Comprehensive guide for training Herblore from level 1 to 120 in RuneScape 3. Herblore is essential for making potions, especially Overloads at level 96.

Why Train Herblore?

  • Level 96 - Overloads (essential for PvM)
  • Level 99 - Supreme Overloads
  • Level 106 - Holy Overloads
  • Level 120 - Elder Overloads
  • Profitable at high levels
  • Required for Plague’s End (75 Herblore)

Training Methods by Level

Levels 1-26: Attack Potions

Ingredients: Guam leaf + Eye of newt

  • Cost: ~100k GP
  • XP Rate: 40k-60k XP/hr
  • Method: Make attack potions
  • Very cheap to train

Levels 26-38: Prayer Potions

Ingredients: Ranarr weed + Snape grass

  • Cost: ~500k GP
  • XP Rate: 80k-120k XP/hr
  • Method: Make prayer potions
  • Can be profitable if you’re careful

Levels 38-52: Super Attack Potions

Ingredients: Irit leaf + Eye of newt

  • Cost: ~1M GP
  • XP Rate: 120k-150k XP/hr
  • Method: Make super attack potions
  • Standard mid-level method

Levels 52-66: Super Energy Potions

Ingredients: Avantoe + Mort myre fungus

  • Cost: ~2M GP
  • XP Rate: 150k-200k XP/hr
  • Method: Make super energy potions

Alternative: Super Strength (Kwuarm + Limpwurt root)

  • Similar cost and XP

Levels 66-84: Super Defence Potions

Ingredients: Cadantine + White berries

  • Cost: ~5M GP
  • XP Rate: 200k-250k XP/hr
  • Method: Make super defence potions

Alternative: Weapon Poison+++

  • Can be more profitable but similar XP

Levels 84-96: Adrenaline Potions

Ingredients: Super energy (4) + Papaya

  • Cost: ~15M GP
  • XP Rate: 350k-450k XP/hr
  • Method: Make adrenaline potions (combination potion)
  • One of the best methods to 96

Alternative: Super Prayer Renewal Ingredients: Prayer renewal (4) + Wyvern bonemeal

  • Similar XP, sometimes cheaper

Levels 96-99: Overloads

Ingredients: Super attack/strength/defence/ranging/magic + Torstol

  • Cost: ~20M GP to 99
  • XP Rate: 450k-550k XP/hr
  • Method: Make overloads
  • WARNING: You’ll use these, so they’re not really a cost

Levels 99-120: Supreme Overloads

Ingredients: Overload (4) + Super prayer renewal (4) + Clean fellstalk

  • Cost: 50M+ GP
  • XP Rate: 500k-650k XP/hr
  • Method: Make supreme overloads
  • These are the best combat potions in the game

Fastest Methods (Expensive)

Power Leveling to 96

  1. Levels 1-38: Make whatever is cheapest (Attack → Prayer potions)
  2. Levels 38-66: Super attack or super strength
  3. Levels 66-84: Super defence potions
  4. Levels 84-96: Adrenaline potions

Total Cost: ~25-30M GP Total Time: ~15-20 hours

Power Leveling to 99

Continue making Overloads from 96-99.

Total Cost (1-99): ~40-50M GP Total Time: ~25-30 hours

Money-Saving Methods

Farming Your Own Herbs

  • Plant: Herb seeds (Ranarr, Snapdragon, Torstol)
  • XP: Passive Farming XP
  • Savings: 30-50% cost reduction
  • Time: 2-3 runs per day

Use Greenfingers aura and Juju farming potion for better yields.

Profitable Herblore

Some potions can be profitable if you’re patient:

  1. Prayer Potions (26+) - Sometimes profitable
  2. Super Prayer Renewal (94+) - Can break even
  3. Weapon Poison+++ (82+) - Often profitable
  4. Combination Potions - Check GE prices

Always check current GE prices before buying ingredients.

