2025 OSRS Herblore Training Guide Level 1-99

19.05.2025 - 08:11:51
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Created - 19.05.2025 Updated - 29.07.2025

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Even if it’s just herbs and potions, herblore is hard to max out in OSRS. if you’re struggling a bit, we’ve got a guide that will get you to 99 fast.

In OSRS, potions are some of the most crucial items to have in your inventory. Even if you have a high combat level and amazing gear, you can still have some trouble against some of the game’s toughest bosses and deadliest PK’ers. Potions can help you gain the edge you need to pull the challenge off.

To make potions, you’ll have to master Herblore. Mastering Herblore gives you access to a multitude of buffs for your character in OSRS. Having these buffs and some affordable OSRS gear can make your character extra powerful.

As with other Skills though, you need to work hard to make Herblore a viable asset to your OSRS run. Let’s talk about what Herblore is first.

What is OSRS Herblore?

Herblore is one of the few members-only Skill in the game. Whereas Cooking is to food and Smithing is to weapons and armor, Herblore allows you to create potions using herbs and other materials. The buffs that you get from Herblore allow you go above and beyond your current capabilities so challenges like the Barrows and more are easier.

Of course, getting to 99 Herblore is a challenge in itself. Since this is a members-only Skill, you at least have access to everything at your disposal to start training more efficiently.

Why Train Herblore in OSRS?

With the progress of your Herblore skill, you gain the ability to craft a wide array of potions for various battles, be it in PvP or PvM scenarios. These potions cover a broad spectrum of functions, from restoring prayer points to offering protection and even granting anti-fire capabilities.

Old School RuneScape features a plethora of incredibly useful potions, and often, the only way to obtain them is by crafting them yourself, unless you're willing to make purchases from other players. For ironmen, this skill is of paramount importance, as they cannot rely on trading with other players to obtain their potions. In PvM, a high Herblore level is indispensable for tackling many of the bosses.

Some potions like Saradomin Brews and Super Restores are not just valuable but essential for your adventures.

Additionally, reaching a Herblore level of at least 90 is mandatory to craft the most potent Overload potion, which is a crucial asset in conquering the Chamber of Xeric.

In the grand scheme of things, if your goal is to maximize your account, especially if you aim to complete all the quests in OSRS, Herblore is a skill you must prioritize. Many quests come with high Herblore level requirements, such as the essential quest "Fairy Tale Part II," which unlocks the coveted fairy rings.

OSRS Herblore Training Level 1-99

Getting to level 99 in Herblore isn’t particularly hard. In fact, there are a total of 4 methods you can try to make it work. Those methods are cleaning herbs, putting herbs to swamp tar, making barbarian potions, and making regular potions.

Before doing any of this though, make sure to do the Druidic Ritual quest first. Finishing it nets you enough experience to get you to level 3. To start this quest, speak to Kaqemeex in the stone circle north of Taverley.

Herb Cleaning

You can clear grimy herbs by left-clicking on them. You gain a small amount of Herblore XP with each herb that you clean but there’s a Herblore level requirement per item before you can clean them. This method is the easiest but it does take a while to do. Here’s a chart for the XP you gain per herb.

Herblore Level (cleaning)	Grimy Herb	XP (cleaning)	Clean Herb	Herblore Level (unf. potion)	Unfinished potion
3	Grimy guam leaf	2.5	Guam leaf	3	Guam potion (unf)
5	Grimy marrentill	3.8	Marrentill	5	Marrentill potion (unf)
11	Grimy tarromin	5	Tarromin	12	Tarromin potion (unf)
20	Grimy harralander	6.3	Harralander	22	Harralander potion (unf)
25	Grimy ranarr weed	7.5	Ranarr weed	30	Ranarr potion (unf)
30	Grimy toadflax	8	Toadflax	34	Toadflax potion (unf)
40	Grimy irit leaf	8.8	Irit leaf	45	Irit potion (unf)
48	Grimy avantoe	10	Avantoe	50	Avantoe potion (unf)
54	Grimy kwuarm	11.3	Kwuarm	55	Kwuarm potion (unf)
59	Grimy snapdragon	11.8	Snapdragon	63	Snapdragon potion (unf)
65	Grimy cadantine	12.5	Cadantine	66	Cadantine potion (unf)
67	Grimy lantadyme	13.1	Lantadyme	69	Lantadyme potion (unf)
70	Grimy dwarf weed	13.8	Dwarf weed	72	Dwarf weed potion (unf)
75	Grimy torstol	15	Torstol	78	Torstol potion (unf)

Swamp Tar

This method sees you putting in herbs to swamp tars. The process is fairly easy but like cleaning herbs, this takes considerably longer. You can find swamp tar in Lumbridge and Mort Myre Swamps.

