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== Alchemy ==
== Alchemy ==


'''Alchemy''' is a processing [[Skills|skill]] that brews and distills gathered plants, minerals and other ingredients into tonics, brews, elixirs and tranquilizers. Its products fall into three broad groups:
'''Alchemy''' is a processing [[Skills|skill]] that brews and distills gathered plants, minerals and other ingredients into tonics, brews, elixirs and tranquilizers. Every recipe consumes one or more ingredients and produces a finished mixture that lands in your [[Bank]]. There are 39 recipes in all, spanning Alchemy levels 1–99.


* '''Tranquilizers''' — such as [[Tranquilizer Brew]] and [[Potent Tranquilizer]], used to subdue wild [[Creatures]] for [[Taming]].
Alchemy's products fall into a few families:
* '''Buff tonics and brews''' — themed to other skills (foraging, logging, mining, fishing, hunting, cooking, smithing and more) to aid your work.
* '''Restorative and utility mixtures''' — poultices, balms and potent essences.


Each recipe consumes one or more ingredients and produces a finished mixture.
* '''Buff potions''' — drink one to gain a '''temporary, timed''' bonus: a skill's actions run faster, a skill has a chance to double its yield, combat [[Expeditions|expedition]]/[[Hunting|hunt]] power goes up (attack/defense), all skills earn more XP, your HP regenerates, or your crops grow faster / yield more.
* '''Tranquilizers''' — [[Tranquilizer Brew]], [[Potent Tranquilizer]] and the starter [[Calming Tonic]] — consumed to subdue wild [[Creatures]] during [[Taming]]. No timer; they are spent when you tame.
* '''Restoratives''' — Fern Poultice, Sagebind Salve and Primal Balm instantly heal injured [[Creatures]] rather than granting a timed buff.
* '''Reagents''' — Primal Essence is brewed as an ingredient for other endgame recipes (e.g. the [[Sundered Vale|Vale's]] Ascendant Elixir) rather than drunk.
 
== How buff potions work ==
 
Drinking a potion applies its effect for the listed '''duration''', then it wears off. The rules the engine uses:
 
* '''One buff per effect type.''' Drinking a potion of the same '''kind''' (and same skill, for skill buffs) '''replaces''' the active one — it refreshes the timer rather than stacking two copies. Drinking a fresh Miner's Brew, for example, just resets Mining speed to +10% for another 20 minutes.
* '''Different effect types run together.''' A skill-speed buff, a combat buff and an XP buff can all be active at once, because each is a different kind.
* '''Timers run offline.''' Buffs tick down whether or not the game is open, and expire cleanly mid-session.
 
Combat buffs (attack / defense) feed the same score the [[Guardians|Guardian]] and [[Rivals|raid]] fights use, so a Titan Brew or Stoneskin Elixir is a real, if brief, boost before a hard [[Expeditions|expedition]].


== How to progress ==
== How to progress ==


Brewing a mixture grants Alchemy experience and raises your Alchemy level, unlocking stronger recipes that give more XP but need rarer ingredients and take longer to prepare. Alchemy draws ingredients from across the gathering skills — [[Foraging]] berries and plants, [[Mining]] minerals, and the occasional fish — so keeping those stocked lets you brew the best recipe you have unlocked.
Brewing a mixture grants Alchemy experience and raises your Alchemy level, unlocking stronger recipes that give more XP but need rarer ingredients and take longer to prepare. Alchemy draws ingredients from across the gathering skills — [[Foraging]] berries and plants, [[Mining]] minerals, [[Farming]] crops and the occasional swamp or cave gather — so keeping those stocked lets you brew the best recipe you have unlocked.


Several recipes must be brewed in a specific [[Biomes|biome]] reached via [[Expeditions]]; recipes with no biome listed can be brewed anywhere.
Several recipes must be brewed in a specific [[Biomes|biome]] reached via [[Expeditions]]; recipes with no biome listed can be brewed anywhere.


