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Starting your Alchemist

At level 40 you can start your Alchemist training. Head to a tradeskill instance and talk to the alchemist trainer for your progression quests (takes up 4 slots in your quest book.) You will need to make all the tier 1 recipes to progress and then you need to be level 50 to proceed to tier 2. This continues with tier 3 (level 60) and so on.

Each recipe requires a material that comes from mob drops, usually casters within tier level range (40-49 for tier 1.) They are called "Alchemist Cache" and when opened (right click) delivers a number of alchemist items. The other ingredient (the last one listed) is in addition to being found in drops, being sold at merchants in the tradeskill zone.

POTIONS

All the potions are exactly the same as the potions that you can buy on the merchants. In other words it is not worth putting too much effort into these, although you have to do them to progress the Alchemist quests. At the moment there are only 3 tiers of potions.

The (M) behind the last item is a reminder that these items can be bought at the Merchants and that you don't have to run around out there in the wild looking for these.

Tier 1: (level 40)

Bittersharp: Yeti Bile, Cinnamon(M) - Health: 240 + 40 every second. [image]
Greatmane Ale: Lions Blood, Ginseng(M) - Stamina: 80 + 80 every two second. [image]
Witchsour: Black Witch Hazel, Sage Solution(M) - Mana: 80 + 80 every two second. [image]

Tier 2: (level 50)

Soursap - Thick Ape Bile, Black Treacle(M) - Health: 360 + 60 every second. [image]
Rain of Khitai - Fine Black Sulphur, Ginseng Wine(M) - Stamina: 120 + 120 every two seconds [image]
Farseer Elixir - Asafoetida, Spiced Rum(M) - Mana: 120 + 120 every two seconds [image]

Tier 3: (level 60)

Daggamalt - Wild Dagga, Rich brown Ale(M) - Health: 450 + 75 every second. [image]
Sweetpressed Haste - Nectar of Avens, Spiced Rum (M) - Stamina 150 + 150 every two second.[image]
Moonspill - Moonflower, White Rum(M) - Mana: 150 + 150 every two second. [image]

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CONSUMABLES:

Consumables have three items of each stat for each tier. The first item has more regen than max (stat), the second has more max than regen and the last is a green item which is more rare and has both good regen and max. In addition the green items last for 4 hours and through death.

It is recommended that you evaluate whether you need good regen or good max. For instance, a priest would benefit more from max health than health regen, since they can heal themselves anyway and all regen is out of combat.

Tier 1: (level 40)

Cacklepot Stew: Hyena Meat, Garlic Cloves(M) - Health: 28.6 and 58 regen.
Scaled Deathrolls: Crocodile Meat, Wild Lettuce Leaves (M) - Health: 143 and 11.6 regen.
Sharphowler Steak: Wolf Meat, Lemmon Juice(M) - Health: 157.3 and 64.8 regen.
Spiced Redrage: Wolverine Blood, Horseradish(M) - Stamina: 27.5 and 45.3 regen.
Ginger Wine: Scorpion Oils, Ginger(M) - Stamina: 137.8 and 9.1 regen.
Old Mordant: Wolf Blood, Saffron(M) - Stamina: 151.5 and 49.8 regen.
Veilsting Wine: Scorpion Venom, Nutmeg(M) - Mana: 29.7 and 49.5 regen.
Weilweb Brew: Spider Venom, Nutmeg(M) - Mana: 148.3 and 9.9 regen.
Sagebark Tea: Yohimbe Bark, Sage Solution(M) - Mana: 163.1 and 54.5 regen.

