Herblore calculator: potions, herbs and gp per xp

Enter your Herblore level or look up your character, choose a target, and the table lists every potion with how many you need to mix and what each one costs or earns at today's prices. Set the target first, then sort by gp per xp. The cheapest potion is rarely the one you expect, because herbs and secondaries move in price separately.

XP needed13,034,4310 to 13,034,431 xp

Levels to gain98Level 1 to 99

Best profit per xp overall+53.9 gp/xpSanfew serum

Fastest overall500K xp/hrMenaphite remedy

Action	Level	XP each	Actions	Profit each	GP/XP	Total	XP/hr
Attack potionPotions	3	25	521,378	−348	−13.9	−181M	62,500
Clean guam leafCleaning herbs	3	2.5	5,213,773	+39	+15.6	+203M	–
AntipoisonPotions	5	37.5	347,585	−902	−24.1	−314M	93,750
Clean marrentillCleaning herbs	5	3.8	3,430,114	+35	+9.2	+120M	–
Clean tarrominCleaning herbs	11	5	2,606,887	+39	+7.8	+102M	–
Strength potionPotions	12	50	260,689	−571	−11.4	−149M	125K
Guam tarTars · Needs a pestle and mortar; makes 15 tar per herb.	19	30	434,482	−136	−4.5	−59.1M	–
Clean harralanderCleaning herbs	20	6.3	2,068,958	+50	+7.9	+103M	–
Compost potionPotions	22	60	217,241	−713	−11.9	−155M	150K
Restore potionPotions	22	62.5	208,551	−683	−10.9	−142M	156K
Clean ranarr weedCleaning herbs	25	7.5	1,737,925	+205	+27.3	+356M	–
Energy potionPotions	26	67.5	193,103	−482	−7.1	−93.1M	169K
Clean toadflaxCleaning herbs	30	8	1,629,304	+162	+20.3	+264M	–
Defence potionPotions	30	75	173,793	−6,765	−90.2	−1.18B	188K
Marrentill tarTars · Needs a pestle and mortar; makes 15 tar per herb.	31	42.5	306,693	−239	−5.6	−73.3M	–
Agility potionPotions	34	80	162,931	−2,823	−35.3	−460M	200K
Combat potionPotions	36	84	155,172	−573	−6.8	−88.9M	210K
Tarromin tarTars · Needs a pestle and mortar; makes 15 tar per herb.	39	55	236,990	−270	−4.9	−64M	–
Clean irit leafCleaning herbs	40	8.8	1,481,186	+120	+13.6	+178M	–
Harralander tarTars · Needs a pestle and mortar; makes 15 tar per herb.	44	72.5	179,786	−346	−4.8	−62.2M	–
Super attackPotions	45	100	130,345	−221	−2.2	−28.8M	250K
Clean avantoeCleaning herbs	48	10	1,303,444	+105	+10.5	+137M	–
SuperantipoisonPotions	48	106.3	122,620	−1,749	−16.5	−214M	266K
Anti-odour saltOther · Needs a pestle and mortar; makes 15 salt.	49	11	1,184,949	+112	+10.2	+133M	–
Fishing potionPotions	50	112.5	115,862	−3,083	−27.4	−357M	281K
Super energyPotions	52	117.5	110,932	−416	−3.5	−46.1M	294K
Hunter potionPotions	53	120	108,621	−2,401	−20.0	−261M	300K
Clean kwuarmCleaning herbs	54	11.3	1,153,490	+119	+10.5	+137M	–
Goading potionPotions	54	132	98,746	−7,680	−58.2	−758M	330K
Irit tarTars · Needs a pestle and mortar; makes 15 tar per herb.	55	85	153,347	−1,196	−14.1	−183M	–
Super strengthPotions	55	125	104,276	−523	−4.2	−54.5M	313K
Haemostatic dressingOther	56	100	130,345	−666	−6.7	−86.8M	–
Haemostatic poulticeOther	56	27	482,757	+586	+21.7	+283M	–
