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Tanning dragonhide for profit
Buy dragonhide, pay a tanner 20 coins a hide to turn it into dragon leather, and sell the leather to Crafting trainers. Black dragonhide is the best right now at +217 gp per hide tanned, about +759,500 gp an hour after GE tax. At an assumed 3,500 hides tanned an hour (source below), 4 of the 4 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 27m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black dragonhide | None | 3,508 | 3,725 | +217 | +759,500 | +2,387,000 on 11,000 | 597,122 |
| Red dragonhide | None | 2,240 | 2,424 | +184 | +644,000 | +2,024,000 on 11,000 | 901,243 |
| Green dragonhide | None | 1,503 | 1,686 | +183 | +640,500 | +2,379,000 on 13,000 | 580,100 |
Assumptions
3,500 hides per hour at Ellis in Al Kharid, as the OSRS Wiki tanning guides state. Energy potions are not counted.
Source: OSRS Wiki: Tanning green dragonhide. Per-hour figures are estimates: real rates depend on your clicks, banking and connection.
Requirements: None. Ellis charges 20 coins per dragonhide.
Inputs and outputs, with live prices
Black dragonhide
 Black dragonhide | 1 × 3,488 | -3,488 |
| NPC fee | -20 | |
 Black dragon leather | 1 × (3,801 - 76 tax) | +3,725 |
| Profit per hide tanned | +217 |
No levels needed. Rate assumed: 3,500 per hour. Black dragonhide buy limit allows 11,000 per 4h, about 3.1 hours of work.
Red dragonhide
 Red dragonhide | 1 × 2,220 | -2,220 |
| NPC fee | -20 | |
 Red dragon leather |
Questions
Is tanning dragonhide profitable right now?
Yes. Black dragonhide is the best right now at +217 gp per hide tanned, about +759,500 gp an hour after GE tax.
How much gp per hour does tanning dragonhide make?
About +759,500 gp an hour with Black dragonhide, assuming 3,500 hides tanned an hour. 3,500 hides per hour at Ellis in Al Kharid, as the OSRS Wiki tanning guides state. Energy potions are not counted. This is an estimate at current prices, not a promise.
What levels do you need for tanning dragonhide?
No skill levels. None. Ellis charges 20 coins per dragonhide.
How many hides tanned does the GE buy limit allow?
For Black dragonhide, the tightest input buy limit allows 11,000 hides tanned every 4 hours, worth +2,387,000 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 black dragonhide at +217 gp per hide tanned can change within minutes. See all methods.
