OSRS Herblore Calculator

9 priced Herblore methods, from 400,000 XP/hr down to 55,000. Members skill.

OSRS Herblore Calculator. Between Attack potions (3) and Anti-venom+ (94) this table lists 9 Herblore methods. Super restores at 320,000 XP/hr is the best of the 4 rows open at level 70. 12,296,804 XP, 86,294 potions and 38 hrs - the panel above answers those three at 10 hrs a week.

Herblore goal

RuneScape username

Current level

Current XP

Target level

How much do you actually play?

10 hrs / week

The damage

XP remaining

12,296,804

Actions left

86,294

potions via Super restores

Time left

38 hrs

Nights of grinding

weekly hours averaged across 7 days

ETA

in 4 weeks

Total cost ≈ 61.5M gp

Super restores at 320,000 XP/hr is what you can run today; Ranging potions at level 72 raises that to 370,000.

Herblore methods and rates

Tap a row to plan on it. 9 Herblore rows, all session averages rather than record ticks.

Method	Lvl	XP/hr	GP/XP	To goal	Hours
Attack potions Cheap filler for the very start; Druidic Ritual and a couple of quest rewards can skip most of this range for free. · 25 xp/potion	3	55,000	-1.5	491,873	224 hrs
Prayer potions cheapest Classic low-cost staple: ranarr unf plus snape grass, and steady demand for the pots keeps the loss tiny. · 87.5 xp/potion	38	200,000	-3	140,535	61 hrs
Mastering Mixology profit 2026 profit meta in Varlamore (needs Children of the Sun); xp per paste order varies, reward shop makes it self-funding.	60	85,000	+25	—	145 hrs
Super restores The balanced mid-game pick: snapdragon unf plus red spiders' eggs, decent speed and the pots always sell. · 142.5 xp/potion	63	320,000	-5	86,294	38 hrs
Ranging potions A step up in speed over restores for a bit more gp; dwarf weed unf plus wine of zamorak. · 162.5 xp/potion	72	370,000	-7	—	33 hrs (72+)
Stamina potions afk Most laid-back mixing: amylase stacks, so one inventory runs ~27 potions before banking. 102 xp is per 4-dose. · 102 xp/potion	77	260,000	-9.5	—	44 hrs (77+)
Saradomin brews fastest Fastest bank-standing xp in the skill; toadflax unf plus crushed nests, expect a nine-figure gp burn to 99. · 180 xp/brew	81	400,000	-11	—	27 hrs (81+)
Super combat potions Endgame budget king: combine the three super pots with a torstol for big xp at almost no net cost. · 150 xp/potion	90	300,000	-1.7	—	26 hrs (90+)
Anti-venom+ profit Fast xp that roughly pays for itself; torstol on antivenom, with margins swinging on zulrah scale prices. · 125 xp/potion	94	290,000	+0.7	—	18 hrs (94+)

About training Herblore

Herblore is the classic buyable members skill: you clean herbs, make unfinished potions, then mix in a secondary ingredient next to a bank, so your xp rate is mostly limited by your wallet rather than your level. Early levels come nearly free from quests like Druidic Ritual and Recruitment Drive, after which the standard ladder runs prayer potions into super restores or ranging potions, finishing with Saradomin brews for speed or super combats on a budget. Since the Mastering Mixology minigame arrived, players who would rather earn gp than burn it have a genuinely profitable route from level 60 onward.

Did you know: Going for 99 Herblore purely on prayer potions means mixing about 148,965 of them - and at a realistic 2,300 potions an hour, that is still roughly 65 straight hours of dropping snape grass into vials.

How this Herblore estimate is built

10,841,613 XP separates level 81 from Herblore 99, out of 13,034,431 total. 400,000 XP/hr on Saradomin brews turns that gap into 27 hrs; 180 XP per brew turns it into 60,232 actions. One action every 1.6 seconds: that is what 400,000 XP/hr at 180 XP per brew actually requires. Mastering Mixology reports no countable unit, and features in hours only for that reason. 19 nights at 1.4 hrs a day covers 27 hrs of Herblore. 34 hrs from level 1, if you switch at 3/38/60/63/72/77/81/90/94.

Decision example

10,841,613 XP: Saradomin brews converts it in 27 hrs, Ranging potions in 29 hrs - 8% more clock. The faster row costs more: 119.3M gp against 75.9M gp for the same 10,841,613 XP. Low attention instead: Stamina potions at 260,000 XP/hr.