Clean huascaCleaning herbs	58	11.8	1,104,613	+176	+14.9	+194M	–
Clean snapdragonCleaning herbs	59	11.8	1,104,613	+290	+24.6	+320M	–
Weapon poisonPotions	60	137.5	94,796	−2,459	−17.9	−233M	344K
Super fishing potionPotions	62	140.5	92,772	−2,153	−15.3	−200M	351K
Super restorePotions	63	142.5	91,470	−634	−4.4	−58M	356K
Clean cadantineCleaning herbs	65	12.5	1,042,755	+196	+15.7	+204M	–
Sanfew serumBest profitPotions · All four steps in one: 192 xp per 4-dose super restore.	65	192	67,888	+10,348	+53.9	+703M	480K
Extreme energy potionPotions · 4-dose super energy plus 4 yellow fin.	66	84	155,172	−834	−9.9	−129M	231K
Super defencePotions	66	150	86,897	−633	−4.2	−55M	375K
Clean lantadymeCleaning herbs	67	13.1	994,995	+108	+8.2	+107M	–
Super hunter potionPotions	67	154	84,640	−1,998	−13.0	−169M	385K
Antidote+Potions · Antidote+ (unf) is coconut milk plus a toadflax.	68	155	84,094	−1,070	−6.9	−90M	388K
Antifire potionPotions	69	157.5	82,759	−1,019	−6.5	−84.3M	394K
Clean dwarf weedCleaning herbs	70	13.8	944,524	+65	+4.7	+61.4M	–
Weapon poison(+)Potions · Weapon poison+ (unf) is coconut milk plus a cactus spine.	73	190	68,603	−1,568	−8.3	−108M	475K
Clean torstolCleaning herbs	75	15	868,963	+150	+10.0	+130M	–
Magic potionPotions	76	172.5	75,562	−1,480	−8.6	−112M	431K
Stamina potionPotions · 4-dose super energy plus 4 amylase crystals.	77	102	127,789	−1,089	−10.7	−139M	281K
Antidote++Potions · Antidote++ (unf) is coconut milk plus an irit leaf.	79	177.5	73,434	−706	−4.0	−51.8M	444K
Battlemage potionPotions	80	155	84,094	−976	−6.3	−82.1M	388K
Surge potionPotions · Untradeable potion.	81	185	70,457	−4,287	−23.2	−302M	463K
Weapon poison(++)Potions · Weapon poison++ (unf) is coconut milk plus nightshade.	82	190	68,603	+1,593	+8.4	+109M	475K
Extended antifirePotions · 4-dose antifire plus 4 lava scale shards.	84	110	118,495	−778	−7.1	−92.2M	303K
Ancient brewPotions	85	190	68,603	−2,994	−15.8	−205M	475K
Extended stamina potionPotions · 4-dose stamina potion plus 4 marlin scales.	85	110	118,495	−391	−3.6	−46.3M	303K
Anti-venomPotions · 4-dose antidote++ plus 20 Zulrah's scales.	87	120	108,621	−966	−8.1	−105M	330K
Menaphite remedyFastestPotions	88	200	65,173	−2,307	−11.5	−150M	500K
Super combat potionPotions · Uses a clean torstol; a torstol potion (unf) gives the same xp.	90	150	86,897	−329	−2.2	−28.6M	325K
Forgotten brewPotions · 4-dose ancient brew plus 80 ancient essence.	91	145	89,893	−970	−6.7	−87.2M	266K
Super antifire potionPotions	92	130	100,265	−661	−5.1	−66.3M	325K
Anti-venom+Potions · Uses a clean torstol; a torstol potion (unf) gives the same xp.	94	125	104,276	−1,292	−10.3	−135M	313K
Extended anti-venom+Potions · 4-dose anti-venom+ plus 4 araxyte venom sacs.	94	80	162,931	−127	−1.6	−20.7M	147K
Extended super antifirePotions · 4-dose super antifire plus 4 lava scale shards.	98	160	81,466	−904	−5.7	−73.6M	440K

