Overload

AKA?	OVL, O/L
Release date	7 October 2009 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	No
Equipable?	No
Edible?	Yes
Stackable?	No
High Alch	132 coins
Low Alch	88 coins
Value	220 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Examine	X doses of overload potion.
Weight	0.5 kg

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Overloads are potions which combine the boosting properties of extreme attack, extreme strength, extreme defence, extreme ranging, and extreme magic potions. Requiring 96 Herblore to produce, overloads have the highest Herblore level requirement to make among potions in the game, excluding a few high-level strong potions within Daemonheim.

Overloads are created by combining 3-dose extreme attack, extreme strength, extreme defence, extreme ranging, and extreme magic potions with a clean torstol. The process grants 1,000 Herblore experience. It is possible to make these potions at level 91 herblore with the aid of a spicy stew (with brown spice) getting a +5 level boost. It is recommended not to start making them until level 96 as with no distractions and without the need to reapply the stew's boost every couple minutes it's possible to achieve 540,000xp/hour. The cost of making an overload potion (3) from pre-purchased "super potions" is &0000000000051368000000 51,368 or &0000000000017123000000 17,123 per dose (slightly less if a scroll of clensing is in use). Four empty vials will be left over afterwards. The Assist System cannot be used to produce overloads.

Overloads boost Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, and Magic by 3 + 15% of the stat level, for a maximum of +17 at level 99. The increase to the Damage stat in Equipment stats is +1 for each boosted level (+1.5 with a 2h weapon), but the effective damage increase is far higher. This boost is affected by other damage modifiers such as the effects of the Void Knight equipment set, abilities, and the hidden damage modifier on abilities based on weapon speed (see Ability book).

On top of the +17 damage that overloads give that varies with other damage modifiers, for every level that they boost, overloads also provide a +8 damage boost, which is added on after every other damage modifier has been calculated. With the aforementioned +17 boost to your stats, overloads provide a static +136 damage to all attacks, which is unaffected by any damage boosts such as the 10% from Void Knight equipment, or (when using abilities) the penalty modifiers abilities have based on weapon speed.

This boost is repeated every 15 seconds for 5 minutes. It is a popular misconception that overloads will fully restore a player's stats every 15 seconds. This is untrue, as overloads simply reapply their boosts every 15 seconds. This property is useful to players who are using Saradomin brews to restore lifepoints, as the overload's frequent boosts help to counter the Saradomin brews' stat drain.^[1] After the five minutes is up, the overload's stat boosts will wear off entirely.

After the Evolution of Combat update, overloads can now be used in the Wilderness.

RecipeEdit

Overload (3)
Value
				-
1000 xp	-	-	132	-
Requirements
Herblore level				96
Members only?				Yes
Materials
Extreme attack (3)				1
Extreme strength (3)				1
Extreme defence (3)				1
Extreme magic (3)				1
Extreme ranging (3)				1
Clean torstol				1

Flask Edit

This potion can be made into an overload flask by using at least six doses of it with a potion flask. Players do not need a specific level to turn potions into flasks, but since all untradeable potions must be made by the player, the flasks actually have the same level requirement as the potion itself.

CreatingEdit

Super potions
Ingredients	Super attack	Super strength	Super defence	Super magic potion	Super ranging potion
Primary	Irit	Kwuarm	Cadantine	Lantadyme	Dwarf weed
Cost	&0000000000001923000000 1,923	&0000000000002391000000 2,391	&0000000000002223000000 2,223	&0000000000008027000000 8,027	&0000000000009285000000 9,285
Secondary	Eye of newt	Limpwurt root	Whiteberries	Potato cactus	Wine of Zamorak
Cost	&0000000000000007000000 7	&0000000000001027000000 1,027	&0000000000000987000000 987	&0000000000000658000000 658	&0000000000002100000000 2,100
Experience	100	125	150	172.5	162.5
Extreme potions
Ingredients	Extreme attack	Extreme strength	Extreme defence	Extreme magic	Extreme ranging
Primary	Super attack	Super strength	Super defence	Super magic potion	Super ranging potion
Secondary	Avantoe	Dwarf weed	Lantadyme	Ground mud runes	5 Grenwall spikes
Cost	&0000000000004156000000 4,156	&0000000000009285000000 9,285	&0000000000008027000000 8,027	&0000000000000171000000 171[2]	&0000000000005535000000 5,535
Experience	220	230	240	251 [3]	260
Overload
Extreme attack, Extreme strength, Extreme defence, Extreme magic, Extreme ranging and Clean torstol
Experience: 1000
Total cost: &0000000000064935000000 64,935

1. ^ Players who drink multiple doses of Saradomin brew in a short time may benefit from drinking a dose of super restore in order to restore drained stats more quickly than the overload can.
2. ^ Ground mud runes are untradeable; this is the price for a mud rune.
3. ^ Mixing the potion gives 250 xp, grinding the mud runes gives 1 xp.

TriviaEdit

• When first released, overloads could be used in PvP areas, but within 48 hours, this was changed so they cannot be used in any PvP situation, dangerous or safe. This decision has sparked some controversy, as some players believe that extremes and overloads should be available in the Wilderness. Mod Mark has replied that the potions are unavailable in PvP because Herblore level does not affect combat level; players may therefore be misled and think that a potential target is weaker than they are. However, as of 17 November 2009, overloads, along with all other untradeable potions, can be used in safe PvP minigames.
• Before the release of Evolution of Combat, Overloads had a larger boost and reduced lifepoints by 500 when consumed. Attempting to drink a dose of overload with fewer than 500 life points results in the message "You need more than 500 life points to survive the power of overload."
• According to Jagex, it "racks the body with spasms and burns the digestive tract".