OSRS Herblore Guide: 1-99 Training/Profitable/Fast EXP:
Herblore in OSRS offers a laid-back and comfortable experience, but it can also lead to great rewards. Crafting your own potions can prove advantageous for wilderness battles and boss fights, saving you a significant amount of money in the process.
Efficient training in this skill can be expensive, but fear not! With the help of this OSRS Herblore guide, you can train effectively regardless of your budget.
While purchasing your own herbs, cleaning them, and filling up bottles may be cost-effective, those with more funds can opt for buying unfinished potions directly from the Grand Exchange for a quicker training experience. The small differences in approach can either save you a substantial amount of money or boost your experience gains.
Amulet of chemistry:
The Amulet of Chemistry is a jade amulet that has been enchanted with the level 2 enchantment spell. Wearing it provides a 5% chance of receiving an extra dose while brewing potions, but it will crumble to dust after five charges.
It is highly recommended to use this amulet when brewing potions that are worth more than the cost of one amulet per five doses. This can save you millions on your journey to level 99.
To avoid losing the amulet’s effect, it is advisable to switch it out before it breaks. While it can be a hassle to replace the amulet every five uses, it can significantly reduce the cost of crafting higher-level potions.
Efficient banking:
Achieving the highest experience rates in this skill depends on fast banking. Fortunately, with a recent bank update, this has become much easier, rendering the use of mouse keys or scripts largely unnecessary.
To take advantage of this update, open your bank and locate the “Quantity” section at the bottom. Choose the X option and right-click to select “Set custom amount.” For potion-making, set the quantity to 14, and for herb-cleaning, set it to 28.
This method enables you to bank more effectively. Simply left-click on both items to withdraw the perfect amount, saving you precious seconds that will add up during hours of training towards level 99.
Herblore Missions:
You can earn some easy Herblore experience by completing several missions. In fact, you can reach levels 1-19 without even crafting a single potion!
To achieve this, you’ll need to complete the following quests in order: Druid Ritual, Jungle Potion, Recruitment Drive, and The Dig Site. Here is a list of all the OSRS quests that provide Herblore experience.
| Scavenger hunt | EXP Reward | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| grim stories | 5,000 | 52 Herblore, 45 Agriculture, 58 Thieves, 59 Dexterity, 71 Woodcarving |
| Fairy Tale II – Heal a Queen | 3,500 | 57 Herblore, 40 Thieves, 49 Agriculture |
| Zogre Meat Eaters | 2,000 | 8 Herblore, 4 Smithing, 30 Ranged |
| Shados of Mort’ton | 2,000 | 20 Crafting, 15 Herblore, 5 Making Fire |
| The excavation site | 2,000 | 10 Agility, 10 Herblore, 25 Thieves |
| hero quest | 1,325 | 55 Quest Points, 25 Herblore, 53 Cooking, 53 Fishing, 50 Mining |
| recruitment drive | 1,000 | 12 mission points |
| jungle drink | 775 | No |
| Druid Ritual | 250 | No |
1-99 Guide:
Herblore is mainly a “bankstanding” skill that requires you to spend a significant amount of time at a bank while crafting potions. To make the most of your time, be sure to check out the Efficient Banking chapter for the best strategy to quickly make your potions.
Levels 1-3 – Druid Ritual Quest
In order to do Herblore, you must complete this quest. It takes you from level 1 to 3 and allows you to craft Attack potions.
Levels 3-15 – Attack Potions
Attack potions are made by using a guam leaf and a salamander eye in a bottle of water. This yields 25 experience per potion.
- Need Guam Leaves and Eyes of Newt: 87
- Hourly experience: 58,250
- Drinks needed for 15 Herblore: 87
Levels 12-26 – Power Potions
Power potions are made by using a tarromin and a limpwurt root in a bottle of water. This gives you 50 experience per potion.
- Tarromin & Limpwurt Roots Needed: 127
- Experience per hour: 116,500
- Drinks needed for 27 Herbore: 127
Levels 26-38 – Energy Drinks
Energy drinks are made by using a harralander and chocolate dust in a bottle of water. This yields 67.5 experience per potion.
- Harralander and chocolate dust needed: 322
- Hourly experience: 157,275
- Drinks needed for 38 Herblore: 322
Levels 38-55 – Prayer Potions
Prayer potions are made using ranarr weed and snap grass in a bottle of water. This yields 87.5 experience per potion.
- Ranarr weed and Snapegrass needed: 1557
- Experience per hour: 203.875
- Drinks needed for 55 Herblore: 1,557
Levels 55-69 – Super Potions
Super strength potions are made by using a kwu arm and a Limpwurt root in a bottle of water. This gives you 125 experience per potion.
- Kwuarm and Limpwurt root needed: 4,012
- Experience per hour: 291,250
- Drinks needed for 69 Herblore: 4.012
Levels 69-81+ – Antifire Potions
Antifire potions are made by using a lantadyme and dragon scale dust in a bottle of water. This yields 157.5 experience per potion.
- Lantadyme and Dragon shell fabric needed: 9.682
- Hourly experience: 366,975
- Drinks needed for 81 Herblore: 9,682
Levels 81-99 – Saradomin Brews
Saradomin concoctions are made using a toad flax and crushed nest in a bottle of water. This gives 180 experience per potion.
- Mushroom flax and crushed nests needed: 60.232
- Hourly experience: 419,400
- Drinks needed for 99: 60,232
The above method is the “by the book” best experience, but can be extremely expensive. Alternative methods below.
Alternative methods:
If the above methods are too expensive, here are some great alternatives to train Herblore.
Levels 15-26+ – Serum 207
You must read the Diary of Herbi Flax during the Shades of Mort’ton quest to be able to do this method.
