Alchemy Leveling Guide 1-600

Luxrah

Alchemy is a tried-and-true money maker in Mists of Pandaria since every character needs a steady stream of consumables to perform their best. In addition to all of the flasks, elixirs, and potions you’ll be able to make, you can also perform valuable transmutations.

When you choose to take up Alchemy, it’s prudent to have a character with Herb Gathering so you can collect all of the herbs that you will be using in your concoctions. Without it, you will be buying most of your materials on the Auction House. We’ve listed the herbs that are needed for leveling in this guide, but you will also be using many more if you plan to do any crafting at endgame. Be sure to take a look at our Herbalism Leveling Guide if you will be leveling both professions side by side.

If you maxed out your Alchemy skill in Cataclysm, you can skip most of the level ranges and start at the Zen Master section.

Tips for Leveling Alchemy

It’s always worth checking the Auction House for cheap herbs before you go gathering or crafting them yourself.
Picking up an Alchemy Specialization once you reach skill level 475 will give you a chance to produce extra items when crafting.
Use the Filter button in the Alchemy window and click “Has skill up” to only show recipes that will give you skill points. This will make it a lot easier to scroll through your options.
Feel free to craft different recipes based on the materials you happen to have on hand or what happens to be cheap on your Auction House.
Don’t forget the Darkmoon Faire quest, A Fizzy Fusion, which can be completed every time the Darkmoon Faire is active (every two weeks in WoW Classic). This quest requires a minimum skill level of 75 and grants 5 skill points upon completion.

Trainer Locations

You should visit your Alchemy Trainer regularly to learn new skill tiers and recipes. There’s a complete list of all Alchemy Trainers in our Alchemy Trainer Locations page, but here are some particularly convenient ones:

Pandaria: Ni Gentlepaw is located at Dawn’s Blossom in The Jade Forest, not far from the Flight Master.
- /way The Jade Forest 46.5, 46.0
Pandaria: Poisoncrafter Kil’zit is on the other side of the continent at Klaxxi’vess in Dread Wastes.
- /way Dread Wastes 55.6, 35.2
Dalaran: Linzy Blackbolt is inside The Agronomical Apothecary, the Alchemy shop in the Magus Commerce Exchange of Dalaran.
- /way Dalaran 42.4, 32.0
Alliance: Lilyssia Nightbreeze can be found in the Alchemy Needs shop in the southeast corner of The Mage Quarter in Stormwind City.
- /way Stormwind City 55.6, 85.8
Horde: Yelmak is in his Yelmak’s Alchemy and Potions shop on the north side of The Drag in Orgrimmar.
- /way Orgrimmar 55.6, 45.8

Required Materials

Here are all of the materials you will need to level your Alchemy from 1 to 600 in Mists of Pandaria.

Recipes

This guide uses only one recipe that can’t be learned from the trainer, Recipe: Super Mana Potion, which can be purchased on the Auction House or from these vendors:

Alliance: Haalrun in Telredor at /way Zangarmarsh 68, 48
Horde: Daga Ramba in Thunderlord Stronghold at /way Blade’s Edge Mountains 51, 58

Supplies

You’ll need around 600 Crystal Vials to follow this guide. They can be bought from Alchemy Supplies vendors who are found near Alchemy Trainers.

Fish

There are two types of fish used in this guide. You can get these from the Auction House or by catching them yourself with Fishing.

Pygmy Suckerfish x5
- Can be caught in Northrend zones
Albino Cavefish x5
- Can be caught in Deepholm

Herbs

Peacebloom x59 (-15 for Goblins)
Silverleaf x59 (-15 for Goblins)
Briarthorn x104
Mageroyal x25
Bruiseweed x35
Stranglekelp x20
Liferoot x10
Kingsblood x10
Fadeleaf x50
Wild Steelbloom x60
Goldthorn x10
Sungrass x15
Khadgar’s Whisker x15
Purple Lotus x22
Gromsblood x44
Dreamfoil x15
Sorrowmoss x30
Golden Sansam x65
Mountain Silversage x20
Felweed x40
Dreaming Glory x30
Terocone x10
Netherbloom x10
Goldclover x15
Talandra’s Rose x20
Tiger Lily x34
Icethorn x90
Cinderbloom x60
Stormvine x15
Azshara’s Veil x10
Heartblossom x10
Whiptail x10
Twilight Jasmine x10
Golden Lotus x3
Green Tea Leaf x50
Fool’s Cap x25
Snow Lily x25
Pandaria herbs x120 (The specific herbs will depend on the recipes you discover)

Leveling 1-600

Apprentice 1-60

Apprentice Alchemy requires character level 5 to learn.

