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Herblore
Finishing Potions - Fishing
Level 50
General Description: Finishing fishing potions.
Creation/Revision Date: December 12, 2009
Skill Requirements: Herblore(50)
Quest Requirements: --
Equipment Requirements: --
Other Requirements: --
Additional Info: --
Level-Specific Activity Details (P2P)
Level 50+ (P2P)
Description
Finishing fishing potions at Castle Wars Bank using a magpie familiar.
Location
Castle Wars Bank
Multitasking Suitability
2
Level-Specific Requirements
--
Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)
Skills
Herblore(50+), Summoning(47)
Quests
--
Equipment
--
Familiar
Magpie
Other
--
Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
3,293,243 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Avantoe potion (unf)[1,730]
2,818,170
Snape grass[1,730]
472,290
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Total Output Value
104,695 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Fishing potion (3)[1,730]
77,850
Magpie foragings[1.8]
26,845
Herblore XP
Herblore XP Total
194,625
Herblore XP by Item
Fishing potion (3)[1,730]
194,625
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
194,625
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
-3,188,547
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-16.90
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-17.67
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-18.95
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-21.52
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.
Fishing potions provide a +3 boost to the Fishing skill. They are of limited usefulness these days, due to other inexpensive ways of boosting the skill, especially fish pies, and admiral pies (which provide a better +5 bonus). They are therefore more often used for training than made for their effect, which has caused there to be a huge glut of them on the market, driving down their value.
They use avantoe and snape grass as ingredients.
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.
Technique and Tips
Take out 14 unfinished avantoe potions and 14 snape grass. Click one vial and then one grass, right-click the main message area and choose "Make All". Wait for the potions to be made, then bank and repeat.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 20, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members. 
