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Herblore
Making Potions - Overload
Level 96
General Description: Making overload potions.
Creation/Revision Date: January 19, 2010
Skill Requirements: Herblore(96)
Quest Requirements: --
Equipment Requirements: --
Other Requirements: --
Additional Info: --
Level-Specific Activity Details (P2P)
Level 96+ (P2P)
Description
Making overload potions at Castle Wars Bank using a magpie familiar.
Location
Castle Wars Bank
Multitasking Suitability
1
Level-Specific Requirements
--
Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)
Skills
Herblore(96+), Summoning(47)
Quests
--
Equipment
--
Familiar
Magpie
Other
--
Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
26,136,683 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Extreme attack (3)[600]
398,400
Extreme strength (3)[600]
997,200
Extreme defence (3)[600]
91,200
Extreme magic (3)[600]
2,299,500
Extreme ranging (3)[600]
2,667,600
Clean torstol[600]
19,680,000
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Total Output Value
15,026,845 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Overload (3)[600]
15,000,000
Magpie foragings[1.8]
26,845
Herblore XP
Herblore XP Total
600,000
Herblore XP by Item
Overload (3)[600]
600,000
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
600,000
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
-11,109,837
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-18.68
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-18.93
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-19.35
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-20.18
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Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success
General Discussion
The highest-level of the new untradeable potions -- and currently the pinnacle of the Herblore skill -- is the new overload potion. It is made by combining all five of the new "extreme" combat potions, along with a clean torstol. The result is a jet black liquid that boosts all combat skills to maximum for 5 minutes per dose. The overload does 500 LP of damage in 100 point increments when you take a dose, and this damage is undone (if not already healed) when the potion's effects wear off.
In addition to the obvious combat benefits of this potion, you get a whopping 1,000 XP for making it. The only drawback from an XP standpoint is that because of all the ingredients, you can only make four at a time -- but that's still a lot of Herblore XP per hour!
Note that since all of the potions that go into the overload are untradeable (as is the overload itself), you have to make them yourself before you can make overloads.
I have valued the overload potion at a flat rate of 25,000 gp. This is a somewhat arbitrary figure, but reasonable given how useful the potion is for high level combat.
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 required.
Required and Recommended Supplies
No supplies are required, aside from the necessary 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
First of all, if you're going to make a bunch of these, arrange all the potions and your torstol so they are near each other in your bank. Set your "Withdraw-X" value to 4. Take out 4 each of clean torstol and each of the five extreme potions; you'll have 4 empty inventory slots left over. (You can use the "Withdraw 5" option for some items if that's easier, since you have extra space.) Click one torstol and then any of the potions; when prompted, right-click the main message area and choose "Make All". Wait for the potions to be made, bank and repeat. (In this case it is easiest to bank using the "backpack" button in your bank interface.)
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. 