Limits of the number

400,000 XP/hr is Saradomin brews over a session, 540,000 on a perfect tick. An hour of Saradomin brews burns about 4.4M gp in supplies. Prices are 16 October 2026 estimates: 11 GP/XP today, and the Herblore cost moves with supply.

Herblore, level 81 to 99

10,841,613 XP - 83% of a whole 99 - explained twice. Both rows price the same 10,841,613 XP, so only the Herblore rate and GP/XP move.

Method	Rate	Actions	Active hours	GP/XP estimate
Saradomin brews	400,000 XP/hr	60,232	27 hrs	-119.3M gp
Ranging potions	370,000 XP/hr	66,718	29 hrs	-75.9M gp

Saradomin brews saves 2.2 hrs over Ranging potions, which is 8% of the slower total.

16 October 2026 is the last Herblore review; Herblore training on the OSRS Wiki carries the method detail. Data sources.

A practical Herblore route

3 stages, 1-38 to 70+: each names the Herblore method to switch to and what the switch buys.

1-38

Quest and clean herbs
Use quest rewards and low-cost potions to reach the first meaningful unlocks without buying more ingredients than needed.
38-70

Batch profitable mixes
Prayer, super and ranging potion lines have different margins; choose the one whose secondaries you can source reliably.
70+

Boost around unlocks
Plan boosts for diaries and raids, then compare high-XP unfinished potions with slower lines that preserve capital.

Herblore by goal

What changes the choice

Fastest: Use the highest-XP potion you can make and buy supplies in batches; bank time is often more important than the animation.
Budget: Choose secondary ingredients and potion tiers with a small loss per XP, then recalculate after GE prices move.
Profit: Cleaning herbs or making demand-heavy potions can pay, but margins are thin and depend on both buy and sell prices.

Requirements and caveats

Herb, vial, water and secondary prices can move independently; GP/XP is a market snapshot rather than a guarantee.
Diary and quest boosts may unlock a target early, but the calculator uses the real level requirement for each method.

Common mistakes to avoid

Comparing a potion's XP/action without counting the time to buy or collect secondaries.
Buying the entire 1-99 supply before checking whether the method's margin still exists.

3 Herblore switches, reviewed 2026-10-16. Herblore training on the OSRS Wiki.

Herblore FAQ

How many hours is 99 Herblore?

Budget 34 active hours for the level 1 to 99 climb on the best available Herblore method at each step, or 18 nights at two hours.

How many brews do you need for 99 Herblore?

About 60,232 brews at 180 XP each on Saradomin brews, from level 81 to 99.

Fastest Herblore method in OSRS?

Saradomin brews, from level 81, at about 400,000 XP/hr. Fastest bank-standing xp in the skill; toadflax unf plus crushed nests, expect a nine-figure gp burn to 99.

What is a practical Herblore training route?

1-38: Quest and clean herbs - Use quest rewards and low-cost potions to reach the first meaningful unlocks without buying more ingredients than needed. 38-70: Batch profitable mixes - Prayer, super and ranging potion lines have different margins; choose the one whose secondaries you can source reliably. 70+: Boost around unlocks - Plan boosts for diaries and raids, then compare high-XP unfinished potions with slower lines that preserve capital.

Which Herblore method pays?

Yes - Mastering Mixology earns roughly 25 gp per XP, and Anti-venom+ earns roughly 0.7 gp per XP. All of them are slower than Saradomin brews at 400,000 XP/hr.

What should I check before choosing a Herblore method?

Herb, vial, water and secondary prices can move independently; GP/XP is a market snapshot rather than a guarantee. Diary and quest boosts may unlock a target early, but the calculator uses the real level requirement for each method. Common mistakes include Comparing a potion's XP/action without counting the time to buy or collect secondaries. Buying the entire 1-99 supply before checking whether the method's margin still exists.

Is Saradomin brews worth it over Ranging potions?

Saradomin brews spends 27 hrs of the 10,841,613 XP between level 81 and 99; Ranging potions 29 hrs. The 2.2 hrs gap is the decision.

All 24 skill calculators, closest in hours first

On the hub's hours-to-99 column, Herblore is number 7 of 24. Ranged takes 20 hrs, Firemaking 35 hrs. Open the hub table: Mastering Mixology is the only Herblore row that pays, at 25 GP/XP.