How to Craft Prayer Potions in Old School RuneScape
In this guide, we will walk you through the process of making Prayer Potions in OSRS, including the ingredients, the steps involved, and tips for maximizing your efficiency when crafting them.
What Are Prayer Potions?
Prayer Potions are a type of restore potion in OSRS. When consumed, they restore Prayer points based on the player's Prayer level and the amount of Prayer Potions they drink. Each dose restores a fixed amount of Prayer points, and this can be particularly useful during boss fights, slayer tasks, or training.
Prayer Potions Restore:
4 doses of Prayer points, with each dose restoring 50% of your Prayer points, up to a maximum of 50 Prayer points per dose.
This makes Prayer Potions indispensable for a wide range of activities, from high-level bossing to slayer tasks and more.
Why Make Prayer Potions?
While Prayer Potions can be purchased from other players or shops, crafting them yourself can be more cost-effective, especially if you're looking to reduce the price of frequent Prayer restoration during PVM activities. The process of making Prayer Potions is relatively simple and can be done through the Herblore skill. The key benefits of crafting them yourself include:
Cost Efficiency: Crafting your own Prayer Potions is often cheaper than buying them from other players or stores, as the price of the ingredients tends to fluctuate depending on the market. It can help you save your OSRS gold.
Skill Training: Making Prayer Potions also allows you to train Herblore, a useful skill in its own right for making potions and other items, such as Saradomin Brews, Super restore potions, and more.
Self-Sufficiency: By making your own Prayer Potions, you avoid having to rely on the Grand Exchange or other players for an essential item.
Ingredients Required for Prayer Potions
To make Prayer Potions, you will need the following ingredients:
Ranarr Weed - This is the primary herb required to make Prayer Potions. Ranarr Weed is commonly used in the creation of many other potions, including the Saradomin Brew and Super Restore Potion. You can obtain Ranarr Weed through farming, Slayer tasks, or buying it from other players or the Grand Exchange.
Snape Grass - Snape Grass is another essential ingredient for Prayer Potions. It is typically used in a variety of potions, including Prayer Potions and Super Restore Potions. You can collect Snape Grass by searching for it along the coastline south of Taverley or by purchasing it from other players.
Vial of Water - Vials of Water are used as the base container for all potions in OSRS. They can be purchased from general stores or crafted from empty vials.
Herblore Level 38 - In order to make Prayer Potions, you must have at least level 38 in Herblore. This is the minimum level required to make Prayer Potions and is relatively easy to achieve.
Optional Ingredient
Super Restore Potion (optional) - When combined with a Super Restore Potion, you can craft a Super Prayer Potion, which restores 120% of your Prayer points (instead of the usual 50% per dose). This can be particularly useful for long encounters or boss fights where maximizing Prayer point restoration is crucial.
Steps to Make Prayer Potions
Making Prayer Potions in OSRS requires a series of simple steps. Below, we'll guide you through each step:
Step 1: Gather Ingredients
To begin, you will need to acquire the necessary ingredients:
Ranarr Weed
Snape Grass
Vials of Water
Herblore Level 38 or higher
You can obtain Ranarr Weed and Snape Grass from various sources. Ranarr Weed is a rare herb, so it can be costly if purchased from the Grand Exchange. Snape Grass is often easier to find, as it grows along the coastlines near Taverley. If you don't want to farm or gather these ingredients yourself, you can always buy them from other players or the Grand Exchange.
Step 2: Create a Clean Ranarr Weed
To make the Prayer Potion, you must first clean the Ranarr Weed, which is an unclean herb obtained directly from farming or from monster drops.
To clean the Ranarr Weed, simply use it on a Herb Box or your inventory. Each clean Ranarr Weed will be converted into a usable item for the next step of the process.
The cleaning process will give you Clean Ranarr Weed, which is a requirement for the next step.
Step 3: Add Snape Grass to the Clean Ranarr Weed
Once you've cleaned the Ranarr Weed, you will need to combine it with Snape Grass. Use your Clean Ranarr Weed with a Vial of Water in your inventory to create Prayer Potions.
You'll get 1 dose of Prayer Potion for each successful combination, and each potion will have 4 doses when fully brewed. You can continue to create Prayer Potions by repeating the process for every combination of Ranarr Weed, Snape Grass, and a Vial of Water.
Step 4: Collect Prayer Potions
After successfully combining the ingredients, you'll have Prayer Potions ready to use. Each prayer potion will have four doses, which you can use during combat or other activities to restore Prayer points.
Step 5: (Optional) Use Super Restore for Super Prayer Potions
If you have access to Super Restore Potions, you can combine them with your Prayer Potions to create Super Prayer Potions, which restore 120% of your Prayer points per dose. This is especially useful for PVM or bossing activities.
To create Super Prayer Potions, simply use your Prayer Potion with Super Restore Potion.
Experience Gained from Making Prayer Potions
Making Prayer Potions provides valuable Herblore experience. Each successful Prayer Potion creation grants the following experience:
Herblore Experience per Prayer Potion: 87.5 XP (when made with a clean Ranarr Weed and Snape Grass).
This makes making Prayer Potions a good method for Herblore training, especially for players looking to level up this skill while crafting potions for their own use.
How to Make Prayer Potions More Efficiently
While making Prayer Potions is straightforward, there are a few methods to increase your efficiency when crafting them, especially if you plan on making a lot of them.
1. Herblore Training Methods
Herblore Boosting: If you're looking to level up your Herblore skill, combining Prayer Potions with other methods like the use of Farming for obtaining Ranarr Weed can help increase efficiency. Additionally, using Herblore Habitat or Penguin Points (if available) will boost your Herblore XP gain.
Use of Herblore Habitat: The Herblore Habitat in OSRS allows you to gather ingredients that can be directly used for crafting Prayer Potions. This reduces the time spent traveling to gather ingredients.
2. Minimize Time Spent on Combining Ingredients
Use of Item Combiner: When making large amounts of Prayer Potions, it can be helpful to set up your inventory with all the required items beforehand, so that you can quickly combine them without needing to constantly open your bank.
Banking: Set up your bank so that you can easily withdraw all the required items in one go. This will save you a lot of time when making large batches of Prayer Potions.
3. Boosting Herblore Experience:
Supercompost: Use Supercompost when farming Ranarr Weed. This increases the yield and frequency of Ranarr herbs, allowing you to make more Prayer Potions in less time.
Potion Boosts: Consider using the Botanist's Gloves to increase your yield when making potions. This can be especially useful when trying to make large batches quickly.
4. Use of Special Tools or Tiers:
Bastion of the Birds or Herb Box tools that grant you more than one dose per transaction (when available) could speed up your Prayer Potion making. You can also buy OSRS gold to get more.
Penguin Points: If you have the points, they can be used to increase efficiency in potion-making.
Conclusion
Making Prayer Potions in OSRS is a practical and profitable skill that can be used to restore Prayer points during combat and help maximize your efficiency in PVM activities. By gathering the necessary ingredients, utilizing Herblore boosts, and increasing the speed at which you craft these potions, you can save both time and money while keeping your Prayer level at a maximum. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, crafting Prayer Potions will be an essential part of your journey in OSRS.
By combining these strategies, you can ensure that you always have a steady supply of Prayer Potions for long boss fights, Slayer tasks, and other PvM activities where maintaining your Prayer is crucial.