Herblore


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Herblore (Herblaw on RuneScape Classic) is a members-only skill. Before players are able to begin using it, the Druidic Ritual quest must first be completed, which gives enough Herblore experience to raise the skill to level 3, which is the first level at which players can make potions.

Obtaining herbs
Some monsters drop more herbs than others. No monsters except the Tree spirit and Prison Pete random events drop Toadflax, Snapdragon or Torstol, these herbs are obtained from either the Brimhaven agility arena (toadflax and snapdragon), or the herb chest in the Yanille Agility dungeon (torstol). There are many herbs players can obtain either from monster drops, or from growing herb seeds, for use in Herblore. Herbs can also be obtained as a reward from Pest Control, or from Miscellania (see Managing your kingdom).


 * Chaos druids are highly recommended, they are only level 13 and drop lots of herbs. You can find them in the Taverley Dungeon, Edgeville Dungeon, in a tower north of Ardougne and in Yanille Dungeon.
 * Cave crawlers are Slayer monsters that drop both herbs and ingredients.
 * Aberrant Specters are Slayer monsters and drop large amounts of herbs. They can be found in Morytania Slayer Tower.
 * Chaos Druid Warriors in the Yanille Agility dungeon are also good because they drop a wide variety of second ingredients as well as herbs. However, they have a combat level of 44, so killing them is less worthwhile than killing regular chaos druids because killing chaos druid warriors takes longer, so herbs can be gathered more quickly from chaos druids.
 * Basilisks are Slayer monsters which drop herbs very often. They have a combat level of 61 and are located in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon. A mirror shield and a Slayer level of 40 are required to kill them.
 * flesh crawler at the level 2 Stronghold of Security drop herbs frequently.

Alternatively, use the Farming skill to grow herbs. At high Farming levels, this can be a very good way of obtaining experience in both Herblore and Farming.

Miscellania also can provide up to 80 unidentified herbs a day, all Tarromin or above, with enough cash in the treasury and herbs set to maximum (players must have completed the Throne of Miscellania quest prior to being able to do this).

The Sorceress's Garden minigame has a herb patch that gives two herbs per round, which takes approximately 50 seconds. The lowest garden (Winter) can only give up to Harralander. The highest garden (Summer) can give all herbs given normally as a drop.

Barbarian Potions
In order to be able to make Barbarian mixes, you will need to talk to Otto Godblessed, located at Otto's Grotto (West of Baxtorian Falls). He will teach you basic Barbarian Skills needed to get the second ingredient for these mixes. You will also then be able to turn 4 dose potions into two 2-dose potion, by using any 4-dose potion on an empty vial.

To make the enhanced potions, you will need:


 * 2-dose potion (or a 4-dose and an empty vial)
 * Roe (for Attack mix, Anti-poison mix, Relicym's Balm mix, and Strength mix) or Caviar (for all other mixes).

Note: All mixes heal 3-6 Hitpoints

Getting vials
There's several ways of getting vials. Filling empty vials is very fast; this can be done at any sink, fountain or waterpump or by using the lunar spell humidify. Some methods for obtaining vials listed below:
 * 1) Craft them from molten glass using the Crafting skill
 * 2) Buy them from Ardougne general store
 * 3) Buy empty vials from Taverley Herblore shop
 * 4) Buy empty vials from Shilo Village general store
 * 5) Buy vials from Mort'ton general store (requires Shades of Mort'ton and In Aid of the Myreque)
 * 6) Buy plant cures and empty them
 * 7) Buy empty vials from players who are training
 * 8) Buy them off the forums
 * 9) Some NPCs, like Chaos Druids, will drop vials
 * 10) Water Elementals 100% drop is a water filled vial. They are close to the bank and level 34, however, they require Elemental Workshop I to be started or completed.

Obtaining secondary ingredients
When training Herblore it is useful to have ample supplies of secondary ingredients.
 * Prices are approximate prices for buying item on the open market

Money
Unids or Unidentified herbs sell for 1k each usually, but can go for up to 2.5k coins each depending on what level herbs they are. Chaos druids drop unidentified herbs often, and on rare occasions may drop two.

Many combat-related potions sell for high prices (prices are for 3 dose potions):


 * Super strong weapon poisons - 10k each
 * Super restore potions - 9k each
 * Prayer potions - 8k each
 * Super attack potions - 2k each
 * Super strength potions - 5k each
 * Super defence potions - 3k each
 * Set of all three super potions (super attack, super defence, and super strength) - 10k each

Temporary boosts

 * A Greenman's ale will temporarily boost Herblore by 1 level. Greenman's ale can be bought in the Yanille pub or brewed using the Cooking skill. Players with level 26 Construction may also build a beverage barrel of Greenman's ale in the kitchen of a player-owned house.
 * A Mature Greenman's ale will temporarily boost Herblore by 2 levels. This can only be made by brewing using the Cooking skill.
 * Spicy stews, which can be made by players who have freed Evil Dave in Recipe for Disaster, can randomly boost or lower Herblore by up to 6 levels, depending on the amount of brown spice used.

Additional information

 * Free users can use strength potions, but no others.
 * If the player switches servers while having their stats boosted, they will reset. This is to prevent members from drinking potions and switching to free worlds to PK with unfair advantages.
 * Potions when made have 3 doses, but using two of the same potions on each other will fill one to as many as 4 doses in one flask. So if you make 4 of the same potion, you can reclaim one of your flasks without losing any of your doses.

Herblore-related quests

 * Digsite Quest - 2000 experience
 * Druidic Ritual - 250 experience
 * Eadgar's Ruse - 11000 experience
 * A Fairy Tale Part II - 2500 experience and a skill lamp that gives 2500 experience in any skill
 * Heroes Quest - 1325 experience
 * Jungle Potion - 775 experience
 * My Arm's Big Adventure - 10000 experience
 * Recruitment Drive - 1000 experience
 * Shades of Mort'ton - 2000 experience
 * Zogre Flesh Eaters - 2000 experience