Herblore

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Herblore

Herblore is used to make potions that grant bonuses to various skills and combat actions. A single potion has many charges and will not be consumed until all the charges are depleted. Potions must first be equipped for use, with each skill having its own potion slot, accessible by selecting the potion icon at the top right of the game screen. The automatic re-use of potions can be enabled through the Settings or potion menu. Raising Herblore to Level 99 will unlock the Herblore Skillcape for purchase from the Shop. Equipping the Herblore Skillcape doubles potion production.

Making a potion normally takes 2 seconds. Purchasing the Expanded Knowledge god upgrade reduces this time by 15% to 1.7 seconds.

Mastery Unlocks

Item Mastery Unlocks

Level	Unlock
1	Each Mastery Level +0.2% chance to preserve resources for this Potion only.
1	Unlock Tier I Potion
20	Unlock Tier II Potion
50	Unlock Tier III Potion
90	Unlock Tier IV Potion
99	+5% chance to preserve resources for this Potion only.

Potion Tiers

New tiers of potions are unlocked at certain Mastery levels. Once a tier has been unlocked, new potions brewed will automatically be made at that tier, however for item completion any tier of potion can be obtained through the use of Herblore Potions. All tiers of a potion cost the same materials and reward the same experience, providing additional charges and/or more potent effects as the tier increases.

Potions in the bank can be upgraded to the next tier once the player has the appropriate mastery level at a 3:1 ratio. (For example, a player with Level 20 can convert three Melee Accuracy Potion Is into one Melee Accuracy Potion II.

Tier		XP to Tier
I	1	0
II	20	4470
III	50	101,333
IV	90	5,346,332

Mastery Pool Checkpoints

Pool %	Pool XP	Bonus
10%	2,600,000 xp	+5% Herblore Mastery XP
25%	6,500,000 xp	+3% Herblore Skill XP
50%	13,000,000 xp	+5% resource preservation chance for Herblore
95%	24,700,000 xp	+10% chance to double Potions per action in Herblore
Total Mastery Pool XP		26,000,000

Skillcape

The skillcape can be purchased from the store for  1,000,000 after the player reaches Level 99.

Skillcape	Name	Requirements	Effect
	Herblore Skillcape	Level 99	x2 Items received from Herblore
	Superior Herblore Skillcape	Level 120	+5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore (Cannot be doubled) x2 Items received from Herblore

Pet

The pet can be unlocked by doing any Herblore action.

Pet	Name	Effect
	Gronk	+2% Chance to Double Items in Herblore

Acquiring Herbs

Each potion requires both an herb and a secondary ingredient. While secondary ingredients can be acquired in a variety of ways, herbs are acquired exclusively through the Farming skill until the player can make the Lucky Herb Potion at Level 50. As such, players looking to train Herblore will need to start by training Farming.

Training Efficiently

As herbs are primarily obtained through Farming, players will often find that herbs are the primary bottleneck on how quickly they can train Herblore. For this reason, it is recommended that players focused on levelling Herblore as quickly as possible attempt to maximize their XP per herb rather than simply crafting the potion that grants them the most XP.

When deciding which herbs to plant you should aim to plant the highest level herb you can use in a potion that only requires one of that herb. This means that although Lemontyle Herbs can be used starting at Level 40 to make Fishermans Potions for 36 XP each, continuing to make Seeing Gold Potions until Level 45 will give more XP per herb used as Seeing Gold Potions only require one herb instead of two.

Players should also plan ahead and make sure they plant only as many herbs of each type as they will need. For example, once a player has enough Garum Herbs to reach Level 15 they should swap to growing Sourweed Herbs instead as they will give more XP each when used.

Note that these guidelines should be followed only if the player's primary goal is gaining Herblore XP as quickly as possible. Otherwise players should focus their training on potions they plan to use in order to build Mastery XP towards unlocking higher tiers.

