Temporary skill boost

A temporary skill boost is anything caused by an item or action that temporarily raises a player's level in one or more skills. It allows the player to do things above their current level. For example, a Magic potion, which boosts a player's Magic level by four, will let the player cast High alchemy (which requires 55 Magic) with a Magic level of 51 to 55. The skill boost rounds down, for example when stranger plant boosts you from 90 farming by 4.6 levels, it appears as 94 farming.

It should be noted that temporary skill boosts do not work on all quest and activity requirements.

Temporary boosts do not stack - for example, a dwarven stout provides +1 mining and smithing, and a mature dwarven stout provides +2 to the same skills; using them together will not produce +3, but +2, as that is the maximum boost.

Boosts decay back to the player's base level at a rate of approximately 1 level per minute. It should be noted that unlike most other effects skill changes do decay while banking.

Uses

• Entering a guild that requires a certain skill level, such as drinking a dwarven stout to enter the Mining Guild. Note: this does not work for the Warriors' Guild.

• Doing an action that requires a higher level than the player is currently at, such as using a Fishing potion to fish sharks.

• Meeting the skill requirements of some quests, Players should note that temporary boosts do not work on all quests.

• Performing most tasks.

• Note: the one-minute interval between stats decreasing by 1 towards their normal level does not start when you use the boost, it happens at a fixed interval set by the game. This means that you may only experience a few seconds of the maximum boost. Exercise caution if using the maximum possible boost from an item for a quest or achievement. The best action is to drink a very cheap boost (such as beer), wait for it to decrease 1 level, then quickly use the desired boost, this will assure you have close to the full minute. Logging out and back in also resets the stat "timer".

Items that give temporary boosts

• Potions, such as the Hunter potion which boosts a player's Hunter level by three.

• Food, such as the Garden pie which boosts a player's Farming level by three.

• Drinks, such as the Wizard's mind bomb which boosts a player's Magic level by two or three depending on the player's Magic level.

• Spicy stews - can only be accessed with completion of Evil Dave's section in the quest Recipe for Disaster. These are random and can boost OR lower a skill by up to five.

• Crystal saw, which provides an invisible boost of three to a player's Construction level. It allows players to build items as if their Construction level was three levels higher; this is an invisible boost and so can be used in conjunction with tea or stews.

• Capes of Accomplishment boost the corresponding skill level to 100/99 when the cape is equipped or operated. Prayer and Constitution skillcapes have a cool down period of 1 minute.

List of boosts affecting multiple skills

Image	Boost	Skill	Level increase	Visibility	Other info
	Skillcape	Any skill	+1	Visible	Activating the cape's effect will increase the corresponding skill by 1.
	Spicy stew	Any skill but Hitpoints and Prayer	up to ±5 with 3 spice doses up to ±3 with 2 spice doses up to ±1 with 1 spice dose	Visible	Depending on type of stew, any skill  can be boosted or reduced by 1 to 5 points randomly.