Profit each is the value of what you make minus the materials, at current Grand Exchange mid prices and before the 2% GE tax. Negative numbers are a cost. Greyed rows need a higher level than you have.

How the herblore calculator works

Each row is one finished action: adding a secondary to an unfinished potion, cleaning a grimy herb, or upgrading a potion you already own. The cost column takes the current price of every input away from the price the finished potion sells for. A negative figure is what each potion costs you; a positive one is profit. Divide that by the xp and you get gp per xp, the one number worth comparing across potions.

Use the category chips to hide cleaning or upgrade rows when you only want straight potions. Herblore is a members skill, so the members toggle changes nothing here. Herblore has no xp-boosting outfit, so leave the bonus selector on none. The gear that helps this skill saves ingredients instead of adding xp, covered further down.

The potions that carry the skill

Level	Potion	XP each	Made from
3	Attack potion	25	Guam potion (unf) + eye of newt
45	Super attack	100	Irit potion (unf) + eye of newt
55	Super strength	125	Kwuarm potion (unf) + limpwurt root
66	Super defence	150	Cadantine potion (unf) + white berries
69	Antifire potion	157.5	Lantadyme potion (unf) + dragon scale dust
76	Magic potion	172.5	Lantadyme potion (unf) + potato cactus
90	Super combat potion	150	Super attack, super strength and super defence (4) + torstol

Two rows need a footnote. Stamina potions (level 77) pay per dose: a 4-dose super energy with four amylase crystals gives 102 xp. Extended antifire (level 84) works the same way, 110 xp for a 4-dose antifire and four lava scale shards. The calculator prices both per finished potion, so compare them on gp per xp rather than on xp each.

Fast xp is cheap to work out; cheap xp is not

Herblore speed is set by banking, not by the potion. Around 2,500 potions an hour is normal for mixing at a bank chest, so the fastest option is simply the highest-xp potion you can make. The real decision is cost.

Magic potions and antifires give the most xp per potion in this table and usually cost the most per xp. Super strength and super defence potions sit in the middle and are the safest bulk choice, because super combat makers buy them every day, so the GE always takes your output. Check the stamina potion price against a super energy and four amylase crystals before a big batch: when amylase spikes, the margin flips.

Super combat potions are the odd one out. Three finished 4-dose potions and a torstol go in, and at some prices the result sells for more than the inputs. The calculator shows whether that holds today. For more ways to turn potions into coins, see Herblore money makers.

Buying unf potions or making them

Mixing a herb into a vial of water gives no xp. That step only matters for cost: sometimes the (unf) potion trades below a clean herb plus a vial, sometimes above. Compare the two rows before buying thousands of either. Ironmen growing their own herbs can plan runs with the OSRS farming calculator.

Gear that cuts the cost

Amulet of chemistry: a 5% chance that a potion comes out with four doses instead of three.
Alchemist's amulet (charged): raises that chance to 15%.
Prescription goggles: a 10% chance not to use the secondary, which matters most on pricier ones like dragon scale dust and limpwurt roots.

The goggles and the alchemist's amulet come from Mastering Mixology in Aldarin, which needs 60 Herblore and Children of the Sun. The calculator assumes no savings, so with this gear your real cost per potion sits a little below the figure shown.

Early levels and herb cleaning

The starter quest in Taverley opens the skill, giving 250 xp and level 3. Jungle Potion, Recruitment Drive and The Dig Site then take you from 3 to 19 with no ingredients bought. Cleaning grimy herbs gives little xp (2.5 for a guam, 7.5 for a ranarr, 15 for a torstol) but grimy herbs often trade below clean ones, so the cleaning rows double as a small money maker. The full level-by-level route is in the Herblore training guide.

Questions players ask

How many super strength potions do I need for 99 Herblore?

From level 55, where super strength potions unlock, it takes 102,943 of them to reach 99 at 125 xp each. Almost nobody does it that way, because super defences at 66 and magic potions at 76 give more xp per potion. Put your current level into the calculator and it gives the exact count for every potion you can make.

What is the cheapest way to train Herblore in OSRS?

It changes with the market, which is why the calculator sorts by gp per xp at today's prices. Potions whose finished product sells close to the price of its herb and secondary lose the least, and which ones those are shifts from week to week. High-level potions give more xp each but usually cost more per xp.

Is Herblore profitable?

Usually not as training, though some actions can be. Cleaning grimy herbs and, at certain prices, super combat potions can return a profit. Most other potions lose a little per xp. Check the profit column before each session, as one price swing on a herb can turn a profitable row into a loss.

How many magic potions from 76 to 99 Herblore?

Magic potions give 172.5 xp each, so 67,815 of them take you from the start of level 76 to 99. That means 67,815 lantadyme potions (unf) and the same number of potato cacti, minus about 10% of the cacti if you wear prescription goggles.

Does the herblore calculator work for ironmen?

Yes for counting: the actions needed column shows how many herbs and secondaries a goal takes, whatever account you play. The cost columns use Grand Exchange prices, so on an ironman read them as a guide to how valuable your supplies are rather than as gold spent.

By OSRS Math Team · 16 Oct 2026

Herblore calculator: potions, herbs and gp per xp