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Herblore
Making Special Potions - Serum 207
Level 15
General Description: Making Serum 207.
Creation/Revision Date: December 9, 2009
Skill Requirements: Herblore(15)
Quest Requirements: Shades of Mort'ton
Equipment Requirements: --
Other Requirements: --
Additional Info: --
Level-Specific Activity Details (P2P)
Level 15-46 (P2P)
Level 47+ (P2P)
Description
Making Serum 207 at Castle Wars Bank.
Making Serum 207 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(15-46)
Herblore(47+), Summoning(47)
Quests
--
--
Equipment
--
--
Familiar
--
Magpie
Other
--
--
Input and Output Items and Values
Total Input Value
291,840 gp
294,623 gp
Input Items and Item Values
Vial of water[960]
21,120
Clean tarromin[960]
18,240
Ashes[960]
252,480
Vial of water[960]
21,120
Clean tarromin[960]
18,240
Ashes[960]
252,480
Magpie pouch[1.8]
2,782
Total Output Value
960 gp
27,805 gp
Output Items and Item Values
Vial[960]
960
Vial[960]
960
Magpie foragings[1.8]
26,845
Herblore XP
Herblore XP Total
48,000
48,000
Herblore XP by Item
Serum 207 (3)[960]
48,000
Serum 207 (3)[960]
48,000
Skill Activity Ratings (Primary Skill)
Skill Activity Speed (SAS, XP/hr)
48,000
48,000
Skill Activity Profitability (SAP, gp/hr)
-290,879
-266,817
Skill Activity Efficiency for 100k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE100k)
-8.14
-7.64
Skill Activity Efficiency for 250k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE250k)
-11.27
-10.77
Skill Activity Efficiency for 500k gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE500k)
-16.48
-15.98
Skill Activity Efficiency for 1M gp/hr Opp. Cost (SAE1M)
-26.89
-26.39
Analysis, Discussion and Tips for Success
General Discussion
Serum 207 is a special potion that is made during and after the Shades of Mort'ton quest. It can be used to temporarily cure villagers in the town of Mort'ton of their "affliction"; when used in this way they will give you a small reward. The serum is untradeable and has no other use.
Serum 207 is a viable training option for players looking to raise Herblore on the cheap, because its secondary ingredient -- ashes -- is extremely inexpensive. The drawback with it is that since the serum is untradeble, it cannot be easily noted for disposal. Thus, my method for making it assumes you will empty the vials right after making the potion, then put the vials back in the bank. This requirement makes Serum 207 slower (and more "click intensive") than regular potions. Fortunately, making the potions themselves is actually faster with this potion than most others, so that even adding in the emptying step makes this just a little slower than conventional potion-making.
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. 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 water-filled vials and 14 tarromins. 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 ashes, click one and then click one of your unfinished potions. Again choose "Make All" and wait. Now right-click each Serum 207 and empty it. Put the empty vials in the bank and repeat. It takes about 52 seconds to make (and empty) 14 potions, which comes to about 960 per hour.
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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. 