== Recipes ==
== Recipes ==
Every recipe, with what the finished mixture does. '''Effect''' is the bonus you get from one dose; '''Duration''' is how long a drunk potion lasts (tranquilizers, restoratives and reagents have no timer). '''Interval''' is the base brew time before speed bonuses.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Mixture !! Level !! Interval (s) !! Biome !! Inputs !! XP
! Mixture !! Level !! Effect !! Duration !! Biome !! Inputs !! Interval (s) !! XP
|-
|-
| Brew Calming Tonic || 1 || 3.2 ||  || {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2 || 5
| Calming Tonic || 1 || Tranquilizer — subdues wild creatures for [[Taming]] || — ||  || {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2 || 3.2 || 5
|-
|-
| Brew Swift Forager Tonic || 4 || 3.3 ||  || {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2; {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds || 6
| Swift Forager Tonic || 4 || +10% [[Foraging]] speed || 20 min ||  || {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2; {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds || 3.3 || 6
|-
|-
| Brew Lumber Tonic || 8 || 3.5 ||  || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood×2; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2 || 8
| Lumber Tonic || 8 || +10% [[Logging]] speed || 20 min ||  || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood×2; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2 || 3.5 || 8
|-
|-
| Bind Fern Poultice || 10 || 3.6 ||  || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×3 || 9
| Fern Poultice || 10 || Restorative — instantly heals one injured [[Creatures|creature]] || — ||  || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×3 || 3.6 || 9
|-
|-
| Brew Miner's Brew || 12 || 3.8 ||  || {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2; {{Icon|stone}} Stone×2 || 11
| Miner's Brew || 12 || +10% [[Mining]] speed || 20 min ||  || {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2; {{Icon|stone}} Stone×2 || 3.8 || 11
|-
|-
| Brew Tranquilizer || 15 || 4 ||  || {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot || 15
| Tranquilizer Brew || 15 || Tranquilizer — subdues wild creatures for [[Taming]] || — ||  || {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot || 4 || 15
|-
|-
| Brew Angler's Brew || 18 || 4.2 ||  || {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot || 17
| Angler's Brew || 18 || +10% [[Fishing]] speed || 20 min ||  || {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot || 4.2 || 17
|-
|-
| Brew Chef's Tonic || 22 || 4.4 ||  || {{Icon|wild-onion}} Wild Onion; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey || 20
| Chef's Tonic || 22 || +10% [[Cooking]] speed || 20 min ||  || {{Icon|wild-onion}} Wild Onion; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey || 4.4 || 20
|-
|-
| Brew Bountiful Harvest || 26 || 4.6 ||  || {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds×3; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 23
| Forager's Bounty || 26 || 20% chance to double [[Foraging]] yield || 10 min ||  || {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds×3; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 4.6 || 23
|-
|-
| Brew Mossmilk Draught || 28 || 4.8 ||  || {{Icon|gourd}} Gourd; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2 || 25
| Mossmilk Draught || 28 || +1 HP regen || 10 min ||  || {{Icon|gourd}} Gourd; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×2 || 4.8 || 25
|-
|-
| Brew Focus Tonic || 30 || 5 ||  || {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 26
| Focus Tonic || 30 || +5% XP from all skills || 20 min ||  || {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 5 || 26
|-
|-
| Brew Weaver's Tonic || 34 || 5.1 ||  || {{Icon|plains-fiber}} Plains Fiber×3; {{Icon|dew-melon}} Dew Melon || 30
| Weaver's Tonic || 34 || +12% [[Crafting]] speed || 15 min ||  || {{Icon|plains-fiber}} Plains Fiber×3; {{Icon|dew-melon}} Dew Melon || 5.1 || 30
|-
|-
| Brew Farmhand's Philtre || 36 || 5.3 ||  || {{Icon|sunroot}} Sunroot; {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds×2 || 32
| Farmhand's Philtre || 36 || +12% [[Farming]] speed || 15 min ||  || {{Icon|sunroot}} Sunroot; {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds×2 || 5.3 || 32
|-
|-
| Brew Bog Mint Tea || 37 || 5.5 ||  || {{Icon|bog-mint}} Bog Mint×2 || 34
| Bog Mint Tea || 37 || +1 HP regen || 15 min ||  || {{Icon|bog-mint}} Bog Mint×2 || 5.5 || 34
|-
|-
| Brew Ironhide Tonic || 38 || 5.4 ||  || {{Icon|clay}} Clay×2; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2 || 34
| Ironhide Tonic || 38 || +6 defense ([[Expeditions]]/[[Hunting]]) || 15 min ||  || {{Icon|clay}} Clay×2; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2 || 5.4 || 34
|-
|-
| Brew Hunter's Brew || 42 || 5.6 || [[Murkwater Swamp]] || {{Icon|marsh-bean}} Marsh Bean×2; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 38
| Hunter's Brew || 42 || +12% [[Hunting]] speed || 15 min || [[Murkwater Swamp]] || {{Icon|marsh-bean}} Marsh Bean×2; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 5.6 || 38
|-
|-
| Brew Growth Tonic || 43 || 5.8 ||  || {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds×4; {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon×2 || 40
| Growth Tonic || 43 || +15% [[Farming|crop growth]] speed || 30 min ||  || {{Icon|wild-seeds}} Wild Seeds×4; {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon×2 || 5.8 || 40
|-
|-
| Brew Alchemist's Haste || 44 || 5.8 ||  || {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 40
| Alchemist's Haste || 44 || +12% [[Alchemy]] speed || 15 min ||  || {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 5.8 || 40
|-
|-
| Brew Prospector's Luck || 46 || 5.9 ||  || {{Icon|silver-ore}} Silver Ore; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2 || 42
| Prospector's Luck || 46 || 20% chance to double [[Mining]] yield || 10 min ||  || {{Icon|silver-ore}} Silver Ore; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2 || 5.9 || 42
|-
|-
| Blend Sagebind Salve || 48 || 6.2 ||  || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey; {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon || 46
| Sagebind Salve || 48 || Restorative — instantly heals one injured [[Creatures|creature]] || — ||  || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey; {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon || 6.2 || 46