Tier 2: (level 50)

Comfrey Distilate: Comfrey Root, Rain Water(M) - Health: 38.2 and 79.5 regen.
Curekill Ale: Redwillow Bark, Brandy(M) - Health: 191 and 15.9 regen.
Bearbreaker Stew: Bear Meat, Brandy(M) - Health: 210.1 and 87.4 regen.
Heartwine: Calamus Root, Wine(M) - Stamina: 32.5 and 55.8 regen.
Pepperwine: Melegueta Pepper, Wine(M) - Stamina: 162.5 and 11.2 regen.
Wildwood Heart: Bear Heart, Wormwood(M) - Stamina: 178.8 and 61.4 regen.
Sweetbeetle Syrup: Ground Scarab Beetle, Amber Honey(M) - Mana: 34.5 and 60.8 regen.
Mindflight Draught: Powered Cantharides, Wine(M) - Mana: 172.6 and 12.2 regen.
Augurwine:Phalaris, Brandy(M) - Mana: 189.9 and 66.9 regen.

Tier 3: (level 60)

Clawthorn Draught: Cougar Blood, Tincture of Hawthorn(M) - Health: 47 and 99 regen.
Sweetsilver Ale: Silver Salts, Rich Brown Ale(M) - Health: 235 and 19.8 regen.
Bloodberry Wine: Kanna Berry, Wine(M) - Health: 258.5 and 108.9 regen.
Figworth Wine: High Figwort, Wine(M) - Stamina: 39.2 and 77.3 regen.
Bloodfury Mead: Bloodbroom Honey, Mead(M) - Stamina: 195.8 and 15.5 regen.
Blacktooth Brandy: Betel Nuts, Brandy(M) - Stamina: 215.3 and 85 regen.
Spiced Whorlsup: Iboga, Gruit Ale(M) - Mana: 44.1 and 78.2 regen.
Mindbloom: Chelicera Venom, Heart of Palm(M) - Mana: 220.7 and 15.6 regen.
Dreamfever: Mandrake Juice, Oil of Sage(M) - Mana: 242.8 and 86 regen.

Tier 4: (level 70)

Violet Cureall: Nightviolet Root, White Rum(M) - Health: 51.8 and 108.5 regen.
Quicksilver Spirits: Ground Cinnabar, White Rum(M) - Health: 259 and 21.7 regen.
Ambrosial Gold: Golden Lotus Leaf, Mead(M) - Health: 284.9 and 119.3 regen.
Darkwinter Wine: Voacanga, Winterwine(M) - Stamina: 43,2 and 84.5 regen.
Khatt Blackbeer: Khatt, Black Stout(M) - Stamina: 215.9 and 16.9 regen.
Bitterbrisk: Ephedra Grass, Tincture of Bergamot(M) - Stamina: 237.5 and 92.9 regen.
Musewater: Pinch of Hemlock, Oil of Sage(M) - Mana: 48.8 and 85.5 regen.
Ale of Auspice: Henbane, Tincture of Sage(M) - Mana: 243.9 and 17.1 regen.
Visionwine: Fly Agaric, Barley Wine(M) - Mana: 268.3 and 94.1 regen.

Tier 5: (level 75)

Bonemender Gruel: Poppy Sap, Bonemeal(M) - Health: 55.8 and 117 regen.
Sourbark Ale: Acacia Bark, Black Stout(M) - Health: 279 and 23.4 regen.
Golden Wine of Xuthal: Black Lotus Stamen, White Lotus Pollen, Mead (M) - Health: 306.9 and 128.7 regen.
Black Bloodsurge: Black Arabica, Stickysweet Syrup(M) - Stamina: 46 and 90.5 regen.
Redflow Ale: Ground Haoma, Rich Brown Ale(M) - Stamina: 230.3 and 18.1 regen.
Bloodfire Wine: Mixed Lotus Powder, Red Mustard Seed, Rarefied Wine(M) - Stamina: 253.3 and 99.6 regen.
Ale of Acumen: Nightblack Sage, Black Stout(M) - Mana: 52.3 and 90.5 regen.
Sunhoney Mead: Arundo Grass, Mead(M) - Mana: 261.3 and 18.1 regen.
Narchinthe: Jasmine Petals, Black Lotus Powder, Tincture of Lavender(M) - Mana: 287.4 and 99.6 regen.

