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Alchemy is a Shaman only tradeskill that can make potions of various effect, enabling many other classes to cast spells not normally available to them. Alchemy isn't exactly very cheap. Beginning the trade alchemy can cost lots of time, and platinum. Choosing to pursue alchemy to its maximum extent can ultimately cost you lots of time and money, but it does have its rewards in the end. ref1 ref2

How do I make a potion?

Go to your hometown or any other town with an alchemist and see your alchemy dealer, and buy a Medicine Bag. Next, you need to buy the correct ingredients for the potion you want to make. Lets say for instance you want to make a "Potion of Lesser Stability." This potion requires the two ingredients of Lucerne, and Sage Leaf. It also requires a skill of '25' to be trivial. Provided that you trained 20 points into alchemy, your skill should be 20. Therefore, your chance of successfully making this potion are rather good. The more you make a potion the more your skill increases. However once you reach the trivial level, you stop gaining point increases in your skill. This means its time to create more difficult potions to raise your skill.

1. Place your ingredients into your "medicine bag."
2. Click the "Combine" button on your "medicine bag."
3. Dependent on your skill, you will either make or fail the potion.

Raising Alchemy Skill

The first thing you need to make a potion, is that you must be at least level 25. Once you hit level 25, go train the first 20 points into alchemy at your guildmaster. Currently on p1999 the maximum alchemy skill that can be reached is 170. Alchemy, unlike several other tradeskills, is also capped based on player level, according to the chart below. Thus, it doesn't make sense to start training alchemy until level 29.

A good progression for raising skill by making potions which are either useful or have some resale value to other players is:

Where do I buy ingredients?

You can buy your alchemy herbs and ingredients at several different locations. Some locations sell different ingredients than other locations. It may require some traveling to get the exact ingredient you want. When buying ingredients, make sure you keep your charisma in mind. The higher your charisma is the better prices you will get on your alchemy ingredients. The maximum charisma you can have to get better prices is 110 charisma. Shaman also have several charisma boosting spell buffs that can help as well.

Faction is also relatively important. Try to keep a positive standing with most merchants so you get the best possible prices with the dealers.

• Grobb - Grabah and Zumzal, located near the shaman guild.
• Paineel - Yvonne Ani, in a store called "Poison Petal" in an upstairs building near the bank.
• Halas - Dargon and Spirita, located right next to the shaman guild.
• Oggok - Garakbar and Rora Dirtstamp, located near the bank in a room with decorative skulls.
• Kerra Island - located right next to the Temple of Kerrans.
• Firiona Vie - Shelae Wolfkin and Marlyn McMerin, located on the docks.
• Cabilis - Jaxxtz, in the middle of West Cabilis in a small hut.

Alchemy Bags

• Medicine Bag (Vendor purchased)
• Bearskin Potion Bag: Allows 5 and 10 charge potions to be made. (Tailored 68 trivial: 1 grizzly bear skin, 1 silk cord)

Classic Alchemy Recipes

Reagent Listing with Prices

Thanks to Bookmedder for compiling this price list.

Trade Supplies

• Ak'Anon

medicine bag - a clockwork weaponsmith (1313,-886), a clockwork weaponsmith (1330,-708 (inside metal building))

• Cabilis (Kunark)

medicine bag, Yvonne's Guide to Alchemy, mercury, comfrey, sumbul, fennel, bladderwrack, eucalyptus leaf, clubmiss, echinacea, lady's mantle, hyssop, jalamasi, hydrangea, mystic ash, elderberry, clover, dhea, heliotrope, oakmoss - Jaxxtz (West, -37, 518)

medicine bag, lucerne, sage leaf, birthwart, fenugreek, maidenhair fern, mandrake root, allspice, benzoin, nightsharde, mullein, wolf blood, blue vervain bulb, valerian root, yarrow, figwort, agrimony, celandine herb - Klok Scaleroot (West, 400, 515, near necro guild)

sandalwood - Jondin (West, -35, 511)

• Firiona Vie (docks) (Kunark)

medicine bag - Shelae Wolfkin (building at -3898, 1663)

medicine bag, lucerne, sage leaf, birthwart, fenugreek, maidenhair fern, mandrake root, allspice, benzoin, nightsharde, mullein, wolf blood, blue vervain bulb, valerian root, yarrow, figwort, agrimony, celandine herb - Marlyn McMerin (building at -3898, 1663)

• Grobb

medicine bag, lucerne, sage leaf, birthwart, fenugreek, maidenhair fern, mandrake root, allspice, benzoin, nightsharde, mullein, wolf blood, blue vervain bulb, valerian root, yarrow, figwort, agrimony, celandine herb - Grabah (Shaman's Guild)

medicine bag - Zumzal (Shaman's Guild)

sandalwood - Raztara (loc 448, neg 396)

• Halas

medicine bag, lucerne, sage leaf, birthwart, fenugreek, maidenhair fern, mandrake root, allspice, benzoin, nightsharde, mullein, wolf blood, blue vervain bulb, valerian root, yarrow, figwort, agrimony, celandine herb - Dargon (outside Shaman guild)

medicine bag, mercury, comfrey, sumbul, fennel, bladderwrack, eucalyptus leaf, clubmiss, echinacea, lady's mantle, hyssop, jalamasi, hydrangea, mystic ash, elderberry, clover, dhea, heliotrope, oakmoss - Spirita (outside Shaman guild)

medicine bag - Holana O'Leary (Yee Majik)

• High Keep

How to Dye and Stain, jar of lacquer, resin, empty vial, jar of acid - Grahm Embersmith (basement, beside Miner Harton)

• Highpass Hold

medicine bag - Mardon Smith (Greenbane's Weapons)

• Kithicor Forest

balm leaves, elf leaf, larkspur, dragonwort - Elsbyth (-768. 3081) (unknown if these will eventually be alchemy components, so including just in case)

• Oggok

medicine bag, mercury, comfrey, sumbul, fennel, bladderwrack, eucalyptus leaf, clubmiss, echinacea, lady's mantle, hyssop, jalamasi, hydrangea, mystic ash, elderberry, clover, dhea, heliotrope, oakmoss - Garakbar (unlabeled room with skull floating in the middle of it)

medicine bag - Rora Dirtstamp (unlabeled room with skull floating in the middle of it)

• Paineel

medicine bag, Yvonne's Guide to Alchemy, mercury, comfrey, sumbul, fennel, bladderwrack, eucalyptus leaf, clubmiss, echinacea, lady's mantle, hyssop, jalamasi, hydrangea, mystic ash, elderberry, clover, dhea, heliotrope, oakmoss - Yvonne Ani (The Poisoned Petal, upstairs from Superior Supplies)

• Rathe Mountains

How To Dye And Stain, jar of lacquer, resin, empty vials, jar of acid - Ukla (ogre/troll camp, 1730, 1300) used to make dye

• Steamfont Mountains

How To Dye And Stain, jar of lacquer, resin, empty vials, jar of acid - Godbin Strumharp (windmill at /loc 51, -611) used to make dye