Herblore

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This article is about the Herblore skill. For information on training Herblore, see Herblore training.

For a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Herblore skill, see Herblore/Level up table.

Herblore
Released		27 February 2002 (Update)
Also called		Herb
Members		Yes
Type		Artisan
Statistics
Players with 99		50,330 as of 7 July 2021 - update
Players with 200M XP		149 as of 7 July 2021 - 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.

Herblore is generally considered to be the most difficult skill for ironman accounts to train due to the need to gather all resources manually without trading.

Herblore level up - normal

The music that plays when levelling up.

Herblore level up - with unlocks

The music that plays when levelling up and unlocking new content.

Requirements

Training Herblore 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	25		Vial of water		Guam leaf		Eye of newt	Temporarily raises Attack level by 10% + 3.
5		Antipoison	37.5		Vial of water		Marrentill		Unicorn horn dust	Cures poison and provides immunity for 90 seconds.
8		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	50		Vial of water		Tarromin		Limpwurt root	Temporarily raises Strength level by 10% + 3.
15		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 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	60		Vial of water		Harralander		Volcanic ash	Used to convert Compost into Supercompost.
22		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	50 (2 × 25)		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	67.5		Vial of water		Harralander		Chocolate dust	Restores 10% run energy.
30		Defence potion	75		Vial of water		Ranarr weed		White berries	Temporarily raises Defence level by 10% + 3.
34		Agility potion	80		Vial of water		Toadflax		Toad's legs	Temporarily raises Agility level by 3.
36		Combat potion	84		Vial of water		Harralander		Goat horn dust	Effect of both Attack potion and Strength potion.
38		Prayer potion	87.5		Vial of water		Ranarr weed		Snape grass	Restores 25% of your total Prayer points plus 7. Effect increased by Holy wrench.
45		Super attack	100		Vial of water		Irit leaf		Eye of newt	Temporarily increases Attack level by 15% plus 5.
48		Superantipoison	106.3		Vial of water		Irit leaf		Unicorn horn dust	Cures poison and provides immunity for 6 minutes.
50		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	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	125		Vial of water		Kwuarm		Limpwurt root	Temporarily raises Strength level by 15% + 5.
57		Magic essence	130		Vial of water		Star flower		Gorak claw powder	Temporarily raises Magic level by 3. Not tradeable. Made during A Fairy Tale Part II 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	150		Vial of water		Cadantine		White berries	Temporarily increases Defence level by 15% + 5.
68		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	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	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	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+	165		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	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	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	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	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++	177.5		Coconut milk		Irit leaf		Magic roots	Cures poison and provides immunity for 12 minutes.
80		Bastion potion	155		Vial of blood		Cadantine		Wine of zamorak	Temporarily increases Ranged by +10% + 4 and Defence by 15% + 5.
80		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	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.
86		Divine bastion potion	2 (4 × 0.5)		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	2 (4 × 0.5)		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	120 (4 × 30)		Antidote++		Zulrah's scales	N/A		Instantly cures venom. Five scales are required per dose.
90		Super combat potion	150		Super attack Super strength Super defence		Torstol	N/A		Combines the properties of super attack, super strength, and super defence potions.
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		Torstol	N/A		Instantly cures venom and provides immunity to it for three minutes.
97		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.

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.

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

Temporary boosts

Main article: Temporary skill boost

Boost		Level increase	Visibility	Other info
	Herblore cape	1	Visible	Activating the cape's effect will increase the corresponding skill by 1.
	Greenman's ale	1	Visible	Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
	Mature Greenman's ale	2	Visible	Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
	Botanical pie	4	Visible	Consists of 2 bites, restoring 7 Hitpoints per bite.
	Spicy stew (brown spice)	±0-5	Visible	Depending on type of stew, any skill can be boosted or reduced by 0 to 5 levels randomly.

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
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
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
Song of the Elves	70	70 , 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	-	-
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
Zogre Flesh Eaters	2,000	8	4 , 30 , 30
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	3,500	57	40 , 49
Grim Tales	5,000	52	45 , 58 , 59 , 71
My Arm's Big Adventure	10,000	31	10 , 29
Eadgar's Ruse	11,000	31	-
Song of the Elves	20,000	70	70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70
Total	58,850

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.

Quest	Experience reward	Skills available	Skill requirements
X Marks the Spot	300	Any	None
Client of Kourend	500 twice	Any	None
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	2,500	Any skill above 30	49 , 57
A Tail of Two Cats	2,500 twice	Any skill above 30	None
The Great Brain Robbery	5,000	Any skill above 30	16 , 30 , 50
King's Ransom	5,000	Any skill above 50	65
Darkness of Hallowvale	2,000 three times	Any skill above 30	5 , 20 , 22 , 32 , 33 , 40
A Taste of Hope	2,500 three times	Any skill above 35	48 , 40 , 40 , 45 , 38
A Kingdom Divided	10,000	Any skill above 40	54 , 52 , 52 , 50 , 42 , 38 , 35
Architectural Alliance (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	None
In Search of Knowledge (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	None
Curse of the Empty Lord (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 50	Some players will need 31
One Small Favour	10,000 twice	Any skill above 30	36 , 25 , 18 , 30
Recipe for Disaster (The final battle)	20,000	Any skill above 50	175 , 70 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 59 , 40 , 50 , 40 , 40 , 10 , 10 , 36
Legends' Quest	7,650 four times		107 , 50 , 50 , 45 , 56 , 52 , 42 , 50 , 50 , 50 , 50
Sins of the Father	15,000 three times	Any skill above 60	62 , 60 , 56 , 52 , 50 , 50 , 49
Total	187,900

Update history

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