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For information on training, see Herblore training. For Herblore in Dungeoneering, see Dungeoneering/Herblore.
Herblore

Herblore

Also known as Herblaw
Release date 27 February 2002 (Update)
Members only Yes
Minimum level
for Hiscores
15
as of 17 November 2012 - update
Players with
99
50,469
as of 17 November 2012 - update
Players with
200M XP
34
as of 17 November 2012 - update
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A player mixes a potion using the Herblore skill.

Herblore (Herblaw on RuneScape Classic) is a members-only skill that allows players to make their own potions. Druidic Ritual used to be needed to be completed to start training the skill but after an update on 31 January 2012, the quest is no longer necessary to start training the skill. Herblore is considered one of the most expensive skills to train. The current minimum requirement to be ranked (at approximately rank 798,210) on the hiscores for Herblore is level 15. As of 17 November 2012, there are 50,469 current members that have achieved level 99 in Herblore.

Herblore appears to have been established by Sarah in Past A, as revealed after finishing the Meeting History quest and then talking to her.

Although it is easy to get Herblore to level 99, it is one of the most expensive skills in the game for players who buy all or most of the needed ingredients. Some players are known to have paid over 400 million coins to get 99. For players who gather the ingredients (most are available from monster drops and some spawn in various locations), it is much less expensive but quite time consuming. Herblore is an interesting skill, cost-wise, as you could profit 200M, or lose 600M+. It is generally accepted though, that 1-99 Herblore would cost 100-250M (as of August 2012).

Herbs

Main article: Herb
File:Assorted herbs.png
Assorted Herbs

Grimy herbs

Main article: Herblore/Grimy herbs

Grimy herbs are herbs that have not yet been cleaned. They can be cleaned by clicking on the herb, which provides a small amount of herblore experience. Herbs are almost always obtained in their grimy state (from farming, monster remains etc.). Grimy herbs typically cost more than their clean counterparts because experience is gained from cleaning it. Although, players usually do not want to spend time cleaning the herbs. It is also suggested that players collect their own ingredients to reduce training costs.

Potions

See the Potion calculator for coins-per-experience-point analysis of potions using live data from the Grand Exchange Market Watch.
Note: The strength potion is the only potion available to non-members.
File:Potions.png
A variety of potions in their (3) form.

The potion-making process in Herblore takes two steps, each combining separate items. The first step involves adding a primary ingredient (usually a herb) to a vial of water (or a vial of coconut milk for some high-level potions), to produce an unfinished potion. This does not grant any Herblore experience. If you are trying to save money while doing herblore it is recommended to purchase vials and fill them with water yourself, as a vial is cheaper than a vial of water.

File:Filling water.png
A player filling vials with water -- East of Grand exchange

The second step involves adding a secondary ingredient (see below) to make a complete potion that may be drunk or sold (with the exception of a few potions made as part of a quest). This is the main method of gaining Herblore experience. Both steps can be done in batches, which is when the player's inventory contains several of the required items, one may "make all" or "make x".

The choice of herb and secondary ingredient dictate which potion is made. Each potion has a minimum Herblore level required before it can be made, unless the assist system is used.

List of potions

Potion Image Level XP Effect Primary Ingredient Secondary Ingredient Notes
Attack potion
1 25 Temporarily boosts Attack by 10% plus 3
Antipoison
5 37.5 Cures poison and provides immunity for 3 minutes
Relicym's balm
8 40 Cures disease and provides immunity for a short time Must have at least started Zogre Flesh Eaters.
Strength potion
12 50 Temporarily boosts Strength by 10% plus 3 This is the only potion available to non-members.
Serum 207
15 50 Temporarily cures Afflicted NPCs in Mort'ton Learned and required in Shades of Mort'ton; Can be sanctified to produce Serum 208
Guthix rest tea
18 59.5 Cures poison, restores some run energy, and boosts max life points by 50 if at full health Requires a Cup of hot water instead of a Vial of water;
Made during One Small Favour
Guam tar
19 30 Ammunition and bait for Swamp lizard
Restore potion
22 62.5 Restores Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic, and Ranged by 30% of level plus 10 Does not restore Constitution, Prayer, or Summoning.
Guthix balance
22 50 Used against Vampire Juvinates and Vampire Juveniles, particularly in the Temple Trekking activity. Players receive partial experience (25 xp) for each of the secondary ingredients.

