Herblore

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Herblore
Released		27 February 2002 (Update)
Also called		Herb
Members		Yes
Type		Production
Statistics
Players with 99		101,620 as of 1 March 2024 - update
Players with 200M XP		259 as of 17 March 2024 - update

Herblore is a members-only skill that allows players to make their own potions from herbs and various secondary ingredients.

Potions created with the Herblore skill have a variety of effects. Most potions can be drunk to give players temporary skill boosts or other status effects, such as anti-fire or anti-poison. Effects of temporary skill boosts degrade at roughly 1 level per minute until they have entirely worn off.

Requirements

Training Herblore or obtaining a temporary boost requires completion of the Druidic Ritual quest. Upon completing this quest, players are rewarded with 250 Herblore experience, granting them level 3 in Herblore. From level 3 onwards, players will be able to train Herblore by creating potions.

Training activities

There are roughly four methods to train Herblore: by cleaning herbs, making potions, adding herbs to swamp tar and making barbarian potions.

Cleaning herbs & unfinished potions

Cleaning herbs is a simple task you have to perform before you can add a herb to a vial of water to create an unfinished potion.

For information about the cost/profit on cleaning herbs or creating unfinished potions, see Calculator:Herblore/Herbs

Level (cleaning)	Grimy Herb		Experience (cleaning)	Clean Herb		Level (unf. potion)	Unfinished potion
3		Grimy guam leaf	2.5		Guam leaf	3		Guam potion (unf)
5		Grimy marrentill	3.8		Marrentill	5		Marrentill potion (unf)
11		Grimy tarromin	5		Tarromin	12		Tarromin potion (unf)
20		Grimy harralander	6.3		Harralander	22		Harralander potion (unf)
25		Grimy ranarr weed	7.5		Ranarr weed	30		Ranarr potion (unf)
30		Grimy toadflax	8		Toadflax	34		Toadflax potion (unf)
40		Grimy irit leaf	8.8		Irit leaf	45		Irit potion (unf)
48		Grimy avantoe	10		Avantoe	50		Avantoe potion (unf)
54		Grimy kwuarm	11.3		Kwuarm	55		Kwuarm potion (unf)
59		Grimy snapdragon	11.8		Snapdragon	63		Snapdragon potion (unf)
65		Grimy cadantine	12.5		Cadantine	66		Cadantine potion (unf)
67		Grimy lantadyme	13.1		Lantadyme	69		Lantadyme potion (unf)
70		Grimy dwarf weed	13.8		Dwarf weed	72		Dwarf weed potion (unf)
75		Grimy torstol	15		Torstol	78		Torstol potion (unf)

Potions

Potions act as a temporary skill boost. Once you add a herb to a vial of water, you get an unfinished potion; then, you must add a secondary ingredient to finish the potion completely. A newly finished vial of potion contains three (3) doses of the potion. Some higher-level potions require a vial of coconut milk to be used instead of water.

Wearing an amulet of chemistry gives a 5% chance of creating a four (4) dose potion instead. This can be useful for conserving resources on Ironman accounts or for potions with rare or expensive ingredients.

