Obligator Piercing Reverted, Crossbows Crater, Sailing Surges

A packed day on the Exchange. Jagex dropped the Quest Month week two update with a major Fractured Archive shakeup, and the ripples are everywhere.

Obligator piercing nerf reverted — with a twist

2.484B gp · ▲ 5% in 24h · ▼ 11.7% in 7d · 1,007 traded (2.383T gp)

Last week’s nerf to grub piercing at the Doom of Mokhaiotl sent the Obligator tumbling. Today Jagex reversed course: the action-delay change is reverted entirely, restoring the 3-tick Twisted Bow method that got caught in the crossfire. In its place, a targeted fix stops the Obligator from dealing piercing damage through Protect from Melee. The megarare bounced 5% today on the news, though it’s still down nearly 12% on the week from the original scare.

Obligator (uncharged) price chart

Ascension crossbows keep falling

207.7M gp · ▲ 5.2% in 24h · ▼ 26.9% in 7d · 1,198 traded (236.5B gp)

The crossbows have shed over a quarter of their value since the Quest Month Kick Off set their unique weighting at 2 in 15 on November 3. Today’s update went further: unique drop rates now scale more generously in larger groups, from 1/16 solo down to 1/7.5 at eight players. More crossbows entering the game, same demand — the price keeps sliding.

Ascension crossbows price chart

Sailing materials surge on Deep Sea Diving hype

14,644 gp · ▲ 27.3% in 24h · ▲ 32.6% in 7d · 6,887 traded (79.21M gp) · 2.1× usual volume

2,414 gp · ▲ 56.7% in 24h · ▲ 25.3% in 7d · 8,816 traded (13.58M gp)

Rosewood hull parts and steel keel parts are both surging. The Deep Sea Diving Expansion blog landed on November 9, proposing new underwater areas accessed through the Sailing skill. Players are stocking up on shipbuilding materials ahead of the poll, and rosewood hull parts are trading at double their usual volume.

Rosewood hull parts price chart

Dust runes in freefall

5 gp · ▼ 28.3% in 24h · ▼ 35.4% in 7d · 13,848,803 traded (70.58M gp)

Nearly 14 million dust runes changed hands today, and the combination rune is down a third on the week. The cause isn’t clear yet — no recent update directly targets dust runes, and the volume is way too high to be a fluke.

Dust rune price chart

What to watch

The TFA changes are sweeping. Ascension shard drops are up 20%, several boss mechanics got reworked, and the Obligator’s shard charges tripled — expect continued movement on raid supplies this week. Keep an eye on whether the targeted Obligator fix lands well; if it does, the megarare could claw back more of its weekly loss. And with the Deep Sea Diving poll approaching, Sailing materials may have further to climb.

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Prices are hourly averages from the OSRS Wiki real-time prices API, through 11 Nov, 19:00 UTC. Not trading advice.

Chins signing off from Chinchompa News.