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Cheaper/Whicher 99: Smith or Herb?

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Looking to choose between the two right now as my next goal, which is currently the quicker 99; Herblore or Smithing? Cheaper? Assume the range was from 70-99.

 

Methods I was going to entertain were [smithing] Steel Plates/Knives -> Addy Plates & [Herblore] Prayer Potions -> (maybe) Sara Brews. I'm open to other suggestions/advice. Thanks!

Herblore would be faaaaaar more expensive but also faaaaaaaaaaaaaar more useful, and if you go that route making extremes for personal use would be a better way of training than sara brews. Not sure about the speed, but I would guess herby would be faster depending on what you're making.

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smithing is cheaper by far

It can be faster too, depending on the method.

 

The only things you should consider training smithing with should be

smelting/superheating of gold ores with gloves

and addy arrows/platebodies with SC hammers

 

I would recommend NOT sticking to a single potion

pick what potion you are going to make based on the prices. Picking the potions you will make now, without knowing what prices will be later, is like shooting yourself in the foot

 

saradomin brews and prayer potions are also very common and popular potions to make. Going with the crowd, when it comes to herblore, is also like shooting yourself in the foot

prayer potions and sara brews currently will set you back about 320-400 mil for 70 -> 99. You'll wanna find something cheaper.

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Smithing is about 200-300m cheaper, using SC hammers. I'm currently trying to get 99 herblore, cleaning herbs and making range mixes. The profit I get is used for making extremes.

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what i'm doing now:

https://linktr.ee/student1

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