Herblore

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Contents 1 Herbs 1.1 Grimy herbs 2 Potions 2.1 Barbarian potions 3 Obtaining secondary ingredients 4 Money 5 Training 6 Production costs 7 Temporary boosts 8 Trivia 9 See also 10 References

Herblore (Herblaw on RuneScape Classic) is a members-only skill that allows players to make their own potions. Before players are able to begin using it, they must first complete the Druidic Ritual quest. This gives enough Herblore experience to raise the skill to level 3, which is the first level at which players can make potions. Players that have not completed the quest may utilise the Assist system to borrow someone else's Herblore level and make potions, though they will not receive the experience for doing so.

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. 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. The current minimum requirement to be ranked (at approximately rank 954,772) on the hiscores for Herblore is level 30.

[edit] Herbs

Main article: Herb

[edit] Grimy herbs

Main article: Herblore/Grimy herbs

Grimy herbs are herbs that have not yet been cleaned. This can be done 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 drops etc). Grimy herbs typically cost more than their clean counterparts as players buy the grimy version for the experience.

[edit] Potions

See the Potion calculator for coins-per-experience-point analysis of potions using live data from the Grand Exchange Market Watch.

Note: Strength potion is the only potion available to non-members.

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.

The second step involves adding a secondary ingredient (see below) to make a complete potion that the player can drink or sell (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, and the player can choose to "make all" or "make x", etc.

The choice of herb and secondary ingredient dictate which potion is made. Each potion has a minimum Herblore level that players need before they can make the potion, unless they are being assisted by another player.