Requires In Aid of the Myreque.

Blamish oil
25 80 Used to make oily fishing rods during the Heroes Quest
Energy potion 26 67.5 Restores 20% run energy
Defence potion
30 75 Temporarily raises Defence level by 10% plus 3 Generally not made - prayer potions, which also require a ranarr weed, are an effective defence against most attacks and far more widely used.
Marrentill tar
31 42.5 Ammo for Orange salamander
Super Fishing Explosive
31 55 Can be used as a Fishing Explosive Super Fishing Explosives can only be made after Kennith's concerns. Rubium is non-tradeable.
Agility potion
34 80 Temporarily boosts Agility by 3
Combat potion
36 84 Effect of both Attack potion and Strength potion
Goblin potion
37 The potion transforms the player into a goblin during the Land of the Goblins quest The potion will wear off if the player wears something that isn't goblin related, if the player attacks something, or if the player approaches direct sunlight. Pharmakos berries are obtained by talking to the makeover mage, after the quest. They are free.
Prayer potion 38 87.5 Restores 2.5 times the player's Prayer level plus 70, resulting in a total restoration of 70-310 Prayer Points. Effect increased by holy wrench. A lifeline when fighting TzTok-Jad. Used lots in Barrows.
Tarromin tar
39 55 Ammo for Red salamander
Summoning potion
40 92 Restores 25% of player's Summoning level plus 7
Crafting potion
42 95 Temporarily boosts Crafting by 3
Harralander tar
44 72.5 Ammo for Black salamander
Super attack
45 100 Temporarily boosts Attack by 15% plus 5
Vial of stench
46 After activation, allows players to sell goods stolen from stalls to the stall owners immediately Talk to Chief Thief Robin in the Thieves' Guild to activate it (after A Guild of Our Own). It only needs to be in inventory to work. The potion is not tradeable.
Super antipoison
48 106.3 Cures poison and provides immunity for 6 minutes
Fishing potion
50 112.5 Temporarily boosts Fishing by 3 Can be used to get into the Fishing Guild if you are a few levels short.
Super energy
52 117.5 Restores 40% run energy
Shrink-me-quick
52 6 Reduce player size during Grim Tales Quest
Hunter potion
53 120 Temporarily boosts Hunter by 3 Kebbit teeth are found from deadfalling Sabre-Toothed Kebbit.
Super strength
55 125 Temporarily boosts Strength level by 15% plus 5
Magic essence potion 57 130 Temporarily boosts Magic by 3 Made during A Fairy Tale Part II quest. Components are only available via the Fairy rings. The potion and the components are not tradeable.
Fletching potion
58 132 Temporarily boosts Fletching by 3
Weapon poison 60 137.5 For use on arrows, daggers, spears, javelins, darts, and knives
Super restore
63 142.5 Restores all stats including prayer by 25% plus 8. Prayer is restored by 3.3 times level.
Sanfew serum
65 96,
128,
160,
or
192
Sanfew Serum combines the properties of super restore, cure poison, and cure disease potions all in one Nail Beast Nails are from Temple Trekking. Players receive partial experience (47.5, 52.5, and 60 xp for the 3-dose, e.g.) for each of the secondary ingredients. Experience varies based on the dosage.
Super defence
66 150 Temporarily boosts Defence by 15% plus 5
Antipoison+ 68 155 Cures and gives immunity to poison for 9 minutes Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Antifire
69 157.5 Provides resistance to Dragonfire for 6 minutes Can be used with an Anti-dragon shield or Dragonfire shield to completely prevent dragonfire damage. Each dose lasts for 6 minutes (you will get a 15 second warning before it runs out).
Ranging potion
72 162.5 Temporarily boosts Ranged by +10% plus 4
Weapon poison+ 73 165 For use on arrows, daggers, javelins, spears, darts and knives Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Magic potion 76 172.5 Temporarily boosts Magic by 5
Zamorak brew
78 175 Temporarily boosts Strength by 12% plus 2, Attack by 20% plus 2 and restores up to 90 Prayer points, but lowers Defence and life points by 10% plus 2 (+20 in case of life points) Torstol can only be obtained from the Yanille Agility dungeon herb chest, or grown using the Farming skill, obtained as a drop from Nex, or as a rare reward from red reward tokens if herbs are chosen.
Antipoison++ 79 177.5 Cures poison and provides immunity for 12 minutes Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Saradomin brew 81 180 Temporarily boosts Defence and life points but lowers Attack, Strength, and Range and Magic . See above for Toadflax locations.
Weapon poison++ 82 190 For use on arrows, daggers, spears, darts and knives, gives a (P++) name change. Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Recover special
84 200 Recovers Special attack bar by 25%. Can only be used every 30 seconds. This potion cannot be traded. Only the 3-dose Super energy potion can be used as an ingredient. See Zahur.
Super antifire 85 210 Provides immunity to Dragonfire for 6 minutes even if anti-dragon shield is not equipped This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme attack
88 220 Temporarily boosts Attack by 5 to 26 levels. This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme strength
89 230 Temporarily boosts Strength by 5 to 26 levels. This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme defence
90 240 Temporarily boosts Defence by 5 to 26 levels. This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme magic
91 250 Temporarily boosts 7 Magic levels. This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme ranging
92 260 Temporarily boosts Ranged by 4 to 23 levels. This potion cannot be traded.
Super prayer 94 270 Restores 3.43 times the player's Prayer level plus 70, resulting in a total restoration of 70-410 Prayer points. This potion cannot be traded.
Prayer renewal 94 190 Restores 4 times the player's Prayer level plus 120, resulting in a total restoration of 124-516 Prayer points, over a period of 5 minutes.
Overload
96 1000 Grants the effect of all five potions for five minutes, without a gradual decrease, at the cost of a loss of 500 life points in waves of 100. You regain the 500 life points when the stat effects wear off.
Torstol
This potion cannot be traded.