Tier 6: (level 80)

Note: All these recipes requires Alchemist's Workshop III

Hotsilver Spirit: Silver Lotus, Natron, White Rum(M) - Health: 59 and 122.5 regen.
Soursilver Wine: Silver Lotus, Saurian Gallstone, Rarified Wine (M) - Health: 295 and 24.5 regen.
Ta Neheh Leaf Elixir: Ta Neheh Leaf, Poppy Juice, White Rum(M) - Health: 324.5 and 134.8 regen.
Blackbrandy Broth: Aqua Regia, Nushadir Salt, Black Brandy(M) - Stamina: 48.4 and 95 regen.
Nectargold: Sweetblossom, Khatt, Amber Honey(M) - Mana: 274.8 and 18.9 regen. (BUGGY?)
Kingsmight Ale: Ignis Weed, Grey Lotus Dust, Black Stout(M) - Stamina: 266.1 and 104.5 regen
Blood of the Prophet: Hemlock, Beguiler Blood, Sweetwater(M) - Mana: 55 and 94.5 regen.
Dreamseeker Tea: Harmala, Ebony Venom, Sweetwater(M) - Mana: 274.8 and 18.9 regen.
Bloodpurple Ale: Emerald Lotus Juice, Blood Red Carmot, Rarified Wine(M) - Mana: 302.3 and 103.9 regen.

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Hunting Grounds

In the patch notes at the 26/06-2008 Funcom stated that Mages and Priest mobs now will drop an Alchemists Cache randomly, which contain random resources for the level-range where it was found. Basically this means that you'll need to find caster mobs within the tier level range of the alchemist items you want.

There are also alchemist items dropping from other mobs (mostly animal mobs) but these items are not in caches. So, be mindful about what you are not looting or throwing away. Use the lists above as reference.

Tier 1 Hunting

The best locations for tier 1 hunting is the Field of the Dead, which is the zone you get through after running through Conall's valley in Cimmeria. The mobs here will be level 47-49, which means that you'll need to wait well into the 45+ level range before you can take on these mobs. On PvP servers you might also need to defend yourself against higher level players, so this isn't going to be easy. There are 2 areas in FotD where you'll find caster mobs:

Aztel Summoner which can be found east, on the hillside just before the Eiglophian mountains. [ IMAGE ]
White Hand Sorcerer which roams around north of the lookout spawnpoint. [ IMAGE ]

Another hunting ground for tier 1 alchemist caches and raws are the villa quests in the Noble District [ IMAGE ] - I have just gone through four of these with my alt, but from all that work I only managed to find one cache. It could be my bad luck or it could be that the cache drop isn't that good here. It is still a nice place to get some good XP, where you can go alone and not worry about PvP.

Other places to be on the lookout: Trading post where other players sell their stuff and drop from NPCs in tradeskill zones.

Tier 2 hunting

Coming soon!

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UPDATE: I have effectively quit the game. If anyone wants to copy/paste what I've written here and take over the maintanance of this thread then feel free to do that and ask a GM to unsticky this thread.

[Wild-Eye]

Looking good Bloodwire, One question, what does the green marking mean? Best item per tier?

[sadaka]

Oh good this will be most helpfull, ive been writing an ingame alch list of mats and recipys the only thing im missing is the stats for each potion.

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Originally Posted by Wild-Eye Looking good Bloodwire, One question, what does the green marking mean? Best item per tier?

It means they are green. Basically you have 3 items of each stats for each tier (consumable anyway) - first one has more regen than max, next one has more max than regen and the last one is green (bit more rare) and gives nice boost to both. I also think these last for 4 hours and you won't loose them if you die (need to check on this.)

[Wild-Eye]

Are there no potions (health, stamina, mana) after tier3?

[Alitia]

which of the regens are natural, and which are out of combat only?

[Rhaegys]

Originally Posted by Alitia which of the regens are natural, and which are out of combat only?

Potions are natural and food (consumables) are out of combat only.