Overload

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This article is about the regular potion. For other uses, see Overload (disambiguation).

For the potion flask version, see Overload flask.

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Overload (1)
Release																				7 October 2009 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Noteable																				Yes
Edible																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				1 dose of overload potion.
Options
Backpack																				Drink, Empty
Values
Value																				110 coins
High alch																				66 coins
Low alch																				44 coins
On death																				Reclaimable Value: 110 Reclaim: 100
Weight																				0.02 kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				15335
Links																				MRID • recipe
Calcval parsed																				19,844 coins
Calcval smw																				{{ovlcost|1/3}}
Calcval formatted																				overload_cost()

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A player drinking a dose of overload

Overloads are potions which combine the boosting properties of all 6 combat extreme potions. They are created by combining 3-dose extreme attack, extreme strength, extreme defence, extreme ranging, extreme magic, and extreme necromancy potions with a clean torstol. The process grants 1,000 Herblore experience and requires level 96 Herblore, which can be boosted but not assisted. Five empty vials are left over.

Overloads can be upgraded to the more powerful supreme overload, and subsequently to the even more powerful elder overload.

This potion can be made into an overload flask by using at least 6 doses of it with a potion flask. Players do not need a specific level to turn potions into flasks.

All the ingredients for an overload can be packed into a tradeable Overload ingredient set.

Skill level	Boost
1–6	3
7–13	4
14–19	5
20–26	6
27–33	7
34–39	8
40–46	9
47–53	10
54–59	11
60–66	12
67–73	13
74–79	14
80–86	15
87–93	16
94–99	17
100–106	18
107–113	19
114–119	20
120	21

Mechanics

Overloads boost Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, Magic, and Necromancy by 15% of the stat level + 3 (a maximum of +17 at level 99, or +21 for Necromancy at level 120) for 6 minutes. Overloads reapply the boosts every 15 seconds, resulting in minimal boost decay - however, once the overload wears off, the boosts are completely removed. Upon death, the effect of overload will also wear off entirely before the 6 minutes is up.

Like all combat stat boosts, the stat increase from overloads increases your damage bonus in 2 ways (values for fastest speed weapons/ability damage given; scaled up for slower weapons): +2.5 per level to base damage (as your level is higher), and +8 per level after all other modifiers (for having a level above your base level) - a total of +42.5 base damage and +136 to final damage, at level 99 Strength, Magic, and/or Ranged. Effects like Void Knight equipment apply to the former but not the latter.

It is a popular misconception that overloads will fully restore a player's stats every 15 seconds. This is untrue, as overloads simply reapply the boosts every 15 seconds. This property is useful to players who are using Saradomin brews to restore life points, as the overload's frequent boosts help to counter the Saradomin brews' stat drain.

Value

A 3-dose overload costs 59,533 coins to make from super potions (19,844 coins per dose). The scroll of cleansing can save any of the ingredients of an overload when used except for the extreme attack, and portable wells can duplicate overloads completed using them.

When making overloads on a large scale, players can expect to make the following doses, on average, per potion:

• 3.585 doses with portable well, a modified botanist's mask, 3 pieces of the factory outfit, botanist's amulet, and brooch of the gods.
• 3.465 doses with portable well, a modified botanist's mask, 3 pieces of the factory outfit and a botanist's amulet.
• 3.355 doses with portable well, a modified botanist's mask and a botanist's amulet.
• 3.203 doses with portable well and a botanist's amulet.
• 3.15 doses with portable well.
• 3.05 doses with a botanist's amulet.

Once creation of combination potions has been unlocked, it is generally cheaper to use one of the overload combinations instead of normal overloads, as each combination potion is 6 doses of overload made from 4 doses. For example, a holy overload costs 30,154 coins in addition to the overload (109,531 coins total), whereas 6 doses of normal overload costs 119,066 coins – so holy overload is effectively a savings of 9,534 coins. For more details, see Calculator:Herblore/Combination potions § Overload variants.

When making combination potions with the scroll of cleansing, overloads can be saved.

Creation

It is possible to make overloads at level 90 Herblore with the aid of a spicy stew (with brown spice) getting a +6 level boost; it is also possible to create them at level 89 Herblore, using the artisan skills boost from an advanced pulse core. However, the most reliable and longest-lasting boost is a God banner, which provides a +2 bonus for 30 minutes. Using a preset inventory with appropriate quantities of each of the 6 ingredients greatly reduces the time spent banking.

