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High Level Alchemy



Released		24 May 2001 (Update)
Members		No
Level		55
Spellbook		Standard
Type		Utility
Experience		65
Runes		⁵ ¹
Casting speed		5 ticks
Description		Converts an item into more gold

Animation

Sound Effect

High Level Alchemy (also known as high alch, hi alch, HA or alching) is a non-combat spell that converts items into coins equivalent to the price it would sell at to a specialty store. It requires 55 Magic and grants 65 Magic experience per cast. The amount of coins generated is 60% of the item's value (not the Grand Exchange price), and 50% more than Low Level Alchemy would yield.

High Level Alchemy is a common way to train Magic, by buying or making valuable items and nature runes, then alchemising the items. It is possible to cast this spell at the Fountain of Rune, requiring no runes, resulting in greater profit, however no experience is granted. Like most activities in the Wilderness, this is attempted at ones own risk.

1 Cost
2 Usage
3 Warning system
4 High Alchemy profit/loss on some items
- 4.1 Item + High Alchemy
- 4.2 Crafting/Smithing + High Alchemy
- 4.3 Special cases
5 Update history

Cost [edit | edit source]

Spell cost
Input	Cost
⁵ ¹	225
Combo runes
¹ ⁵	215
¹ ⁵	525
¹ ⁵	500
Main-hands
¹ _Alt	200
⁵ ^0.93	211
Main and off-hands
¹	200
^0.93	186

Usage [edit | edit source]

Casting High Alchemy is done by first clicking the icon in the spell book and then clicking the item to cast it on in the inventory. The inventory screen will pop up automatically after clicking the spell icon.

High (and Low) Alchemy can be cast on noted items, saving much withdrawal time from the bank, and simplifying the "click pattern", i.e. the player can place the stack of notes in the same position in their inventory that the alchemy spell is in the spellbook, so that they do not have to move their mouse much to repeatedly cast the spell. Casting alchemy spells on stackable items will only alchemise one at a time. It is possible to alch around 1,200 items per hour (one item every three seconds) for a total of 78,000 Magic experience.

If the player attempts to cast an alchemy spell on a valuable item, the player will receive a warning message as explained below.

Warning system [edit | edit source]

High Alchemy 'Valuable Drop Warning' is set to automatically prompt when trying to cast it on an untradeable item or on an item worth 1,000 coins or more. This helps to prevent casting it accidentally on items that are hard to obtain. The threshold value for which the warning is displayed can be altered, and the warning for untradeable items can be disabled, by right clicking (PC) or pressing and holding (Mobile) on the icon in the spell book. A drop-down menu will appear, giving the options to "Cast High Level Alchemy" or "Warnings High Level Alchemy." Clicking on "Warnings High Level Alchemy will give the options to 'Set Value Threshold," or "Disable Untradeable Item Warning."

"Set Value Threshold" changes the value at which a warning appears on screen. Setting this to a very high value will ensure the warning is never triggered.

"Disable Untradeable Item" disables warning when attempting to cast High Level Alchemy on untradeable items with a value lower than the threshold.

It should be noted that the valuable item warning depends upon the item's Grand Exchange value, not its High Alchemy value, even if the alchemy value is higher. This is useful to avoid accidentally alchemising very expensive items with a relatively low high alchemy value, such as Ranger boots, which have a Grand Exchange value of 27,198,326 coins compared to their High Alchemy value of 120 coins. As long as the warning threshold value is set below its Grand Exchange value, accidental alching of the item should not happen if the player is paying attention.

High Alchemy profit/loss on some items [edit | edit source]

Generally, using High Alchemy will not produce as much GP per hour as other, much better methods, however because it can be done so easily at a profit while levelling Magic it is still used. While Grand Exchange buy limits may present a limiting factor, with a large enough starting amount of GP, a player with 55 Magic can net several hundred thousand GP every few hours buying and alchemizing a combination of the following items in the table below while standing around the Grand Exchange. High Level Alchemy can also be done while training other skills such as Agility, allowing players to train Magic at the same time. Here is a list of commonly crafted items players may wish to alchemise and their calculated possible profit/loss. Prices assume a source of unlimited fire runes is used, such as a Staff of fire.

