OSRS Mastering Mixology Guide: Strategy, Rewards & XP Rates

The Mastering Mixology minigame involves assisting the Alchemical Society in making potions that grant herblore XP and resins, which can be used to purchase valuable rewards. This minigame serves as an effective Herblore training method, particularly beneficial for Ironmen since it does not need any secondary ingredient and gives more herblore XP per herb.

Requirements for Mastering Mixology

• 60 herblore (not boostable) : higher levels are better since they allow players to use more potion recipes, with all potion recipes available at level 81.
• Clean herbs or corresponding unfinished potions
• Weight-reducing clothing is recommended.

How to get to Mastering Mixology

The Mastering Mixology minigame occurs in Aldarin. Here are the fastest methods to get there:

• Fairy code CKQ: requires partial completion of Fairytale II - Cure a Queen
• Quetzal Transport system: then run north. This requires partial completion of Twilight's promise.
• Sunset Coast: ride the ship then run south. This requires 20 coins.
• POH on Aldarin: teleport to your POH with house teleport or construction if it is Aldarin.
• Charter ship: use the charter ship to Aldarin, then run south.

How Mastering Mixology Works

Starting off

Make your way to location above and speak to Clanila about accessing the cellar, then enter it. While inside, talk to the supervisor and tell him you will figure it out then follow the steps below.

Refining

First, refine your herbs into Mox, Lye, and Aga paste. To do this, put the clean herbs or the corresponding unfinished potions into the refiner by clicking the refiner when the herbs or unfinished potions are in your inventory. Players can manually do this or wait for it refine automatically once every 2 ticks. After refining, add the paste into the hopper, which can hold up to 3,000 of each paste at a time. Click on the hopper with the paste in your inventory to do this. The location of the hopper is shown in the image below.

Here is a list of different herbs and the paste they turn into:

• Guam leaf: It gives 10 Mox when refined.

• Marrentill: It gives 13 Mox when refined.
• Tarromin: It gives 15 Mox when refined.
• Harralander: It gives 20 Mox when refined.
• Ranarr weed: It gives 26 Lye when refined.
• Toadflax: It gives 32 Lye when refined.
• Irit leaf: It gives 30 Aga when refined.
• Avantoe: It gives 30 Lye when refined.
• Kwuarm: It gives 33 Lye when refined.
• Huasca: It gives 20 Aga when refined.
• Snapdragon: It gives 40 Lye when refined.
• Cadantine: It gives 34 Aga when refined.
• Lantadyme: It gives 40 Aga when refined.
• Dwarf weed: It gives 42 Aga when refined.
• Torstol: It gives 44 Aga when refined.

Mixing

Mix the 3 different potions based on the order in the HUD in the top-left corner of your screen. To do this, pull the levers in the right order based on the kind of paste needed for the potion. You should use the mastering mixology plugin on RuneLite as it will highlight the levers that you should pull. After pulling the levers, click the mixing vessel to get the resulting potion.

• A for Aga
• M for Mox
• L for lye

For instance, if the potion you should make is Alco-AugmentAtor(AAA), pull the Aga lever 3 times then collect the resulting potion from the mixing vessel. For the Marly's MoonLight (MML), pull the Mox lever twice, and then the Lye lever once. Always make the potion in the IUD to, or you get 1/3rd the XP with reduced resins.

• For Completing Alco-AugmentAtor (AAA), players will be rewarded 20 Aga resin and 190 Herblore XP, requiring 60 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Aga resin and 63 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing   Mammoth-Might Mix (MMM), players will be rewarded 20 Mox resin and 190 Herblore XP, requiring 60 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Mox resin and 63 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing LipLack Liquor (LLL), players will be rewarded 20 Lye resin and 190 Herblore XP, requiring 60 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Lye resin and 63 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing Mystic Mana Amalgam (MMA), players will be rewarded 20 Mox resin, 10 Aga resin, and 215 Herblore XP, requiring 63 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Aga resin and 72 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing Marley's MoonLight (MML), players will be rewarded 20 Mox resin, 10 Lye resin, and 240 Herblore XP, requiring 66 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Lye resin and 80 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing Azure Aura Mix (AAM), players will be rewarded 10 Mox resin, 20 Aga resin, and 265 Herblore XP, requiring 69 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Aga resin and 88 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing AquaLux Amalgam (ALA), players will be rewarded 10 Aga resin, 20 Lye resin,n and 290 Herblore XP, requiring 72 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Lye resin and 96 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing MegaLite Liquid (MLL), players will be rewarded 10 Mox resin, 10 Aga resin, 10 Lye points and 315 Herblore XP, requiring 75 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Lye resin   and 105 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing Anti-Leech Lotion (ALL), players will be rewarded 20 Lye resin and 340 Herblore XP, requiring 78 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Lye and 113 herblore XP if not ordered.
• For Completing MixALot (MAL), players will be rewarded 20 Mox resin,, 20 Aga resin , 20 Lye resin and 365 Herblore XP, requiring 81 Herblore. This reduces to 10 Lye resin and 112 herblore XP if not ordered.

Processing

Next, process the potions at the correct workstation. There are three processing stations, and the symbol behind the potion in HUD indicates which one to use. You can speed up the process by adjusting your clicking pace on the workstation, as shown below.