If you are a Goblin, you will begin at skill level 16 and will only need to craft 44 Minor Healing Potions to reach 60. From there you can follow the rest of this guide like any other character.

Hold onto your Minor Healing Potions! You will need them as materials in the next section.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
1-60	Minor Healing Potion	– Peacebloom x1 – Silverleaf x1 – Crystal Vial x1	59

Materials Summary

Journeyman 60-140

Journeyman Alchemy requires character level 10 and Alchemy level 50 to learn.

You will most likely not need to craft all 59 Lesser Healing Potion to reach 105 skill level, or all 35 Healing Potions to reach 140.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
60-105	Lesser Healing Potion	– Minor Healing Potion x1 – Briarthorn x1	59
105-110	Elixir of Wisdom	– Mageroyal x1 – Briarthorn x2 – Crystal Vial x1	5
110-140	Healing Potion	– Bruiseweed x1 – Briarthorn x1 – Crystal Vial x1	35

Materials Summary

Minor Healing Potion x59 (crafted in the section above)
Crystal Vial x40
Briarthorn x104
Mageroyal x5
Bruiseweed x35

Expert 140-205

Expert Alchemy requires character level 20 and Alchemy level 125 to learn.

You probably won’t need to craft all 20 Lesser Mana Potion to reach 155 skill. You could opt to make Fire Oil or more Lesser Healing Potion to 155 if the materials are cheaper.

At 165 we recommend crafting a bunch of Lesser Invisibility Potions since they are quite useful and valuable even at level 90! You could also craft more Greater Healing Potion and/or Mana Potion followed by Elixir of Agility, Elixir of Fortitude, or Shadow Oil depending on available materials.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
140-155	Lesser Mana Potion	– Mageroyal x1 – Stranglekelp x1 – Crystal Vial x1	20
155-165	Greater Healing Potion	– Liferoot x1 – Kingsblood x1 – Crystal Vial x1	10
165-205	Lesser Invisibility Potion	– Fadeleaf x1 – Wild Steelbloom x1 – Crystal Vial x1	50

Materials Summary

Artisan 205-285

Artisan Alchemy requires character level 35 and Alchemy level 200 to learn.

Superior Healing Potion can be crafted all the way to 250 skill if the materials are more convenient.

Mighty Rage Potion becomes available at skill level 255, which can be an incredibly useful alternative for Warriors and only requires 1 more Gromsblood to craft instead of Elixir of Detect Demon.

Superior Mana Potion is a good alternative to Elixir of the Sages at 270 if the materials are more convenient, followed by Major Healing Potion at 275.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
205-215	Elixir of Greater Defense	– Goldthorn x1 – Wild Steelbloom x1 – Crystal Vial x1	10
215-230	Superior Healing Potion	– Sungrass x1 – Khadgar’s Whisker x1 – Crystal Vial x1	15
230-250	Elixir of Detect Undead	– Purple Lotus x1 – Crystal Vial x1	22
250-270	Elixir of Detect Demon	– Gromsblood x2 – Crystal Vial x1	22
270-285	Elixir of the Sages	– Dreamfoil x1 – Sorrowmoss x2 – Crystal Vial x1	15

Materials Summary

Master 285-350

Master Alchemy requires character level 50 and Alchemy level 275 to learn.

Northrend Alchemy Research becomes available at 315 skill level. This ability has a 3-day cooldown and will teach you a Northrend-level recipe each time you use it. You do not need to do this for leveling or even for endgame purposes, but if you would like to unlock all of the Alchemy recipes in the game, you will need to use it.

Adept’s Elixir or Onslaught Elixir can be made instead of Volatile Healing Potion if those materials are easier to get.

You will need to obtain a recipe to make Super Mana Potion at skill level 340. You could opt to craft more Super Healing Potion instead, but you may need to make quite a few of them since the recipe will turn green.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
285-300	Major Healing Potion	– Golden Sansam x2 – Mountain Silversage x1 – Crystal Vial x1	20
300-315	Volatile Healing Potion	– Golden Sansam x1 – Felweed x1 – Crystal Vial x1	15
315-325	Elixir of Healing Power	– Golden Sansam x1 – Dreaming Glory x1 – Crystal Vial x1	10
325-335	Elixir of Draenic Wisdom	– Terocone x1 – Felweed x1 – Crystal Vial x1	10
335-340	Super Healing Potion	– Netherbloom x2 – Felweed x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5
340-350	Super Mana Potion (Recipe required)	– Dreaming Glory x2 – Felweed x1 – Crystal Vial x1	10

Materials Summary

Grand Master 350-425

Grand Master Alchemy requires character level 65 and Alchemy level 350 to learn.