Barbarian potions

See the barbarian mix calculator for coins-per-experience-point analysis of barbarian mixes using live data from the Grand Exchange Market Watch.
Attack mix
Attack mix

In order to be able to make Barbarian mixes, Otto Godblessed must be talked to, located at Otto's Grotto (West of Baxtorian Falls). He will teach the basic Barbarian Skills needed to get the special ingredients for these mixes. He also teaches the decanting of 4 dose potions into two 2-dose potions by using any 4-dose potion on an empty vial.

Enhanced potion requirements:

All mixes that only require roe will heal 30 life points per dose. All mixes that require caviar heal 60 life points per dose. Using caviar on potions that can be made from roe will not make the potion heal 60 lifepoints per dose, the potion will still heal the usual 30 lifepoints. Apart from healing, all potions have the same effect as their corresponding normal potion seen in the table above. Although being able to restore life points, Barbarian potions are not recommended for PKing.

List of barbarian potions

Mix Image Add Level XP
Attack mix
4 8
Anti-poison mix
6 12
Relicym's balm mix
9 14
Strength mix
14 17
Stat restore mix
24 21
Energy mix
29 23
Defence mix
33 25
Agility mix
37 27
Combat mix
40 28
Prayer mix
42 29
Super attack mix
47 33
Super anti-poison mix
51 35
Fishing mix
53 38
Super energy mix
56 39
Hunting mix
58 40
Super strength mix
59 42
Magic essence mix
61 43
Super restore mix
67 48
Super defence mix
71 50
Extra strong
anti-poison mix
74 52
Antifire mix
75 53
Ranging mix
80 54
Magic mix
83 57
Zamorak mix
85 58

Obtaining secondary ingredients

When training Herblore it is useful to have ample supplies of secondary ingredients.

