Forsaken World Herbalist Profession — gathering profession for herbs, fungi, plant materials. Supplies Alchemist + Chef. Outdoor nodes in forests, plains, marshes. High-demand materials.
Overview
Herbalist is Forsaken World's Herbalist gathering profession — collecting herbs, fungi, and plant materials from outdoor nodes. Herbalist supplies Alchemist (potion ingredients) and Chef (food ingredients) with raw materials.
This article catalogs recipes, materials, and progression strategy.
The Herbalist profession is available to all players from level 10 and is one of the main and most sought-after professions alongside Alchemist and Cook. This profession allows you to gather various plants from the world of Eyrda, which are useful for crafting alchemical potions or culinary creations. Depending on the Herbalist's level, players can gather higher-level plants found in high-level locations. To learn the Herbalist profession, you need a free profession point and to find Herbalist Daisy at the Fountain of Wisdom in Hossinger.
There is no daily quest for the Herbalist profession.
Required Tools
Herbalist Daisy in Hossinger. To gather plants, a Herbalist needs a trowel. The first standard trowel is given by the Herbalism mentor after you learn the profession.
The trowel **allows you to gather level 5 and below herbs. It can be purchased from Herbalist mentor Daisy in Hossinger.
** Herbalist at the Guild Base.The special trowel allows you to gather level 6 and below herbs. It may break when used to dig up level 6 herbs. It can be purchased at the guild base, in the first-level garden.
The excellent trowel allows you to gather level 7 and below herbs. It may break when used to dig up level 7 herbs. It can be purchased at the guild base, in the second-level garden.
Profession Leveling
Radar showing herbs. The profession levels up through plant gathering.
A plant matching the current profession level gives 2 Herbalist experience points.
A plant one level below the Herbalist level gives 1 experience point.
Plants two or more levels below the Herbalist level give no experience.
Herbalist resource maps can be found in the corresponding article.
Required Profession Level
Plant
Location
Level 1
Eldaram
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Dream Grove
Level 7
Level 8
Valley of Triumph
Magic Wasteland
Required Profession Level
Plant
Dungeon
Level 1
Shining Moss
Abyss Gate
Level 3
Fire-Red Lotus
Lighthouse
Level 4
Plumeria
Velkian Castle
Level 6
Foggy Mushroom
Crypt Surroundings
Rotten Moss
Ancestral Crypt
Level 7
Ice Blood
Underground Prison
Fatal Mushroom
Ancient Tomb
Radar Settings
You can manually configure the display of resources you want to see on your radar in the lower right corner of the screen. This is recommended to ensure you don't miss any valuable specimens when gathering herbs in large locations.
Plant Processing
Although the Herbalist specializes in gathering plants, they also have some tricks for processing them.
From rosehip to rose. In Hossinger, near the Tavern, you can buy a recipe from flower master Helisha Flower Master Helisha in Hossinger. that allows you to process rosehip into a red rose.
The obtained rose is needed for a main storyline quest and can also be given to your significant other. Creating the rose also slightly levels up the Herbalist profession.
Crafting 11 such roses and reaching level 6 as a Herbalist is an achievement.
Q: Where do I find herbs?
A: Outdoor zones — forests, plains, marshes. Visible green-glow nodes when in herbalist mode.
Q: Best zones for Herbalist?
A: Forest zones for early herbs (Dream Grove). Endgame: rare botanical nodes in Eternal Abyss.
Q: Herbalist vs Miner economy?
A: Both are gatherer professions. Herbalist supplies more in-demand materials (alchemy potions are universally consumed) but Miner has higher per-node value (gems are rare).
