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Glassblowing for profit
Buy molten glass, blow it into glassware with a glassblowing pipe, and sell the result. Unpowered orb is the best right now at +4 gp per item blown, about +7,000 gp an hour after GE tax. At an assumed 1,750 items blown an hour (source below), 1 of the 7 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 2h 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unpowered orb | Crafting 46 | 86 | 90 | +4 | +7,000 | +52,000 on 13,000 | 2,098,523 |
| Empty fishbowl | Crafting 42 | 86 | 52 | -34 | -59,500 | -442,000 on 13,000 | 11,547 |
| Beer glass | Crafting 1 | 86 | 20 | -66 | -115,500 | -858,000 on 13,000 | 97,535 |
| Empty candle lantern | Crafting 4 | 86 | 10 | -76 | -133,000 | -988,000 on 13,000 | 17,867 |
| Lantern lens | Crafting 49 | 86 | 4 | -82 | -143,500 | -1,066,000 on 13,000 | 997,960 |
| Empty oil lamp | Crafting 12 | 86 | 2 | -84 | -147,000 | -1,092,000 on 13,000 | 5,533 |
| Vial | Crafting 33 | 86 | 2 | -84 | -147,000 | -1,092,000 on 13,000 | 6,572,064 |
Options whose prices are more than 6 hours 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
1,750 glass items blown per hour, the rate the OSRS Wiki Crafting training guide assumes.
Source: OSRS Wiki: Crafting training, molten glass. Per-hour figures are estimates: real rates depend on your clicks, banking and connection.
Requirements: A glassblowing pipe.
Inputs and outputs, with live prices
Unpowered orb
 Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Unpowered orb | 1 × (91 - 1 tax) | +90 |
| Profit per item blown | +4 |
Needs Crafting 46. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Empty fishbowl
| Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Empty fishbowl | 1 × (53 - 1 tax) | +52 |
| Profit per item blown | -34 |
Needs Crafting 42. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Beer glass
| Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Beer glass | 1 × (20 - 0 tax) | +20 |
| Profit per item blown | -66 |
Needs Crafting 1. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Empty candle lantern
| Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Empty candle lantern | 1 × (10 - 0 tax) | +10 |
| Profit per item blown | -76 |
Needs Crafting 4. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Lantern lens
| Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Lantern lens | 1 × (4 - 0 tax) | +4 |
| Profit per item blown | -82 |
Needs Crafting 49. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Empty oil lamp
| Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Empty oil lamp | 1 × (2 - 0 tax) | +2 |
| Profit per item blown | -84 |
Needs Crafting 12. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Vial
| Molten glass | 1 × 86 | -86 |
 Vial | 1 × (2 - 0 tax) | +2 |
| Profit per item blown | -84 |
Needs Crafting 33. Rate assumed: 1,750 per hour. Molten glass buy limit allows 13,000 per 4h, about 7.4 hours of work.
Questions
Is glassblowing profitable right now?
Yes. Unpowered orb is the best right now at +4 gp per item blown, about +7,000 gp an hour after GE tax.
How much gp per hour does glassblowing make?
About +7,000 gp an hour with Unpowered orb, assuming 1,750 items blown an hour. 1,750 glass items blown per hour, the rate the OSRS Wiki Crafting training guide assumes. This is an estimate at current prices, not a promise.
What levels do you need for glassblowing?
From Crafting 46 up to Crafting 33, depending on the option. A glassblowing pipe.
How many items blown does the GE buy limit allow?
For Unpowered orb, the tightest input buy limit allows 13,000 items blown every 4 hours, worth +52,000 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 unpowered orb at +4 gp per item blown can change within minutes. See all methods.