RS3 Ironman Herblore Training Guide
Herbs come from Farming runs and Slayer drops. Hoard secondaries.
Herblore goes to level 120. Every method below is self-sufficient: no Grand Exchange, only what you gather, craft or earn yourself.
Last verified against the RuneScape Wiki: 28 September 2026 ·
Training path
5 stages from level 1, each starting at the level you unlock it.
- Levels 1–38
Quest XP (Druidic Ritual+) then attack/strength potions from farmed herbs
- Levels 38–88
Prayer potions (38), super sets from herb runs; super antifire at 85
Extreme potions start at 88 (Extreme attack)
- Levels 88–96
Extreme potions (att 88, str 89, def 90…) — hold every extreme for overloads
90 unlocks The Biologist + overloads as Araxxi/Araxxor drops
- Levels 96–106
Overloads (96). At 90+ Primal extracts are the best daily XP
Crushing primal fruit into pulp needs 90 Herblore + 90 Cooking (plus Farming levels to grow the fruit); Weapon poison+++ at 100
- Levels 106–120
Elder overloads (106) + Anachronia Dinosaur Farm produce potions
120 = Herblore master cape (batch-5 overloads, 20% fewer ingredients)
Getting the resources
Without the Grand Exchange, every input comes from your own account.
- •Herbs: Farming herb runs (your main supply) + Slayer/PvM drops — clean them as you go
- •Secondaries: from Slayer drops, Hunter (e.g. grenwalls), and skilling — bank everything
- •Vials of water: fill your own at a sink/fountain, or buy empty vials from a shop
Quests that give Herblore XP
24 quests have a set Herblore XP reward (lamps and choice rewards not counted).
- A Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen
- A Guild of Our Own
- A Void Dance
- Druidic Ritual
- Duck Quest
- Eadgar's Ruse
- Evil Dave's Big Day Out
- Glorious Memories
- Grim Tales
- Hearts of Sanguine
- Heroes' Quest
- Jungle Potion
- Kindred Spirits
- Land of the Goblins
- My Arm's Big Adventure
- Plague's End
- Recruitment Drive
- River of Blood
- Salt in the Wound
- Secrets of Amberfell
- Shades of Mort'ton
- The Dig Site
- The Light Within
- Zogre Flesh Eaters
What Herblore unlocks for an Ironman
Gear and quality-of-life items from our gear progression and utility lists that need a Herblore level.
- 21
Herbicide
Quality of lifeDestroys selected grimy herb drops for double their cleaning Herblore XP. Set-and-forget while training combat.
Voice of Seren
Herblore is boosted in the Meilyr district of Prifddinas. When the Voice of Seren is active there, Herblore training in the district earns +20% XP, as does Dungeoneering. See which districts are active now.
Key XP milestones
Total XP needed to reach each level, from the standard RuneScape XP formula.
| Level | Total XP | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 101,333 | |
| 70 | 737,627 | |
| 92 | 6,517,253 | About half the XP of 99 |
| 99 | 13,034,431 | |
| 120 | 104,273,167 | Max level |
Common questions
How should an Ironman train Herblore?
Herbs come from Farming runs and Slayer drops. Hoard secondaries. The path in this guide: 1–38, Quest XP (Druidic Ritual+) then attack/strength potions from farmed herbs; 38–88, Prayer potions (38), super sets from herb runs; super antifire at 85; 88–96, Extreme potions (att 88, str 89, def 90…) — hold every extreme for overloads; 96–106, Overloads (96). At 90+ Primal extracts are the best daily XP; 106–120, Elder overloads (106) + Anachronia Dinosaur Farm produce potions.
Which quests give Herblore XP?
24 quests give a set Herblore XP reward, including A Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen, A Guild of Our Own, A Void Dance, Druidic Ritual, Duck Quest, Eadgar's Ruse, Evil Dave's Big Day Out and Glorious Memories and 16 more.
How much XP is level 99 Herblore?
Level 99 Herblore needs 13,034,431 XP. Herblore goes to 120, which needs 104,273,167 XP.
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