Herblaw

The 2002 manual contains information related to this topic.

For information on training this skill, see the Herblore training article.

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Herblaw (known as Herblore in RuneScape 2) is a skill in RuneScape Classic that allows players to make potions. Potions have a variety of effects, including curing poison, temporarily raising or restoring certain skills, or poisoning weapons. Potion boosts will generally allow players to perform certain feats that would otherwise require a few levels higher to do so. However, some quests' skill requirements do not allow boosts to be used.

Getting started in Herblaw requires completion of the Druidic Ritual quest, which will raise the player's Herblaw level to 3 — the level required to make the first potion. It is usually impossible to start Herblaw without completing this quest.

Obtaining herbs

Herbs are a lot less common in RSC than they are in RS2. The best way to obtain herbs is from monster drops. Chaos druids, chaos druid warriors, and men are great for obtaining herbs as they drop them frequently. Another option is to buy the herbs off of other players. Usually, larger amounts of herbs can be found for sale on the forums, but players will also sell them in banks (especially Draynor Village) on occasion. Players can trade both identified and unidentified herbs.

Identifying herbs

When herbs are first obtained as drops from monsters, they are unidentified. Unidentified herbs stack in your bank according to their type. In order to be able to use these herbs to make potions, a player must identify what the herb is by clicking on it in their inventory. Different herbs require different levels to identify.

Image	Herb	Level	Experience	Fatigue SU (%)
	Guam leaf	3	2.5	40 (0.0533%)
	Marrentill	5	3.75	60 (0.08%)
	Tarromin	11	5	80 (0.1066%)
	Harralander	20	6.25	100 (0.1333%)
	Ranarr weed	25	7.5	120 (0.16%)
	Irit leaf	40	8.75	140 (0.1866%)
	Avantoe	48	10	160 (0.2133%)
	Kwuarm	54	11.25	180 (0.24%)
	Cadantine	65	12.5	200 (0.2667%)
	Dwarf weed	70	13.75	220 (0.2933%)
	Torstol	75	15	240 (0.32%)

Mixing potions

A player filling a vial with visible bubble.

A player making potions

Making a potion requires a vial of water, a herb, and a secondary ingredient.

Empty vials can be made using the Crafting skill, or bought from a few different shops, with Jatix's Herblaw Shop in Taverley being the most favorable. Water can be added to an empty vial by using it on a sink, fountain, or other water sources. Vials already containing water are sold by Kortan at the East Ardougne Adventurers' Store, allowing players to save time.

Secondary ingredients vary widely. They may be sold in shops, found as item spawns, or obtained through monster drops. See below for level requirements.

When made, most potions come with 3-doses and are represented as being full vials. Weapon poison, however, only has 1-dose per vial.

Image	Name	Level	Herb	Secondary	Effect	Experience	Fatigue SU (%)
	Attack potion	3	Guam leaf	Eye of newt	Boosts Attack by Level * 10% + 3	25	400 (0.533%)
	Cure poison potion	5	Marrentill	Ground unicorn horn	Cures poison and provides immunity to it for 2:30-5:30 minutes	37.5	600 (0.8%)
	Explosive compound	10	Nitroglycerin	Ammonium nitrate, Ground charcoal, Arcenia root	Injures the player when dropped; explodes blockages in Digsite dungeon	18.75	300 (0.4%)
	Strength potion	12	Tarromin	Limpwurt root	Boosts Strength by Level * 10% + 3	50	800 (1.066%)
	Ogre potion	14	Guam leaf	Jangerberries, Ground bat bones	Wizard in Watchtower will enchant it to magic ogre potion	50	800 (1.066%)
	Stat restoration potion	22	Harralander	Red spiders eggs	Restores a percentage of drained Attack, Defense, & Strength stats	62.5	1000 (1.333%)
	Blamish oil*	25	Harralander	Blamish snail slime	Used on fishing rod to make oily fishing rod	80*	1280 (1.706%)
	Defense potion	30	Ranarr weed	White berries	Boosts Defense by Level * 10% + 3	75	1200 (1.6%)
	Restore Prayer potion	38	Ranarr weed	Snape grass	Restores Prayer points by Level * 25% + 7	87.5	1400 (1.866%)
	Super Attack potion	45	Irit leaf	Eye of newt	Greater boost to Attack by Level * 15% + 5	100	1600 (2.133%)
	Gujuo potion*	45	Snake weed	Ardrigal	Used to gain courage to climb down a rope in Legends caverns	0*	0 (0%)
	Poison antidote potion	48	Irit leaf	Ground unicorn horn	Cures poison and provides immunity to it for 6-12:30 minutes	106.25	1700 (2.266%)
	Fishing potion	50	Avantoe	Snape grass	Boosts Fishing level by 3	112.5	1800 (2.4%)
	Super Strength potion	55	Kwuarm	Limpwurt root	Greater boost to Strength by Level * 15% + 5	125	2000 (2.667%)
	Weapon poison potion	60	Kwuarm	Ground blue dragon scale	Poisons daggers, arrows, crossbow bolts, spears, throwing knives, and throwing darts	137.5	2200 (2.933%)
	Super Defense potion	66	Cadantine	White berries	Greater boost to Defense by Level * 15% + 5	150	2400 (3.2%)
	Ranging potion	72	Dwarf weed	Wine of Zamorak	Boosts Ranged by Level * 10% + 4	162.5	2600 (3.466%)
	Potion of Zamorak	78	Torstol	Jangerberries	Boosts Attack (+22.5%) and Strength (+15%), decreases Defense (-12.5%) and Hitpoints (-10%), for a short while	175	2800 (3.733%)

