Vial of water
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| Vial of water | |
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| Release | 27 February 2002 (Update) |
| Members | No |
| Quest item | No |
| Properties | |
| Tradeable | Yes |
| Equipable | No |
| Stackable | No |
| Disassembly | Yes |
| Noteable | Yes |
| Destroy | Drop |
| Actions [?] | |
| Backpack | Make, Empty |
| Values | |
| Value | 10 coins |
| High alch | 6 coins |
| Low alch | 4 coins |
| On death | Always kept outside Wild |
| Weight | 0.02 kg |
| Examine | |
| A glass vial containing water. | |
| Grand Exchange | |
| Exchange | 87 coins (info) |
| Buy limit | 10,000 |
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| Advanced data | |
| Item ID | 227 |
| Links | MRID • recipe |
| FAQ • doc | |
A vial of water can be made by using a vial on a water source, or buying it from a store, a player or the Grand Exchange. Certain combinations of ingredients can be mixed in a vial of water to create potions using the Herblore skill. Adding a clean herb to a vial of water creates an unfinished potion.
Obtaining a vial of water[edit | edit source]
Players can obtain a vial of water in several ways:
- Members can use the Lunar spell Humidify to make all the vials in their inventory to be filled with water.
- By using an empty vial on a water source other than a well.
- Take Vials action on a Portable well.
Players with the ability to access all the shops that supply vial of water packs can obtain 6,600 vials of water through visiting every shop, for a modest cost of 66k. This method requires very little effort. The individual vials sell for 87 coins each on the Grand Exchange, resulting in a profit of 508,200 coins per run.
Tactics for refilling[edit | edit source]
The Grand Exchange update on 9 August 2011 provided an exceptionally short run from one of the bankers to the fountain in the middle.
For non-members, an old style hand pump just north of the west bank in Falador provides only a short running distance. Members may find that both the geyser in Neitiznot and the sink in the cellar of Lumbridge Castle are great places to refill vials with water due to close proximity to a bank and one-click banking chests.
The best low-level member spot are the fountains at the bank entrance in Merchant District of Menaphos. Higher level members may also use the water pool located in the Meilyr section of Prifddinas if one does not wish to purchase directly from Lady Meilyr.
| Bank | Water source | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Prifddinas - Meilyr harmony pillars | Water pool | 3 |
| Menaphos | Fountain | 5 |
| Neitiznot | Geyser | 9 |
| Lumbridge kitchen basement | Sink | 11 |
| Grand Exchange - southern kiosks | Fountain | 14 |
| Falador West | Hand pump | 15 |
Price history[edit | edit source]
The price of this item has varied due to countless shop updates over the years. Vials of water hovered between 150 and 200 coins prior to the introduction of the Grand Exchange. When shops were updated to have unlimited stock, the price of vials of water plunged and then steadied at about 70 coins each. Then, due to the personalised shops update, the price of this item increased past 240 coins because of the limited number of items in each shop. Vials of water received a price cap of 103 coins on 13 October shortly after the update, along with eyes of newt, lowering it by over half the price. Vials of water were virtually out of stock on the Grand Exchange due to the sudden price change. In order to compensate for the shortage, the vials of water stock increased in Shilo Village from 200 to 1000 on 20 October. On 9 November 2009, vials and vials of water started to be sold in item packs in many stores, allowing players to buy large amounts at once. The ease of obtaining vials of water caused the price to crash again to around 11 coins. For several months, vials of water steadied between 30-50 coins each.
Creation[edit | edit source]
 | - |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 XP | - | 1 (0.6s) | 87 | |
| Requirements | ||||
| Cooking level | 1 | |||
 Must be performed at a water source | ||||
 Free-to-play | ||||
| Materials | ||||
| Item | Quantity | Price | Total | |
 | Vial | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Profit | 85 | |||
Store locations[edit | edit source]
| Seller | Location | Cost | Currency | Base stock | Members? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aemad's Adventuring Supplies | East Ardougne | 10 |  Coins | 10 |  |
| Jatix's Herblore Shop | Taverley | Free sample | - | 1 |  |
| Jatix's Herblore Shop | Taverley | 10 | Coins | 20 | |
| Jiminua's Jungle Store | Tai Bwo Wannai, Karamja | 10 | Coins | 300 | |
| The Lighthouse Store | Lighthouse | 10 | Coins | 10 | |
| Meilyr Clan Store | Prifddinas | 10 | Coins | 20 | |
| Obli's General Store | Shilo Village (location) | 10 | Coins | 10 | |
| Razmire General Store | Mort'ton | 10 | Coins | 300 | |
| Sigmund the Merchant (shop) | Rellekka | 10 | Coins | 10 | |
| Poletax's Herblore Shop † | Taverley | Free sample | - | 1 | |
| Poletax's Herblore Shop † | Taverley | 10 | Coins | 20 | |
Aemad's Adventuring Supplies  | East Ardougne | 10 | Coins | 300 | |
| Bandit Duty Free | Bandit Camp (Wilderness) | 5 | Coins | 300 | |
| Jatix's Herblore Shop | Taverley | 10 | Coins | 2,000 | |
| The Lighthouse Store | Lighthouse | 10 | Coins | 1,000 | |
| Meilyr Clan Store | Prifddinas | 10 | Coins | 2,000 | |
| Obli's General Store | Shilo Village (location) | 10 | Coins | 1,000 | |
| Sigmund the Merchant (shop) | Rellekka | 10 | Coins | 300 | |
| Poletax's Herblore Shop † | Taverley | 10 | Coins | 2,000 | |
Products[edit | edit source]
Drop sources[edit | edit source]
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis | 28  | 1 | Uncommon |
| Boris | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Borrokar | 39 | 1 | Common |
| Cave crawler Level 53,Level 74 | | 1 | 13/128 |
| Cave crawler Level 78 | 78 | 1 | 14/128 |
| Chaos druid warrior | 65 | 1 | Common |
| Chaos druid | 32 | 1 | Common |
| Dung kalphite | N/A  | 1 | Common |
| Eduard | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Freidir | 39 | 1 | Common |
| Fungal rodent | 26 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Galina | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Georgy | 28 | 1 | Common |
| Grifolapine | 103 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Imre | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Irina | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Jelly | 63; 68 | 6 (noted) | 14/128 |
| Jeroen | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Joseph | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Ksenia | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Lanzig | 39 | 1 | Common |
| Lensa (Rellekka) | 39 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Lev | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Liliya | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Milla | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Nikita | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Nikolai | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Pernicious parrot | 63 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Salarin the Twisted | 77 | 1 | Common |
| Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) Levels 70 and 71 | 70; 71 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Sofiya | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Svetlana | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Tenacious toucan | 84 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Tortured soul (Port Phasmatys) | 53 | 1 | Rare |
| Vera | 28 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Water elemental | 44 | 1 | Always |
| Werewolf | 63; 89 | 1 | Rare |
| Yadviga | 28 | 1 | Common |
| Yuri | 28 | 1 | Common |
| Zoja | 28 | 1 | Common |
Disassembly[edit | edit source]
| Vial of water | |
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| Disassembly category | Potions and flasks |
| Disassembly XP | 0.1 |
| Item quantity required | 1 |
| Material count | 1 |
| Base junk chance | 98.9% |
| Common materials | |
 Delicate parts | 35/101 |
 Organic parts | 32/101 |
 Crafted parts | 30/101 |
| Rare materials | |
 Enhancing components | 3/101 |
 Healthy components | 1/101 |
Update history[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Vials of Water appear to be fully filled (4 dose). However, when a potion or unfinished potion is made, it is only 3/4 full.
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