With 120 Herblore, overloads can be made in a batch, creating five potions with the ingredients of four potions. This is only available when the Herblore master cape perk is active (worn, present in max cape, or in the Anachronia base camp player lodge skill cape stand). Making a batch of overloads can trigger the perks of the scroll of cleansing and modified botanist's mask, however it does not trigger the effects of a botanist's amulet.

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Requirements
Members			Yes
Ticks			2 (1.2s) / 1 (0.6s)
Skill			Level	XP
Herblore			96 ?	1,000
Material			Quantity	Cost
	Extreme attack (3)		1	3,174
	Extreme strength (3)		1	14,917
	Extreme defence (3)		1	17,046
	Extreme magic (3)		1	7,192
	Extreme ranging (3)		1	11,172
	Extreme necromancy (3)		1	23,459
	Clean torstol		1	6,032
Total cost				82,992
Output			Quantity	Cost
	Overload (3)		1	N/A

Requirements
Members			Yes
Ticks			8 (4.8s)
Skill			Level	XP
Herblore			120 ?	4,000
Other requirements
You must have the Herblore master cape active
Material			Quantity	Cost
	Extreme attack (3)		4	12,696
	Extreme strength (3)		4	59,668
	Extreme defence (3)		4	68,184
	Extreme magic (3)		4	28,768
	Extreme ranging (3)		4	44,688
	Extreme necromancy (3)		4	93,836
	Clean torstol		4	24,128
Total cost				331,968
Output			Quantity	Cost
	Overload (3)		5	N/A

Production costs

See also: Calculator:Herblore/Extreme potions#Overload

Super potions
Product:
	Super attack	Super strength	Super defence	Super magic potion	Super ranging potion	Super necromancy
Level	45	55	66	76	72	79
Primary	Irit	Kwuarm	Cadantine	Lantadyme	Dwarf weed	Spirit Weed
Cost	1,074	4,315	4,050	6,122	7,187	7,586
Secondary	Eye of newt	Limpwurt root	White berries	Potato cactus	Wine of Zamorak	5 Congealed blood
Cost	9	451	4,209	1,678	1,071	4,815
Experience	100	125	150	172.5	162.5	177.5
Profit/Loss	1,401	1,723	968	1,191	726	5,012
Extreme potions
Product:
	Extreme attack	Extreme strength	Extreme defence	Extreme magic	Extreme ranging	Extreme necromancy
Level	88	89	90	91	92	93
Primary	Super attack	Super strength	Super defence	Super magic potion	Super ranging potion	Super necromancy
Cost	2,617	6,622	9,360	9,124	9,117	17,546
Secondary	Avantoe	Dwarf weed	Lantadyme	Ground mud runes	5 Grenwall spikes	Ground miasma rune
Cost	1,208	7,187	6,122	1,434	5,015	3,214
Experience	220	230	240	250	260	265
Profit/Loss	−651	1,108	1,564	−3,366	−2,960	5,913
Overload
Level: 96
Extreme attack, Extreme strength, Extreme defence, Extreme magic, Extreme ranging, Extreme necromancy, and Clean torstol
Experience: 1000
Total experience (from clean herbs): 3358.5
Total experience (buying super potions): 2465
Total cost (from clean herbs): 93,881
Total cost (buying super potions): 59,533
Total cost (buying super potions; with scroll of cleansing): 58,541
Total cost (buying super potions; with scroll of cleansing and portable well): 55,753
Total cost (buying super potions; with all applicable boosts): 48,996

Products

The following versions have no products: Overload (1), Overload (2), Overload (3). This, and the following lists are auto-generated (click here to update).