* Some of the ingredients to make this potion cannot be acquired after completing the quest it is used in.

Secondary ingredients

Each potion requires an additional ingredient after the herb is added in order to complete it. These ingredients are obtained in various ways throughout RSC.

Image	Secondary Ingredient	Collection methods	Potions
	Eye of newt	Can be bought for 3 coins from Jatix in Taverley and Betty in Port Sarim. Also dropped by zombies.	Attack, Super Attack
	Ground unicorn horn	A unicorn horn is dropped by unicorns and black unicorns, and then ground with a pestle and mortar. Also, chaos druid warriors drop them already ground.	Cure poison, Poison antidote
	Limpwurt root	Dropped by hobgoblins, chaos druids, chaos druid warriors, and regular giants.	Strength, Super Strength
	Red spiders eggs	There are 2 spawns at the end of the Varrock Sewers. The Edgeville Dungeon has 4 respawns in level 4-5 Wilderness. One respawns inside Karamja Volcano.	Stat restore
	White berries	There are 2 spawns in southeast Red Dragon Isle, level 36 Wilderness. Also dropped by chaos druid warriors.	Defense, Super Defense
	Snape grass	There are 3 spawns on the peninsula west of Crafting Guild. Also dropped by chaos druids and chaos druid warriors.	Restore Prayer, Fishing
	Ground blue dragon scale	There are 4 blue dragon scale spawns past the dusty key door within Taverley dungeon, which are then ground with a pestle and mortar.	Weapon poison
	Wine of Zamorak	Cast Telekinetic grab (level 33 magic) from table at the Chaos Temple north of Goblin Village	Ranging
	Jangerberries	There are four spawns on Grew's island west of Yanille (Level 30 Agility and a rope are required). Can also cast Telekinetic grab over the water.	Ogre potion, Potion of Zamorak
	Ground bat bones	Bat bones are dropped by giant bats, and then ground with a pestle and mortar.	Ogre
	Ground charcoal	Can be bought for 67 coins from Jiminua in Tai Bwo Wannai and Obli in Shilo Village, and then ground with a pestle and mortar.	Explosive compound
	Ammonium nitrate	Archaeological expert identifies the unidentified powder as ammonium nitrate from the Digsite chest. The chest key is required to open the chest.	Explosive compound
	Arcenia root	Digsite dungeon	Explosive compound
	Blamish snail slime*	From Gerrant during Hero's Quest	Blamish oil

* Some ingredients cannot be acquired after completing the quest it is used in.

Herblaw certificates

Some Herblaw 3-dose potions and supplies can be exchanged for certificates. Each certificate is worth 5 items of that type, and certificates stack for easier carrying and trading in large quantities. Sidney Smith, in Yanille, will exchange the following certificates for Herblaw items (and vice versa):

	Super Attack potion certificates
	Super Defense potion certificates
	Super Strength potion certificates
	Prayer potion certificates
	Limpwurt root certificates

Boost

Image	Item	Boost	Side effects	Visibility	Location	Price
	Greenmans ale	1 level	≥ -2 Attack/Defense/Strength	Visible	Ye Olde Dragon Inn in Yanille	10 coins

Quest rewards

The following quests provide Herblaw experience rewards:

• Druidic Ritual - $XP = 250$ - Required to start using the Herblaw skill, taught by Kaqemeex
• Digsite - $XP = (Level + 1) \times 125$
• Hero's Quest - $XP = Level \times 50 + 75$
• Jungle Potion - $XP = Level \times 125 + 400$

Trivia

• In RS2, a herb's initial state is grimy, but the name of the herb is revealed when you put your cursor over it. These herbs are "cleaned" instead of being identified before being used in potions.
• "Halw Gnun" is the first known player to reach level 99 Herblaw.
• Potion making is depicted in the banner announcing the new skills advantage of members.
• Herblaw was displayed as a skill teaser since the first weeks of the RS Launch in 2001, but could not be trained until 27 February 2002.