Herby Werby

Herby Werby

Release date	8 July 2019 (Update)
Area	Anachronia
Members	Yes
Frequency	Weekly
Reset	Wednesday 00:00 UTC
Skills	Herblore, Firemaking
Currency	Potent herbs (Spirit points)
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This repeatable content has a hard reset.
The next period's content will become available immediately, regardless of whether a player has logged out.

Herby Werby is a weekly Distraction and Diversion located on Anachronia, involving the Herblore and Firemaking skills. The main objective is to aid some of Ancient Zygomites in destroying the corrupted flora in their cavern. The creatures are frenzied and are burning both the corrupted and healthy plants alike in a ritual fire, so the player must help burn corrupt herbs, and/or stop the burning of healthy herbs. Participation each week is limited by a cap on points earned; however, there is no time limit for earning points within each week. Progress to the points cap resets weekly at Wednesday 00:00 UTC.

Quick guide[edit | edit source]

This is a quick step-by-step guide to playing Herby Werby.

Useful Items[edit | edit source]

Double Surge and Bladed Dive are recommended (weapons can be equipped once inside the cavern).
Augmented enhanced Excalibur with Mobile and Wise 4 perks.
Botanist's outfit is recommended (6% increase to Herblore experience gained).
Flame gloves and Ring of fire are recommended if training Firemaking.
Desert pantheon aura for 10% increased experience gain.
Premier artefact for 10% increased experience gain.
Clan avatar experience bonus (between 3% - 6%).

Bonus experience will be consumed while doing this activity.
Advanced pulse core can be used for an experience boost.
Cinder core effects will work to consume bonus experience faster.

Torstol incense sticks for base experience boost of between 0.5% - 2%.
Distraction & Diversion reset token (weekly) to complete an additional game each week.

Ancient seed can be used to teleport directly to Herby Werby.
Nimble outfit and Agility cape are recommended if not using an ancient seed for the trip to the minigame.


Step	Picture	Step
1		Teleport to Herby Werby using an ancient seed (costs 50 Potent Herb points), or follow the map to get to the entrance of Herby Werby.
2		Climb down the Tree roots to enter the activity. Weapons can be equipped once inside the cavern to allow the use of Bladed Dive.
3		Click on the Zygomites carrying healthy herbs (green particles) to gain Herblore XP. Run, use Surge, or use Bladed Dive to navigate the arena whenever they appear.
4		Zygomites carrying corrupt herbs (purple particles) can be clicked on to drop the herb for no points, forcing them to reset their plant target. They can also be ignored and allowed to reach the fire to burn the corrupt herbs.
5		For Firemaking XP, the player can gather the corrupt herbs (purple) and then burn them in the ritual fire. Burning corrupt herbs will cause the player to lose out on additional Herblore experience that would have been gained by clicking on zygomites with healthy herbs.
6		Ignore the healthy herbs (green) as burning them will incur a 30-second penalty that reduces the number of points gained.

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

The location of Herby Werby.

To start, the player needs to climb down some vines through a small opening located north-east of the island of Anachronia without any weapons equipped. The ancient Zygomite elder can be found nearby.

The gameplay involves gathering corrupt herbs (purple) and depositing them into the ritual fire in the centre, while knocking away ancient herbs (green) from the zygomites who are carrying them. Picking the healthy herbs from the green spawns and burning them should be avoided, as this incurs a 30-second penalty that reduces the points gained. Experience received per point is not affected. If this happens, exiting and re-entering the area will clear the timer.

Please be aware that by depositing corrupt herbs into the fire, you will be losing out on additional Herblore experience that would have been gained from only knocking away ancient herbs from the zygomites.

There are seven zygomites inside the minigame (Allen, Ghost, Price, Roach, Shepherd, Snoop, and Soap). They will each carry a herb from one of the eleven herb plant spawns at the edge of the area, returning to the fire at the centre to burn it. Zygomites carrying herbs will emit particles: green if they are carrying healthy herbs, or purple if they are carrying corrupt herbs. Clicking on a zygomite carrying a herb will cause its herb to be taken and temporarily scare the zygomite.

Herb spawns will change approximately every 24 seconds. If an ancient herb is accidentally picked, it can be dropped by unequipping it within the equipment tab. There is no time limit to completing this activity, and players can leave to finish later.

This is one of the few distractions and diversions permitting experience-boosting items and perks, as well as consuming bonus experience.

Points and experience[edit | edit source]

Burning an ancient herb (green) will incur a 30-second penalty that halves the amount of points gained. Successfully burning a corrupt herb (purple) will grant Firemaking and Herblore experience, as well as 1–4 points.

Taking an ancient herb (green) from a zygomite will grant Herblore experience, as well as 1–4 points. The Herblore experience is based on how many points were received, meaning that one will receive four times the amount of Herblore experience when one receives four points, as compared to when one receives one point.

A maximum of 100 points can be earned weekly which can be spent on rewards from the ancient Zygomite elder. The final action grants experience according to the amount that would have been gained if the cap wasn't in place.

The activity can be reset with a Distraction & Diversion reset token (weekly) to earn an additional 100 points. Spirit points are maxed out at 2,000 - there is no warning, and any further gains will be lost.

At certain Herblore levels the experience is increased:

85 Herblore: 150% experience.
95 Herblore: 200% experience.
105 Herblore: 250% experience.
115 Herblore: 300% experience.