Potion	Image	Level	XP	Effect	Primary Ingredient	Secondary Ingredient	Notes
Attack potion		3	25	Temporarily boosts Attack by 10% plus 3.	Guam	Eye of newt
Antipoison		5	37.5	Cures poison and provides immunity for 3 minutes.	Marrentill	Unicorn horn dust
Relicym's balm		8	40	Cures disease and provides immunity for a short time	Rogue's purse	Snake weed	Must have at least started Zogre Flesh Eaters
Strength potion		12	50	Temporarily boosts Strength by 10% plus 3.	Tarromin	Limpwurt root	This is the only potion available to non-members
Serum 207		15	50	Temporarily cures Afflicted NPCs in Mort'ton	Tarromin	Ashes	Learned and required in Shades of Mort'ton
Guthix rest tea		18	59.5	Cures poison, restores some run energy and boosts max hitpoints by 5 if at full health	2 Guam leaves, a Harralander, and a Marrentill	Cup of hot water	Made during the One Small Favour quest; use Cup of hot water instead of vial.
Guam tar		19	30	Ammunition and bait for Swamp lizard	Guam	15 Swamp tar
Stat restore potion		22	62.5	Restores combat-related stats back to normal by 30% of level plus 10.	Harralander	Red spider's eggs	Does not restore Hitpoints, Prayer or Summoning points. Does not restore non-combat stats.
Guthix balance potion		22	62.5	Used against Vampire Juvinates and Vampire Juveniles, particularly in the Temple Trekking minigame	Harralander	Red spider's eggs, garlic, silver dust
Blamish oil		25	80	Used to make oily fishing rods during the Heroes Quest	Harralander	Blamish snail slime
Energy potion		26	67.5	Restores 20% run energy	Harralander	Chocolate dust
Defence potion		30	75	Temporarily raises Defence level by 10% plus 3.	Ranarr weed	White berries	Generally not made - prayer potions are an effective defence against most attacks and far more widely used.
Marrentill tar		31	42.5	Ammo for Orange salamander	Marrentill	15 Swamp tar
Super Fishing Explosive		31	55	Can be used as a Fishing Explosive	Guam	Rubium	Super Fishing Explosives can only be made after Kennith's concerns. Rubium is Non-Tradeable.
Agility potion		34	80	Temporarily boosts Agility by 3.	Toadflax	Toad's legs	You can only obtain Toadflax by purchasing it with agility tickets from the Brimhaven Agility Arena or Pest Control Points from Pest control, receiving it from a Random event gift, or by growing it using the Farming skill.
Combat potion		36	84	Effect of both Attack potion and Strength potion	Harralander	Goat horn dust
Prayer potion		38	87.5	Restores 25% of your total Prayer points plus 7.	Ranarr weed	Snape grass	Effect increased by holy wrench. A lifeline when fighting TzTok-Jad. Used lots in Barrows
Tarromin tar		39	55	Ammo for Red salamander	Tarromin	15 Swamp tar
Summoning potion		40	92	Restores 25% of your total Summoning points plus 7.	Spirit weed	Cockatrice egg
Crafting potion		42	95	Temporarily boosts Crafting by 3.	Wergali	Frogspawn
Harralander tar		44	72.5	Ammo for Black salamander	Harralander	15 Swamp tar
Super attack		45	100	Temporarily boosts Attack by 15% plus 5.	Irit leaf	Eye of newt
Super anti-poison potion		48	106.3	Cures poison and provides immunity for 6 minutes.	Irit leaf	Unicorn horn dust
Fishing potion		50	112.5	Temporarily boosts Fishing by 3.	Avantoe	Snape grass	Can be used to get into the Fishing Guild if you are a few levels short.
Super energy potion		52	117.5	Restores 40% run energy.	Avantoe	Mort myre fungi
Shrink-me-quick		52	6	Reduce player size during Grim Tales Quest	Tarromin	Shrunk Ogleroot
Hunting potion		53	120	Temporarily boosts Hunter by 3.	Avantoe	Kebbit teeth dust	Kebbit teeth are found from deadfalling Sabre-Toothed Kebbits.
Super strength potion		55	125	Temporarily boosts Strength level by 15% plus 5.	Kwuarm	Limpwurt root
Magic essence potion		57	130	Temporarily boosts Magic by 3.	Starflower	Crushed gorak claw	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.	Wergali	Wimpy feather
Weapon poison		60	137.5	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, javelins, darts, and knives	Kwuarm	Ground Blue dragon scale
Super restore potion		63	142.5	Restores all stats except hitpoints, including prayer points by 25% plus 8.	Snapdragon	Red spider's eggs	You can only obtain Snapdragon by purchasing it with agility tickets from the Brimhaven agility mini-game or pest control points from Pest control, receiving it from a Random event gift, or by growing it using the Farming skill.
Sanfew serum		65	160	Sanfew Serum combines the properties of super restore, cure poison and cure disease potions all in one	Snapdragon	Red spider's eggs, Unicorn horn dust, Snake weed and Nail Beast Nails	See Super restore potion. Nail Beast Nails are from Mini Game Temple Trekking. Partial experience is given for each addition of one of the secondary ingredients in this potion.
Super defence potion		66	150	Temporarily boosts Defence by 15% plus 5.	Cadantine	White berries
Extra strong anti-poison potion		68	155	Cures and gives immunity to poison for 9 minutes.	Toadflax	Yew roots	Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Anti-fire potion		69	157.5	Temporarily provides some resistance to dragon's breath.	Lantadyme	Ground Blue dragon scale	Can be used with an Anti-dragon shield or Dragonfire shield to completely prevent dragonfire damage. Each dose lasts for 6 minutes.
Ranging potion		72	162.5	Temporarily boosts Ranged by +10% plus 4.	Dwarf weed	Wine of zamorak
Extra strong weapon poison		73	165	For use on arrows, daggers, javelins, spears, darts and knives	Cactus spine	Red spider eggs	Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Magic potion		76	172.5	Temporarily boosts Magic by 4.	Lantadyme	Potato cactus
Zamorak brew		78	175	Temporarily boosts Strength by 12% plus 2, Attack by 20% plus 2 and restores up to 9 Prayer points, but lowers Defence and Hitpoints by 10% plus 2.	Torstol	Jangerberries	Torstol can only be obtained from the Yanille Agility dungeon herb chest, or grown using the Farming skill
Super strong anti-poison potion		79	177.5	Cures poison and provides immunity for 12 minutes.	Irit leaf	Magic roots	Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Saradomin brew		81	180	Temporarily boosts Defence and Hitpoints but lowers Attack, Strength, and Range.	Toadflax	Crushed bird nest	See above for Toadflax locations.
Super strong weapon poison		82	190	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, darts and knives	Nightshade	Poison ivy berries	Requires coconut milk in place of water.
Recover special		84	200	Recovers Special attack bar by 25%.	Super energy potion	Papaya	This potion cannot be traded.
Super antifire		85	210	Temporarily provides complete resistance from dragon's breath.	Anti-firebreath potion	Phoenix feather (not a quill)	This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme attack		88	220	Temporarily boosts Attack by 5 to 26 levels.	Super attack potion	Avantoe	This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme strength		89	230	Temporarily boosts Strength by 5 to 26 levels.	Super strength potion	Dwarf weed	This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme defence		90	240	Temporarily boosts Defence by 5 to 26 levels.	Super defence potion	Lantadyme	This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme magic		91	250	Temporarily boosts Magic spell damage by 40%.	Magic potion	Ground mud runes	This potion cannot be traded.
Extreme ranging		92	260	Temporarily boosts Ranged by 4 to 23 levels.	Ranging potion	5 Grenwall spikes	This potion cannot be traded.
Super prayer		94	240	Recovers Prayer by 7 to 41 points.	Prayer potion	Wyvern bonemeal	This potion cannot be traded.
Overload		96	1000	The effect of all five potions for five minutes, without a gradual decrease, at the cost of a loss of 50 hitpoints in waves of 10. You regain the 50 hitpoints when the stat effects wear off.	Extreme attack, Extreme strength, Extreme defence, Extreme magic, Extreme ranging	Torstol	This potion cannot be traded.

