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Herblore
Making Potions - Zamorak Brew
Level 78
General Description: Making Zamorak brew potions.
Creation/Revision Date: December 11, 2009
Skill Requirements: Herblore(78)
Quest Requirements: --
Equipment Requirements: --
Other Requirements: --
Additional Info: --
Level-Specific Activity Details (P2P)
Level 78+ (P2P)
Description
Making Zamorak brew potions at Castle Wars Bank using a magpie familiar.
Location
Castle Wars Bank
Multitasking Suitability
3
Level-Specific Requirements
--
Activity Parameters (As Evaluated for Skill and Level)
Skills
Herblore(78+), Summoning(47)
Quests
--
Equipment
--
Familiar
Magpie
Other
--
Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
35,182,243 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Vial of water[1,070]
23,540
Clean torstol[1,070]
35,096,000
Jangerberries[1,070]
59,920
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Total Output Value
3,310,675 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Zamorak brew (3)[1,070]
3,283,830
Magpie foragings[1.8]
26,845
Herblore XP
Herblore XP Total
187,250
Herblore XP by Item
Zamorak brew (3)[1,070]
187,250
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
187,250
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
-31,871,567
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-170.74
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-171.54
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-172.88
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-175.55
Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success
General Discussion
Zamorak brews (or "Zammy brews") are offensive tradeoff potions. Each dose boosts the Attack skill by 2 to 21 points and Strength by 2 to 13 points, while reducing Defence by 2 to 11 points and life points by 20 to 110. All of these are based on the skill’s normal level except life points, which is based on current LP. There is also some randomness involved in the life points loss, but Jagex says that a Zammy brew will never reduce your LP to zero.
Zammy brews also have another useful side-effect: they restore up to 9 prayer points (10% of your nominal level, rounded down). This is not known by many players, and with prayer potions so expensive, makes Zammy brews a great choice when fighting with protection prayers -- the hit to Defence doesn't matter, and the life points don't matter that much either (or can be healed).
Zamorak brews are made using the highest-level herb -- torstol -- and jangerberries. They are the complement of Saradomin brews.
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 vials of water, herbs 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 water-filled vials and 14 clean torstol. Click one vial and then one herb (or vice-versa) and when prompted, right-click the main message area and choose "Make All". Wait for the herbs to be added to the water. Next, open the bank, take out 14 jangerberries. The default action on jangerberries is "eat", so click an unfinished potion and then one of the berries. Again choose "Make All" and wait. Bank the finished potions 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. 