Combat Potions

Potion	Level	XP	Ingredients	Tier	Value	Charges	Effect
Melee Accuracy Potion	5	8	1 , 1	I	2	20	+8% Melee Accuracy Rating
				II	3	20	+12% Melee Accuracy Rating
				III	4	20	+15% Melee Accuracy Rating
				IV	5	30	+25% Melee Accuracy Rating
Melee Evasion Potion	10	10	1 , 1	I	5	30	+8% Melee Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Stun and Freeze
				II	10	30	+12% Melee Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Stun and Freeze
				III	15	30	+15% Melee Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Stun and Freeze
				IV	20	40	+25% Melee Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Stun and Freeze
Barrier Touch Potion	12	13	1 , 5	I	5	2	+10 Flat Barrier damage added to Summon Familiar
				II	10	4	+20 Flat Barrier damage added to Summon Familiar
				III	15	6	+30 Flat Barrier damage added to Summon Familiar
				IV	20	8	+40 Flat Barrier damage added to Summon Familiar
Ranged Assistance Potion	15	14	1 , 1	I	6	15	+4% Ranged Accuracy Rating and +4% Ranged Evasion and +10% chance to ignore poison
				II	12	15	+8% Ranged Accuracy Rating and +8% Ranged Evasion and +10% chance to ignore poison
				III	18	15	+12% Ranged Accuracy Rating and +12% Ranged Evasion and +10% chance to ignore poison
				IV	29	20	+20% Ranged Accuracy Rating and +20% Ranged Evasion and +10% chance to ignore poison
Hinder Potion	18	16	1 , 1	I	19	5	Inflict a slow that increases the target's attack interval by 3% when hitting with an attack
				II	29	10	Inflict a slow that increases the target's attack interval by 6% when hitting with an attack
				III	39	15	Inflict a slow that increases the target's attack interval by 10% when hitting with an attack
				IV	42	25	Inflict a slow that increases the target's attack interval by 15% when hitting with an attack
Magic Assistance Potion	25	22	1 , 1	I	30	15	+4% Magic Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Frostburn and +4% Magic Accuracy Rating and +10% chance to ignore burn
				II	40	15	+8% Magic Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Frostburn and +8% Magic Accuracy Rating and +10% chance to ignore burn
				III	50	15	+12% Magic Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Frostburn and +12% Magic Accuracy Rating and +10% chance to ignore burn
				IV	60	20	+20% Magic Evasion and +10% chance to ignore Frostburn and +20% Magic Accuracy Rating and +10% chance to ignore burn
Regeneration Potion	35	31	1 , 1	I	400	15	+30% Hitpoint Regeneration
				II	490	25	+60% Hitpoint Regeneration
				III	590	40	+100% Hitpoint Regeneration
				IV	640	60	+150% Hitpoint Regeneration
Famished Potion	40	38	1 , 1	I	42	10	+5% Auto Eat Efficiency and +5% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten
				II	64	20	+10% Auto Eat Efficiency and +10% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten
				III	85	30	+15% Auto Eat Efficiency and +15% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten
				IV	102	40	+25% Auto Eat Efficiency and +25% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten
Crystallization Potion	40	41	3 , 2	I	250	2	+1% chance to apply Crystallization to the Target when attacking (Target is stunned and takes +50% Damage during effect)
				II	295	4	+2% chance to apply Crystallization to the Target when attacking (Target is stunned and takes +50% Damage during effect)
				III	350	6	+3% chance to apply Crystallization to the Target when attacking (Target is stunned and takes +50% Damage during effect)
				IV	415	10	+4% chance to apply Crystallization to the Target when attacking (Target is stunned and takes +50% Damage during effect)
Unholy Potion	42	43	1 , 3	I	55	5	+5% chance to preserve Prayer Points for Unholy Prayers
				II	83	10	+10% chance to preserve Prayer Points for Unholy Prayers
				III	109	15	+15% chance to preserve Prayer Points for Unholy Prayers
				IV	132	20	+20% chance to preserve Prayer Points for Unholy Prayers
Ranged Strength Potion	45	45	2 , 2	I	120	5	+5% Ranged Maximum Hit
				II	135	5	+10% Ranged Maximum Hit
				III	147	5	+15% Ranged Maximum Hit
				IV	158	10	+25% Ranged Maximum Hit
Lucky Herb Potion	50	47	2 , 2	I	69	8	+10% chance to convert combat seed drops to herbs
				II	69	10	+20% chance to convert combat seed drops to herbs
				III	69	15	+30% chance to convert combat seed drops to herbs
				IV	69	20	+50% chance to convert combat seed drops to herbs
Divine Potion	57	51	1 , 1 , 1	I	87	15	+10% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points
				II	89	20	+15% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points
				III	93	25	+20% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points
				IV	99	30	+35% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points
Melee Strength Potion	60	60	1 , 1 , 1	I	130	5	+1% Melee Maximum Hit
				II	190	5	+3% Melee Maximum Hit
				III	260	5	+6% Melee Maximum Hit
				IV	320	10	+10% Melee Maximum Hit
Magic Damage Potion	65	85	1 , 1 , 1	I	140	5	+1% Magic Maximum Hit
				II	180	5	+5% Magic Maximum Hit
				III	210	5	+10% Magic Maximum Hit
				IV	235	5	+15% Magic Maximum Hit
Lethal Toxins Potion	68	92	2 , 2	I	190	5	+3% chance to apply poison when hitting with a Melee or Ranged attack
