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{{otheruses|the item used primarily in Herblore|the item used in Lunar Diplomacy|Special vial|the item possibly found during Watchtower|Vial (Watchtower)}}
{{Infobox Item
|image = [[File:Vial.png]]
|members = No
|release = [[5 February]] [[2001]]
|update = New section of sewer opened
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|stackable = No
|equipable = No
|high = 3
|low = 2
|destroy = Drop
|store = 5
|seller = Jatix
|exchange = GEMW
|examine = An empty glass vial.
|weight = 0
}}
[[File:Vial detail.png|left|95px]]
A '''Vial''' is a glass container that players generally use in [[Herblore]] to make and store [[potions]]. They can fill a [[Vial of water]] by using it on a [[water source]] (all the vials in their [[inventory]] will fill automatically), excluding [[well]]s (other than the well near the Edgeville bank). If a player attempts to fill a vial from a well, they will receive the message: "If I drop my vial down there, I don't think I'm likely to get it back.". Players can also use the lunar spell [[Humidify]] to fill vials with water.

Alternatively, they can use half a [[coconut]] on a vial to fill it with [[coconut milk]]. They can then add a [[herb]] and a secondary ingredient to make a potion, depending on their Herblore level.

When trying to use an empty vial on the red mist from killing [[Armoured zombie]]s, players will receive the message: "I don't seem to be able to collect the mist with this."

In real life a vial would be cylindrical, whereas in ''[[RuneScape]]'' it has a wide bottom and tapered top. This makes it more like an [[Wikipedia:Erlenmeyer flask|Erlenmeyer flask]].

== Dropping monsters ==

{{ItemDropsTableHead}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Lanzig|Combat=48|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Borrokar|Combat=48|Quantity=|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Druid|Combat=33|Quantity=1|Rarity=Unknown}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Druidess|Combat=33|Quantity=1|Rarity=Unknown}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Freidir|Combat=48|Quantity=1|Rarity=Unknown}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Giant spider|Combat=2, 24, 27, 50|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
|}

==Obtaining vials for free==
===Members===

Two vials [[spawn]] in [[Frincos's Fabulous Herb Store]] in south-west [[Entrana]]. The respawn rate is two every two minutes. A vial is also obtained through the [[Swept Away]] quest.

===Non-members===
Even though vials are mostly used in Herblore (a members-only skill), they are not a members-only item. The apothecary can make a [[strength potion]] to any player who supplies him with a [[limpwurt root]] and [[red spiders' eggs]], and pays him 5 [[coins]]. The player can empty this vial or drink all the doses of the potion to obtain an empty vial. However, the potion itself is worth more than the empty vial.

Before it was removed, players could obtain a good number of vials simply by waiting outside [[Bounty Hunter]], as [[Player killing|player-killers]] used potions and then dropped the vials because they could not be taken into the craters.

Vials were also an incredibly common low value drop in PVP worlds and many can be collected in a short period of time.

==Obtaining vials as drops from monsters==
Some [[non-player character]]s, such as [[Chaos Druid]]s, will drop vials when killed. [[Water Elemental]]s always drop a [[vial of water]], and are close to the bank. They are level 34, and players must have at least started [[Elemental Workshop I]].

==Buying vials==
===From NPCs===
[[Pay-to-play|Members]] can buy vials in a Herblore shop (for example from [[Jatix]] in [[Taverley]]), or buy [[plant cure]]s from gardeners and then empty the vial. Players can also buy them from the [[general store]]s in the following places:
* [[Keldagrim]] - at [[Gunslik's Assorted Items]]. This is quite close to a [[bank]] without the need for any teleports. 300 [[Vial of water|water-filled vials]] can be purchased here.
* [[Shilo Village]] - at [[Obli's General Store]]. This is also close to a [[bank]], with no teleports required. A total of 2,020 water-filled and empty vials can be bought here.
* [[Mort'ton]] - at [[Razmire Keelgan|Rasmire's General Store]]. Players need to have completed [[Shades of Mort'ton]] and [[In Aid of the Myreque]]. 300 water-filled vials can be purchased here.
* [[Polypore Dungeon]] - at [[Polypore Dungeon Supplies]]. Only 20 vials can be bought here.
* [[Lunar Isle]] - at [[Moon Clan General Store]]. This is very close to a [[Bank|bank]], players need to have completed [[Lunar Diplomacy]]. 50 [[vial pack]]s, which contain 1000 vials total, can be purchased here.

Other places to buy vials from NPCs include:
* [[Aemad's Adventuring Supplies]] in [[East Ardougne]].
* [[Frincos's Fabulous Herb Store]] on [[Entrana]].
* [[Sigmund the Merchant]] in [[Rellekka]] - he sells empty and water-filled vials, and players can bank on [[Lunar Isle]] via a teleport (or, if the player is wearing Fremennik Sea Boots they can bank faster with [[Peer the Seer]] making this the fastest method of merching water-filled vials because you can buy them for 10 [[coins]] and sell them for {{GEPrice|Vial of water}} coins.
* [[Poletax|Poletax the Herblore Skill Tutor]] in [[Burthorpe]]/[[Taverley]].

Besides, players can obtain vials by decanting potions. First of all, buy as many cheap 4-dose potions as possible. Then, talk to either [[Bob Barter]] or [[Zahur]] and decant them to 1 dose (or 2 doses for Zahur), in which the NPC will charge the extra vials for its GE price. The player can repeat this process by decant them back to 4 doses, bank the empty vials, and start over again. This method can bypass the buy limit of 10,000 vials per 4 hours in GE, and allow players to obtain a large number of them in a short time.

===From other players===
After [[Update:Shop Improvement|the Shop Improvement update]] in October 2007, the street prices of empty and [[Vial of water|water-filled vials]] dropped in price substantially, because shops began stocking them in infinite quantities. This in turn caused drops in the prices of several potions, due to the ease of obtaining vials.

The [[Grand Exchange]] (GE) was introduced the following month, and players can use this to trade vials freely with other players - the current price is {{GEPrice|Vial}} [[coins]] each. For a while it was possible for players to buy from stores and sell on the GE for a profit, however now this is no longer possible.

The 2 September 2009 [[Update:Personalised Shops|Personalised Shops update]] removed infinite quantities and replaced them with shops unique to each player account, so that one player's purchases or sales did not affect what was available to another player. Store quantities were reduced to 300, with a respawn rate of approximately 12.5 vials per hour. Prices of vials rose dramatically. Packs of vials were added to many stores with the 9 November 2009 [[Update:Champions' Challenge Update and Hairstyles|Champions' Challenge update]], and empty vial prices fell once again.

==Making vials==
Using the [[Crafting]] skill, members can make their own vials. This requires a [[glassblowing pipe]], and [[molten glass]]. 33 Crafting is ''required'' to make the vial.

Vials appear to have a cork inserted into the top. However, nowhere during the process of making a vial do players come into contact with cork.

Since the introduction of vial sets, the price of vials dropped from 181 gp to 1 gp because vials are now easier to buy, this made it harder for people casting the lunar spell humidify to make money via magic.

==See also==
* [[Vial of water]]
* [[Coconut milk]]
* [[Potion]]
* [[Plant cure]]
* [[Herblore]]

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