Herring
Herring is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 9 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Herring is to buy it: The Shrimp and Parrot in Brimhaven sells it for 15 coins.
“Some nicely cooked herring.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 9 gp
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Ironman verdict
You can also make it yourself: it takes 5 Cooking and gives 50 Cooking XP, using Raw herring. There is one other recipe below. Other sources include Squeal of Fortune/Rewards. Where the materials come from: Raw herring (sold by Gerrant's Fishy Business for 16 coins). Making ten takes 10 × Raw herring and gives 500 Cooking XP. Reaching level 5 Cooking takes 388 XP in total; the Cooking calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Cooking guide has the Ironman training route. Herring 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 9 coins, which is 6 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
- 9 coins
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- 1
- Recipes
- 2
- Used in
- Nothing
Make it yourself
Needs 5 Cooking · 50 Cooking XP
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Raw herring: sold by Gerrant's Fishy Business for 16 coins
Shops
- The Shrimp and Parrot15 coins · stock 10
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
Where it fits for an Ironman
Minigames and places
- Brimhaven · The Shrimp and Parrot
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