				II	285	10	+6% chance to apply poison when hitting with a Melee or Ranged attack
				III	380	15	+10% chance to apply poison when hitting with a Melee or Ranged attack
				IV	510	20	+15% chance to apply poison when hitting with a Melee or Ranged attack
Cursed Potion	73	126	1 , 3	I	250	5	+5% chance to apply a random Curse when hitting with an attack if the target has Unholy Mark
				II	295	10	+10% chance to apply a random Curse when hitting with an attack if the target has Unholy Mark
				III	350	15	+15% chance to apply a random Curse when hitting with an attack if the target has Unholy Mark
				IV	415	20	+20% chance to apply a random Curse when hitting with an attack if the target has Unholy Mark
Barrier Igniter Potion	75	130	1 , 1	I	100	2	+3% chance for Summon to apply a Barrier Burn to the enemy
				II	150	4	+6% chance for Summon to apply a Barrier Burn to the enemy
				III	200	6	+9% chance for Summon to apply a Barrier Burn to the enemy
				IV	250	8	+12% chance for Summon to apply a Barrier Burn to the enemy
Diamond Luck Potion	85	160	1 , 1	I	2,200	5	Your chance to hit an enemy is lucky (Roll twice, take the better result)
				II	2,300	10	Your chance to hit an enemy is lucky (Roll twice, take the better result)
				III	2,500	15	Your chance to hit an enemy is lucky (Roll twice, take the better result)
				IV	2,700	25	Your chance to hit an enemy is lucky (Roll twice, take the better result)
Crystal Sanction Potion	85	180	3 , 2	I	250	2	+1% chance to apply Crystal Sanction to the Target when attacking (Next Attack Turn from Target deals no Damage)
				II	295	4	+2% chance to apply Crystal Sanction to the Target when attacking (Next Attack Turn from Target deals no Damage)
				III	350	6	+3% chance to apply Crystal Sanction to the Target when attacking (Next Attack Turn from Target deals no Damage)
				IV	415	10	+4% chance to apply Crystal Sanction to the Target when attacking (Next Attack Turn from Target deals no Damage)
Damage Reduction Potion	90	180	2 , 2 , 1	I	850	10	+2% Damage Reduction
				II	950	15	+4% Damage Reduction
				III	1,150	20	+6% Damage Reduction
				IV	1,500	30	+10% Damage Reduction
Area Control Potion	100	365	1 , 2	I	628	10	+20% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
				II	690	20	+30% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
				III	759	35	+40% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
				IV	835	50	+50% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
Adaptive Defence Potion	102	394	1 , 1	I	1,254	20	Evasion Ratings are multiplied by 1.75 times current Hitpoints percent
				II	1,379	35	Evasion Ratings are multiplied by 1.75 times current Hitpoints percent
				III	1,517	50	Evasion Ratings are multiplied by 1.75 times current Hitpoints percent
				IV	1,669	75	Evasion Ratings are multiplied by 1.75 times current Hitpoints percent
Slayer Bounty Potion	105	428	1 , 2	I	1,430	10	+10% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +10% Slayer Coins
				II	1,573	15	+15% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +15% Slayer Coins
				III	1,730	20	+20% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +20% Slayer Coins
				IV	1,903	30	+25% chance for a Slayer Task kill to count as 2 kills. and +25% Slayer Coins
Holy Bulwark Potion	108	457	1 , 1	I	256	10	+1% of all damage taken is added as Prayer Points (Rounded down)
				II	281	15	+1% of all damage taken is added as Prayer Points (Rounded down)
				III	309	20	+1% of all damage taken is added as Prayer Points (Rounded down)
				IV	340	30	+1% of all damage taken is added as Prayer Points (Rounded down)
Adaptive Accuracy Potion	110	493	1 , 1	I	488	20	Accuracy Ratings are multiplied by 1.5 times current Hitpoints percent
				II	536	35	Accuracy Ratings are multiplied by 1.5 times current Hitpoints percent
				III	590	50	Accuracy Ratings are multiplied by 1.5 times current Hitpoints percent
				IV	649	75	Accuracy Ratings are multiplied by 1.5 times current Hitpoints percent
Reaper Potion	112	523	1 , 2	I	1,270	15	+30% Bleed lifesteal and +30% Poison lifesteal and +30% Burn lifesteal
				II	1,397	25	+40% Bleed lifesteal and +40% Poison lifesteal and +40% Burn lifesteal
				III	1,536	35	+50% Bleed lifesteal and +50% Poison lifesteal and +50% Burn lifesteal
				IV	1,690	50	+75% Bleed lifesteal and +75% Poison lifesteal and +75% Burn lifesteal
Penetration Potion	115	561	1 , 2	I	1,275	10	Target Damage Reduction is decreased by flat 2%
				II	1,402	15	Target Damage Reduction is decreased by flat 4%
				III	1,542	20	Target Damage Reduction is decreased by flat 6%
				IV	1,697	25	Target Damage Reduction is decreased by flat 8%
Critical Strike Potion	118	594	1 , 1	I	7,950	10	+15% Magic critical hit chance and +15% Melee critical hit chance and +15% Ranged critical hit chance
				II	8,745	15	+20% Magic critical hit chance and +20% Melee critical hit chance and +20% Ranged critical hit chance
				III	9,619	25	+25% Magic critical hit chance and +25% Melee critical hit chance and +25% Ranged critical hit chance
				IV	10,581	35	+30% Magic critical hit chance and +30% Melee critical hit chance and +30% Ranged critical hit chance