Secondary Ingredient Price * Collection methods Potions
Eye of newt 9 coins (update) Can be bought in Port Sarim magic shop or in Herblore stores for 3 coins
Use Newtroost Creature Creation.
Attack potion, Super attack
Unicorn horn 1,240 coins (update) Kill unicorns or use Unicow Creature Creation. Anti-poison potion, Super anti-poison potion
Snake weed Untradeable Can be found on Karamja - requires Jungle Potion. Relicym's balm
Limpwurt root 844 coins (update) From Farming or from hill giant, cockatrice and hobgoblin drops. They also respawn in the hidden resource dungeon located in the Edgville Dungeon (requires level 20 dungeoneering). Strength potion, Super strength potion
Swamp tar 36 coins (update) Cave Slime drops, Warped tortoise drops or collected in Lumbridge swamp. Guam tar, Marrentill tar, Tarromin tar, Harralander tar
Red spiders' eggs 384 coins (update) Use SpidineCreature Creation. 2 respawns in the Varrock Sewers. The Edgeville Dungeon has 6 respawns in low level Wilderness. Also, those with level 10 Summoning can use the Egg Spawn scroll using a Spirit Spider. One respawns inside Karamja Volcano. Stat restore potion, Super restore potion, Guthix balance potion, Extra strong weapon poison
Chocolate dust 145 coins (update) Use pestle and mortar on chocolate bars. Chocolate bars or chocolate dust can be bought from Culinaromancer's chest, Port Sarim food store, or Grand Tree food supply stores for 20 coins and respawn in the Cooks Guild and Zanaris. Players can also buy chocolate bars from the bakers in the Ardougne market place. Energy potion
White berries 752 coins (update) From Farming, respawn at Red dragon isle (in wilderness) or use Elf teleport crystal and the respawn in Elven area. Defence potion, Super defence potion
Rubium Untradeable From Mining, Mined under Witchaven, Kennith's Concerns is required. Super Fishing Explosive
Toad's legs 333 coins (update) Respawns west of the Grand Tree in the Swamp. Agility potion
Snape grass 270 coins (update) Respawns on Waterbirth Island and on peninsula west of Crafting Guild. Dropped by Chaos Druids, and Waterfiends. Prayer potion, Fishing potion
Mort Myre fungi 404 coins (update) Cast bloom with silver sickle on logs in Mort Myre Swamp in Morytania. Super energy potion
Crushed gorak claw Untradeable Kill Goraks. Magic essence potion
Dragon scale dust 499 coins (update) Taverley Dungeon, Blue Dragon area. Anti-fire potion

Weapon poison

Yew roots 2,393 coins (update) Only from Farming Yew trees. Extra strong anti-poison potion
Wine of zamorak Exchange:Wine of zamorak coins (update) Telegrab from table at the Captured Temple. Ranging potion
Potato cactus 999 coins (update) A few respawns in the Kalphite Lair. Combine with slayer assignments. Magic potion
Jangerberries 154 coins (update) Several respawns at Ogre Island (between Castle wars and Yanille). Bring a rope. Also from farming(48) Zamorak potion
Magic roots 7,496 coins (update) Growing, cutting down, and digging up Magic trees. (lvl 75 farming) Super strong anti-poison potion
Bird nest 3,286 coins (update) From Woodcutting, Miscellania, or for exchanging mole claws or mole skins. Saradomin brew
Poison ivy berries 590 coins (update) From bush Farming(70) Super strong weapon poison
Shrunk Ogleroot 40 coins (update) Taverley witch's house. Shrinking potion
Ashes 276 coins (update) From any log fire when it stops burning. It can also be obtained by picking the White lily. Serum 207
Papaya 796 coins (update) Picked from a Papaya tree, grown with the Farming skill, or by using a Fruitfall scroll with the Fruit bat familiar. Recover special
Phoenix feather Untradeable Grabbed from a Desert phoenix near the clay mine in the Northeastern Kharidian Desert. Super antifire
Ground mud runes Untradeable Created by using Pestle and mortar on a Mud rune. Extreme magic
Grenwall spikes 412 coins (update) Obtained by trapping Grenwall using the Hunter(77) skill. Extreme ranging
Wyvern bonemeal Untradeable Obtained by grinding Wyvern bones in the Ectofuntus grinder. Super prayer

Note: Another way to obtain Eye of Newt, Unicorn Horn, or Red spider's eggs would be Creature Creation, an activity achievable only after completing the Tower of Life quest. By defeating the appropriate creature, 2-10 of the item in question are dropped.