For information about the cost per experience, see Calculator:Herblore/Potions

Level	Potion		Experience	Potion Base		Primary Ingredient		Secondary Ingredient		Notes
3		Imp repellent	5		Anchovy oil		Flowers (various)	N/A		Used in impling hunting and to make impling jars. Many types of flowers can be used to make it.
3	Attack potion	Attack potion	25		Vial of water		Guam leaf		Eye of newt	Temporarily raises Attack level by 10% + 3.
5	Antipoison	Antipoison	37.5		Vial of water		Marrentill		Unicorn horn dust	Cures poison and provides immunity for 90 seconds.
8	Relicym's balm	Relicym's balm	40		Vial of water		Rogue's purse		Snake weed	Cures disease and provides immunity for a short time. Requires partial completion of Zogre Flesh Eaters.
12	Strength potion	Strength potion	50		Vial of water		Tarromin		Limpwurt root	Temporarily raises Strength level by 10% + 3.
15	Serum 207	Serum 207	50		Vial of water		Tarromin		Ashes	Temporarily cures Afflicted NPCs in Mort'ton Learned and required in Shades of Mort'ton.
18	Guthix rest	Guthix rest tea	59		Cup of hot water		Harralander		Guam leaves x2 Marrentill	Cures poison, restores some run energy, and heals 5 Hitpoints (with the ability to overheal). The herbs can be mixed in any order. Requires partial completion of One Small Favour.
22	Compost potion	Compost potion	60		Vial of water		Harralander		Volcanic ash	Used to convert Compost into Supercompost.
22	Restore potion	Restore potion	62.5		Vial of water		Harralander		Red spiders' eggs	Restores combat-related stats back to normal by 30% of level plus 10. Does not restore Hitpoints or Prayer points.
22	Guthix balance	Guthix balance	50 (2 × 25)	Restore potion	Restore potion		Garlic		Silver dust	Used against Vampyre Juvinates and Vampyre Juveniles, particularly in the Temple Trekking minigame.
25		Blamish oil	80		Vial of water		Harralander		Blamish snail slime	Used to make oily fishing rods during the Heroes' Quest.
26	Energy potion	Energy potion	67.5		Vial of water		Harralander		Chocolate dust	Restores 10% run energy.
30	Defence potion	Defence potion	75		Vial of water		Ranarr weed		White berries	Temporarily raises Defence level by 10% + 3.
34	Agility potion	Agility potion	80		Vial of water		Toadflax		Toad's legs	Temporarily raises Agility level by 3.
36	Combat potion	Combat potion	84		Vial of water		Harralander		Goat horn dust	Effect of both Attack potion and Strength potion.
38	Prayer potion	Prayer potion	87.5		Vial of water		Ranarr weed		Snape grass	Restores 25% of your total Prayer level plus 7. Effect increased by Holy wrench.
45	Super attack	Super attack	100		Vial of water		Irit leaf		Eye of newt	Temporarily increases Attack level by 15% + 5.
47	Goblin potion	Goblin potion	55		Vial of water		Toadflax		Pharmakos berries	Transforms the player into a goblin. Not tradeable. Made during the Land of the Goblins quest and is usable only within the Goblin Cave and Goblin Temple.
48	Superantipoison	Superantipoison	106.3		Vial of water		Irit leaf		Unicorn horn dust	Cures poison and provides immunity for 6 minutes.
50	Fishing potion	Fishing potion	112.5		Vial of water		Avantoe		Snape grass	Temporarily raises Fishing level by 3.
52		Super energy	117.5		Vial of water		Avantoe		Mort myre fungus	Restores 20% run energy.
52		Shrink-me-quick	6		Vial of water		Tarromin		Shrunk ogleroot	Reduces player size during the Grim Tales quest.
53	Hunter potion	Hunter potion	120		Vial of water		Avantoe		Kebbit teeth dust	Temporarily raises Hunter level by 3. Kebbit teeth are obtained by deadfall trapping Sabre-Toothed Kebbits.
55	Super strength	Super strength	125		Vial of water		Kwuarm		Limpwurt root	Temporarily raises Strength level by 15% + 5.
57	Magic essence	Magic essence	130		Vial of water		Star flower		Gorak claw powder	Temporarily raises Magic level by 3. Not tradeable. Made during Fairytale II - Cure a Queen quest, and components are only available via the Fairy rings.
60		Weapon poison	137.5		Vial of water		Kwuarm		Dragon scale dust	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, hastae, javelins, darts, knives, and bolts. Poison starts at 4 damage for melee weapons and 2 damage for ranged weapons.
63		Super restore	142.5		Vial of water		Snapdragon		Red spiders' eggs	Restores all stats (except hitpoints) by 25% + 8.
65		Sanfew serum	160		Super restore		Unicorn horn dust		Snake weed Nail beast nails	Sanfew Serum combines the properties of super restore, superantipoison, and relicym's balm potions all in one. Partial experience is given for each addition of one of the secondary ingredients in this potion.
66	Super defence	Super defence	150		Vial of water		Cadantine		White berries	Temporarily increases Defence level by 15% + 5.
68	Antidote+	Antidote+	155		Coconut milk		Toadflax		Yew roots	Cures and gives immunity to poison for 9 minutes.
69		Antifire potion	157.5		Vial of water		Lantadyme		Dragon scale dust	Provides some resistance to dragon breath. Can be used with an anti-dragonfire shield to completely prevent dragonfire damage. Each dose lasts about 6 minutes.
70	Divine super attack potion	Divine super attack potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		Super attack		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a super attack while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