|-
|-
| Distill Potent Tranquilizer || 50 || 6.5 ||  || {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×3 || 50
| Potent Tranquilizer || 50 || Tranquilizer — subdues even the toughest wild creatures for [[Taming]] || — ||  || {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×3 || 6.5 || 50
|-
|-
| Brew Logger's Luck || 52 || 6.7 ||  || {{Icon|ginkgo-log}} Ginkgo Log×2; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 52
| Logger's Luck || 52 || 20% chance to double [[Logging]] yield || 10 min ||  || {{Icon|ginkgo-log}} Ginkgo Log×2; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×2 || 6.7 || 52
|-
|-
| Brew Berserker Brew || 54 || 6.8 || [[Scorched Badlands]] || {{Icon|ember-pepper}} Ember Pepper×2; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×3 || 53
| Berserker Brew || 54 || +8 attack ([[Expeditions]]/[[Hunting]]) || 10 min || [[Scorched Badlands]] || {{Icon|ember-pepper}} Ember Pepper×2; {{Icon|crimson-berry}} Crimson Berry×3 || 6.8 || 53
|-
|-
| Brew Forge Tonic || 58 || 7.1 || [[Scorched Badlands]] || {{Icon|coal}} Coal×2; {{Icon|ember-pepper}} Ember Pepper || 57
| Forge Tonic || 58 || +12% [[Smithing]] speed || 15 min || [[Scorched Badlands]] || {{Icon|coal}} Coal×2; {{Icon|ember-pepper}} Ember Pepper || 7.1 || 57
|-
|-
| Brew Bulwark Brew || 60 || 7.3 ||  || {{Icon|clay}} Clay×2; {{Icon|frostgourd}} Frostgourd || 59
| Bulwark Brew || 60 || +10 defense ([[Expeditions]]/[[Hunting]]) || 12 min ||  || {{Icon|clay}} Clay×2; {{Icon|frostgourd}} Frostgourd || 7.3 || 59
|-
|-
| Brew Angler's Luck || 62 || 7.4 || [[Cavern Depths]] || {{Icon|dew-melon}} Dew Melon; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 62
| Angler's Luck || 62 || 20% chance to double [[Fishing]] yield || 10 min || [[Cavern Depths]] || {{Icon|dew-melon}} Dew Melon; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 7.4 || 62
|-
|-
| Brew Sage Elixir || 66 || 7.7 || [[Cavern Depths]] || {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap; {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit || 68
| Sage Elixir || 66 || +10% XP from all skills || 30 min || [[Cavern Depths]] || {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap; {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit || 7.7 || 68
|-
|-
| Brew Glowcap Elixir || 70 || 8.5 ||  || {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey || 78
| Glowcap Elixir || 70 || +12% [[Delving]] speed || 15 min ||  || {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey || 8.5 || 78
|-
|-
| Brew Verdant Elixir || 71 || 8.7 ||  || {{Icon|duskroot}} Duskroot×2; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 80
| Verdant Elixir || 71 || +1 [[Farming|crop yield]] per harvest || 30 min ||  || {{Icon|duskroot}} Duskroot×2; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 8.7 || 80
|-
|-
| Brew Wrathroot Tonic || 72 || 8.6 || [[Scorched Badlands]] || {{Icon|sulfur}} Sulfur; {{Icon|flamegrain}} Flamegrain || 80
| Wrathroot Tonic || 72 || +12 attack ([[Expeditions]]/[[Hunting]]) || 12 min || [[Scorched Badlands]] || {{Icon|sulfur}} Sulfur; {{Icon|flamegrain}} Flamegrain || 8.6 || 80
|-
|-
| Brew Tamer's Brew || 74 || 8.8 || [[Frozen Wastes]] || {{Icon|frost-cabbage}} Frost Cabbage; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey×2 || 82
| Tamer's Brew || 74 || +12% [[Taming]] speed || 15 min || [[Frozen Wastes]] || {{Icon|frost-cabbage}} Frost Cabbage; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey×2 || 8.8 || 82
|-
|-
| Brew Trollblood Tonic || 78 || 9.3 || [[Ashen Peaks]] || {{Icon|sulfur}} Sulfur; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 90
| Trollblood Tonic || 78 || +1 HP regen || 15 min || [[Ashen Peaks]] || {{Icon|sulfur}} Sulfur; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 9.3 || 90
|-
|-
| Distill Stoneskin Elixir || 82 || 9.8 || [[Ashen Peaks]] || {{Icon|obsidian}} Obsidian; {{Icon|clay}} Clay×2 || 100
| Stoneskin Elixir || 82 || +15 defense ([[Expeditions]]/[[Hunting]]) || 6 min || [[Ashen Peaks]] || {{Icon|obsidian}} Obsidian; {{Icon|clay}} Clay×2 || 9.8 || 100
|-
|-
| Distill Primal Essence || 85 || 31 ||  || {{Icon|primal-bloom}} Primal Bloom; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 362
| Primal Essence || 85 || Reagent — an ingredient for endgame recipes (not drunk) || — ||  || {{Icon|primal-bloom}} Primal Bloom; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap || 31 || 362
|-
|-
| Blend Primal Balm || 86 || 11.2 || [[Skyreach Plateau]] || {{Icon|primal-bloom}} Primal Bloom; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey×3 || 128
| Primal Balm || 86 || Restorative — instantly heals '''every''' injured [[Creatures|creature]] in the stable || — || [[Skyreach Plateau]] || {{Icon|primal-bloom}} Primal Bloom; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey×3 || 11.2 || 128
|-
|-
| Brew Wayfarer Tonic || 88 || 44 || [[Skyreach Plateau]] || {{Icon|sky-grain}} Sky Grain×2; {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit || 545
| Wayfarer Tonic || 88 || +20% [[Expeditions]] speed || 15 min || [[Skyreach Plateau]] || {{Icon|sky-grain}} Sky Grain×2; {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit || 44 || 545
|-
|-
| Distill Scholar Elixir || 92 || 44 || [[Skyreach Plateau]] || {{Icon|moonstone}} Moonstone; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap×2 || 587
| Scholar Elixir || 92 || +25% XP from all skills || 10 min || [[Skyreach Plateau]] || {{Icon|moonstone}} Moonstone; {{Icon|glowcap}} Glowcap×2 || 44 || 587
|-
|-
| Distill Titan Brew || 96 || 57 || [[Sundered Vale]] || {{Icon|moonstone}} Moonstone; {{Icon|sulfur}} Sulfur×2; {{Icon|primal-bloom}} Primal Bloom || 855
| Titan Brew || 96 || +20 attack ([[Expeditions]]/[[Hunting]]) || 15 min || [[Sundered Vale]] || {{Icon|moonstone}} Moonstone; {{Icon|sulfur}} Sulfur×2; {{Icon|primal-bloom}} Primal Bloom || 57 || 855
|-
|-
| Distill Ascendant Elixir || 99 || 60 || [[Sundered Vale]] || {{Icon|primal-essence}} Primal Essence; {{Icon|primal-squash}} Primal Squash; {{Icon|moonstone}} Moonstone || 975
| Ascendant Elixir || 99 || +20% XP from all skills || 30 min || [[Sundered Vale]] || {{Icon|primal-essence}} Primal Essence; {{Icon|primal-squash}} Primal Squash; {{Icon|moonstone}} Moonstone || 60 || 975
|}
|}


