The stale baguette is a free-to-play novelty weapon — one of OSRS's “fun weapons”, valued for its rarity and collector appeal rather than combat. It needs no levels to wield, swings every 4 ticks (2.4s) on a crush style, and carries deliberately awful stats: −100 stab, −100 slash, −50 crush and −10 strength. You won't fight with it — it's a rare random-event reward (1/448 from the sandwich lady, 1/256 from a mystery box). On the Grand Exchange it trades far above its trivial 135 gp alch value, currently around 780K.
Equipment bonuses
Be honest about this one: the stale baguette is a joke weapon, and the bonus table proves it. Every offensive number is negative — −100 stab, −100 slash, −50 crush attack and −10 melee strength — so equipping it makes you hit slower and weaker than bare fists.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
At 4 ticks (2.4 seconds) per swing on a one-handed crush style with no requirements, it's purely a costume/collector piece — nobody equips it to deal damage.
Grand Exchange price history
How to get the stale baguette
The stale baguette is a rare reward from random events — there's no shop or boss that sells it, which is exactly why it's worth so much on the Grand Exchange.
- Sandwich lady random event — a 1/64 chance of receiving a stale baguette in place of a regular baguette when she offers you food. Because she can offer seven different foods, the effective rate is 1/448. You'll see the message: “The baguette looks tougher than expected!”
- Mystery box — a 1/256 chance when opening a mystery box won from the Quiz Master's game. The message reads: “Inside the box you find a baguette! Make of it what you will.”
Both sources are open to free-to-play players, so anyone can stumble into one. Most owners simply buy it off the Grand Exchange instead of grinding random events.
Is the stale baguette worth buying?
For combat, absolutely not — and we won't pretend otherwise. Its bonuses are all negative, so it's strictly worse than punching. The value is pure novelty and rarity: it's a collection-log item and a costume piece you can store in the fancy dress box of a costume room.
That scarcity is why it trades for hundreds of thousands of coins despite a high-alch value of just 135. If you want a meme cape-fight prop, a costume-room display, or a collection-log tick, it's a fun pickup. If you want something to actually swing in PvM or PvP, look at real melee gear instead — the stale baguette is a trophy, not a tool.
Stale baguette FAQ
How do you get a stale baguette in OSRS?
It's a rare random-event reward. The sandwich lady has a 1/64 chance of handing one over in place of a baguette (an effective 1/448, since she offers seven foods), and a mystery box from the Quiz Master's game has a 1/256 chance to contain one. Both are available to free-to-play players.
Is the stale baguette members-only?
No — it's a free-to-play item. It was originally released on 4 August 2016 and made available to F2P players on 25 August 2016.
Is the stale baguette good for combat?
No. It's a novelty “fun weapon” with all-negative bonuses: −100 stab, −100 slash, −50 crush attack and −10 strength. Equipping it makes you weaker than fighting with bare fists. It's a collector/costume item, not a real weapon.
How much is a stale baguette worth?
Despite a high-alch value of only 135 coins, its rarity pushes the Grand Exchange price to roughly 780K. The live price and history are shown above.
What level do you need to wield the stale baguette?
None — it has no skill requirements. Any account can equip it. It swings on a one-handed crush style at 4 ticks (2.4 seconds) per attack.
Why is the stale baguette so expensive if it's useless?
Because it's rare. It only drops from random events at low rates, it's a collection-log item, and it works as a costume-room display piece. Collectors and meme-fight players drive the price far above its alch value.
Update history
Source: OSRS Wiki — Stale baguette (Changes).
