Alchemy
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Alchemy
Overview
Alchemy is a primary crafting profession. It lets you prepare potions, elixirs and flasks from gathered herbs.
It pairs naturally with Herbalism, which provides those herbs.
What this profession is for
- Prepare potions, for example to restore health or mana.
- Prepare elixirs and flasks that strengthen your character.
Learning the profession
Alchemy is learned from an alchemy trainer. Each rank raises the profession's maximum skill and requires a minimum skill and, from Journeyman onward, a character level:
- Apprentice: up to 75 skill.
- Journeyman: up to 150, from 50 skill and level 10.
- Expert: up to 225, from 125 skill and level 20.
- Artisan: up to 300, from 200 skill and level 35.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
In brackets, what each trainer teaches: 75 (Apprentice rank, from 0 to 75), 75 + (Journeyman rank, from 75 to 150), 150 + (Expert rank, from 150 to 225), 225 + (Artisan rank, from 225 to 300).
Alliance
- Stormwind City: Tel'Athir (75) and Lilyssia Nightbreeze (75 +).
- Ironforge: Vosur Brakthel (75) and Tally Berryfizz (75 +).
- Darnassus: Milla Fairancora (75) and Ainethil (150 +).
- Ashenvale: Kylanna (75 +).
- Feralas: Kylanna Windwhisper (225 +).
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Whuut (75) and Yelmak (75 +).
- Thunder Bluff: Kray (75) and Bena Winterhoof (75 +).
- Undercity: Doctor Martin Felben (75), Doctor Marsh (75 +) and Doctor Herbert Halsey (150 +).
- Hillsbrad Foothills: Serge Hinott (75 +).
- Swamp of Sorrows: Rogvar (225 +).
Neutral
- Stranglethorn Vale: Jaxin Chong (75 +).
Guide 1 – 300
This guide takes you from 1 to 300 with recipes taught by trainers, except for two recipes you need to buy, noted below. Quantities are estimates: once a recipe is no longer orange, you sometimes need to craft a few more.
Required components
- PeacebloomHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 60
- SilverleafHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 60
- Empty VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers.: 80
- BriarthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 90
- BruiseweedHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 30
- Leaded VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers.: 90
- MageroyalHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 20
- StranglekelpHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 40
- LiferootHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 30
- KingsbloodHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 30
- GoldthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 50
- Wild SteelbloomHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 10
- SungrassHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 85
- Khadgar's WhiskerHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 15
- Crystal VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers.: 105
- Arthas' TearsHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 20
- BlindweedHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 50
- Golden SansamHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 50
- Mountain SilversageHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.: 25
Vials are sold by alchemy suppliers. Herbs are gathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house.
1 – 60
Start with Minor Healing Potions and keep them: they are used in the next step. At 50, go back to your trainer to learn the Journeyman rank.
- Minor Healing PotionCrafted itemKnown as soon as you learn the profession. (60): PeacebloomHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (60), SilverleafHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (60), Empty VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (60).
60 – 110
Turn the Minor Healing Potions into Lesser Healing Potions.
- Lesser Healing PotionCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 55 skill. (60): Minor Healing PotionCrafted itemKnown as soon as you learn the profession. (60), BriarthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (60).
110 – 140
Move on to Healing Potions. At 125, go back to a trainer to learn the Expert rank, from Doctor Herbert Halsey (Undercity) or Ainethil (Darnassus).
- Healing PotionCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 110 skill. (30): BruiseweedHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (30), BriarthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (30), Leaded VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (30).
140 – 155
Craft about twenty Lesser Mana Potions.
- Lesser Mana PotionCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 120 skill. (20): MageroyalHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), StranglekelpHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), Empty VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (20).
155 – 185
Move on to Greater Healing Potions.
- Greater Healing PotionCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 155 skill. (30): LiferootHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (30), KingsbloodHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (30), Leaded VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (30).
185 – 205
Craft Elixirs of Agility. At 200, go back to a trainer to learn the Artisan rank, from Rogvar (Swamp of Sorrows) or Kylanna Windwhisper (Feralas).
- Elixir of AgilityCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (20): StranglekelpHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), GoldthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), Leaded VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (20).
205 – 215
Craft about ten Elixirs of Greater Defense.
- Elixir of Greater DefenseCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 195 skill. (10): Wild SteelbloomHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (10), GoldthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (10), Leaded VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (10).
215 – 230
Move on to Superior Healing Potions.
- Superior Healing PotionCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 215 skill. (15): SungrassHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (15), Khadgar's WhiskerHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (15), Crystal VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (15).
230 – 250
Craft Elixirs of Detect Undead.
- Elixir of Detect UndeadCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (20): Arthas' TearsHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), Crystal VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (20).
250 – 270
Craft Elixirs of Greater Agility.
- Elixir of Greater AgilityCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 240 skill. (20): SungrassHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), GoldthornHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (20), Crystal VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (20).
270 – 285
The Superior Mana Potion recipe is not taught by trainers: it is bought from a vendor.
- Superior Mana PotionCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 260 skill. (25): SungrassHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (50), BlindweedHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (50), Crystal VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (25).
285 – 300
Finish with Major Healing Potions. Their recipe is sold by Evie Whirlbrew, in Winterspring.
- Major Healing PotionCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 275 skill. (25): Golden SansamHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (50), Mountain SilversageHerbGathered with Herbalism or bought at the auction house. (25), Crystal VialVialSold by general trade suppliers and by alchemy and herbalism suppliers. (25).