70	Divine super defence potion	Divine super defence potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		Super defence		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a super defence while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
70	Divine super strength potion	Divine super strength potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		Super strength		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a super strength while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
72		Ranging potion	162.5		Vial of water		Dwarf weed		Wine of zamorak	Temporarily increases Ranged level by 10% + 4.
73		Weapon poison+	190		Coconut milk		Cactus spine		Red spiders' eggs	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, hastae, javelins, darts, knives, and bolts. Poison starts at 5 damage for melee weapons and 3 damage for ranged weapons.
74	Divine ranging potion	Divine ranging potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		Ranging potion		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a ranging potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
76	Magic potion	Magic potion	172.5		Vial of water		Lantadyme		Potato cactus	Temporarily raises Magic level by 4.
77		Stamina potion	102 (4 × 25.5)		Super energy		Amylase crystal	N/A		Stamina potions restore 20% run energy and reduce the rate of energy depletion by 70% for 2 minutes. Amylase crystals can be purchased using Marks of grace from Grace's Graceful Clothing. One amylase crystal is required per dose.
78	Zamorak brew	Zamorak brew	175		Vial of water		Torstol		Jangerberries	Boosts Strength by 12% + 2 and Attack by 20% + 2, but lowers Defence and remaining Hitpoints by 10% + 2.
78	Divine magic potion	Divine magic potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		Magic potion		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a magic potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
79	Antidote++	Antidote++	177.5		Coconut milk		Irit leaf		Magic roots	Cures poison and provides immunity for 12 minutes.
80	Bastion potion	Bastion potion	155		Vial of blood		Cadantine		Wine of zamorak	Temporarily increases Ranged by 10% + 4 and Defence by 15% + 5.
80	Battlemage potion	Battlemage potion	155		Vial of blood		Cadantine		Potato cactus	Temporarily increases Magic by 4 and Defence by 15% + 5.
81		Saradomin brew	180		Vial of water		Toadflax		Crushed nest	Boosts Defence and Hitpoints but lowers Attack, Strength, Magic, and Ranged.
82		Weapon poison++	190		Coconut milk		Cave nightshade		Poison ivy berries	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, hastae, javelins, darts, knives, and bolts. Poison starts at 6 damage for melee weapons and 4 damage for ranged weapons.
84	Extended antifire	Extended antifire	110 (4 × 27.5)		Antifire potion		Lava scale shard	N/A		Provides some resistance to dragon breath. Each dose lasts about 12 minutes. One shard is required per dose.
85	Ancient brew	Ancient brew	190		Vial of water		Dwarf weed		Nihil dust	Boosts Magic and restores prayer points but lowers Attack, Strength, and Defence.
86	Divine bastion potion	Divine bastion potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Bastion potion	Bastion potion		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a bastion potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
86	Divine battlemage potion	Divine battlemage potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Battlemage potion	Battlemage potion		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a battlemage potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
87	Anti-venom	Anti-venom	120 (4 × 30)	Antidote++	Antidote++		Zulrah's scales	N/A		Instantly cures venom. Five scales are required per dose.
88	Menaphite remedy	Menaphite remedy	200		Vial of water		Dwarf weed		Lily of the sands	Restores 6 + 16% of the player's combat stats every 15 seconds, over the course of five minutes.
90		Super combat potion	150	Super attack Super strength Super defence	Super attack Super strength Super defence		Torstol	N/A		Combines the properties of super attack, super strength, and super defence potions.
91	Forgotten brew	Forgotten brew	145	Ancient brew	Ancient brew		Ancient essence	N/A		Upgraded version of an Ancient brew. Boosts Magic by 8% + 3 and restores prayer points by 10% + 2, but lowers Attack, Strength, and Defence by 10% + 2. 20 essence is required per dose.
92		Super antifire potion	130		Antifire potion		Crushed superior dragon bones	N/A		Grants complete immunity to dragonfire for three minutes.
94		Anti-venom+	125	Anti-venom	Anti-venom		Torstol	N/A		Instantly cures venom and provides immunity to it for three minutes.
97	Divine super combat potion	Divine super combat potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		Super combat potion		Crystal dust	N/A		Boosts the same as a super combat potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
98		Extended super antifire	160 (4 × 40)		Super antifire potion		Lava scale shard	N/A		Grants complete immunity to dragonfire for six minutes. One shard is required per dose.
			180	Extended antifire	Extended antifire		Crushed superior dragon bones	N/A