List of temporary boosts

Image	Boost	Skill	Level increase	Visibility	Other info
File:Agility potion (4).png	Agility potion	Agility	3	Visible	Can increase the success rate of agilty obsitcles.
	Summer pie	Agility	5	Visible	Consists of 2 bites.
File:Attack potion (4).png	Attack potion	Attack	1 + 8%	Visible	Allows a player to experience more consistent damage.
File:Super attack (4).png	Super attack	Attack	2 + 20%	Visible	Allows a player to experience more consistent damage.
File:Zamorak brew (4).png	Zamorak brew	Attack and Strength	Attack: 2 + 20%  Strength: 2 + 12%	Visible	Decreases Defence by 2 + 10% and remaining Lifepoints by 20 + 10% (Mix reduces life points by 10% - (10 to 40)).
File:Combat potion (4).png	Combat potion	Attack and Strength	3 + 10%	Visible	Offers a small boost in 2 combat stats.
	Ruby Harvest	Attack	20%	Invisible	Must be used on another player. Boost effects the player it is used on. Acquired from the Hunting skill.
	POH Cup of tea	Construction	1, 2 or 3	Visible	Boost depends on the shelf the cup used was obtained from.
	Crystal saw	Construction	3	Invisible	Only applies to items requiring a saw (e.g. not rooms or plants).
	Chef's delight	Cooking	1 + 5%	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
File:Chef's delight (m).png	Mature Chef's delight	Cooking	2 + 5%	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
	Poison chalice	Crafting	1	Visible	Can cause up to 50hp damage among other effects
File:Defence potion (4).png	Defence potion	Defence	1 + 8%	Visible	Can allow for reduced damage. Defence boosts do not allow players to equip higher level armour. For example 59 Defence with a boost does not allow you to equip Dragon armour.
File:Super defence (4).png	Super defence	Defence	2 + 20%	Visible	Can allow for reduced damage. Defence boosts do not allow players to equip higher level armour.
File:Saradomin brew (4).png	Saradomin brew	Defence and Lifepoints	Defence: 1 + 4% Lifepoints: temporarily raises your hitpoints by 15% + 2	Visible	Decreases Attack, Strength, Magic and Ranged levels by 10%. Life points can rise above normal level with the boost.
	Draynor Manor Cabbage	Defence	1 or 2	Visible	Also heals 2 life points.
	Cider	Farming	1	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2.
	Mature cider	Farming	2	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 5.
	Garden pie	Farming	3	Visible	Consists of 2 bites.
File:Fishing potion (4).png	Fishing potion	Fishing	3	Visible	Created through the Herblore skill.
	Fish pie	Fishing	3	Visible	Also heals life points and consists of 2 bites.
	Admiral pie	Fishing	5	Visible	Also heals life points and consists of 2 bites.
	Greenman's ale	Herblore	1	Visible	Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
File:Greenman's ale (m).png	Mature Greenman's ale	Herblore	2	Visible	Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more. (m) brews are created through brewing which is found under the cooking skill.
File:Hunter potion (4).png	Hunter potion	Hunter	3	Visible	Made through the herblore skill.
	Wizard's mind bomb	Magic	2 + 2%	Visible	Also heals 340 Lifepoints. +3 boost only applies if the player's magic level is higher than 50. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence by 1 or more. Is available to free players.
	Magic essence potion	Magic	3	Visible	Also used for a quest.
	Mature Wizard's mind bomb	Magic	2 or 3	Visible	+3 boost only applies if the player's magic level is higher than 50. Reduces Attack, Strength and Defence.
File:Magic potion (4).png	Magic potion	Magic	1 + 4.5%	Visible	Allows for the use of higher level magic spells. Also increase magic damage for various combat spells.
	Dwarven stout	Mining, Smithing	1	Visible	Is available to free players.
File:Dwarven stout (m).png	Mature dwarven stout	Mining, Smithing	2	Visible	Attack, Strength and Defence by 2 or more.
	Edgeville Monastery Altar on the top floor, accessed by ladder.	Prayer	2	Visible	Monastery requires 31 prayer, and is available to free players. Altar of nature requires completion of Nature Spirit.
File:Ranging potion (4).png	Ranging potion	Ranged	1 + 8%	Visible	Can increase damage when ranging.
	Wild pie	Ranged, Slayer	4, 5	Visible	Also heals 11 Hitpoints per bite.
	Slayer's respite	Slayer	1	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
File:Slayer's respite (m).png	Mature slayer's respite	Slayer	2	Visible	Reduces Attack and Strength by 2 or more.
	Blurberry special/Premade blurb' sp.	Strength	7	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 5.
	Drunk Dragon/Premade dr' dragon	Strength	7	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 4.
	Wizard blizzard/Premade wiz blz'd	Strength	6	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 4.
	Short green guy/Premade sgg	Strength	4	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 3.
	Beer	Strength	4%	Visible	Also reduces Attack by 7%. Is available to free players.
File:Strength potion (4).png	Strength potion	Strength	1 + 8%	Visible	Strength potion is available to free players.
File:Super strength (4).png	Super strength	Strength	2 + 20%	Visible	Can increase a players maximum hit.
	Bandit's brew	Thieving	1	Visible	None.
	Spring sq'irk juice	Thieving	1	Visible	20% run energy boost.
File:Autumn sq'irk juice.png	Autumn sq'irk juice	Thieving	2	Visible	30% run energy boost.
	Summer sq'irk juice	Thieving	3	Visible	40% run energy boost.
	Axeman's folly	Woodcutting	1	Visible	Can only be bought or made through brewing.
File:Axeman's folly (m).png	Mature axeman's folly	Woodcutting	2	Visible	Can only be bought or made through brewing.
	Dragon axe	Woodcutting	3	Visible	Special attack can be used at any time, even outside of combat. It offers a +3 boost and can be used for quests such as Grim Tales
	Dragon pickaxe	Mining	3	Visible	Uses 100% of Special attack bar, instantly boosts Mining level by 3.

Notes

• A percentage boost is always rounded down, with exception of the mud bath and chef's delight, which are rounded up.
• A reduction of x or more levels means the actual amount reduced depends on the player's level in the skills listed.

• This article is a modified RS3 wiki page made to be applicable to RS2007.--Holk Holgan (talk) 17:30, 21 May, 2014 (UTC)