| Ten Ton Hammer's Alchemy Guide |
Alchemy Leveling Guide
Alchemy is one of the cheaper and easier to level up professions out there. Most potions good for leveling only require two herbs and a vial and herbs are generally very easy to obtain. You can get to 300 without the need of many drop recipes and can generally keep your costs down all the way to 375. Even past that it doesn't tent to get expensive until right near the end of the Cataclysm range of skill points from 500 to 525.
This guide details step by step the fastest and cheapest way to get Alchemy to a skill level of 525. Unlike other guides, we’re not going to list a shopping list, since you won’t always gain a skill gain on a yellow. However, if you’re looking for shopping for a particular item go ahead and guess how many you’ll need to make (say 10) then add 5 more for failures then times that by what’s required to create it. So for instance, a 60 Minor Healing Potions would need 65 Silverleaf, 65 Peacebloom, and 60 Crystal Vials to get you to a skill level of sixty.
If speed is a primary concern then you may want to buy your materials off the Auction House. Be warned though, it’s very expensive and it is much better to just get the herbs yourself. However, if you’ve got the money to spare then it shouldn’t be a problem.
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Table of Contents
- Apprentice (1-60)
- Journeyman (60-140)
- Expert (140-205)
- Artisan (205-285)
- Master (285-350)
- Grand Master (350-425)
- Illustrious (425-525)
| Skill | Item Name | Reasoning |
Apprentice Alchemist |
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| 1-60 |
Minor Healing Potion 1x Silverleaf |
The cheapest possible potion to make with the easiest/cheapest to obtain items. There is no reason not to take advantage of this. Important, SAVE all of these. Seriously! You'll be using them again shortly. |
| 60-75 |
Lesser Healing Potion 1x Minor Healing Potion |
Create fifteen of these then train for Journeyman Alchemy. |
Journeyman Alchemist |
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| 75-105 |
Lesser Healing Potion 1x Minor Healing Potion |
After you train to become a Journeyman Alchemist you need to continue making these as you already have the Minor Healing Potion from before, so it's pretty efficent. You may want to put them on the Auction House, lowbies in the BGs like them for their cheapness. |
| 105-110 |
Elixir of Wisdom 1x Mageroyal |
You may not need to do this, you may get lucky with your Lesser Healing Potions and not need to use this. Don't try to force it though, these should be Orange and give you a point on each creation. |
| 110-150 |
Healing Potion 1x Briarthorn |
This will take you all the way to expert and these also sell kind of well on the Auction House for lowbies in the bg. When finished, train to become an Expert Alchemist. |
Expert Alchemist |
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| 150-155 |
Strong Troll's Blood 2x Briarthron |
Not that cost effective, but patches you up until 155 when you can make Greater Healing Potions. |
| 155-195 |
Greater Healing Potion 1x Kingsblood |
Once again healing potions reign supreme. |
| 195-225 |
Elixir of Greater Defense 1x Wild Steelbloom |
When you reach 225 you'll need to train to become an Artisan Alchemist. You'll keep making these after a little while. Their need of only two herbs, like healing potions, make it a supreme choice. |
Artisan Alchemist |
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| 225-235 |
Elixir of Greater Defense 1x Wild Steelbloom |
Continued from earlier. |
| 235-265 |
Elixier of Detect Undead 1x Arthas' Tears |
Sadly, these don't sell that well unlike healing potions. However, it only requires ONE herb! One! Arthas' Tears aren't that rare either, bonus. |
| 265-285 |
Superior Mana Potion 2x Sungrass |
These kinda sell, but mana potions have never been that big. Anyway, pretty decent cost for the amount of points you get. |
| 290-300 |
Major Healing Potions 2x Golden Sansam |
Cheap for the 10 points you need. Both this and the previous Major Mana Potion come from recipes or can just be bought from the trainer in Outland. At 300 head to Outland. |
Master Alchemist |
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| 300-305 |
Major Mana Potion 3x Dreamfoil |
Expensive, but useful for our purposes. |
| 305-315 |
Elixir of Major Strength 1x Mountain Silversage |
