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Herblore

Finishing Potions - Agility

Level 34

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General Description: Finishing agility potions.

Creation/Revision Date: December 12, 2009

Skill Requirements: Herblore(34)

Quest Requirements: --

Equipment Requirements: --

Other Requirements: --

Additional Info: --


Level-Specific Activity Details (P2P)

Level 34-46 (P2P)

Level 47+ (P2P)

Description

Finishing agility potions at Castle Wars Bank.

Finishing agility potions at Castle Wars Bank using a magpie familiar.

Location

Castle Wars Bank

Castle Wars Bank

Multitasking Suitability

2

2

Level-Specific Requirements

--

--

Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)

Skills

Herblore(34-46)

Herblore(47+), Summoning(47)

Quests

--

--

Equipment

--

--

Familiar

--

Magpie

Other

--

--

Input and Output Items and Values

Total Input Value

5,956,390 gp

5,959,173 gp

Input Items and Item Values

Toadflax potion (unf)[1,730]5,298,990
Toad's legs[1,730]657,400

Toadflax potion (unf)[1,730]5,298,990
Toad's legs[1,730]657,400
Magpie pouch[1.8]2,782

Total Output Value

217,980 gp

244,825 gp

Output Items and Item Values

Agility potion (3)[1,730]217,980

Agility potion (3)[1,730]217,980
Magpie foragings[1.8]26,845

Herblore XP

Herblore XP Total

138,400

138,400

Herblore XP by Item

Agility potion (3)[1,730]138,400

Agility potion (3)[1,730]138,400

Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)

Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)

138,400

138,400

Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)

-5,738,409

-5,714,347

Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)

-42.19

-42.01

Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)

-43.27

-43.09

Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)

-45.08

-44.90

Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)

-48.69

-48.51


Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success

General Discussion

Finishing potions is a way to get Herblore XP more quickly than making them from scratch, by starting with the herb already in a vial of water, and just adding the secondary ingredient. With standard potions, all of the XP is granted when you add the secondary to finish the potion, so this lets you earn XP about 60% faster. (It's not twice as fast, because the second step is slower than the first, and the second step is a bit faster if you have just made the unfinished potions and they're already in your inventory.)

Of course, nobody wants to waste time putting herbs in water to get no XP unless there's a financial reward. This means that usually, an unfinished potion costs more than a vial of water and an herb. When that is not the case -- because the GE is not updating prices properly -- so many herblorists are trying to buy the unfinished potion that you can't get any. So beware of this before planning to do a lot of leveling this way.

Agility potions raise the Agility level of the imbiber by 3 points for each dose. They are useful potions, but are very expensive to make, because the toadflax that they use is also a component in the higher-level Saradomin brew, and thus quite expensive.

Location and Access

You can make potions at any bank, but a one-click bank like Castle Wars is preferred.

Required and Recommended Equipment

No equipment is needed.

Required and Recommended Supplies

No supplies are required, aside from unfinished potions and secondary ingredients.

Familiar Suggestions

Summon a foraging familiar to earn extra money for you while you work -- I prefer the magpie, given the high value of rings and gems today. There isn't a really worthwhile forager below Summoning level 47, so I wouldn't bother with a familiar at lower levels.

Technique and Tips

Take out 14 unfinished toadflax potions and 14 toad's legs. Click one vial and then one secondary, right-click the main message area and choose "Make All". Wait for the potions to be made, then bank and repeat.


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