Skill Potions

When using potions that have a chance to activate, a charge is consumed whenever a relevant action is performed, whether or not the potion's effect actually activates for that action.

For example, if using a Bird Nest Potion I, a charge will be consumed every time a log is cut regardless of whether a Bird Nest is received.

Potion	Level	XP	Ingredients	Tier	Value	Charges	Effect
Bird Nest Potion	1	5	1 , 2	I	1	50	+5% Chance for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting
				II	2	50	+10% Chance for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting
				III	3	75	+15% Chance for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting
				IV	4	100	+30% Chance for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting
Controlled Heat Potion	20	18	2 , 3	I	38	5	Bonfires in Firemaking require no logs to light. Automatically relights Bonfires when depleted.
				II	48	10	Bonfires in Firemaking require no logs to light. Automatically relights Bonfires when depleted.
				III	58	15	Bonfires in Firemaking require no logs to light. Automatically relights Bonfires when depleted.
				IV	68	25	Bonfires in Firemaking require no logs to light. Automatically relights Bonfires when depleted.
Generous Cook Potion	32	28	1 , 2	I	58	15	+10% Chance to Double Items in Cooking
				II	64	30	+20% Chance to Double Items in Cooking
				III	78	40	+30% Chance to Double Items in Cooking
				IV	94	60	+50% Chance to Double Items in Cooking
Seeing Gold Potion	36	33	1 , 1	I	40	20	+10% Chance to receive a Gold Bar when Smithing Silver Bars
				II	53	30	+20% Chance to receive a Gold Bar when Smithing Silver Bars
				III	63	50	+40% Chance to receive a Gold Bar when Smithing Silver Bars
				IV	73	80	+75% Chance to receive a Gold Bar when Smithing Silver Bars
Fishermans Potion	40	36	2 , 2	I	60	5	+3% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
				II	75	10	+5% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
				III	90	15	+8% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
				IV	122	20	+12% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
Skilled Fletching Potion	42	39	2 , 2	I	67	20	+5% Chance to Double Items in Fletching
				II	78	30	+10% Chance to Double Items in Fletching
				III	90	40	+15% Chance to Double Items in Fletching
				IV	100	50	+25% Chance to Double Items in Fletching
Gentle Hands Potion	45	41	1 , 2	I	57	20	+15 Stealth while Thieving
				II	73	30	+30 Stealth while Thieving
				III	84	40	+50 Stealth while Thieving
				IV	92	50	+75 Stealth while Thieving
Secret Stardust Potion	47	47	2 , 1	I	50	5	-3% Astrology Interval
				II	100	10	-5% Astrology Interval
				III	120	15	-10% Astrology Interval
				IV	150	25	-15% Astrology Interval
Crafting Potion	49	41	1 , 3	I	50	10	+5% Chance to Double Items in Crafting
				II	100	10	+10% Chance to Double Items in Crafting
				III	150	10	+15% Chance to Double Items in Crafting
				IV	200	15	+25% Chance to Double Items in Crafting
Perfect Swing Potion	53	53	1 , 2 , 1	I	102	30	+10% Chance to deal no Damage to an Ore or Essence Mining Node
				II	113	50	+20% Chance to deal no Damage to an Ore or Essence Mining Node
				III	136	80	+40% Chance to deal no Damage to an Ore or Essence Mining Node
				IV	150	100	+80% Chance to deal no Damage to an Ore or Essence Mining Node
Necromancer Potion	55	50	2 , 1 , 20	I	225	15	+1 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation
				II	240	30	+2 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation
				III	250	45	+3 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation
				IV	265	60	+5 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation
Performance Enhancing Potion	62	61	2 , 1	I	225	10	-4% Agility Interval
				II	240	20	-6% Agility Interval
				III	250	30	-8% Agility Interval
				IV	265	50	-12% Agility Interval
