The recent Herblore expansion centered around coral farming is the most impactful update the skill has ever received in Old School RuneScape.It fundamentally changes both experience rates and training routes, especially for players with OSRS Accounts willing to engage with Hunter and Fishing content alongside Herblore. With nearly 7,000 coral processed, this guide breaks down every major potion, the required secondaries, and which methods are actually worth your time if your goal is efficient experience-or a fast 99.
Why Coral Herblore Is So Powerful
Using coral alone, players can achieve over 1 million Herblore XP, even when sticking to mid-tier potions like Super Fishing. When optimized with Super Hunter potions and alchemist item synergies, experience rates can exceed 500,000 XP per hour during active processing. This makes coral-based Herblore the fastest method to 99, provided you can source the materials.
The Prescription Goggles and Alchemist’s Amulet are critical throughout this process. The goggles frequently save secondary ingredients, while the amulet provides additional potion doses, significantly increasing total XP per batch.

Elorn Coral: High XP, High Friction
Elorn coral is the lowest-level coral but also the most awkward to process. Its main outputs are anti-odor salts and hemostatic dressings.
· Anti-odor salts require large quantities of crab paste and offer relatively poor XP for the effort.
· Hemostatic dressings, while tedious to make, are extremely strong for their level. Each full process yields 127 XP per potion (27 XP from the unfinished stage and 100 XP from completion).
The bottleneck is cotton yarn, which is rare and time-consuming to acquire. Because of this, Elorn coral is only recommended if you actively want the dressings for PvM or utility use. Expect around 150,000 XP per hour during final processing, but significantly less when gathering materials.

Pillar Coral: The Core Training Method
Pillar coral is where the update truly shines. It supports two of the best potions in the update:
· Super Fishing Potions, using haddock eyes
· Super Hunter Potions, using crab paste
Both secondaries are easy to obtain, stackable, and synergize well with their respective skills. Crab paste in particular stands out-it is simple to farm, uses common fish offcuts, and produces higher XP per potion than haddock-based methods.
With the Alchemist’s Amulet active, Super Fishing reaches roughly 330,000-340,000 XP per hour. Super Hunter is even better, consistently exceeding 400,000 XP per hour and peaking near 540,000 XP per hour when optimized. This makes Super Hunter potions the best all-around choice for players focused purely on Herblore experience.

Rainbow Crab and Armadyl Coral Potions
Rainbow crab paste allows for additional coral potions that are extremely AFK-friendly. These potions require no secondary pouch and allow full 27-potion inventories. While the XP rates are lower than Super Hunter, they still reach approximately 500,000 XP per hour during processing and provide strong Hunter XP on the side.
The Alchemist’s Amulet remains highly effective here, often generating hundreds of extra four-dose potions over large batches.

Run Energy and Extended Stamina Potions
The update also introduces new run energy and extended stamina potions.
· Extreme energy potions offer moderate XP and are best processed one dose at a time to maximize amulet procs.
· Extended stamina potions are exceptionally powerful-double the duration of standard stamina-but require marlin, the best healing fish in the game.
Because marlin is both rare and valuable, extended stamina potions are not recommended for iron accounts. XP rates hover around 230,000 XP per hour when making four-dose potions, but material acquisition is the true limiter.

Final Verdict
Coral Herblore is a game-changer. Super Hunter potions using pillar coral and crab paste are the clear winner for experience, ease of use, and material accessibility. Elorn coral is niche but valuable if you want its utility items, while extended stamina potions are best reserved for high-end PvM specialists.
With efficient sourcing and proper item with OSRS Power Leveling Service synergies, achieving over 1 million Herblore XP in a single session-and reaching 99 faster than ever before-is now entirely realistic.