Ray barbs

"Barb" redirects here. For the NPC named Barb, see Banker tutor. For the NPCs often called "barbs", see Barbarian.

Ray barbs
Released							19 November 2025 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Inspect, Drop
Examine							The barbed tip of a ray's tail.
Values
Value							8,000 coins
High alch							4,800 coins
Low alch							3,200 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							246,475 coins (info)
Buy limit							15
Daily volume							465
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Advanced data
Item ID							31959
Link							MOID

Ray barbs are an uncommon drop from various rays. They are used to build hemp and cotton trawling nets on a boat.

Rays can be killed as part of bounty tasks, which reward additional Sailing experience.

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Cotton trawling net		84 73	0 1,289	6 × Cotton yarn 4 × Ironwood plank 1 × Rope 4 × Runite bar 2 × Cupronickel bar 8 × Ray barbs
	Hemp trawling net		76 65	0 1,003	6 × Hemp yarn 4 × Camphor plank 1 × Rope 4 × Adamantite bar 2 × Cupronickel bar 4 × Ray barbs

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Stingray	98	1	1/30	N/A
Butterfly ray	72	1	1/45	N/A
Eagle ray	49	1	1/50	N/A
Manta ray (monster)	141	1	1/20	N/A

Transcript

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Inspecting

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  A sharp barb found at the tip of a ray's tail. You reckon it might be useful for shipbuilding.
• (End of dialogue)

Changes

Date	Changes
5 November 2025 (Update)	The item was added to the game but unobtainable.

Trivia

• The buy limit of ray barbs being 15 means that a player cannot buy enough (16) exclusively off the Grand Exchange to build a cotton trawling net in both possible spaces on a sloop without waiting for 4 hours.