Temporary skill boost

For other uses, see Booster.

A temporary skill boost is anything caused by an item, Summoning familiar, or action that temporarily raises a player's level in one or more skills. It allows the player to do things above their current level. For example, a Crafting potion, which boosts a player's Crafting level by 3, lets the player craft potion flasks with a Crafting level of 86. The skill boost rounds down, for example when stranger plant boosts you from 90 farming by 4.6 levels, it appears as 94 farming.

Temporary boosts do not stack - for example, a dwarven stout provides +1 level boost to Mining and Smithing, and a mature dwarven stout provides +2 to the same skills; using them together does not produce +3, but +2, as only the higher boost counts.

Gaining a level while a temporary boost is active also increases the boosted level by 1.

Decay[]

Boosts decay back to the player's base level at a rate of 1 level per minute. Unlike most other effects, skill changes do decay while banking. The second where the boost decays is based upon the time at which the player logged in.^{[source needed]} The Berserker curse extends this time by 15% (9 seconds).

Overloads and overload variants, and other effects which provide a 'constant' boost, resist decay by periodically re-applying their effect.

Levels which are drained are also restored at 1 level per minute. The Rapid Restore prayer doubles this rate of restoration; restore potions can restore the levels of all combat skills (except Summoning), and a super restore restores the levels of all skills, including Prayer points.

Invisible boosts[]

These boosts are not visible on the player's statistics screen, and most of them cannot allow a player to perform activities above their base level (an exception is the Crystal saw). Most invisible boosts are provided by Summoning familiars. For example, a granite lobster provides an invisible Fishing boost of four levels, but does not allow a player with 72 Fishing to catch sharks, which require 76 Fishing; instead it allows the player to catch fish with the same speed as if they were four levels higher. Invisible boosts do stack with visible boosts.

Uses[]

Entering a guild that requires a certain skill level, such as drinking a dwarven stout to enter the Mining Guild. Note: this does not work for the Warriors' Guild.
Doing an action that requires a higher level than the player is currently at, such as using a fishing potion to fish sharks.
Meeting the skill requirements of some quests, such as While Guthix Sleeps. Players should note that temporary boosts do not work on all quests.
Performing most tasks.
Investigating ancient effigies.

Items that give temporary boosts[]

Potions, such as the hunter potion which boosts a player's Hunter level by three.
Food, such as the garden pie which boosts a player's Farming level by three.
Drinks, such as the wizard's mind bomb which boosts a player's Magic level by two or three depending on the player's Magic level.
Summoning scrolls, such as the Tireless Run scroll which boosts a player's Agility level by two.
Spicy stews - can only be accessed with completion of Evil Dave's section in the quest Recipe for Disaster. These are random and can boost OR lower a skill by up to five.
The crystal saws from The Eyes of Glouphrie and Prifddinas provide an invisible boost of three and five respectively to a player's Construction level. They allow players to build items as if their Construction level was three or five levels higher; this is an invisible boost and so can be used in conjunction with tea or stews.
Capes of Accomplishment boost the corresponding skill level to 100/99 when the cape is equipped or operated. Prayer and Constitution skillcapes have a cool down period of 1 minute.
God banners allow players to boost one non-combat skill by 2 levels for a period of 30 minutes each day. Completing the exploration set allows players to boost Agility by 5 levels for 30 minutes a day. Completing the combat set allows players to boost one combat skill by 5 levels for a period of 30 minutes each day.

List of boosts affecting multiple skills[]