• Serum 207, Guam Tar, Weapon poison, and Guthix balance potion (unlike its Saradomin and Zamorak brew counterparts) cannot be consumed, and are to be used for special purposes.
• Potions from "Recover Special" to "Overload", wich came out in 07 october 2009 with the "High-level Herblore Potions" update, seem NOT work with lunar spells "Stat Restore Pot Share" and "Boost Pot Share", and can't be made through the assist system.

[edit] 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.

In order to be able to make Barbarian mixes, players must talk to Otto Godblessed, 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 will also teach players how to turn 4 dose potions into two 2-dose potion by using any 4-dose potion on an empty vial.

To make the enhanced potions, players need:

• 2-dose potion (or a 4-dose and an empty vial)
• Roe (for Attack mix, Anti-poison mix, Relicym's balm mix, Strength mix and Restore mix)
• Caviar (for all other mixes).

All mixes that can be made from roe heal 3 Hitpoints per dose. All mixes that require caviar heal 6 Hitpoints per dose. Players should note that using caviar on potions that require roe does not make the potion heal 6 hp per dose, the potion will still heal the usual 3 hp. Apart from healing, all potions have the same effect as their corresponding normal potion seen in the table above.

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

[edit] 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	200 coins update	Can be bought in Port Sarim magic shop or in Herblore stores for 3 coins Use NewtroostCreature Creation	Attack potion, Super attack
Unicorn horn	1,428 coins update	Kill unicorns or use UnicowCreature Creation.	Anti-poison potion, Super anti-poison potion
Snake weed	Untradeable	Can be found on Karamja - requires Jungle Potion.	Relicym's balm
Limpwurt root	1,616 coins update	From Farming or from hill giant, cockatrice and hobgoblin drops	Strength potion, Super strength potion
Swamp tar	140 coins update	Kill Cave Slime or collect in Lumbridge swamp	Guam tar, Marrentill tar, Tarromin tar, Harralander tar
Red spiders' eggs	428 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	116 coins update	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	Energy potion
White berries	1,145 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	361 coins update	Respawns west of the Grand Tree and south-east of Taverley	Agility potion
Snape grass	457 coins update	Respawns on Waterbirth Island and on peninsula west of Crafting Guild	Prayer potion, Fishing potion
Mort Myre fungi	1,226 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	822 coins update	Taverley DungeonBlue Dragon area.	Anti-fire potionWeapon poison
Yew roots	4,627 coins update	Only from Farming Yew trees	Extra strong anti-poison potion
Wine of zamorak	1,376 coins update	Telegrab from table at Zamorak Monks	Ranging potion
Potato cactus	2,917 coins update	A few respawns in the Kalphite Lair. Combine with slayer assignments	Magic potion
Jangerberries	466 coins update	Several respawns at Ogre Island (between Castle wars and Yanille). Bring a rope. Also from farming.	Zamorak potion
Magic roots	17,200 coins update	Growing, cutting down, and digging up Magic trees	Super strong anti-poison potion
Bird nest	2,286 coins update	From Woodcutting, Miscellania or in exchange for mole claws or mole skins	Saradomin brew
Poison ivy berries	993 coins update	From bush Farming	Super strong weapon poison
Shrunk Ogleroot	20 coins update	Taverley witch's house	Shrinking potion
Ashes	8 coins update	From any log fire when it stops burning, Can also be obtained from Demons such as Lesser Demons and Imps.	Serum 207
Papaya	2,704 coins update	Picked from a Papaya tree grown with the Farming skill.	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	460 coins update	Obtained by trapping Grenwall using the Hunter skill.	Extreme ranging
Wyvern bonemeal	Untradeable	Obtained by grinding Wyvern bones in the Ectofuntus grinder.	Super prayer

• Prices are approximate for buying item on the Grand Exchange

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

[edit] 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. Uncommonly, Aberrant Spectres may even drop three.

