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Herblore is one of the most useful Skills in Runescape. Herbalists have the ability to make Potions which can be used for a huge variety of Options. From Attack Potions to Zamorak Potions, Fishing Potions to Anti-fire Potions!

To begin using the Skill of Herblore you must first complete the Druidic Ritual Quest. This Quest will propel you 250 Herblore Experience Points and take you to Level three Herblore.

The concept of Herblore is very easy to understand but it requires a great deal of patience on your part and is quite expensive to collect the Ingredients. Here is an example of how to create a Potion, in this case an Attack Potion:

The reason why Herblore requires patience is because collecting the Herbs and Ingredients is a very time consuming task. Besides the Herbs and Ingredients there are a few other needed or useful items for Herblore, these are:

A Vial: Bought from various Herblore Shops around RuneScape.
The base item for every Potion.

Pestle and Mortar: Bought from various Herblore Shops around RuneScape.
Used to grind several items to be able to add them to your Potions.

Greenman's Ale: Bought from the Pub in Yanille, or brewed using the Cooking Skill.
Raises your Herblore Level by +1 temporarily, which is handy when you reach the high Level Potions.

Herbs
Now, to start with Herblore… of course, you require Herbs.

The best way to get Herbs is by defeating Monsters and acquiring Herbs as Loot. You can also buy them from other Players, grow them yourself using the Farming Skill. Or obtain them from a special Chest which is explained further on in this Guide.

Which Monsters drop Herbs?

Almost all Monsters drop Herbs, from Men up to King Black Dragons. The most common sources of Herbs, however, are the Chaos Druids, Druids and Chaos Druid Warriors.

Locations:

Chaos Druids: Located in the Taverley Members Dungeon, the Blood Rune Tower north of Ardougne, Edgeville Dungeon and the Yanille Agility Dungeon.

Druids: Located throughout Taverley and at the Stone Circle between Taverley and The Heroes Guild.

Chaos Druid Warriors: Located in the Yanille Agility Dungeon.

The Sinister Chest:

The Sinister Chest is located in the Yanille Agility Dungeon. To open it you require a Sinister Key. This Key is dropped by Salarian The Twisted who resides in the Level 67 Agility Section of the Dungeon. You must defeat him using Strike Spells and sometimes he will drop the Sinister Key.

When you open the Chest you will be Poisoned, so remember to bring Anti-Poison! You receive a variety of Herbs ranging from Harralander to Torstol.

Torstol, Toad Flax and Snapdragon

These Herbs aren't dropped by Monsters, however they can be farmed. Torstol can be collected in the Sinister Chest mentioned above, Toadflax and Snapdragon can be collected in an Agility Mini-Game. More information about that Game can be found at our Agility Arena Guide.

Below is a list of Herbs, their Level, Experience and Farming Level's.

Name	Level Needed to Identify	Identifying Experience	Farming Level Needed
Guam Leaf	3	2,5	9
Marrentill	5	3,75	14
Tarromin	11	5	19
Harralander	20	6	26
Ranarr Weed	25	8	32
Toad Flax	30	8	38
Irit Leaf	40	9	44
Avantoe	48	10	50
Kwuarm	54	11,25	56
Snapdragon	59	11,8	62
Cadantine	65	12	67
Lantadyme	67	13	73
Dwarf Weed	70	13,75	79
Torstol	75	15	85

Besides these Herbs there are also five Quest related Herbs that can be collected and identified. However, to be able to collect them you must have done the Jungle Potion Quest. After that they are used in various Quests such as: Legends and Zogre Flesh Eaters.

Name	Level Needed to Identify	Identifying Experience
Ardrigal	3	2,5
Rogue's Purse	3	2,5
Sito Foil	3	2,5
Snake Weed	3	2,5
Volencia Moss	3	2,5

Ingredients

Besides basic starting Ingredients Potions require a second Ingredient. These items are found all over Runescape and some are grown by Farming or dropped by Non-Player Character's. However, some items must first be ground/crushed using a Pestle and Mortar, if an item requires grinding it will be stated in the table below:

Name Used in which
Potions? Where found?

Eye of newt Attack and Super Attack Potions. Bought from the Port Sarim Magic Store.

Crushed Unicorn Horn Anti and Super Anti-Poison Potions. Obtained by grinding Unicorn Horns, these are dropped by Unicorns.

Limpwurt Root Strength and Super Strength Potions. Player farmed, or dropped from Hob Goblins or Cockatrice.

Red spider eggs Restore, Super restore Potions, Guthix Balance Spawns in Varrock Sewer, Karamja Volcano, Edgeville Dungeon (Member part).

Garlic Guthix Balance Morgan's House in Draynor Village, Veliaf's Chest in Burgh De Rott.