Herblore Level	Potion	Experience	Primary Ingredient	Secondary Ingredient	Notes
19	Guam tar	30	Guam leaf	Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for swamp lizards.
31	Marrentill tar	42.5	Marrentill	Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for orange salamanders.
39	Tarromin tar	55	Tarromin	Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for red salamanders.
44	Harralander tar	72.5	Harralander	Swamp tar × 15	Ammo for black salamanders.

Barbarian Potions

You can make barbarian potions by adding caviar or roe to two-dose potions. Once done, you get a potion that holds two doses, and a few hitpoints. When doing this method, you need to keep in mind that each potion needs to be mixed individually. As such, this method requires more attention and focus compared to other techniques.

Here’s a table of the potions you can make.

Herblore Level	Potion	Experience	Eggs needed
4	Attack mix	8	Roe or Caviar
6	Antipoison mix	12	Roe or Caviar
9	Relicym's mix	14	Roe or Caviar
14	Strength mix	17	Roe or Caviar
24	Restore mix	21	Roe or Caviar
29	Energy mix	23	Caviar
33	Defence mix	25	Caviar
37	Agility mix	27	Caviar
40	Combat mix	28	Caviar
42	Prayer mix	29	Caviar
47	Superattack mix	33	Caviar
51	Anti-poison supermix	35	Caviar
53	Fishing mix	38	Caviar
56	Super energy mix	39	Caviar
58	Hunting mix	40	Caviar
59	Super str. mix	42	Caviar
61	Magic essence mix	43	Caviar
67	Super restore mix	48	Caviar
71	Super def. mix	50	Caviar
74	Antidote+ mix	52	Caviar
75	Antifire mix	53	Caviar
80	Ranging mix	54	Caviar
83	Magic mix	57	Caviar
85	Zamorak mix	58	Caviar
86	Stamina mix	60	Caviar
91	Extended antifire mix	61	Caviar
92	Ancient mix	63	Caviar
98	Super antifire mix	70	Caviar
99	Extended super antifire mix	78	Caviar

Potion Making

Perhaps the best method to train Herblore with is by making potions. This is one of the best methods because you also get access to a ton of great potions along the way.

Once you reach level 99, you have access to dozens of potions that will help you out in many scenarios. If you want a full list of what you can concoct, look no further as we’ve already mapped out the types of potions that you can make here.