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Image	Boost	Skill	Level increase	Visibility	Other info
	Skillcape	Any skill	+1	Visible	Activating the cape's effect increases the corresponding skill by 1.
	Spicy stew	Any skill but Summoning, Constitution, Prayer, Dungeoneering and Invention	up to ±6 with 3 spice doses up to ±3 with 2 spice doses up to ±1 with 1 spice dose	Visible	Depending on type of stew, any skill (besides Summoning, Invention, Constitution, Prayer, and Dungeoneering) can be boosted or reduced by 1 to 5 points randomly.
	Super melee potion	Attack, Strength and Defence	12% + 2, rounded down	Visible	None.
	Super warmaster's potion	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	12% + 2, rounded down	Visible	None.
	Extreme brawler's potion	Attack, Strength and Defence	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought.
	Extreme battlemage's potion	Magic and Defence	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought.
	Extreme sharpshooter's potion	Ranged and Defence	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought.
	Extreme warmaster's potion	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought.
	Overload	Combat skills	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	The boost is reapplied every 15 seconds for 5 minutes.
	Holy overload potion	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be bought. Restores 486 prayer points over the course of 6 minutes. Stat boosts are reapplied every 15 seconds.
	Searing overload potion	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be bought. Protects against dragon fire for 6 minutes. Stat boosts are reapplied every 15 seconds.
	Overload salve	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	15% + 3, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought. Protects against dragon and wyvern fire damage for 6 minutes. Restores 555 prayer points over the course of 6 minutes. Reduces poison damage taken by 100% for 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Stat boosts are reapplied every 15 seconds.
	Supreme overload potion	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	16% + 4, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought. Stat boosts are reapplied every 15 seconds.
	Supreme overload salve	Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged	16% + 4, rounded down	Visible	Recipe must be found and bought. Protects against dragon and wyvern fire damage for 6 minutes. Restores 555 prayer points over the course of 6 minutes. Reduces poison damage taken by 100% for 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Stat boosts are reapplied every 15 seconds.
	Dominion marker	Combat skills	Tier 1: +4 Tier 2: +6 Tier 3: +8 Tier 4: +10	Visible	Boosts Combat skills when placed nearby. Reapplies the boost once it decays back to the base level.
	Clan citadel powerups	Combat skills, Agility and Summoning	Up to 10	Visible	What skill is boosted and the amount depends on what it has been assigned in the battlefield editor.
or	Sugar skull or Toffee apple	Any skill except Constitution, Invention, Prayer or Summoning	+2	Visible	If you get the correct random effect (given at random from amongst four effects), then: When eaten, all skills except for the 4 mentioned ones are boosted.
	God banner powerup	Any skill except Constitution, Slayer, Prayer, Summoning, Dungeoneering or Invention.	Combat boost: +5 to Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, and Magic Exploration boost: +5 to Agility. Skill boost: +2 to your choice of one of the following: Fishing, Mining, Runecrafting, Crafting, Woodcutting, Firemaking, Fletching, Construction, Hunter, Thieving, Cooking, Herblore, Smithing, Farming or Divination	Visible	Requires pledging allegiance to one of the god factions and completing the relevant set of tasks assigned by that god's emissary. Each type of boost can be used once per day and lasts for 30 minutes; you must wait for one boost to expire before activating another.

List of temporary boosts[]