Silver Dust Guthix Balance Use a Silver Bar on the Bone Grinder at the Ectofunctus.

Chocolate Dust Energy Potion. Obtained by grinding a Chocolate Bar, these are sold in Port Sarim and Gnome Stronghold Food Shops, there is also a respawn in the Cooking Guild.

White Berries Defence and Super Defence Potions. Player Farmed, dropped by Chaos Druid Warriors (Yanille Dungeon), respawns in the Red Dragon area in the Wilderness and in Isafdar.

Toads Legs Agility Potion. Plucked from Toads, which can be found in the Gnome Stronghold Swamp.

Goat Horn Dust Combat Potion. Obtained by grinding a Goat's Horn dropped by Desert Goats.

Snape Grass Prayer Restore and Fishing Potions. Respawns on the Hobgoblin Island north of the Crafting Guild.

Mort Myre Fungi Super Energy Potion. Obtained by casting Bloom in Mort Myre Swamp after completing the Nature Spirit Quest.

Starflower Magic Essence Potion. Picked from a Starflower in the Cosmic Realm accessible by dialing CKP on the Fairy Rings.

Gorak Claw Powder Magic Essence Potion. Obtained by grinding a Gorak Claw, dropped by Goraks in the Gorak Plane accessible by dialing DIR on the Fairy Rings.

Ground Blue Dragon Scale Weapon Poison and Anti-Firebreath Potion. Obtained by grinding a Blue Dragon Scale which respawn on the Floor in the Blue Dragon section of the Taverley Dungeon.

Wine of Zamorak Ranging Potion. Respawns in the Chaos Temple just northwest of Goblin Village.

Potato Cactus Magic Potion. Respawns in the Kalphite Lair in the Desert.

Janger Berries Zamorak Brew. Player Farmed or respawns on an Ogre Island west of Yanille.

Crushed Bird Nest Saradomin Brew. Obtained by crushing a Bird's Nest, these are obtained from a Woodcutting random Event.

Yew Roots Extra-Strong Anti-Poison Potion. Obtained by digging out a Player Farmed Yew Tree.

Cactus Spine Extra-Strong Weapon Poison Potion. Player Farmed.

Magic Roots Super-Strong Anti-Poison Potion. Obtained by digging out a Player Farmed Magic Tree.

Nightshade Super-Strong Weapon Poison Potion. Player Farmed or found in the Caves surrounding Gu'Tanoth after or during the Watch Tower Quest.

Poison Ivy Super-Strong Weapon Poison Potion. Player Farmed.

Potions

Now we are finally ready to discuss the actual Potions. Potions are always three dose when you make them, except for the Weapon Poisons Potions which only have 1 dose. However, a Vial can contain four doses, to create a four dose Potion simply use two of the same type of Potions on each other.

Here is an example of mixing two Potions which each have two doses:

It does not matter how many doses they contain, you can mix any amount of doses together up to a maximum of four dose per Vial.

There are two types of Potions, Water based and Coconut Milk based Potions. Both of these will be displayed in separate tables below. Each table will contain the following information: Ingredients, Experience gained, the Level needed and the effects.

Water Based Potions:

Filling a Vial with Water is easy, just use it with a Sink or Fountain and your ready to go!

