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Reason: Untradeable potions can be noted/decanted and doesn't account for potion flask decanting.
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Decanting is the method in which a player combines partially full potions of the same kind to produce one full potion and one partially empty potion. For example, decanting a potion containing 3 doses and another containing 2 doses yields one full potion (4 doses) and one partially full potion (1 dose). Teplin Macagan in Oo'glog can decant potion flasks.

Decanting to 4-dose

As described above, players can use any partially full potion on another partially full potion to create a full potion and a partially full potion (assuming the total number of doses are greater than 4). If there are exactly 4 doses total, decanting will give one full potion and one empty vial. If there are less than 4 doses total, decanting will give one empty vial and one partially full potion.

In addition, Bob Barter at the Grand Exchange, Rhobert Dail in the Tower of Voices, or Rhodri Dail in the Max Guild will automatically decant all potions in the player's inventory as much as possible when talked to (or via the right-click Decant option). Bob will decant all potions, including noted ones, for free.

Decanting to 2-dose and 3-dose

Occasionally it is required for potions to be in 2- or 3-doses, rather than 4:

Players can create 2-dose potions either by decanting two 1-dose potions, or by using a 4-dose potion on an empty vial (due to a glitch, the latter does not work the other way around). 3-dose potions can be created by decanting 2-dose potion and a 1-dose potion, or by making the potion from scratch. 3-dose potions cannot be created from 4-dose potions by the player alone, like 2-dose can be, without drinking a dose.

However, Bob Barter, Rhodri and Rhobert Dail, and Zahur in Nardah, can also decant potions into 3-dose potions or 2-dose potions. Players can either talk with him or use his right-click Decant-X option. He will decant all the potions in the player's inventory, noted or unnoted, into the option that the player chooses, requiring empty vials - decanting into 2-dose potions will need more empty vials than decanting into 3-dose potions. The player can either supply the empty vials by carrying them in their inventory, noted or unnoted, or can carry money and Bob will charge 2gp (he used to charge the Grand Exchange market price (2 coins (update))) for each vial he supplies. He will also decant juju potions in the same way, providing juju vials at their Grand Exchange price (1 coins (update)).

Before the Death Hats, Draynor and Upgrades update on 25 May 2011, Zahur was the only NPC to decant into 2- and 3-dose potions. Now it is significantly more convenient to use Bob Barter. There is, however, one benefit to using Zahur - her right click options allow instant decanting into 2- or 3-dose potions, whereas Bob Barter requires a dialogue each time. Thus for decanting large numbers of untradeable potions (e.g. extreme potions for making overloads) can be quicker at Zahur than at Bob - small numbers of potions may not be worth the journey.

It is strongly recommended to use noted potions and noted empty vials for players who want to decant potions in bulk. This often reduces the number of runs the player must make between the bank and Bob to just one. Again, like above, potions that cannot be noted can be decanted, just at a slower rate.

Decanting to 1-dose

Some potions, such as Super strength, sell for more as a single dose. Bob Barter now decants potions into 1, 2, 3 or 4 dose potions and will charge 2 coins for every vial supplied.

Profiting by decanting

Due to an update, the money-making potential of decanting has subsided, but there are ways of making money.

Use the following calculator to determine which potions can produce a profit via decanting. If you aren't careful, you can end up losing hundreds of thousands.

The table can be used for decanting from 4-dose to 2- or 3-dose - if the profit for a potion being decanted from six 2-dose potions into three 4-dose potions is −100, the profit for decanting from three 4-dose potions into six 2-dose potions is 100.

Potion Decanting 12 (1)'s
into 3 (4)'s
Decanting 6 (2)'s
into 3 (4)'s
Decanting 4 (3)'s
into 3 (4)'s
Sacred oil −9,123 4,551 3,401
Attack potion −1,167 −807 529
Ranging potion −4,755 −1,449 1,357
Magic potion −5,472 84 1,604
Strength potion −1,824 −216 1,112
Defence potion 4,308 3,384 2,480
Antipoison −90 570 362
Guthix rest 1,059 1,089 −229
Restore potion −15 213 201
Energy potion 1,593 1,341 885
Agility potion 897 −189 205
Combat potion 1,173 939 489
Prayer potion 936 366 −100
Summoning potion 39,351 24,981 979
Crafting potion −4,362 −744 2,150
Super attack 1,767 3,021 −581
Super antipoison 3,423 7,257 6,203
Fishing potion 909 1,461 917
Super energy 1,389 −3,807 −2,015
Hunter potion 13,254 13,614 −35,070
Super strength 5,412 6,354 2,080
Fletching potion 2,358 3,288 1,294
Super restore −876 1,668 16
Sanfew serum −29,244 −588 −1,584
Super defence 942 3,498 870
Antipoison+ 5,028 6,756 748
Antifire −2,727 −9,741 1,353
Super ranging potion 2,439 4,617 2,787
Super magic potion 6,438 6,642 2,018
Zamorak brew −4,689 −285 3,563
Antipoison++ 3,576 2,052 4
Saradomin brew 15,486 4,830 74
Super Saradomin brew 158,898 114,294 −3,790
Super Zamorak brew 3,579 117 7,759
Super Guthix rest 16,086 15,876 9,342
Prayer renewal 3,018 11,340 5,094
Juju hunter potion 14,703 18,195 8,915
Weapon poison 8,466 7,740 −33,138
Weapon poison+ −3,792 1,962 1,904
Weapon poison++ 13,704 −2,970 −2,200
Zamorak's favour 60 −1,662 −1,032
Saradomin's blessing 64,170 66,714 −134,566
Scentless potion 51,669 51,633 −10,283
Perfect juju dungeoneering potion −19,653 111 −1,973
Perfect juju farming potion −13,371 −177 3,273
Perfect juju fishing potion −42,666 7,566 21,654
Perfect juju herblore potion −975 84,783 21,641
Perfect juju mining potion −95,874 −58,392 3,626
Perfect juju prayer potion 17,580 87,318 57,420
Perfect juju smithing potion 40,851 41,691 32,875
Perfect juju woodcutting potion 17,595 −13,533 −293
Relicym's balm −2,154 −1,488 −206
Guthix balance 4,311 6,489 1,103
Olive oil 420 912 400
Guthix's gift 6,210 8,796 −330,410
Juju cooking potion 3,642 7,266 10,110
Juju farming potion −2,913 −21,927 7,415
Juju fishing potion 66,081 68,865 16,509
Juju woodcutting potion 57,168 63,768 11,712
Juju mining potion 41,436 29,580 −41,980
Perfect juju agility potion −37,137 −36,099 14,107
Compost potion −5,994 −2,778 7,154
Potion Decanting 60 (1)'s
into 10 (6)'s
Decanting 30 (2)'s
into 10 (6)'s
Decanting 18 (3)'s
into 10 (6)'s
Decanting 15 (4)'s
into 10 (6)'s
Decanting 12 (5)'s
into 10 (6)'s
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