Table of experience from taking herbs per point

Level	XP
1	14
2	15
3	16
4	18
5	18.5
6	20
7	20.8
8	22
9	22.8
10	24
11
12
13
14
15
16	26
17	26.4
18	26.8
19	27.2
20	27
21	28.5
22	30.5
23	31.5
24	33
25	34
26	34.8
27	35.6
28	36
29	36.4
30	36.8
31	37.2
32	37.6
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Level	XP
41	36
42
43	40
44
45
46	46.4
47	49.6
48	52.4
49	55.2
50	58.4
51
52	68.1
53	72.6
54	77.1
55	80.0
56	84.4
57	88.8
58	95
59	99.5
60	104
61	106.4
62	110.8
63	115.2
64	119.5
65	131
66	135.6
67
68	136.8
69
70	146
71
72
73
74	174.5
75
76	189
77
78
79
80	218.5

Level	XP
81	222.6
82
83	231.6
84	236
85	480.8
86	489.6
87	497.6
88	506.4
89	515.2
90	524
91	530.4
92	536.8
93	543.2
94	550.4
95	835.2
96	844
97	854
98	864
99	889.2
100	889.2
101	889.2
102	889.2
103	889.2
104	889.2
105	1185.6
106	1185.6
107	1185.6
108	1185.6
109	1185.6
110	1185.6
111	1185.6
112	1185.6
113	1185.6
114	1185.6
115	1482
116	1482
117	1482
118	1482
119	1482
120	1482

Table of experience from burning herbs per point

Level	Herblore XP	Firemaking XP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Level	Herblore XP	Firemaking XP
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

Level	Herblore XP	Firemaking XP
81
82
83		107.6
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91		114
92
93
94
95
96	420
97
98
99	444.6	126.7
100	444.6	126.7
101	444.6	126.7
102	444.6	126.7
103	444.6	126.7
104	444.6	126.7
105	555.7	126.7
106	555.7	126.7
107	555.7	126.7
108	555.7	126.7
109	555.7	126.7
110	555.7	126.7
111	555.7	126.7
112	555.7	126.7
113	555.7	126.7
114	555.7	126.7
115	666.9	126.7
116	666.9	126.7
117	666.9	126.7
118	666.9	126.7
119	666.9	126.7
120	666.9	126.7

Strategy[edit | edit source]

For maximum Herblore experience:

Stop zygomites with ancient herbs (green) and do not burn corrupt herbs (purple).
If there are zygomites running with corrupt herbs (purple), taking their herbs will cause them to retrieve a new herb quicker. Still, ancient herbs should always be prioritized.

For maximum Firemaking experience:

Only pick and burn corrupt herbs.

Rewards[edit | edit source]

Items[edit | edit source]

	Potent herbs (Spirit points)	Description
Small Herblore lamp	100	Gain experience in herblore.^[sic]
Small Firemaking lamp	100	Gain experience in firemaking.^[sic]
Ancient seed	50	An ancient seed which when planted transports you back to the Ancient Zygomites.
Herb bag	200	A bag that holds grimy herbs.
Totem of the Abyss top	200	A piece of a totem.
Totem of Crystal base	200	A piece of a totem.
Sasha	300	Unlocks Sasha, the spirit pet.

Unlocks[edit | edit source]

Reward		Potent herbs (Spirit points)	Description
	Herb bag upgrade	200	Increase the storage of the herb bag.

Achievement[edit | edit source]

Spud That ( 5) – Use a potato on the ancient Zygomite elder.
Stacks on Stacks ( 5) – Complete the ritual to activate a totem on Anachronia.
Bag of Herbs ( 10) – Purchase the herb bag and the herb bag upgrade from the Herby Werby reward shop.
Jurassic Perk ( 30) – Discover all the totem pieces on Anachronia.

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Update history[edit | edit source]

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patch 24 February 2020 (Update):
- An Ancient Seed has been added to the Herby Werby Reward Shop. When planted using the Inventory option, the Ancient Seed will teleport you to Herby Werby on Anachronia.

patch 15 July 2019 (Update):
- The Herby Werby D&D can no longer reset twice on the weekly reset trigger.

update 8 July 2019 (Update):
- Added to game.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The zygomites inside the minigame (Allen, Ghost, Price, Roach, Shepherd, Snoop, and Soap) are respectively named after characters from the Call of Duty series of video games, primarily the games created by Infinity Ward.
The zygomite Snoop is a possible reference to the American rapper Snoop Dogg, who has voiced a Call of Duty announcer pack.
The activity name may be a reference to the video game Herdy Gerdy.^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

^ Jagex. "Land Out of Time - The journey begins!." 8 July 2019. RuneScape News. "On top of everything else there’s also a new activity offering Herblore XP that the developers have chosen to call Herby Werby. A homage to underappreciated 2002 Eidos PS2 classic Herdy Gerdy? Who's to say?"

[1] Jagex. "Land Out of Time - The journey begins!." 8 July 2019. RuneScape News. "On top of everything else there’s also a new activity offering Herblore XP that the developers have chosen to call Herby Werby. A homage to underappreciated 2002 Eidos PS2 classic Herdy Gerdy? Who's to say?"

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v • d • e RS3 Herby Werby
	Ancient Zygomite elder Potent herbs/Spirit points
Zygomites	Allen Ghost Price Roach Shepherd Snoop Soap
Items	Ancient herb Corrupt herb
Rewards	Small Herblore lamp Small Firemaking lamp Ancient seed Herb bag Totem of the Abyss top Totem of Crystal base Sasha
Music	Seen and not Herb