Eye of newt
Eye of newt is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Eye of newt is to buy it: Betty's Magic Emporium in Port Sarim sells it for 3 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.
“It seems to be looking at me. Used in Herblore (3).”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 gp
Updated . Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.
Ironman verdict
At least 7 monsters drop it. The easiest is Cave bug (level 6, 2/128); the best rate is Newtroost (level 56), at Always, about 7 per kill. Other sources include Eye of newt pack, Neem oil and Bucket of blood. 6 recipes use Eye of newt, including Arcane potion cauldron, Attack potion (3) and Basic potion cauldron. Eye of newt is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 1 coins, which is 2 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 1 coins
- Monster drops
- 7
- Shops
- 6
- Recipes
- None
- Used in
- 6 recipes
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtroost | 56 | 4–10 | Always |
| Catablepon | 43 | 1 | 12/101 |
| Armoured zombie | 21 | 1–4 (noted) | 1/128 |
| Cave bugEasiest | 6 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Cave crawler (Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon) | 59 | 1–3 | 1/128 |
| Zombie | 29 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Cave crawler | 24 | 1 | 1/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Shops
- Betty's Magic Emporium3 coins · stock 300
- Frincos's Fabulous Herb Store3 coins · stock 10
- Grud's Herblore Stall3 coins · stock 10
- Meilyr Clan Store3 coins · stock 10
- Granny Rowan's Supplies3 coins · stock 70
- Jatix's Herblore Shop0 coins · stock 1
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Eye of newt
Where it fits for an Ironman
Minigames and places
- Port Sarim · Betty's Magic Emporium
- Entrana · Frincos's Fabulous Herb Store
- Gu'Tanoth · Grud's Herblore Stall
- Prifddinas · Meilyr Clan Store
- Fort Forinthry · Granny Rowan's Supplies
- Taverley · Jatix's Herblore Shop
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