Trading sticks

“Karamja currency.”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 gp

Sources from the OSRS Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09; the verdict and ordering are ours, built from that data. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

Trading sticks is a members item. Other players trade it, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade, so you get your own. We list 4 monsters for it.

The lowest-level monster that drops it is Hobgoblin (level 28), at 16/128, about one in 8 kills. The best rate is from Jogre: 27/129, 22 at a time. The 3 monsters we list with a combat level range from level 28 to 32.

It is a reward from Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup.

It is a material in 3 recipes: Jade machete, Opal machete and Red topaz machete. High Alchemy (55 Magic) turns one into 1 coins. Each cast uses a nature rune, 180 coins from a rune shop, and five fire runes that a fire staff replaces, so an alch loses about 179 coins; only alch it to clear space.

Where to get it, easiest first

1.KillHobgoblin · level 28, drops 28 at 16/128 (about one in 8 kills)
2.KillTribesman · level 32, drops 15 at 25/138 (about one in 6 kills)
3.KillTribeswoman · level 32, drops 15 at 25/138 (about one in 6 kills)

Our order: buying first, then making it (lowest skill level first), then killing for it (lowest-level monster first), then other sources. Up to three of each; the full lists are below.