Herblore training methods, level 1 to 99
14 ways to train Herblore in Old School RuneScape, from level 1 to 99, with the XP an hour the wiki gives for each, how much attention it takes and what it needs.
The fastest listed is Ancient brews, Armadyl brews at 89 at up to about 564k XP an hour, from level 85. None of them is fully AFK.
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| Level | Method | XP | Attention | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quests for the early levelsDruidic Ritual unlocks the skill. Jungle Potion, Recruitment Drive and The Dig Site take you from 3 to 19. | no hourly rate | Active | Everyone |
| 3 | Attack, strength, energy potionsAttack potions at 3, strength at 12, energy at 26. About 2,500 potions an hour with quick banking. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 63k to 169k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 3 | Cleaning grimy herbsBuy grimy, sell clean. Rate assumes 10,000 herbs an hour by manual clicking. Auto-clean gives 30 percent of it. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 25k to 150k an hour | Active | Mains |
| 18 | Guthix restAbout 1,400 teas an hour, five per inventory. Needs One Small Favour partly done. Profitable when decanted and sold. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 83k an hour | Active | Mains |
| 19 | Herb tarHerb plus 15 swamp tar. Fewer clicks than potions. Swamp tar buy limit is 13,000 so stockpile first. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 61k to 170k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 38 | Prayer potionsRanarr and snape grass. You will use every one of them. Ironmen grow ranarrs and pick snape grass. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 219k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 45 | Super attack, strength, defenceSuper attack at 45, super strength at 55, super defence at 66. All three feed super combats at 90. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 250k to 375k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 60 | Mastering MixologyAldarin minigame. Uses herbs only and gives far more XP per herb. Up to 105k an hour at 81. Source of goggles and amulet. Needs Druidic Ritual, Children of the Sun. | ≈ 89k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 63 | Super restoresSnapdragon and red spiders' eggs. Always useful for bossing and raids. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 356k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 69 | Antifire, ranging, magic potionsAntifire at 69, ranging at 72, magic at 76. Lantadyme or dwarf weed with scale dust, wine of Zamorak or potato cactus. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 394k to 431k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 77 | Stamina potionsAmylase crystals on super energy(4), 27 per inventory. Tick-manipulated rate is 535,500 at high intensity. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 281k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 81 | Saradomin brewsToadflax and crushed nests. Ironmen get nests from bird houses, Miscellania and mole parts. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 450k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 85 | Ancient brews, Armadyl brews at 89Fastest non-tick rates in the guide. Dwarf weed with nihil dust, then umbral potions with rainbow crab paste at 89. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 523k to 564k an hour | Active | Mains |
| 90 | Super combat potionsTorstol on super attack, strength and defence (4). About 2,166 an hour. Slower than brews but the potion everyone uses. Needs Druidic Ritual. | ≈ 325k an hour | Active | Mains |
This list is not complete. Every method here was checked against the Old School RuneScape Wiki, and some good ones will be missing. If you know one, suggest it and it will be checked and added.
Adapted from the Old School RuneScape Wiki: Herblore training. Rates are the wiki’s and assume its listed setups. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.