Herblore Level	Potion	XP	Potion Base	Primary Ingredient	Secondary Ingredient	Notes
3	Imp repellent	5	Anchovy oil	Flowers (various)	N/A	Used in impling hunting and to make impling jars. Many types of flowers can be used to make it.
3	Attack potion	25	Vial of water	Guam leaf	Eye of newt	Temporarily raises Attack level by 10% + 3.
5	Antipoison	37.5	Vial of water	Marrentill	Unicorn horn dust	Cures poison and provides immunity for 90 seconds.
8	Relicym's balm	40	Vial of water	Rogue's purse	Snake weed	Cures disease and provides immunity for a short time. Requires partial completion of Zogre Flesh Eaters.
12	Strength potion	50	Vial of water	Tarromin	Limpwurt root	Temporarily raises Strength level by 10% + 3.
15	Serum 207	50	Vial of water	Tarromin	Ashes	Temporarily cures Afflicted NPCs in Mort'ton Learned and required in Shades of Mort'ton.
18	Guthix rest tea	59	Cup of hot water	Harralander	Guam leaves x2 Marrentill	Cures poison, restores some run energy, and heals 5 Hitpoints (with the ability to overheal). The herbs can be mixed in any order. Requires partial completion of One Small Favour.
22	Compost potion	60	Vial of water	Harralander	Volcanic ash	Used to convert Compost into Supercompost.
22	Restore potion	62.5	Vial of water	Harralander	Red spiders' eggs	Restores combat-related stats back to normal by 30% of level plus 10. Does not restore Hitpoints or Prayer points.
22	Guthix balance	50 (2 × 25)	Restore potion	Garlic	Silver dust	Used against Vampyre Juvinates and Vampyre Juveniles, particularly in the Temple Trekking minigame.
25	Blamish oil	80	Vial of water	Harralander	Blamish snail slime	Used to make oily fishing rods during the Heroes' Quest.
26	Energy potion	67.5	Vial of water	Harralander	Chocolate dust	Restores 10% run energy.
30	Defence potion	75	Vial of water	Ranarr weed	White berries	Temporarily raises Defence level by 10% + 3.
34	Agility potion	80	Vial of water	Toadflax	Toad's legs	Temporarily raises Agility level by 3.
36	Combat potion	84	Vial of water	Harralander	Goat horn dust	Effect of both Attack potion and Strength potion.
38	Prayer potion	87.5	Vial of water	Ranarr weed	Snape grass	Restores 25% of your total Prayer level plus 7. Effect increased by Holy wrench.
45	Super attack	100	Vial of water	Irit leaf	Eye of newt	Temporarily increases Attack level by 15% + 5.
47	Goblin potion	55	Vial of water	Toadflax	Pharmakos berries	Transforms the player into a goblin. Not tradeable. Made during the Land of the Goblins quest and is usable only within the Goblin Cave and Goblin Temple.
48	Superantipoison	106.3	Vial of water	Irit leaf	Unicorn horn dust	Cures poison and provides immunity for 6 minutes.
50	Fishing potion	112.5	Vial of water	Avantoe	Snape grass	Temporarily raises Fishing level by 3.
52	Super energy	117.5	Vial of water	Avantoe	Mort myre fungus	Restores 20% run energy.
52	Shrink-me-quick	6	Vial of water	Tarromin	Shrunk ogleroot	Reduces player size during the Grim Tales quest.
53	Hunter potion	120	Vial of water	Avantoe	Kebbit teeth dust	Temporarily raises Hunter level by 3. Kebbit teeth are obtained by deadfall trapping Sabre-Toothed Kebbits.
55	Super strength	125	Vial of water	Kwuarm	Limpwurt root	Temporarily raises Strength level by 15% + 5.
57	Magic essence	130	Vial of water	Star flower	Gorak claw powder	Temporarily raises Magic level by 3. Not tradeable. Made during Fairytale II - Cure a Queen quest, and components are only available via the Fairy rings.
60	Weapon poison	137.5	Vial of water	Kwuarm	Dragon scale dust	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, hastae, javelins, darts, knives, and bolts. Poison starts at 4 damage for melee weapons and 2 damage for ranged weapons.
63	Super restore	142.5	Vial of water	Snapdragon	Red spiders' eggs	Restores all stats (except hitpoints) by 25% + 8.
65	Sanfew serum	160	Super restore	Unicorn horn dust	Snake weed Nail beast nails	Sanfew Serum combines the properties of super restore, superantipoison, and relicym's balm potions all in one. Partial experience is given for each addition of one of the secondary ingredients in this potion.
66	Super defence	150	Vial of water	Cadantine	White berries	Temporarily increases Defence level by 15% + 5.
68	Antidote+	155	Coconut milk	Toadflax	Yew roots	Cures and gives immunity to poison for 9 minutes.
69	Antifire potion	157.5	Vial of water	Lantadyme	Dragon scale dust	Provides some resistance to dragon breath. Can be used with an anti-dragonfire shield to completely prevent dragonfire damage. Each dose lasts about 6 minutes.
70	Divine super attack potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Super attack	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a super attack while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
70	Divine super defence potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Super defence	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a super defence while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
70	Divine super strength potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Super strength	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a super strength while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
72	Ranging potion	162.5	Vial of water	Dwarf weed	Wine of zamorak	Temporarily increases Ranged level by 10% + 4.
73	Weapon poison+	165	Coconut milk	Cactus spine	Red spiders' eggs	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, hastae, javelins, darts, knives, and bolts. Poison starts at 5 damage for melee weapons and 3 damage for ranged weapons.
74	Divine ranging potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Ranging potion	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a ranging potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
76	Magic potion	172.5	Vial of water	Lantadyme	Potato cactus	Temporarily raises Magic level by 4.
77	Stamina potion	102 (4 × 25.5)	Super energy	Amylase crystal	N/A	Stamina potions restore 20% run energy and reduce the rate of energy depletion by 70% for 2 minutes. Amylase crystals can be purchased using Marks of grace from Grace's Graceful Clothing. One amylase crystal is required per dose.
78	Zamorak brew	175	Vial of water	Torstol	Jangerberries	Boosts Strength by 12% + 2 and Attack by 20% + 2, but lowers Defence and remaining Hitpoints by 10% + 2.
78	Divine magic potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Magic potion	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a magic potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
79	Antidote++	177.5	Coconut milk	Irit leaf	Magic roots	Cures poison and provides immunity for 12 minutes.
80	Bastion potion	155	Vial of blood	Cadantine	Wine of zamorak	Temporarily increases Ranged by 10% + 4 and Defence by 15% + 5.
80	Battlemage potion	155	Vial of blood	Cadantine	Potato cactus	Temporarily increases Magic by 4 and Defence by 15% + 5.
81	Saradomin brew	180	Vial of water	Toadflax	Crushed nest	Boosts Defence and Hitpoints but lowers Attack, Strength, Magic, and Ranged.
82	Weapon poison++	190	Coconut milk	Cave nightshade	Poison ivy berries	For use on arrows, daggers, spears, hastae, javelins, darts, knives, and bolts. Poison starts at 6 damage for melee weapons and 4 damage for ranged weapons.
84	Extended antifire	110 (4 × 27.5)	Antifire potion	Lava scale shard	N/A	Provides some resistance to dragon breath. Each dose lasts about 12 minutes. One shard is required per dose.
85	Ancient brew	190	Vial of water	Dwarf weed	Nihil dust	Boosts Magic and restores prayer points but lowers Attack, Strength, and Defence.
86	Divine bastion potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Bastion potion	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a bastion potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
86	Divine battlemage potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Battlemage potion	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a battlemage potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
87	Anti-venom	120 (4 × 30)	Antidote++	Zulrah's scales	N/A	Instantly cures venom. Five scales are required per dose.
88	Menaphite remedy	200	Vial of water	Dwarf weed	Lily of the sands	Restores 6 + 16% of the player's combat stats every 15 seconds, over the course of five minutes.
90	Super combat potion	150	Super attack Super strength Super defence	Torstol	N/A	Combines the properties of super attack, super strength, and super defence potions.
91	Forgotten brew	145	Ancient brew	Ancient essence	N/A	Upgraded version of an Ancient brew. Boosts Magic by 8% + 3 and restores prayer points by 10% + 2, but lowers Attack, Strength, and Defence by 10% + 2. 20 essence is required per dose.
92	Super antifire potion	130	Antifire potion	Crushed superior dragon bones	N/A	Grants complete immunity to dragonfire for three minutes.
94	Anti-venom+	125	Anti-venom	Torstol	N/A	Instantly cures venom and provides immunity to it for three minutes.
97	Divine super combat potion	2 (4 × 0.5)	Super combat potion	Crystal dust	N/A	Boosts the same as a super combat potion while lasting for 5 minutes with no state degradation. Requires the completion of Song of the Elves to make.
98	Extended super antifire	160 (4 × 40)	Super antifire potion	Lava scale shard	N/A	Grants complete immunity to dragonfire for six minutes. One shard is required per dose.