Indestructible Potion will turn green before you reach 425, so you could wind up needing more materials if you have bad luck with skill-ups.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
350-360	Resurgent Healing Potion	– Goldclover x2 – Crystal Vial x1	10
360-365	Icy Mana Potion	– Talandra’s Rose x2 – Crystal Vial x1	5
365-375	Spellpower Elixir	– Goldclover x1 – Tiger Lily x1 – Crystal Vial x1	10
375-380	Pygmy Oil	– Pygmy Suckerfish x1	5
380-385	Potion of Nightmares	– Goldclover x1 – Talandra’s Rose x2 – Crystal Vial x1	5
385-395	Elixir of Mighty Strength	– Tiger Lily x2 – Crystal Vial x1	12
395-425	Indestructible Potion	– Icethorn x2 – Crystal Vial x1	45

Materials Summary

Illustrious Grand Master 425-500

Illustrious Grand Master Alchemy requires character level 75 and Alchemy level 425 to learn.

There are several potential alternative recipes that you can craft in this level range, so feel free to choose different ones according to what herbs you have stocked.

At 475 skill level you will be able to choose a specialization. This requires turning in much higher level crafted items, so you will have to get them from an alt or another player if you want to complete the quest at this point. Doing so will allow you to produce additional items of your chosen type as you level. See our dedicated Alchemy Specialization Guide for details about choosing a specialization.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
425-450	Draught of War	– Cinderbloom x1 – Crystal Vial x1	30
450-455	Ghost Elixir	– Cinderbloom x2 – Crystal Vial x1	5
455-460	Deathblood Venom	– Stormvine x2 – Crystal Vial x1	5
460-465	Volcanic Potion	– Cinderbloom x1 – Azshara’s Veil x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5
465-470	Elixir of the Cobra	– Cinderbloom x1 – Azshara’s Veil x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5
470-475	Deepstone Oil	– Albino Cavefish x1	5
475-480	Elixir of Deep Earth	– Heartblossom x2 – Crystal Vial x1	5
480-485	Prismatic Elixir	– Cinderbloom x1 – Whiptail x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5
485-490	Mythical Mana Potion	– Cinderbloom x1 – Whiptail x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5
490-495	Elixir of Mighty Speed	– Twilight Jasmine x1 – Stormvine x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5
495-500	Mythical Healing Potion	– Twilight Jasmine x1 – Crystal Vial x1	5

Materials Summary

Zen Master 500-600

Zen Master Alchemy requires character level 80 and Alchemy level 500 to learn.

Crafting your Zen Alchemist Stone early will give you 5 skill points and a solid endgame trinket, and you’ll be able to use it in place of a Philosopher’s Stone for your transmutation recipes.

There are only a few Pandaria recipes available at the Alchemy Trainer. The rest must be discovered by crafting other recipes. You can start by making Alchemist’s Rejuvenation or Master Healing Potion. Use the recipes you discover while crafting those to continue leveling. You should discover more recipes while crafting those discovered recipes, and so on. Your discovered recipes will be random, so unfortunately we can’t give you a specific list of materials for this tier.

Your first set of discovered recipes will turn yellow at 540 and green at 550. Around 550 you should discover your first recipe of the next set, which will be orange, so you should switch to that. Around 575 you should discover Master Mana Potion, just as the previous set turns green at 577.

You will discover flask and transmute recipes starting at 550, but they will be more expensive to craft than potions or elixirs. Crafting single-point potions and elixirs will give you the most chances to discover additional recipes.

Skill Level	Recipe	Materials	Quantity
500-505	Zen Alchemist Stone	– Golden Lotus x3	1
505-525	Alchemist’s Rejuvenation or Master Healing Potion	– Green Tea Leaf x1 – Crystal Vial x1	25
525-550	Discovered elixir/potion recipes	– Pandaria herbs x2 – Crystal Vial x1	30
550-575	Discovered elixir/potion recipes	– Pandaria herbs x2 – Crystal Vial x1	30
575-600	Master Mana Potion	– Green Tea Leaf x1 – Fool’s Cap x1 – Snow Lily x1 – Crystal Vial x2	25

Materials Summary

Crystal Vial x135
Golden Lotus x3
Green Tea Leaf x50
Fool’s Cap x25
Snow Lily x25
Pandaria herbs x120 (The specific herbs you need will depend on the recipes you discover)

Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.