Swamp tar

All swamp tar require a pestle and mortar to make.

Level	Potion		Experience	Primary Ingredient		Secondary Ingredient		Notes
19		Guam tar	30		Guam leaf		Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for swamp lizards.
31		Marrentill tar	42.5		Marrentill		Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for orange salamanders.
39		Tarromin tar	55		Tarromin		Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for red salamanders.
44		Harralander tar	72.5		Harralander		Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for black salamanders.

Barbarian Mixes

Main article: Barbarian Herblore

Barbarian potions can be made by adding roe or caviar to two-dose potions. The barbarian potions will hold two doses that give the same effect as their regular counterparts, as well as restore 3 to 6 Hitpoints per dose.

Each potion must be mixed individually, there is no make-all option, making it much more focus intensive. Additionally, the default left-click option for roe and caviar is "eat", not "use", making it possible to consume the ingredients instead of using them.

Level	Potion		Experience	Eggs needed
4	Attack mix	Attack mix	8	Roe or  Caviar
6	Antipoison mix	Antipoison mix	12	Roe or  Caviar
9	Relicym's mix	Relicym's mix	14	Roe or  Caviar
14	Strength mix	Strength mix	17	Roe or  Caviar
24	Restore mix	Restore mix	21	Roe or  Caviar
29	Energy mix	Energy mix	23	Caviar
33	Defence mix	Defence mix	25	Caviar
37	Agility mix	Agility mix	27	Caviar
40	Combat mix	Combat mix	28	Caviar
42	Prayer mix	Prayer mix	29	Caviar
47	Superattack mix	Superattack mix	33	Caviar
51	Anti-poison supermix	Anti-poison supermix	35	Caviar
53	Fishing mix	Fishing mix	38	Caviar
56	Super energy mix	Super energy mix	39	Caviar
58	Hunting mix	Hunting mix	40	Caviar
59	Super str. mix	Super str. mix	42	Caviar
61	Magic essence mix	Magic essence mix	43	Caviar
67	Super restore mix	Super restore mix	48	Caviar
71	Super def. mix	Super def. mix	50	Caviar
74	Antidote+ mix	Antidote+ mix	52	Caviar
75	Antifire mix	Antifire mix	53	Caviar
80	Ranging mix	Ranging mix	54	Caviar
83	Magic mix	Magic mix	57	Caviar
85	Zamorak mix	Zamorak mix	58	Caviar
86	Stamina mix	Stamina mix	60	Caviar
91	Extended antifire mix	Extended antifire mix	61	Caviar
92	Ancient mix	Ancient mix	63	Caviar
98	Super antifire mix	Super antifire mix	70	Caviar
99	Extended super antifire mix	Extended super antifire mix	78	Caviar

Ingredient Processing

Herblore often requires time consuming actions that do not reward experience such as crushing raw ingredients or making unfinished potions. Some NPCs offer services that can complete these processes on many items at once and save players time.

Crushing

• Wesley in Nardah will crush noted ingredients for 50 each.

Mixing

• Zahur in Nardah will combine noted vials of water and herbs to create unfinished potions for 200 each. (Requires completion of the hard desert diary, or a herblore cape)

Cleaning Grimy Herbs

• Zahur in Nardah will clean grimy (un-noted) herbs for 200 each.
  • After completing the hard desert diary she will clean noted herbs as well.

Decanting

The following NPCs can help you combine or seperate your potions into 1-dose, 2-dose, 3-dose or 4-dose items instead.

• Zahur in Nardah will decant potions for free.
• Bob barter at the GE will decant potions for free.