Boost	Skill	Level increase	Visibility	Other info
Jitterberry	Agility	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Tireless run scroll	Agility	2	Visible	Special move of the Spirit terrorbird.
Agility potion (or mix)	Agility	3	Visible	Mix heals 60 life points.
Abyssal stealth scroll	Agility and Thieving	4	Visible	Special move of the Abyssal lurker.
Summer pie	Agility	5	Visible	Also heals 1187 life points and restores 20% run energy per bite.
Standard Cup of tea	Attack	3	Visible	Also heals 375 life points. Not to be confused with Player-Owned House tea.
Attack potion (or mix)	Attack	1 + 8%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 life points.
Super attack (or mix)	Attack	2 + 12%	Visible	Mix also heals 60 life points.
Extreme attack	Attack	3 + 15%	Visible	Requires 88 herblore to make.
Zamorak brew (or Zamorak mix)	Attack and Strength	Attack: 2 + 20% Strength: 2 + 12%	Visible	Decreases Defence by 2 + 10% and remaining life points by 20 + 10% (Mix reduces life points by 10% - (10 to 40)).
Combat potion (or mix)	Attack and Strength	3 + 10%	Visible	Mix also heals 60 life points.
Ruby Harvest	Attack	20%	Visible	Must be used on another player. Boost affects the player it is used on.
Rumberry	Attack	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Grand attack potion	Attack	2 + 14%	Visible	None.
Supreme attack potion	Attack	4 + 16%	Visible	Recipe needs to be bought
Cavefish	Combat skills	One combat skill is boosted randomly by 2.	Visible	Also heals 2200 life points.
POH Cup of tea	Construction	1, 2 or 3	Visible	Boost depends on the shelf the cup used was obtained from.
Crystal saw	Construction	3	Invisible	Only applies to items requiring a saw (e.g. not rooms or plants).
Crystal saw (Prifddinas)	Construction	5	Invisible	Only applies to items requiring a saw (e.g. not rooms or plants).
Sculpting chisel	Construction	1	Invisible	Requires completions of God Statues for at least 4 months in any location. Needs to be wielded to receive boost.
Chef's delight	Cooking	1 + 5%	Visible	Also heals 10 life points. Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
Mature Chef's delight	Cooking	2 + 5%	Visible	Also heals 10 life points. Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
Squiffberry	Cooking	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Crafting potion	Crafting	3	Visible	None.
Defence potion (or mix)	Defence	1 + 8%	Visible	Mix also heals 60 life points.
Super defence (or mix)	Defence	2 + 12%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Extreme defence	Defence	3 + 15%	Visible	Requires 90 herblore to make.
Saradomin brew / Dom saradomin brew	Defence and life points	Defence: 1 + 4% Life points: 500	Visible	Decreases Attack, Strength, Magic and Ranged levels by 10%. Life points can rise above normal level with the boost.
Draynor Manor Cabbage	Defence	1 or 2	Visible	Also heals 200 life points.
Testudo scroll	Defence	8	Visible	Special move of the War tortoise.
Titan's Constitution	Defence and life points	Defence: 12.5% Life points: 200	Visible	Special move of Fire titan, Moss titan and Ice titan. Life points can rise above normal level with the boost.
Sapphire Glacialis	Defence	20%	Visible	Must be used on another player. Boost affects the player it is used on.
Grand defence potion	Defence	2 + 14%	Visible	None.
Supreme defence potion	Defence	4 + 16%	Visible	Recipe needs to be bought.
Divination potion	Divination	3	Visible	None.
Super divination	Divination	5	Visible	None.
Extreme divination	Divination	15% of level + 3	Visible	Requires 89 herblore to make.
Meloberry	Divination	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Dreadfowl	Farming	1	Visible	Speak to Dreadfowl.
Compost mound	Farming	1 + 2%	Visible	Speak to Compost mound.
Stranger plant	Farming	1 + 4%	Visible	Speak to Stranger plant.
Cider	Farming	1	Visible	Heals 140 life points, reduces Attack and Strength by 2.
Mature cider	Farming	2	Visible	Heals 170 life points, reduces Attack and Strength by 5.
Cocoaberry	Farming	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Garden pie	Farming	3	Visible	Also heals 60 life points per bite.
Pork pie	Farming and Summoning	5	Visible	Also heals 540 life points. Unlike most pies, only has one bite.
Pigswill	Farming and Summoning	3	Visible	Heals 880 life points, reduces Attack and Strength by 3.
Mature pigswill	Farming and Summoning	4, 3	Visible	Heals 880 life points, reduces Attack and Strength by 3.
Smoulderberry	Firemaking	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Pyrelord	Firemaking	3	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Phoenix (familiar)	Firemaking	6	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Lava titan	Firemaking and Mining	10, 10	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Fishing potion (or mix)	Fishing	3	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Fish pie	Fishing	3	Visible	Also heals 470 life points per bite.
Admiral pie	Fishing	5	Visible	Also heals 875 life points per bite.
Granite Crab	Fishing	1	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Ibis	Fishing	3	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Granite lobster	Fishing	4	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Stormberry	Fishing	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Squeck juice	Fishing	1	Visible	Severely reduces Cooking.
Fletching potion	Fletching	3	Visible	None.
Greenman's ale	Herblore	1	Visible	Heals 290 life points. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
Mature Greenman's ale	Herblore	2	Visible	Heals 320 life points. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
Gloomberry	Herblore	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Hunter potion (or mix)	Hunter	3	Visible	Mix heals 20 to 30 life points.
Super hunter	Hunter	5	Visible	None.
Extreme hunter	Hunter	15% of level + 3	Visible	Requires 80 herblore to make.
Spirit graahk, Spirit kyatt and Spirit larupia	Hunter	5	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Arctic bear	Hunter	7	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Mournberry	Hunter	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Wolpertinger	Hunter	5	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Mud bath	Hunter	10%	Visible	Requires completion of As a First Resort, which requires 48 Hunter. Also temporarily removes the player's scent, removing the need to use a torch while hunting to improve catch rates.
Invention potion	Invention	3	Visible	None.
Super invention	Invention	5	Visible	None.
Extreme invention	Invention	15% of level + 3	Visible	Requires 95 herblore to make.
