +3,310 |
| Profit per cast (10 bolts) | -2,090 |
Needs Magic 68. Rate assumed: 2,000 per hour. Dragonstone bolts buy limit allows 1,100 per 4h, about 33 minutes of work.
Diamond bolts
 Diamond bolts | 10 × 368 | -3,680 |
| Cosmic rune | 1 × 132 | -132 |
| Law rune | 2 × 125 | -250 |
_5.png){kind=small} Diamond bolts (e) | 10 × (135 - 2 tax) | +1,330 |
| Profit per cast (10 bolts) | -2,732 |
Needs Magic 57. Rate assumed: 2,000 per hour. Diamond bolts buy limit allows 1,100 per 4h, about 33 minutes of work.
Questions
Is enchanting bolts profitable right now?
Not right now. The best option, Ruby dragon bolts, is -821 gp per cast (10 bolts) after GE tax.
How much gp per hour does enchanting bolts make?
About -1,642,000 gp an hour with Ruby dragon bolts, assuming 2,000 casts of 10 bolts an hour. 2,000 casts per hour: the spell enchants 10 bolts per cast and repeats every 3 game ticks (1.8 seconds) on its own, per the OSRS Wiki Magic training guide. Elemental runes come from a staff and are not counted. This is an estimate at current prices, not a promise.
What levels do you need for enchanting bolts?
From Magic 49 up to Magic 68, depending on the option. Fire staff (ruby) or earth staff (diamond, dragonstone) for the elemental runes.
How many casts of 10 bolts does the GE buy limit allow?
For Ruby dragon bolts, the tightest input buy limit allows 1,100 casts of 10 bolts every 4 hours, worth -903,100 gp at current prices.
Offerbook prices methods from live Grand Exchange data; it never plays the game for you. gp only, and no promise of income: prices move, and ruby dragon bolts at -821 gp per cast (10 bolts) can change within minutes. See all methods.