Name	Level Needed	Herb	Second Ingredient	Experience Gained	Effect
Attack Potion	3	Guam Leaf	Eye of Newt	25	Temporarily raises your attack Level by 13.5%.
Anti-Poison Potion	5	Marrentill	Crushed Unicorn Horn	37.5	Cures normal Poison.
Relicym's Balm	8	Rogue's Purse	Snake Weed	40	Removes Disease when Picklocking Coffins.
Strength Potion	12	Tarromin	Limpwurt Root	50	Temporarily raises your Strength Level by 13.5%.
Stat Restore Potion	22	Harralander	Red Spider Eggs	62.5	Restores your Combat Stats.
Guthix Balance	22	Harralander	Red Spider Eggs, Garlic, Silver Dust	112	Cures vampires in use with the Rod of Ivandis.
Energy Potion	26	Harralander	Chocolate Dust	67.5	Restores your Energy by 10%.
Defence Potion	30	Ranarr Weed	White Berries	75	Temporarily raises your Defence Level by 13.5%.
Agility Potion	34	Toad Flax	Toads Legs	80	Temporarily raises your agility Level by 3.
Combat Potion	36	Harralander	Goat Horn Dust	84	Temporarily raises your strength and attack by 3 to 12 levels.
Prayer Restore Potion	38	Ranarr Weed	Snape Grass	75	Restores 36% of your prayer Level.
Super Attack Potion	45	Irit Leaf	Eye of Newt	100	Temporarily raises your attack Level by 20%.
Super Anti-Poison Potion	48	Irit Leaf	Crushed Unicorn Horn	107.5	Heals normal Poison and gives you a temporarily immunity to Poison.
Fishing Potion	50	Avantoe	Snape Grass	112,5	Temporarily raises your Fishing Level by 3.
Super Energy Potion	52	Avantoe	Mort Myre Fungi	117.5	Restores 20% energy.
Super Strength Potion	55	Kwuarm	Limpwurt Root	125	Temporarily raises your Strength Level by 20%.
Magic Essence Potion	57	Starflower	Gorak Claw Powder	130	Temporarily raises your Magic Level by 3.
Weapon Poison Potion	60	Kwuarm	Ground Blue Dragon Scale	137,5	Used to Poison Ranging Weapons or Daggers and Spears.
Super Restore Potion	63	Snap Dragon	Red Spider Eggs	143	Restores every stat including a little Prayer but not your Hitpoints.
Super Defence Potion	66	Cadantine	White Berries	150	Temporarily raises your Defence Level by 20%.
Anti-Fire Breath Potion	69	Lantadyme	Ground Blue Dragon Scale	157.5	Full protection against a Dragon's Firebreath.
Ranging Potion	72	Dwarf Weed	Wine of Zamorak	162.5	Temporarily raises your Ranged Level by 15%.
Magic Potion	76	Lantadyme	Potato Cactus	172.5	Temporarily raises your Magic Level by 4.
Zamorak Brew	78	Torstol	Janger Berries	175	Raises your Strength and Attack Level at the cost of your Defence and Prayer.
Saradomin Brew	81	Toadflax	Crushed Bird Nest	180	Raises your Defence, Hitpoints and Strength at the cost of your Attack, Magic and Ranged.

Coconut Milk based Potions:

Coconut Milk based Potions are mainly aimed at Farming. This means that almost all of the Ingredients needed in these Potions can only be obtained by Farming. Luckily these items are tradable incase your Farming Level is not high enough.

To make Coconut Milk you will require a Coconut, Vial and a Hammer. Coconuts are tradable however, as soon as you crack it open it becomes untradable.

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Now that you have your Coconut Milk you are ready to start making Potions!

Name Level
Needed First Ingredient Second Ingredient Experience Gained Effect

Extra-Strong Anti-Poison Potion 68 Toadflax Yew Roots 155 Heals Extra-Strong Poison.

Extra-Strong Weapon-Poison Potion 73 Cactus Spine Red Spider Eggs 165 Used to place Extra-Strong Poison on Ranged Weapons, Daggers and Spears.

Super-Strong Anti-Poison Potion 79 Irit Leaf Magic Roots 177 Heals Super-Strong Poison.

Super-Strong Weapon-Poison Potion 82 Nightshade Poison Ivy 190 Used to place Super-Strong Poison on Ranged Weapons, Daggers and Spears.

Quest Potions:

There are some Potions you can only make after a Quest, but still give you Experience when making. This table does not include Potions you cannot make after the Quest, or the bravery Potion from the Legends Quest since making it does not give you any Experience.

	Name	Level Needed	First Ingredient	Second Ingredient	Quest Needed	Experience Gained	Effect
	Serum 207	15	Tarromin	Ashes	Shades of Mort' ton	50	Temporarily heals the People in Mort' ton allowing you to speak with them.
	Blamish Oil	25	Harralander	Blamish Oil	Heroes Quest	80	Used to Oil your Fishing Rod allowing it to Fish in Lava and the Swamp.

Making the Blamish Oil Potion is easy during the Heroes Quest, since they supply you with the 'Blamish Oil' Ingredient. However, after the Quest it is up to you to make it. Making Blamish Oil yourself requires you to have done the Priest In Peril Quest and have started the Nature Spirit Quest.

Now to actually make it you will need three items, a Sample Bottle (bought in Canifis General Shop), a Raw Snail (kill any Snail in Mort Myre Swamp) and your trusty Pestle and Mortar.

Guthix Rest:

After the One Small Favour Quest you can create the Guthix Rest Tea, it may not be a Potion or Brew but it does in-fact give Experience. Making it requires four Herbs, which compared to the Experience is not worth it.
To make it you will require: An Empty Cup, A Bowl of Water, 1 Harralander, 2 Guam Leafs and 1 Marrentill.

1. Boil your Bowl of Water using a Range.
2. Pour the Water into your Cup.
3. Add 1 Harralander, 2 Guam Leaf's and 1 Marrentill.
4. Your Guthix Rest is now ready.

Experience Gained: 59 Herblore Experience.

Effects:
Heals some Health, when you are at full Health it will temporarily raise your Hitpoints by 5.

That's all you need to know about Herblore, now start making your very own Brews!

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