Guthix rest	Life points	50	Visible	Only works when at full life points. Also reduces poison damage by 10 and restore 5% of run energy.
Rocktail	Life points	10%	Visible	Heals 2300 life points and can raise life points up to 10% over the maximum.
Elidinis Statuette	Life points	500	Visible	Requires completion of Spirit of the Elid. Any lost life points are restored prior to the boost. Also restores Prayer points.
Thermal bath	Life points	5%	Visible	Requires completion of As a First Resort. Any lost life points are restored prior to the boost. Also cures and gives temporary protection from poison and disease.
Fireberry	Magic	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Wizard's mind bomb	Magic	2 + 2%	Visible	Also heals 340 life points. +3 boost only applies if the player's magic level is higher than 50. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 1 or more. Is available to free players.
Magic essence potion (or mix)	Magic	3	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Mature Wizard's mind bomb	Magic	3 or 4	Visible	+4 boost only applies if the player's magic level is higher than 50. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence.
Magic potion (or mix)	Magic	1 + 8%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Vecna skull	Magic	2 + 10%	Visible	Cannot be used if magic is boosted and only once every 7 minutes.
Extreme magic	Magic	3 + 15%	Visible	Requires 91 herblore to make.
Magic focus scroll	Magic	7	Visible	Special move of the Wolpertinger.
Grand magic potion	Magic	2 + 14%	Visible	None.
Supreme magic potion	Magic	4 + 16%	Visible	Recipe needs to be bought.
Desert wyrm	Mining	1	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Void ravager	Mining	1, 1	Invisible and Visible	Familiar must be summoned. Speak to the Void ravager to obtain a visible boost of 1 in addition to the invisible boost of 1.
Obsidian golem	Mining	7	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Lava titan	Mining, Firemaking	10, 10	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.
Stoneberry	Mining	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Dwarven stout	Mining, Smithing	1	Visible	Also heals 190 life points. Is available to free players.
Mature dwarven stout	Mining, Smithing	2	Visible	Also heals 220 life points. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
Edgeville Monastery altar, Altar of nature, Seers' Village altar	Prayer	2	Visible	Monastery requires 31 Prayer, and is available to free players. Altar of nature requires completion of Nature Spirit. Seers' Village requires completion of all hard Seers' Village Tasks (Seers' headband 3 or 4 must be worn).
Sulphur spring	Prayer	10%	Visible	Requires completion of As a First Resort. Prayer points are fully restored before the boost is applied.
Altar of Zaros	Prayer	15%	Visible	Requires completion of The Temple at Senntisten. Activates Ancient Curses and prayer points are fully restored before the boost is applied.
Ranging potion (or mix)	Ranged	1 + 8%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Super ranging potion (or mix)	Ranged	2 + 12%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Extreme ranging	Ranged	3 + 15%	Visible	Requires 92 Herblore to make.
Wild pie	Ranged, Slayer	4, 5	Visible	Also heals 850 life points per bite.
Wilder pie	Ranged, Slayer	5, 6	Visible	Also heals 1,100 life points per bite.
Geyser titan	Ranged	1 + 3%	Visible	Speak to the Geyser titan to obtain the boost.
Ranger's aid	Ranged	2	Visible	Reduces Defence by 5.
Mature ranger's aid	Ranged	3	Visible	Reduces Defence by a random amount.
Grand ranging potion	Ranged	2 + 14%	Visible	None.
Exuberry	Ranged	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Supreme ranging potion	Ranged	4 + 16%	Visible	Recipe needs to be bought.
Talking to Oldak	Runecrafting and Magic	+2 or -2	Visible	Also possible no stats are boosted.
Slayer's respite	Slayer	1	Visible	Also heals 590 life points, and reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
Mature slayer's respite	Slayer	2	Visible	Also heals 620 life points, and reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
Runecrafting potion	Runecrafting	3	Visible	None.
Super runecrafting	Runecrafting	5	Visible	None.
Extreme runecrafting	Runecrafting	15% of level + 3	Visible	Requires 91 herblore to make.
Blisterberry	Strength	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Blurberry Special/Premade Blurberry Special	Strength	7	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 5.
Drunk Dragon/Premade Drunk Dragon	Strength	7	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 4.
Wizard Blizzard/Premade Wizard Blizzard	Strength	6	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 4.
Short Green Guy/Premade Short Green Guy	Strength	4	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 3.
Beer	Strength	4%	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 7%. Is available to free players.
Strength potion (or mix)	Strength	1 + 8%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 life points. Strength potion is available to free players.
Super strength (or mix)	Strength	2 + 12%	Visible	Mix also heals 30 to 60 life points.
Extreme strength	Strength	3 + 15%	Visible	Requires 89 herblore to make.
Volcanic strength scroll	Strength	9	Visible	Special move of the Obsidian golem.
Black Warlock	Strength	20%	Visible	Must be used on another player. Boost affects the player it is used on.
Grand strength potion	Strength	2 + 14%	Visible	None.
Supreme strength potion	Strength	4 + 16%	Visible	Recipe needs to be bought.
Musaberry	Summoning	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Bandit's brew	Thieving	1	Visible	None.
Thieving fingers scroll	Thieving	2	Visible	Special move of the Magpie.
Spring sq'irkjuice	Thieving	1	Visible	20% run energy boost.
Autumn sq'irkjuice	Thieving	2	Visible	30% run energy boost.
Summer sq'irkjuice	Thieving	3	Visible	40% run energy boost.
Sourberry	Thieving	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Axeman's folly	Woodcutting	1	Visible	Also heals 490 life points.
Mature axeman's folly	Woodcutting	2	Visible	Also heals 520 life points. Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
Rosaberry	Woodcutting	2	Visible	Requires access to The Arc. Also reduces Defence by 1 level.
Beaver	Woodcutting	2	Invisible	Familiar must be summoned.

Notes

A percentage boost is always rounded down, with exception of the mud bath and chef's delight, which are rounded up.
A reduction of x or more levels means the actual amount reduced depends on the player's level in the skills listed.