From 4 doses

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Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials	GE price
	Aggroverload (6)		96	325.0	1 × Crystal flask 1 × Overload (4) 1 × Aggression potion (4) 1 × Clean arbuck	N/A
	Holy aggroverload (6)		98	600	1 × Crystal flask 1 × Overload (4) 1 × Aggression potion (4) 1 × Prayer renewal (4) 1 × Spider venom	N/A
	Holy overload potion (6)		97	350	1 × Prayer renewal (4) 1 × Overload (4) 1 × Crystal flask	N/A
	Overload salve (6)		97	500	1 × Overload (4) 1 × Prayer renewal (4) 1 × Prayer potion (4) 1 × Super antipoison (4) 1 × Antifire (4) 1 × Super antifire (4) 1 × Crystal flask	N/A
	Perfect plus potion (6)		99	1000	1 × Overload (4) 1 × Harmony moss 1 × Crystal tree blossom 1 × Crystal flask	N/A
	Searing overload potion (6)		97	350	1 × Super antifire (4) 1 × Overload (4) 1 × Crystal flask	N/A
	Supreme overload potion (6)		98	600	1 × Crystal flask 1 × Overload (4) 1 × Super attack (4) 1 × Super defence (4) 1 × Super strength (4) 1 × Super ranging potion (4) 1 × Super magic potion (4) 1 × Super necromancy (4)	N/A
	Supreme overload potion (6) × 4		120	1800	3 × Crystal flask 3 × Overload (4) 3 × Super attack (4) 3 × Super defence (4) 3 × Super strength (4) 3 × Super ranging potion (4) 3 × Super magic potion (4) 3 × Super necromancy (4)	N/A

Disassembly

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Overload (1)
Disassembly category	Potions and flasks
Disassembly XP	2.8
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	0.0%
Common materials
Delicate parts	35/101
Organic parts	32/101
Crafted parts	30/101
Rare materials
Enhancing components	3/101
Healthy components	1/101

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Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!

patch 21 August 2023 (Update):

• • Super Necromancy potion now uses 5 Congealed blood with a Spirit Weed Vial.

• patch 7 August 2023 (Update):
  • Overloads now require an extreme necromancy potion to create and boost Necromancy alongside the other combat stats.

• patch 14 December 2020 (Update):
  • Herblore master cape recipes now advance Herblore tasks in Yak Tracks by 5 instead of 1 - because you're making 5 potions!

• patch 7 May 2019 (Update):
  • Fixed an issue where cure potions in Dungeoneering were extending overload timers.

• patch 9 January 2017 (Update):
  • Unsetting overload states while not actually being under the effects of an overload has been fixed.

• ninja 15 February 2016 (Update):
  • The animation which plays after drinking this potion will no longer close interfaces.

• ninja 3 August 2015 (Update):
  • Making overload potions will no longer produce an extra vial.

• patch 12 January 2015 (Update):
  • It is no longer possible to obtain a permanent overload bonus from Araxxor.

• update 20 November 2012 (Update):
  • Overloads' stat boosts have been changed. Instead of Attack, Strength, and Defence being boosted by 5+22% of the skill's level, Ranged being boosted by 4-23 levels, and Magic being boosted by 7 levels, all five skills are now boosted by 3+15% of the skill's level.

• patch 22 November 2011 (Update):
  • This potion's timers are no longer delayed when an interface is opened.

• patch 25 October 2011 (Update):
  • This potion now checks a player's lifepoints before delaying a player.

• patch 17 October 2011 (Update):
  • You can’t log out immediately after drinking an overload potion to skip the damage.

• patch 4 October 2011 (Update):
  • Teleporting after drinking an overload potion no longer cancels some of the damage.

• patch 17 January 2011 (Update):
  • Drinking this potion no longer interferes with the turkey emote.

• patch 5 July 2010 (Update):
  • The overload potion is now consistent upon death and will not persist.

• patch 3 March 2010 (Update):
  • Fixed a problem with the overload potion between logouts.

• update 7 October 2009 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• When first released, overloads could be used in PvP areas, but within 48 hours, this was changed so they cannot be used in any PvP situation, dangerous or safe. After the Evolution of Combat update, overloads can be used in the Wilderness.
• Before the release of Evolution of Combat, Overloads boosted stats differently and damaged life points by 500 (equivalent to 5,000 in the current system) when consumed. Attempting to drink a dose of overload with less than 500 life points prompted the message You need more than 500 life points to survive the power of overload! Once it wore off, the player would be healed for 500 life points.
  • According to Jagex, the damage the player received from drinking an overload is because the potion "racks the body with spasms and burns the digestive tract".
• Attempting to drink another dose of any overload variant immediately after having already drunk a dose brings up a chatbox message saying "You are still suffering the effects of a fresh dose of overload.", and the second dose is not consumed. This is a holdover from when overloads used to damage the player when drunk.