• Agitator (homogenising): Click once after the fireworks and click again within a couple game ticks to get double the speed and finish the process
• Alembic (crystallising): Click once after 5 bellow pumps to increase the speed of processing.
• Retort (concentrating): spam click to speed up

The RuneLite plugin can be set to change colour when it is time to click the workstation, so you should use it.

Note that: anytime you use any of the workstations, the process will automatically use the first potion in your inventory so always ensure you use the workstations according to how the potions are placed in your inventory. Using the wrong workstation will result in the potion getting lost. With the RuneLite plugin, you don't have to worry about this, as it will always highlight the right workstation based on the first potion in your inventory.

Depositing

Finally, deposit the potions into the Conveyor belt. Click the conveyor belt to do this and up to 3 potions will be deposited. Mox resin, Aga resin. Lyre resin and Herblore XP will be awarded based on the potion made. Fulfilling two orders at once rewards 20% more resin, while fulfilling 3 will reward 40% more resin.

Digweed

Occasionally, young Digweed plants will mature and bloom into a flower in one of the room's corners. Clicking on matured Digweed will allow the player to collect it, even if it dies before the player reaches it. Adding the Digweed to any potion before or after processing will double the amount of XP and rein gained from the potion. Don't hold on to the Digweed for too long as another will not spawn until you use the one you are with.

Strategy for Mastering Mixology

The best strategy really depends on your goal -- whether you're aiming for resins, points, or faster experience.

Strategy for more XP

With proper setup, you can achieve around 105k experience per hour, but unlike other methods, you won't have much control over the points gained.

To prepare:

• Pre-make every non-triple mix in your inventory using each type of processing so that there are 3 potions for each mix and 4 for MAL.

• Load the conveyor belt with the order two to five times till you no longer have a potion that matches the next order -- the premade potions in your inventory will automatically complete the next orders.

• Repeat the process.

Strategy for more points

The most effective strategy for maximizing points per paste is:

• Make every potion in the order, except for single-paste potions (MMM, AAA, or LLL).

• If the order includes an MAL potion, then make every potion, including single-paste ones.

• If the order contains only single-paste potions, brew just the one that matches your preferred point type.

Using this method, and prioritizing points in the order of L > M > A, you can expect around:

• 1.39 Mox points per paste

• 1.40 Aga points per paste

• 1.37 Lye points per paste

Finally, reserve Digweed exclusively for MAL potions to maximize point efficiency.

XP per hour from Mastering Mixology

• At 60 Herblore: Approximately 50,000 XP per hour.
• At 70 Herblore: Approximately 60,000 XP per hour.
• At 81 Herblore: Approximately 70,000 XP per hour.
• At 90 Herblore: Approximately 80,000 XP per hour.
• At 99 Herblore: Approximately 91,000 XP per hour

GP per hour from Mastering Mixology

Currently, the most profitable use of reward points from the minigame is the Chugging barrel (disassembled), worth about 13M GP. Players can get 17,250 Mox resin, 14,000 Aga resin, and 18,600 Lye resin required to purchase it approximately every 4 hours. This results in a profit of 2.6M per hour.  

Rewards from Mastering Mixology

• Apprentice potion pack: it requires 420 mox resin, 70 Aga resin, and 30 Lye resin. A minimum of 60 herblore required to purchase it and gives four sets of 3-dose potions in quantities of 2-4 each.
• Adept potion pack: Requires 180 Mox resin, 440 Aga resin, and 70 Lye resin. A minimum of 70 Herblore is required to purchase, and it grants four sets of 3-dose potions in quantities of 2-3 each.
• Expert potion pack: Requires 410 Mox resin, 320 Aga resin, and 480 Lye resin. A minimum of 85 Herblore is needed to purchase, and it offers four sets of 3-dose potions in quantities of 2-4 each.
• Prescription goggles: Requires 8,600 Mox resin, 7,000 Aga resin, and 9,350 Lye resin. Grants a 10% chance to save a secondary ingredient when mixing potions only when the player is wearing the complete Alchemist outfit
• Alchemist outfit: it comprises of the Presciption goggles, alchemist labcoat, alchemist pants, and alchemist gloves. 15,350 Mox resin, 15,400 Aga resin and 20,450 Lye resin are required to buy the full outfit.
• Reagent pouch: it requires 13,800 Mox resin, 11,200 Aga resin, and 15,100 Lye resin. It stores up to 26 of each secondary ingredient used in Herblore and requires level 81 to use.
• Potion storage: it requires 7,750 Mox resin, 6,300 Aga resin, and 8,950 Lye resin. It unlocks a new part of the bank where potions can be stored without taking up slots from the main bank interface.
• Chugging barrel (disassembled): it requires 17,250 Mox resin, 14,000 Aga resin, and 18,600 Lye resin. It allows simultaneous consumption of up to five different potions when within a bank.
• Alchemist's amulet: it requires 6,900 Mox resin, 5,650 Aga resin, and 7,400 Lye resin. It increases the chance of making a 4-dose potion from 5% to 15%. 50 charges are given upon purchase, with an additional 10 per amulet of chemistry used on it.
• Aldarium: it requires 80 Mox resin, 60 Aga resin, and 90 Lye resin. It is a Herblore ingredient used to make goading potions and prayer regeneration potions.