OSRS Herblore Training Guide Level 1-99

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Recommended Ways of Herblore Training

Now you are aware of everything you need to know about Herblore but what is the cost-effective or the optimal way? Here is our recommendations:

Fastest Way to 99

Up to level 63, levels fly by super quick so you do not have to follow all the potions listed below you can just pick one and go up to level 63.

Cost Effective Way to 99

Cheapest Way to 99

The actual cheapest way would be cleaning herbs but that makes the skill slower than Runecrafting so we are going to skip that.

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.

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.

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 an beyond with the help of potions. Train Herblore now!