You can make Serum 207 by mixing a tarromine and ash in a bottle of water. This gives you 50 experience per potion.
- Tarromin and ash needed: 127
- Experience per hour: 116,500
- Drinks needed until 26:207
Levels 19-26 – Guam Tar
You can make guam tar by using one guam leaf and fifteen swamp tar. This yields 30 experience.
- Guam leaf and swamp tar needed: 159 guam, 2,385 swamp tar
- Tar needed to 26: 2.385
Levels 22-38 – Restore Potions
You can make recovery potions by using a harralander and red spider eggs in a bottle of water. This yields 62.5 experience per potion.
- Harralander and red spider eggs needed: 397
- Hourly experience: 145,625
- Drinks needed before 38:397
Levels 36-55 – Combat Potions
You can make battle potions by using a harralander with a bottle of water and then adding goat horn dust. This yields 84 experience per potion.
- Harralander and goat horn dust needed: 1,689
- Hourly experience: 195,720
- Drinks needed for 55: 1,689
Levels 39-55 – Tarromin Tar
You can create tarromin by using 1 tarromin, 15 swamp tar per action, and a pestle and mortar in your inventory. The buying limit for swamp tar is 13,000 which will take you less than an hour, it is highly recommended to stock up in advance.
- Tarromine needed: 2,477
- Swab needed: 37.168
- Experience per hour: 105,000~
Levels 44-55 – Super Attacks
You can make super attack potions by using an iris leaf on a salamander’s eye in a bottle of water. This will give you 100 experience per potion.
- Needs iris blade and eye of newt: 1.052
- Experience per hour: 233,000
- Drinks needed for 55: 1,052
Levels 52-55 – Super Energy Drinks
You can make super energy drinks by using an avantoe and a Mort Myre fungi in a bottle of water. This yields 117.5 experience per drink.
- Need Avantoe and Mort Myre mold: 366
- Hourly experience: 273,775
- Drinks needed before 55: 366
Levels 72-81+ – Varying Potions
You can make varying potions by using a dwarf weed potion (unf) with a wine of zamorak. This yields 162.5 experience per potion.
- Need dwarf seaweed (unf) and wine of zamorak: 7,961
- Hourly experience: 378,625
- Drinks needed for 81: 7.961
Levels 77-99 – Stamina Potions
You can make stamina potions by stacking amylase crystals and a super energy potion. This yields 102 experience per potion.
- Super energy (4) needed: 113.323
- Amylase crystals needed: 453.292
- Experience per hour: 237,660
- Drinks needed for 99: 113.323
Levels 90-99 – Super Combat Potions
You can create super battle potions by using super attack (4), super strength (4), super defense (4) and torstol together. This gives you 150 experience per potion.
- Torstol and drinks needed: 51,254
Levels 94-99 – Anti-Venom+
You can make Anti-Poison+ potions by using a Torstol and an Anti-Poison together. This gives you 125 experience per potion.
- Torstol and antidote needed: 40.718
- Drinks needed for 99:40.718
Cleaning herbs:
Although it may be click-intensive, cleaning herbs can be a lucrative and efficient method to train Herblore. While it does require an initial investment in the cost of herbs, the potential profits and decent experience rates make it worth considering.
With the release of OSRS on mobile devices, cleaning herbs has become even more accessible and convenient. The touchscreen interface of mobile devices makes it easier to click quickly and accurately, reducing the strain on your fingers and improving your efficiency.
Additionally, cleaning herbs can be an excellent way to earn some extra cash on the side. You can sell the cleaned herbs for a profit or use them to craft your own potions for even more profit. With some research and market knowledge, you can make smart investments in herbs to maximize your profits and experience gains.
Overall, while cleaning herbs may not be the most exciting method to train Herblore, it can be a viable and profitable option to consider, especially if you’re looking for a more relaxed training method that doesn’t require constant attention.
| herb | level | profit/hour | Experience/hour |
| Guam | 3 | 65,000 | 12,500 |
| Marrentillo | 5 | 65,000 | 19,000 |
| Tarromin | 11 | 75,000 | 25,000 |
| Harralander | 20 | 25,000 | 31,500 |
| ranarr | 25 | 160,000 | 37,500 |
| mushroom flax | 30 | 110,000 | 40,000 |
| irito | 40 | 25,000 | 44,000 |
| avantu | 48 | 105,000 | 50,000 |
| came | 54 | 90,000 | 56,500 |
| snapdragon | 59 | 245,000 | 59,000 |
| Cadantine | 65 | 225,000 | 62,500 |
| lantadyme | 67 | 30,000 | 65,500 |
| dwarf weed | 70 | 50,000 | 69,000 |
| Torstol | 75 | 270,000 | 75,000 |
Skill cape:
Congratulations on achieving the coveted 99 Herblore skill level! You should feel proud of your accomplishment, as it wasn’t an easy feat to achieve. Now that you’ve reached the pinnacle of Herblore, it’s time to reap the rewards.
To claim your well-deserved Skillcape and hood, head over to Kaqemeex in Taverly and fork over the 99,000 coins required for the purchase. The Skillcape not only serves as a testament to your hard work and dedication but also provides some useful perks.
While wearing the cape, you can search it anytime to receive a pestle and mortar, an essential tool for crafting potions. Moreover, you can use Grimy Herbs to create unfinished potions, which not only rewards you with additional herb cleaning experience but can also be sold for profit.
For those who have completed the Desert Diaries, there’s an even better way to create unfinished potions. Zahur in Nardah can craft them for just 200 coins each, making it a cost-effective option, especially for ironman accounts.
With your newfound expertise in Herblore, you can continue to create high-level potions and make a name for yourself in the OSRS community. Remember, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what you can achieve with your skills and knowledge.