You just need to get to 315, or Volatile Healing Potions. Golden Sansam is GENERALLY cheaper then Mountain Silversage due to how common Golden Sansam is. |
| 315-330 |
Volatile Healing Potion 1x Felweed |
Super cheap and will get you 15 points. |
| 330-340 |
Super Healing Potion 2x Dreaming Glory |
The last cheap potion you'll find off your trainer. Enjoy these ten points as it'll be the last of the cost effective leveling. |
| 340-355 |
Super Mana Potion 2x Netherbloom |
This recipe is on three vendors that have a slow respawn time. One vendor is in Blade's Edge Mountains and the other two are in the Horde/Alliance Zangarmarsh towns. If you can get it, pretty cheap points. Honestly, if you get the recipe, I'd take it all the way to 370 when it turns grey. |
| 350-375 |
Transmutes (Optional - This is the old method but still possible) |
The cheapest way to get 375 used to be to just transmute your way there. At 364 the Alchemist's Stone is still Orange, so there is a free point there. Since transmutes do you have a HIGH recool time you can make other potions, like at 360 the Fel Mana Potion but it's a drop. Really, most good recipes past 350 are just drops or cooldown vendors. |
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Grand Master Alchemist |
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| 350-360 |
Resurgent Healing Potion 2x Goldclover |
Healing potions are always useable. |
| 360-365 |
Icy Mana Potion 2x Talandra's Rose |
Again, mana potions just like healing potions are always usable or sellable. |
| 365-375 |
Spellpower Elixir 1x GoldClover |
Great for casters while leveling. |
| 375-380 |
Pygmy Oil 1x Pygmy Suckerfish |
Time to go fishing. |
| 380-385 |
Potion of Nightmares 1x Goldclover |
A quick way to get some health and mana back, use with caution though! |
| 385-395 |
Elixir of Mighty Strength 2x Tiger Lily
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You will need to make more than 10 for sure, count on at least 12-15 as it turns yellow at 390. |
| 395-405 |
Elixir of Mighty Agility 2x Goldclover |
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| 405-415 |
Indestructable Potion 2x Icethorn
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The cheapest potion to make, but not very usable at all. Just chuck them after creating them. |
| 415-425 |
Runic Mana Potion 1x Goldclover |
Will be yellow and green form most of this time, count on making around 25 to get your 10 points, still cheaper than anything else though, and usable for any caster. |
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Illustrious Alchemist |
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| 425-450 |
Draught of War 1x Cinderbloom |
Very cheap and easy to make and useful in battlegrounds so easy to sell. Plan on making around 30 to get the 25 points needed. |
| 450-455 |
Ghost Elixir 2x Cinderbloom |
Cheap and easy to make |
| 455-460 |
Deathblood Venom 1x Stormvine |
Simple to make |
| 460-465 |
5 Volcanic Potions 1x Azshara's Veil |
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| 465-470 |
Elixir of the Cobra 1x Azshara's Veil |
A decent elixir that will sell on the auction house if you don't need it. |
| 470-475 |
Deepstone Oil 1x Albino Cavefish |
Time to get fishing! |
| 475-480 |
Elixir of Deep Earth 2x Heartblossom |
The cheapest way to level for these points. |
| 480-490 |
Elixir of Impossible Accuracy 1x Cinderbloom |
Desirable for DPS that are just starting to do end game instances and need some extra hit fast. |
| 490-495 |
Golemblood Potions 1x Heartblossom |
The first potion to use Volatile elements. |
| 495-504 |
Elixir of the Master 1x Heartblossom |
STOP at 504 or you will cost yourself more materials! |
| 504-509 |
Flask of Enhancement |
5 points for one flask, even though it is expensive to make it is the cheapest way. |
| 509-514 |
Epic Alchemy Trinket Varies |
Craft your epic trinket now for a quick 5 points. |
| 514-515 |
Transmute: Ember Topaz 3x Hessonite |
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| 515-520 |
Transmute: Demonseye 3x Nightstone OR Transmute: Ocean Sapphire 3x Zephyrite |
You need to make 5 of these, craft whichever you have the mats for or whichever you can buy the mats for the cheapest. |
| 520-525 |
Transmute: Amberjewel 3x Alicite |
Hurray, you are now at 525, go and make some money back with all your Alchemy abilities! |
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