Calculator:Herblore/Production costs
The following table is based on actual prices at the Grand Exchange and can be used to determine a cheap way of training Herblore. Prayer potions are generally the cheapest way. Note that not every potion sells easily at the Grand Exchange.
Two options are considered: buying vials at the Grand Exchange for 17 coins, or buying them at a shop for about 10 coins. Aemad's Adventuring Supplies in Ardougne sells 300 vials of water, Obli's General Store in Shilo sells 1,000 vials of water and 1,000 empty vials, as well as Jossik.
It may also be more profitable to buy grimy herbs (for less) and clean them (for more experience). Profit/loss using grimy herbs are shown between brackets.
Potion Image Level XP Clean Ingredients Profit/XP GE Shop Attack potion 3 25 2.5 Guam + Eye of newt −12.72 (−11.67) −12.44 (−11.42) Antipoison 5 37.5 3.8 Marrentil + Unicorn horn dust −17.92 (−16.66) −17.73 (−16.49) Strength potion 12 50 5 Tarromin + Limpwurt root −5.96 (−5.45) −5.82 (−5.33) Serum 207<ref name="untradeable">Serum 207 and most of the high-level potions from Recover Special to Overload are untradeable – 100% loss per potion. However, you can use the high-level potions for combat training or boss killing.</ref> 15 50 5 Tarromin + Ashes −6.94 (−6.35) −6.8 (−6.22) Guam tar 19 30 2.5 Guam + 15 Swamp tar −24.77 (−22.95) n/a Restore potion 22 62.5 6.3 Harralander + Red spider's eggs −11.89 (−10.9) −11.78 (−10.8) Energy potion Energy potion 26 67.5 6.3 Harralander + Chocolate dust −7.7 (−7.14) −7.6 (−7.05) Defence potion 30 75 8 Ranarr + White berries −51.47 (−46.54) −51.37 (−46.46) Marrentill tar 31 42.5 5 Marrentil + 15 Swamp tar −9.41 (−8.76) n/a Agility potion 34 80 7.5 Toadflax + Toad's legs −37.79 (−34.09) −37.7 (−34.01) Combat potion 36 84 6.3 Harralander + Goat horn dust −9.39 (−8.82) −9.31 (−8.74) Prayer potion Prayer potion 38 87.5 8 Ranarr + Snape grass −8.54 (−7.85) −8.46 (−7.78) Tarromin tar 39 55 5 Tarromin + 15 Swamp tar −7.53 (−6.93) n/a Summoning potion 40 92 7.8 Spirit weed + Cockatrice egg −10.58 (−8.15) −10.5 (−8.08) Crafting potion 42 95 9.5 Wergali + Frogspawn<ref name="untradeable-ingredient">Frogspawn, nightshades and Phoenix feathers are untradeable, effectively making it impossible to create non-trivial amounts of the potions in question.</ref> −6.99 (−6.43) −6.92 (−6.36) Harralander tar 44 72.5 6.3 Harralander + 15 Swamp tar −9.56 (−8.88) n/a Super attack 45 100 8.8 Irit + Eye of newt −10.34 (−8.81) −10.27 (−8.75) Super antipoison 48 106.3 8.8 Irit + Unicorn horn dust −21.18 (−20.47) −21.11 (−20.4) Fishing potion 50 112.5 10 Avantoe + Snape grass −27.96 (−25.45) −27.9 (−25.4) Super energy 52 117.5 10 Avantoe + Mort myre fungi −13.29 (−12.03) −13.23 (−11.98) Hunter potion 53 120 10 Avantoe + Kebbit teeth dust −30.1 (−27.57) −30.04 (−27.52) Super strength 55 125 11.3 Kwuarm + Limpwurt root −11.58 (−10.44) −11.52 (−10.39) Fletching potion 58 132 9.5 Wergali + Wimpy feather −18.36 (−17.19) −18.31 (−17.14) Weapon poison Weapon poison 60 137.5 11.3 Kwuarm + Blue dragon scale dust Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) Super restore 63 142.5 11.8 Snapdragon + Red spider's eggs −10.49 (−10.03) −10.44 (−9.99) Super defence 66 150 12.5 Cadantine + White berries −13.51 (−12.54) −13.46 (−12.5) Antipoison+ Antipoison+ 68 155 7.5 Coconut milk + Toadflax + Yew roots −37.43 (−35.46) n/a Antifire potion 69 157.5 13.1 Lantadyme + Blue dragon scale dust −16.2 (−14.47) −16.16 (−14.43) Ranging potion 72 162.5 13 Dwarf weed + Wine of zamorak Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) Weapon poison+ Weapon poison+ 73 165 n/a Coconut milk + Cactus spine + Red spider's eggs
Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". n/a Magic potion 76 172.5 13.1 Lantadyme + Potato cactus Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) Zamorak brew 78 175 15 Torstol + Jangerberries −146.63 (−135.78) −146.59 (−135.75) Antipoison++ Antipoison++ 79 177.5 8.8 Coconut milk + Irit + Magic roots −51.79 (−48.94) n/a Saradomin brew Saradomin brew 81 180 7.5 Toadflax + Crushed bird nest −19.45 (−18.46) −19.41 (−18.42) Weapon poison++ Weapon poison++ 82 190 n/a Coconut milk + Nightshade<ref name="untradeable-ingredient"/> + Poison ivy berries Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". n/a Recover special<ref name="untradeable" /> 84 200 n/a Super energy potion + Papaya −12.8 n/a Super antifire<ref name="untradeable" /> Super antifire 85 210 n/a Anti-firebreath potion + Phoenix feather<ref name="untradeable-ingredient"/> −18.8 n/a Extreme attack<ref name="untradeable" /> 88 220 10 Super attack potion + Avantoe −15.76 (−14.96) n/a Extreme strength<ref name="untradeable" /> 89 230 13 Super strength potion + Dwarf weed −42.9 (−40.6) n/a Extreme defence<ref name="untradeable" /> 90 240 13.1 Super defence potion + Lantadyme −25.63 (−23.98) n/a Extreme magic<ref name="untradeable" /> 91 250 n/a Magic potion + Ground mud runes Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". n/a Extreme ranging<ref name="untradeable" /> 92 260 n/a Ranging potion + 5 Grenwall spikes Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". n/a Super prayer<ref name="untradeable" /> Super prayer 94 270 n/a Prayer potion + Wyvern bones
(grind the bones to bonemeal at the ectofuntus)−32.7 n/a Prayer renewal 94 190 16.8 Fellstalk + Morchella mushroom −12.83 (−12.63) −12.79 (−12.59) Overload<ref name="untradeable" /> 96 1000 15 Extreme attack + Extreme strength + Extreme defence +
Extreme magic + Extreme ranging + Torstol−27.8 (−27.52) n/a
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