Each recipe produces one of its named mixture. Intervals are base times before speed bonuses.
Intervals are base times before speed bonuses. Where a mixture has a companion or set that boosts Alchemy speed, the real brew time is shorter.
 
== Notable brews ==
 
* '''Best XP-per-brew ramp''': the endgame distillations — Primal Essence (362 XP), Wayfarer Tonic (545), Scholar Elixir (587), Titan Brew (855), Ascendant Elixir (975) — carry Alchemy through the 90s, though their long intervals mean they are slow to churn.
* '''Combat prep''': Berserker Brew → Wrathroot Tonic → '''Titan Brew''' for attack; Ironhide → Bulwark → '''Stoneskin Elixir''' for defense. Stack one of each (different kinds) before a hard [[Guardians|Guardian]].
* '''XP boosters''' (all-skills): Focus Tonic (+5%), Sage Elixir (+10%), '''Scholar Elixir''' (+25%), Ascendant Elixir (+20% for a long 30 min).
* '''Taming staples''': keep [[Tranquilizer Brew]] early and '''[[Potent Tranquilizer]]''' for the high-level tames, plus '''Tamer's Brew''' (+12% Taming speed) while grinding.
* '''Farming''' : Growth Tonic (+15% growth) and Verdant Elixir (+1 yield) pair well during a planting push.


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Tonics]] — the buff potions grouped by what they boost
* [[Taming]] — needs tranquilizers to capture creatures
* [[Taming]] — needs tranquilizers to capture creatures
* [[Foraging]] and [[Mining]] — supply most ingredients
* [[Foraging]], [[Mining]] and [[Farming]] — supply most ingredients
* [[Skills]]
* [[Skills]]
* [[Items]]
* [[Items]]
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