Money

With the introduction of grimy herbs, these herbs now reveal their identity. Hence, the price of grimy herbs depends on what level herbs they are. Chaos druids (as well as Aberrant spectres and Flesh crawlers) drop grimy herbs often, and on occasion may drop two. Aberrant Spectres may also drop three.

Many combat-related potions sell for high prices (prices are for 3 dose potions):

Potion Current GE price
Antifire potions 3,947 coins (update)
Super energy potions 1,764 coins (update)
Fishing potions 46 coins (update)
Super antipoisons 670 coins (update)
Prayer potions 3,045 coins (update)
Summoning potions 3,962 coins (update)
Super restore potions 4,513 coins (update)
Weapon poison+ Exchange:Weapon poison+ coins (update)
Weapon poison++ Exchange:Weapon poison++ coins (update)
Set of all three super potions
(super attack, super strength, and super defence)
2,970 coins update
Super attacks 563 coins (update)
Super strength potions 2,340 coins (update)
Super defence potions 67 coins (update)

Some of these prices are under pressure as the number of herbalists that can make those potions increases. Prices of potions have fallen since the release of the Grand Exchange because of the ability to quickly sell potions in bulk.

Potion Production costs

For a full overview of profits/losses training Herblore; see Herblore/Production costs.

Temporary boosts

A player wearing a Herblore cape (t) and performing the Skillcape emote.

NPC Assistance

Bob Barter at the Grand Exchange will decant potions for free. Decanting results in potions of the same kind being consolidated into 4-dose potions as much as possible. For example, Bob Barter will decant six 3-dose strength potions into four 4-dose and one 2-dose potion. Noted potions may also be decanted; any noted / unnoted combinations of potions in your inventory will be treated independently of each other. This is a quick and easy way to free up Vials for reuse. 4-dose potions also tend to sell better on the grand exchange as the price is always the same per dose, so a 1-dose potion costs half of the price of a 2-dose potion. Prices may be rounded down.

Zahur in Nardah will clean grimy herbs for 200 coins per herb. This ability is typically only used by players who grew the herbs and cannot clean them, as the ability to make potions with the cleaned herb requires the herblore level to clean the herb.

Zahur will also decant 4-dose potions into 3-dose potions, for a small fee of 11 coins per vial supplied. Zahur's fee covers the price of empty vials required for the decanting, if you supply all vials required the service is free. Inventory space for the resulting potions is required, or Zahur will refuse to decant them. As with the Bob Barter update, Zahur will now also decant noted potions with noted vials as well.

Minigames

Herblore Habitat

Main article: Herblore Habitat

In the Herblore Habitat minigame, there are ten potions that can be made using herbs grown there, and secondary ingredients found by hunting Jadinkos. All of these potions must be made in special juju vials bought from Papa Mambo, and some of them can be stored with tool leprechauns. These potions have special effects.

Flash Powder Factory

Main article: Flash Powder Factory

In Flash Powder Factory, requiring 50 Herblore and other certain skills, players make Flash Powder from two reagents in 15 minute games. The game is not focused on Herblore, so the bulk of experience doesn't go to a player's Herblore skill.

Scroll of cleansing

Main article: Scroll of cleansing

The Scroll of Cleansing is a Dungeoneering reward, and can be purchased for 20,000 Dungeoneering reward tokens. It requires a Herblore level of 49 and a Dungeoneering level of 49. Once used, the scroll will disappear, giving the player the following permanent effects:

  • A 1 in 8 chance that the player will make a potion twice as fast as usual.
  • A 1 in 10 chance that when adding a herb to a vial of water or coconut milk, or a secondary ingredient to an unfinished potion, the herb or secondary, respectively, will not be used, leaving the player an extra ingredient.