Quests That Need Herblore

Aside from the potion, you’ll also come across a lot of quests that need a minimum level of Herblore achieved. These quests offer up various rewards but if you want to maximize your progression and get the Quest Point cape, then it’s vital to start increasing your Herblore level.

Quest	Herblore requirement	Other skill requirements
Jungle Potion	3	-
Lunar Diplomacy	5	Defense - 40 Crafting - 61 Firemaking - 49 Magic - 65 Mining - 60 Woodcutting - 55
Zogre Flesh Eaters	8	Smithing - 4 Ranged - 30 Fletching - 30
The Dig Site	10	Agility - 10 Thieving - 25
Watchtower	14	Magic - 15 Thieving - 15 Agility - 25 Mining - 40
Shades of Mort'ton	15	Crating - 20 Firemaking - 5
One Small Favour	18	Agility - 36 Crafting - 25 Mining - 30
Heroes' Quest	25	Quest Points - 55 Cooking - 53 Fishing - 53 Mining - 50
Eadgar's Ruse	31	-
A Taste of Hope	40	Crafting - 48 Agility - 45 Attack - 40 Slayer - 38
Legends' Quest	45	Quest Points - 107 Agility - 50 Crafting - 50 Magic - 56 Mining - 52 Prayer - 42 Smithing - 50 Strength - 50 Thieving - 50 Woodcutting - 50
Land of the Goblins	48	Agility - 38 Fishing - 40 Thieving - 45
A Kingdom Divided	50	Agility - 54 Thieving - 52 Woodcutting - 52 Mining - 42 Crafting - 38 Magic - 35
Grim Tales	52	Farming - 45 Thieving - 58 Agility - 59 Woodcutting - 71
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	57	Thieving - 40 Woodcutting - 49
Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire	62	Firemaking - 75 Magic - 75 Thieving - 70 Runecrafting - 60 Construction - 60
Song of the Elves	70	Agility - 70 Construction - 70 Farming - 70 Hunting - 70 Mining - 70 Smithing - 70 Woodcutting - 70