Elemental Potion	63	63	1 , 2	I	140	20	+5% chance to gain 2 of a random Elemental Rune per Runecraft
				II	155	30	+10% chance to gain 4 of a random Elemental Rune per Runecraft
				III	170	40	+25% chance to gain 6 of a random Elemental Rune per Runecraft
				IV	200	50	+50% chance to gain 8 of a random Elemental Rune per Runecraft
Herblore Potion	71	99	3	I	450	20	+1% Chance to receive a Random Tier of the same Potion in Herblore
				II	480	30	+2% Chance to receive a Random Tier of the same Potion in Herblore
				III	500	40	+3% Chance to receive a Random Tier of the same Potion in Herblore
				IV	530	60	+6% Chance to receive a Random Tier of the same Potion in Herblore
Generous Harvest Potion	74	112	1 , 2 , 2	I	312	10	+10% Chance to Double Farming Yield
				II	330	10	+15% Chance to Double Farming Yield
				III	345	10	+20% Chance to Double Farming Yield
				IV	390	10	+30% Chance to Double Farming Yield
Alchemic Practice Potion	100	297	1 , 2	I	58	10	+10% Chance to Double Items in Herblore
				II	63	15	+15% Chance to Double Items in Herblore
				III	70	20	+20% Chance to Double Items in Herblore
				IV	77	30	+25% Chance to Double Items in Herblore
Gem Detector Potion	102	313	1 , 1	I	2,752	10	+2% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining Gem Veins or Meteorite Ore
				II	3,027	20	+4% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining Gem Veins or Meteorite Ore
				III	3,329	30	+7% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining Gem Veins or Meteorite Ore
				IV	3,622	40	+10% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining Gem Veins or Meteorite Ore
Multicooker Potion	105	329	1 , 1 , 1	I	375	10	-10% Passive Cook Interval
				II	412	20	-15% Passive Cook Interval
				III	453	30	-25% Passive Cook Interval
				IV	499	50	-40% Passive Cook Interval
Star Seeker Potion	108	340	1 , 1	I	931	15	+1% chance to locate Golden Stardust in Astrology
				II	1,024	25	+2% chance to locate Golden Stardust in Astrology
				III	1,126	35	+3% chance to locate Golden Stardust in Astrology
				IV	1,239	50	+5% chance to locate Golden Stardust in Astrology
Traps Potion	110	369	1 , 2	I	1,052	5	+2% Agility Skill XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +20% GP from Agility Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +2% Agility Mastery XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier
				II	1,157	10	+3% Agility Skill XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +30% GP from Agility Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +3% Agility Mastery XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier
				III	1,272	15	+4% Agility Skill XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +40% GP from Agility Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +4% Agility Mastery XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier
				IV	1,400	20	+5% Agility Skill XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +50% GP from Agility Obstacles that contain a negative modifier and +5% Agility Mastery XP from Obstacles that contain a negative modifier
Blacksmith Potion	112	397	1 , 2	I	1,020	15	+5% Chance to Double Items in Smithing
				II	1,122	25	+10% Chance to Double Items in Smithing
				III	1,234	35	+15% Chance to Double Items in Smithing
				IV	1,357	50	+20% Chance to Double Items in Smithing
Enkindled Yields Potion	115	432	1 , 1	I	408	15	+10% Chance to Double Items in Firemaking
				II	448	25	+15% Chance to Double Items in Firemaking
				III	493	35	+20% Chance to Double Items in Firemaking
				IV	543	50	+25% Chance to Double Items in Firemaking
Alt. Magic Potion	118	477	1 , 5	I	75	15	-5% Magic Interval
				II	82	25	-10% Magic Interval
				III	90	35	-15% Magic Interval
				IV	99	50	-20% Magic Interval

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