Almost every potion in the game is affected by this scroll. However there are some exceptions. Guthix rest tea, Guam tar, Marrentill tar, Tarromin tar, Harralander tar, and Barbarian mix potions are not affected by the scroll.

Solomon's General Store

A player mixing a potion with the alternative animation.

Upon the release of Solomon's General Store on 17 July 2012, players can purchase an alternative animation for herblore that plays whenever a player mixes a potion. This animation costs 176 runecoins.

Trivia

  • With good concentration and the use of mouse keys, it is possible to make upwards of 1800 potions per hour, or 30 potions per minute
  • In the game's fictional history, the skill owes its name to a temporal paradox. In the Meeting History quest when the player has travelled back in time and talks to the creator of the art, they mention Herblore and she replies by saying that that is the perfect name. This is a paradox as the player only mentioned this because they knew it from their own time but it appears they were the original inspiration. This paradox is known as a jin, where objects (or in this case information) has a circular time line, where a person receives an object or information from or due to a person and later goes back in time to give the object or information to them and have it age until it reaches the person that sends it back in time. In fact, the invention of the skill itself exists in a non-linear paradox - as, in the linear path of time, the creation of Herblore isn't mentioned. It is only after we alter events that lead to the present that Herblore is created.
  • Previously, the Druidic Ritual was required to drink mature greenman's ale for boosting Herblore levels to make potions, but an update has now eliminated this requirement.
  • Originally, herbs were identified rather than cleaned. All unidentified herbs or "unids" looked the same. It was changed due to the fact that scamming by use of unidentified herbs by telling other players that the herb was a higher level than it actually was. The Grand Exchange was also released shortly after this change, so that may also have been a contributing factor. Also, it did not make sense for anybody to know what a herb was until it had been "identified" by a player.
  • When the above scam existed, there was one way to counter it: the buyer would ask to do the trade in notes, before which they would get a stack of the "unidentified" notes they wanted and fill the rest of their inventory. If the trade did not go through, it meant that the seller was trying to sell something else.
  • Also, when herbs were still known as "unids" (short for unidentified herbs), despite the fact that all herbs looked the same in the "unid" form and had the same name they would still stack according to what they were. Being as such it was extremely profitable for a player to buy all "unids" for 1k each, which was the common price, until said player had 8 or 9 different stacks in their bank. Then they would identify one from each stack to find out what each stack had in it. That being done they would put the stack of the low level herbs somewhere in their bank away from the rest. Then when they bought new herbs they would know what they were without having to identify them, and they would turn around and resell the low level ones for 1k each as unids.
  • Originally herbs grown from farming were identified, however the same update that changed unidentified herbs to grimy herbs gave grimy herbs from farming, thus allowing them a small amount of extra Herblore experience when farming
  • The Summoning potion and Sanfew Serum are the only potions which cannot be divided/split into lesser doses.
  • Without the required Herblore level to clean a herb the message "You cannot clean this herb. You need a Herblore level of (Minimum Level Here) to attempt this." appears.
  • Previously, Herblore could not be trained to level 2, as it could not be trained at all before completing the quest, Druidic Ritual - which instantly levelled players to level 3.
  • When training Herblore to the maximum level of 99, if players chose to gather their herbs and secondary materials, it would take up a huge amount of time, as herbs and ingredients are not easy to obtain. Therefore, almost all of the players who decide to achieve 99 Herblore buy their herbs and materials instead of gathering the herbs themselves.
  • If you try to clean a herb that you do not have the proper level to clean, it will say you Attempt to clean the herb, even though there is no chance of it failing when you do have the appropriate level.
  • Herblore is known as "Herblaw" in RuneScape Classic.
  • Even though you can make boosting potions for almost any skill, there is no such thing as a Herblore potion.
  • Bob Barter (herbs) will "decant" your potions, noted or not. The rate is exact. Four, (3)dose potions for Three (4) dose potions. Very handy for hundreds of potions. Note that untradeable potions cannot be noted.
  • When herblore was first released, some players would drink potions and switch to free world to PK. Because this gave an unfair advantage, Jagex changed it so that the boosted stats would reset when the player switches worlds.

See also



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