Temporary boosts

Main article: Temporary skill boost

Herblore cannot be boosted before completing Druidic Ritual; attempting to use such an item will consume it and give the message "Your lack of Herblore experience prevents you from gaining any further bonus." Temporary skill boost/Herblore

Quests

Quests requiring Herblore

Quest	Herblore requirement	Other skill requirements
Jungle Potion	3	-
Lunar Diplomacy	5	40 , 61 , 49 , 65 , 60 , 55
Zogre Flesh Eaters	8	4 , 30 , 30
The Dig Site	10	10 , 25
Watchtower	14	15 , 15 , 25 , 40
Shades of Mort'ton	15	20 , 5
One Small Favour	18	36 , 25 , 30
Heroes' Quest	25	55 , 53 , 53 , 50
At First Light	30	File:Construction icon.png 27 , 46
Eadgar's Ruse	31	-
A Taste of Hope	40	48 , 45 , 40 , 38
Legends' Quest	45	107 , 50 , 50 , 56 , 52 , 42 , 50 , 50 , 50 , 50
Land of the Goblins	48	38 , 40 , 45
A Kingdom Divided	50	54 , 52 , 52 , 42 , 38 , 35
Grim Tales	52	45 , 58 , 59 , 71
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	57	40 , 49
Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire	62	75 , 75 , 70 , 60 ,File:Construction icon.png 60
Song of the Elves	70	70 , File:Construction icon.png 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70

Quests rewarding Herblore experience

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Herblore requirement	Other requirements
Druidic Ritual	250	-	-
At First Light	500	30	File:Construction icon.png 27 , 46
Jungle Potion	775	3	-
Recruitment Drive	1,000	-	12
Heroes' Quest	1,325	25	55 , 53 , 53 , 50
The Dig Site	2,000	10	10 , 25
Shades of Mort'ton	2,000	15	20 , 5
Shades of Mort'ton - Diary of Herbi Flax	335		Trade the diary with the Apothecary
Zogre Flesh Eaters	2,000	8	4 , 30 , 30
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	3,500	57	40 , 49
Land of the Goblins	8,000	48	38 , 40 , 45
My Arm's Big Adventure	10,000	-	10 , 29
Eadgar's Ruse	11,000	31	-
Grim Tales	15,000	52	45 , 58 , 59 , 71
Song of the Elves	40,000	70	70 , File:Construction icon.png 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70
Total	96,850

Skill choice

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Herblore. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest. Template:SkillChoice

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:7 April 2021| |0}} {{#explode:7 April 2021| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:7 April 2021| |2}}]] (update)	Some grammar has been corrected in the Herblore level-up messages.
[[{{#explode:10 September 2020| |0}} {{#explode:10 September 2020| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 September 2020| |2}}]] (update)	You may now clean all your herbs automatically after cleaning the first one in your Inventory.
[[{{#explode:6 January 2014| |0}} {{#explode:6 January 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 January 2014| |2}}]] (update)	When you fail to identify a herb because your Herblore level is too low, the message no longer refers to cleaning.
[[{{#explode:14 November 2013| |0}} {{#explode:14 November 2013| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:14 November 2013| |2}}]] (update)	Some Herblore mixing animations have been updated to stop them interfering with your walk animation.
[[{{#explode:25 February 2013| |0}} {{#explode:25 February 2013| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 February 2013| |2}}]] (update)	The change for herbs from "unidentified" to "grimy" was reverted, by popular request.
[[{{#explode:22 February 2013| |0}} {{#explode:22 February 2013| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:22 February 2013| |2}}]] (update)	This content was included when the Old School RuneScape servers officially launched. Unidentified herbs have been changed to grimy herbs.

Trivia

• In RuneScape Classic, the skill was spelled "Herblaw". This was the case in 2001 when it was first listed in the skills list (even though it was unimplemented prior to the release of Pay-to-play in 2002), until Classic closed in 2018.
• Paul Gower stated that the skill was renamed in RuneScape 2 because Herblaw is "spelled wrong". There are prior usages of the word "Herblore" going back to at least the 1800s but no such prior usage for the word "Herblaw". Players of Classic generally did not consider the skill to be spelled wrong, since it is a very obscure word not found in most dictionaries, and it was used in the fantasy setting of RuneScape.

See also

• Herblore/Experience table, a list of all Herblore experience sources
• Herblore/Level up table, a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Herblore skill