Item + High Alchemy [edit | edit source]

Item	Item Cost (GE)	Nature Rune Cost	High Alch Return	Profit/Loss
Steel platebody	887	200	1,200	113
Mithril platebody	2,648	200	3,120	272
Adamant platebody	9,490	200	9,984	294
Rune mace	8,179	200	8,640	261
Rune med helm	11,114	200	11,520	206
Rune scimitar	14,936	200	15,360	224
Rune longsword	18,626	200	19,200	374
Rune full helm	20,469	200	21,120	451
Rune battleaxe	24,553	200	24,960	207
Rune chainbody	29,527	200	30,000	273
Rune kiteshield	31,987	200	32,640	453
Rune 2h sword	37,776	200	38,400	424
Rune platelegs	37,722	200	38,400	478
Rune plateskirt	37,801	200	38,400	399
Rune platebody	38,366	200	39,000	434
Rune halberd	37,662	200	38,400	538

Crafting/Smithing + High Alchemy [edit | edit source]

This is typically NOT the best way to profit from High Alchemy unless the player creates the items themselves. As such, this is primarily done by players who wish to train Magic along with other skills such as Crafting or Smithing through buying materials directly from the Grand Exchange . The table below does not include the price of the mold for items which require one to craft, as molds are not consumed. The materials cost includes the price of High Alchemy assuming use of fire staff + nature rune.

(* If using silver ore instead of silver bars add 35 to the Profit / Loss)

Item	Materials Needed	Materials Cost (GE)	High Alch Return	Profit/Loss
Iron platebody	x5	795	336	-459
Steel platebody	x5	2,160	1,200	-960
Mithril platebody	x5	3,485	3,120	-365
Adamant platebody	x5	9,905	9,984	79
Rune platebody	x5	62,275	39,000	-23,275
Rune 2h sword	x3	37,445	38,400	955
Gold ring		287	210	-77
Gold necklace		287	270	-17
Gold bracelet		287	330	43
Gold amulet (u)		287	210	-77
Gold amulet		325	210	-115
Opal ring *		577	630	53
Opal necklace *		577	630	53
Opal bracelet *		577	690	113
Jade ring *		528	765	237
Jade necklace *		528	765	237
Jade bracelet *		528	780	252
Emerald necklace		794	855	61
Emerald bracelet		794	915	121
Ruby necklace		1,243	1,305	62
Ruby bracelet		1,243	1,395	152
Diamond necklace		2,176	2,205	29
Diamond amulet (u)		2,176	2,115	-61
Abyssal bracelet		2,322	2,520	198
Combat bracelet		12,134	12,624	490

Special cases [edit | edit source]

Some specialty shops may offer a higher price for certain items than the amount High Level Alchemy gives. For example, High Level Alchemy converts a gold necklace into 270 coins, but Grum's Gold Exchange in Port Sarim offers 315 if there are no gold necklace in the shop's stock. The price decreases 9 coins for each additional necklace in the shop inventory until it reaches a low limit of 45 coins when there are 30 or more necklaces. Some players sell up to about 11 items and then world switch to find another shop which has a low inventory.

There are also some general stores which buy initially for item's 60% value:

Bandit Duty Free shop in the Bandit Camp, mid Wilderness.
Rogues' Den, level 50 Thieving and Agility required.
Karamja General Store buys at 40% item value, or 60% when any pair of Karamja gloves are equipped.

Then there are some other stores which buys for 55%:

Pollnivneach general store
Moon Clan General Store

And some more stores what buys for 55% but loses their value quickly:

West Ardougne General Store
Dorgesh-Kaan General Supplies
The Lighthouse Store

Update history [edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
4 January 2018 (update)	An optional extra warning can be enabled for alching untradeable items. Right-click the alchemy spells in the spellbook if you wish to enable this.
23 April 2015 (update \| poll)	Warnings when trying to use high alchemy on valuable items will now appear based on the Grand Exchange value of items rather than the alchemy value.
5 March 2015 (update \| poll)	You can now cast high level alchemy 30 times per day (no rune cost, no experience) with the Explorer's ring 4.
16 May 2013 (update)	The alchemy spells will no longer try to run on sliding puzzle pieces.
11 April 2013 (update)	For the benefit of players with certain medical conditions, flashing effects have been toned down in the Killerwatts' realm and for alchemy animations.
11 April 2013 (update \| poll)	If you cast a second alchemy spell before your last one finishes, it's now queued up.
22 February 2013 (update)	This content was included when the Old School RuneScape servers officially launched.

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