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

Potion	Current GE price
Prayer potions	9,581 coins update
Summoning potions	2,077 coins update
Super restore potions	15,100 coins update
Weapon poison+	4,731 coins update
Set of all three super potions (super attack, super strength, and super defence)	8,507 coins update
Super attacks	3,076 coins update
Super strength potions	4,670 coins update
Super defence potions	761 coins update

Some of these prices are under pressure as the number of herbalists that can make those potions increases. Prices of potions have recently fallen due to the grand exchange allowing players to sell them in bulk quickly.

[edit] Training

For the training guide; see herblore training.

[edit] Production costs

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

[edit] Temporary boosts

• A Greenman's ale will temporarily boost Herblore by 1 level. Greenman's ale can be bought in the Yanille pub or brewed using the Cooking skill. Players with level 26 Construction may also build a beverage barrel of Greenman's ale in the kitchen of a player-owned house. A Greenman's ale does not stack with a spicy stew.
• A Mature Greenman's ale will temporarily boost Herblore by 2 levels. This can only be made by brewing using the Cooking skill. A Mature Greenman's ale does not stack with a spicy stew.
• Spicy stews, which can be made by players who have freed Evil Dave in Recipe for Disaster, can randomly boost or lower Herblore by up to 6 levels, depending on the amount of brown spice used.

[edit] Trivia

• 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's only after we alter events that lead to the present that Herblore is created.
• It was once possible to use 15 Genie lamps to get to level 3 Herblore without needing to complete the Druidic Ritual quest. Jagex has since removed the ability to use a lamp to level up Herblore if players have not completed the quest.
• Previously, players who had not done the Druidic Ritual quest could drink a mature greenman's ale to raise their Herblore level and make potions, but an update has now prevented this.
• Originally, players had to identify herbs instead of cleaning them. All unidentified herbs or "unids" looked the same. It was changed due to the fact that people were scamming with unidentified herbs by telling other players that the herb was a higher level than it actually was.
• Originally herbs grown from farming were identified, however the same update that changed unidentified herbs to grimy herbs also made it so that players receive 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. This is likely due to the fact that they were both introduced after the decanting update.
• When a player does not have the correct herblore level to clean an herb, the game states, "You cannot clean this herb. You need a Herblore level of (Minimum Level Here) to attempt this." even though you can't fail at cleaning an herb.

[edit] See also

• Quest experience rewards - Herblore
• Herblore items at the Grand Exchange Market Watch
• Making money with herblore
• Herb

[edit] References

• RuneScape Game Guide
  • Herblore
    • Herblore - Barbarian Potions

v • d • e Potions
Unfinished potions	Guam • Marrentill • Rogue's purse • Ash • Tarromin • Harralander • Ranarr • Wergali • Toadflax • Irit • Mountain irit • Diamond dust • Spirit weed • Avantoe • Kwuarm • Snapdragon • Cadantine • Lantadyme • Dwarf weed • Torstol
Combat potions	Attack (mix) • Strength (mix) • Defence (mix) • Combat (mix) • Super attack (mix) • Super strength (mix) • Magic essence (mix) • Super defence (mix) • Antifire (mix) • Ranging (mix) • Magic (mix)• Zamorak brew (mix) • Saradomin brew • Super antifire • Extreme attack • Extreme strength • Extreme defence • Extreme magic • Extreme ranging • Super prayer • Overload
Recovery potions	Stat restore (mix) • Energy (mix) • Summoning • Prayer (mix) • Super energy (mix) • Super restore (mix) • Sanfew serum • Recover special • Super prayer
Cures and antipoisons	Relicym's balm (mix) • Antipoison (mix) • Super antipoison (mix) • Yeti curse cure • Sanfew serum • Antipoison+ (mix) • Antipoison++
Skill potions	Agility (mix) • Fishing (mix) • Hunter (mix) • Fletching • Crafting
Weapon poisons	Weapon poison • Weapon poison+ • Weapon poison++
Others	Bravery potion • Cadava potion • Goblin potion • Guthix balance • Guthix rest • Potion • Mixture - step 1 • Mixture - step 2 • Shrink-me-quick • Super Fishing Explosive • Troll potion • 'voice of doom' potion
Tars	Guam • Marrentill • Tarromin • Harralander

v • d • e Skills
Free-to-play skills	Combat skills Attack • Strength • Defence • Ranged • Prayer • Magic • Hitpoints Other skills Runecrafting • Crafting • Mining • Smithing • Fishing • Cooking • Woodcutting • Firemaking
Member skills	Agility • Herblore • Hunter • Thieving • Fletching • Slayer • Farming • Construction • Summoning