SULFUR the cost of The Cost: Sell Price and Value Guide
Quick answer
The Cost is a Valuables item in SULFUR worth 400 SulfCoins when sold and 800 SulfCoins when bought from a shop. Like other valuables, it has no combat or utility effect — its entire purpose is to be carried out of a run and exchanged for SulfCoins, the game's currency.
| Item type | Valuables (Item), 1×2 grid sizeThe Cost - SULFUR Wiki |
|---|---|
| Selling value | 400 SulfCoinsThe Cost - SULFUR Wiki |
| Buying value | 800 SulfCoinsThe Cost - SULFUR Wiki |
SULFUR the cost item The Cost sells for 400 SulfCoins and costs 800 to buy back; a valuable loot item with no combat or utility, just inventory space used.
Table of Contents
The Cost is a Valuables item in SULFUR worth 400 SulfCoins when sold and 800 SulfCoins when bought from a shop. Like other valuables, it has no combat or utility effect — its entire purpose is to be carried out of a run and exchanged for SulfCoins, the game's currency.
What The Cost does
The Cost belongs to the Valuables item type and takes up a 1×2 slot in your inventory grid. Valuables in SULFUR are pure loot: you find them during a delve, stuff them in your bag, and sell them to convert them into spendable SulfCoins. Because it occupies two grid cells, it competes with weapons, gear, and other treasure for space, so decide early whether the 400-coin payout justifies the room it takes.
The item carries this flavor description, quoted on the SULFUR wiki page for it: "You must present a pure soul to go through Heavens gates, Akratak. But it need not be your own." This is lore text rather than a gameplay effect.
Buy versus sell value
| Direction | Value |
|---|---|
| Selling value | 400 SulfCoins |
| Buying value | 800 SulfCoins |
The buy price is exactly double the sell price, the usual shop spread. That means if a merchant stocks The Cost, buying it back is a losing trade — you would pay 800 coins for something that only returns 400. Sell it, spend the coins on weapons, oils, or upgrades, and never buy a valuable back unless a specific objective calls for it.
These figures come from the community-maintained SULFUR wiki and were last checked on 2026-11-06 against the game as of version 1.0, which launched on October 28, 2026 per the developer Perfect Random's official Steam page. Balance patches can adjust item prices — the 1.0.1 patch, for example, halved the base price of the 12ga Chamber Chisel — so treat the numbers here as current-but-changeable.
FAQ
Is The Cost worth picking up?
At 400 SulfCoins for a 1×2 slot, it is a mid-tier valuable. Take it when you have spare inventory space; skip it when a run is tight and you can carry denser loot.
What is SULFUR The Cost used for besides selling?
Nothing confirmed. The saved material lists it only as a Valuables item with the lore quote above; no crafting, quest, or unlock use is documented.
Can I buy The Cost back if I sell it?
The wiki lists a buying value of 800 SulfCoins, so merchants can price it at twice its sell value — recovering a sold one costs more than you received.
Do prices differ on console?
The values above come from PC-community documentation of version 1.0, which shipped simultaneously on Steam, Switch, PS4/PS5, and Xbox. No console-specific price differences are documented.
Check note: item data is from the community SULFUR wiki's The Cost page, cross-referenced with Perfect Random's official Steam page for the current version and patch context. The wiki figures are player-maintained, not developer-confirmed, and exact shop behavior may vary.
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