Essential Items & Boosts

Equipment

  • Portable Well - 10% extra potions, +10% XP
  • Modified botanist’s mask - 5% chance to make extra potion
  • Factory outfit - 10% chance to make 4-dose potion
  • Scroll of cleansing (65 Dungeoneering) - 10% ingredient save

Auras

  • Greenfingers - Better herb yields when farming
  • Wisdom - 2.5% bonus XP (general training aura)

Other Boosts

  • Botanist’s amulet - 5% chance to make 4-dose potion
  • God banner - 30 minutes of 2% XP boost per day
  • Herblore urns - 20% bonus XP

Making Overloads

Overloads are the #1 reason to train Herblore.

Requirements

  • 96 Herblore (boostable from 94)
  • Super attack (4)
  • Super strength (4)
  • Super defence (4)
  • Super ranging (4)
  • Super magic (4)
  • Clean torstol

Why Overloads?

  • +15% to combat stats (Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic, Ranged)
  • Lasts 6 minutes
  • Essential for mid-to-high level PvM
  • Required for efficient bossing

Upgrading Overloads

Supreme Overload (99 Herblore)

  • Overload (4) + Super prayer renewal (4) + Clean fellstalk
  • Combines Overload + Prayer renewal
  • Best-in-slot for most content

Holy Overload (106 Herblore)

  • Supreme overload (6) + 4x Prayer renewal (4) + 1x Crystal flask
  • 6-dose flask version

Elder Overload (120 Herblore)

  • Even better stats and duration

Combination Potions

Combination potions give great XP and are useful:

  • Adrenaline Potion (84) - Super energy + Papaya
  • Aggression Potion (82) - Searing ashes + Bloodweed
  • Weapon Poison+++ (82) - Weapon poison++ + Primal extract
  • Super Prayer Renewal (94) - Prayer renewal + Fellstalk

Herblore Training Strategy

Budget Method (Slow)

  1. Farm your own herbs
  2. Make profitable potions
  3. Use all XP boosts
  4. Train during Double XP events

Cost: 5-10M GP (1-96) Time: 40-60 hours + farming time

Standard Method

  1. Buy herbs from GE
  2. Make meta potions (super defence, adrenaline, overloads)
  3. Use portable wells and outfit
  4. Train consistently

Cost: 25-35M GP (1-96) Time: 20-30 hours

Fast Method

  1. Buy everything from GE
  2. Use all boosts (well, outfit, amulet, scroll)
  3. Make fastest XP/hr potions
  4. Don’t worry about profit

Cost: 40-50M GP (1-99) Time: 15-25 hours

Herblore Habitat

Herblore Habitat is a D&D that gives bonus Herblore XP.

  • Unlock by completing “As a First Resort” quest
  • Plant jadinkos and catch them for XP
  • Can give Farming and Hunter XP too
  • Good for low-level training

Daily Herblore Activities

  1. Herby Werby (D&D) - Weekly minigame for huge XP
  2. God Statues (D&D) - Monthly for bonus XP
  3. Jack of Trades Aura - Free daily XP in Herblore
  4. Daily Challenge - Random Herblore task for XP

Tips for Efficient Training

  1. Use Portable Wells - Find at high-traffic locations (Combat Academy, GE)
  2. Get Factory Outfit - From Flash Powder Factory minigame
  3. Use Scroll of Cleansing - Save 10% of ingredients
  4. Make 4-dose Potions - More efficient than 3-dose
  5. Buy ingredients on GE - Faster than farming (unless ironman)
  6. Use Presets - Banking preset for super fast training
  7. Train During DXP - Double XP weekends save millions
  8. Get 96 for Overloads - The main goal of Herblore training

Quest Requirements

Important Quests

  • Druidic Ritual - Unlocks Herblore skill
  • Plague’s End (75 Herblore) - Unlocks Prifddinas
  • As a First Resort - Unlocks Herblore Habitat

Ironman Tips

  1. Farm everything - You’ll need your own herbs
  2. Do Herblore Habitat - Good early XP
  3. Save Torstols - You’ll need hundreds for overloads
  4. Do Herby Werby weekly - Free Herblore XP
  5. Miscellania - Set kingdom to farm herbs

Cost Breakdown (Approximate)

Level RangeMethodCost (GP)
1-38Attack/Prayer pots500k
38-66Super attack/defence3M
66-84Super defence8M
84-96Adrenaline pots15M
96-99Overloads20M
Total (1-99)~40-50M

Prices fluctuate with GE, always check current prices.