Quests That Reward Herblore XP

While easy to train, Herblore can be such a chore to get to level 99 because there’s not a lot of action going on while training. If you ever get bored, check out these quests that reward Herblore XP.

Quest	Experience reward	Herblore requirement	Other requirements
Druidic Ritual	250	-	-
Jungle Potion	775	3	-
Recruitment Drive	1,000	-	Quest Points - 12
Heroes' Quest	1,325	25	Quest Points - 55 Cooking - 53 Fishing - 53 Mining - 50
The Dig Site	2,000	10	Agility - 10 Thieving - 25
Shades of Mort'ton	2,000	15	Crafting - 20 Firemaking - 5
Shades of Mort'ton - Diary of Herbi Flax	335		Trade the diary with the Apothecary
Zogre Flesh Eaters	2,000	8	Smithing - 4 Range - 30 Fletching - 30
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	3,500	57	Thieving - 40 Farming - 49
Land of the Goblins	8,000	48	Agility - 38 Fishing - 40 Thieving - 45
My Arm's Big Adventure	10,000	-	Woodcutting - 10 Farming - 29
Eadgar's Ruse	11,000	31	-
Grim Tales	15,000	52	Farming - 45 Thieving - 58 Agility - 59 Woodcutting - 71
Song of the Elves	40,000	70	Agility - 70 Construction - 70 Farming - 70 Hunting - 70 Mining - 70 Smithing - 70 Woodcutting - 70
Total	96,850

Train Herblore For More Power

The buffs that potions give you in OSRS are definitely worth the effort when it comes to training Herblore. There’s only so much that weapons and armor can do for you in OSRS and when you’ve reached your limit, you can go above and beyond with the help of potions. Train Herblore now!

If you’re ready to take it up a notch, here’s our guide for doing Herblore training in OSRS Ironman.

FAQs

1. What’s the fastest way to train Herblore in OSRS?

At the very most, you can max out your Herblore easily by making potions. Particularly, you’re going to want to create high-level potions like Prayer potions and super combat potions. You can refer to the list of potions above as to how you’re progress with potion making.

As a general rule of thumb, you’ll want to create the highest-level potion available at your current level—not only for the best XP rates, but also to reduce long-term costs related to skills like Prayer cost per level, especially when making your own Prayer potions.

2. Is Herblore worth training in OSRS?

It might not be a combat skill but Herblore is still worth training. You’re eventually going to have the need for many potions, especially during endgame bosses and raids. Other than this, potions can also be a great means for generating steady income in the game.

3. What potions should I make for profit while training Herblore?

This depends on what your current level is. If you’re not careful, you’ll be incuring a net loss while training Herblore. Potions like Stamina potions, Super restores, and Prayer potions are great and can help you turn a profit.

But best way to keep your gold high is by always referring to market trends to see which potions are worth selling.

4. How do I train Herblore as an Ironman in OSRS?

Herblore Ironman training is very different. You’ll need to either farm or collect your own herbs, as well as the secondary ingredients you’ll need.

At the start of your Ironman Herblore training, focus heavily on cleaning herbs or even making low-level potions. As you get more levels, start by farming Rannarrs and other high XP herbs. When available, start doing Farming contracts as these will give you a massive boost in Herblore XP as well.

5. Which quests give the most Herblore experience in OSRS?

The best quests for Herblore XP include:

Song of the Elves – 40,000 XP
Grim Tales – 15,000 XP
Eadgar’s Ruse – 11,000 XP
Land of the Goblins – 8,000 XP

Completing these can shave hours off your training time, especially if you’re still in the mid-level range.

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