Herblore

[Darkvengence]

Ok so I have just learned that cleaning herbs can actually get a decent amount of exp, slow compared to making potions but still if something is 90k exp/hour I don't really consider that slow, and I have 99 Firemaking on one of my accounts so the clicking shouldn't be a huge problem. I have 99 Herblore on my main account, and I did what most people do for it, chunk over a ridiculous amount of cash for it.

 

The account I plan on possibly leveling Herblore on, I'm not willing to spend a ton of money on Herblore, I'm saving it for other things. So going from 65-85 Herblore I really don't want to spend over 10m or so if anything on this, if this was my main I really wouldn't care and I would just buy the fastest exp but that's not the case.

 

So as I see it cleaning herbs is the choice for me, so first thing first, are there any other relatively cheap methods I should be aware of. If not which herbs are actually suitable for cleaning (ie. I'm not going to have to wait a whole week just to get a few thousand, and I'm not going to have to wait a week just to sell those once they're cleaned) Normally I would just do trial and error and buy the best herb I could use at the moment but like I said I'm not willing to lose a lot of money on this account. And, are there any other things I should also be aware of.

[qeltar]

There's no free lunch when it comes to Herblore. The fast and easy methods are expensive, and the inexpensive methods aren't easy or fast. Cleaning herbs is cheap because it's slow, tedious and you have to do your homework on a daily basis as prices change. If there was a simple formula for figuring out how to do it, everyone would do it and it wouldn't have the same appeal any more.

 

You have to go to the GE, check prices and adjust based on what you're able to buy.

[romu000]

Cleaning herbs is sometimes a non money loss. Like Qeltar said, you'll have to be creative with herblore... or rich.

Since extremes are out, Herblore has become one of those skill you can burn your bank in.

 

After you find your herb, think how to gather/buy the second items. Your decision will often depend on that last point.

[Askthedude]

This might help you decide which are the best to clean. Just click on the Herblore link in the guide.