Mists of Pandaria Classic Alchemy Profession and Leveling Guide

Alchemy focuses on turning various mixtures of herbs into potions, flasks, elixirs and other various consumables. These consumables are highly desired when participating in end-game PvE content as they offer powerful temporary boosts to your your characters strength. Alchemy is great when paired together with Herbalism as the majority of the materials needed by Alchemy are herbs, allowing you to farm your own materials, saving you gold.

Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Alchemy up. This list is just an estimation, not an exact amount. Depending on your luck when crafting you may need more or less materials than there is listed here.

Shopping List

• Vanilla
  • 65× Peacebloom
  • 65× Silverleaf
  • 100× Briarthorn
  • 35× Bruiseweed
  • 20× Mageroyal
  • 50× Stranglekelp
  • 50× Liferoot
  • 40× Kingsblood
  • 40× Goldthorn
  • 10× Wild Steelbloom
  • 40× Sungrass
  • 50× Khadgar's Whisker
  • 4× Iron Bar
  • 1× Black Vitriol
  • 4× Purple Lotus
  • 4× Firebloom
  • 10× Blindweed
  • 60× Golden Sansam
  • 46× Gromsblood
  • 50× Sorrowmoss
  • 45× Dreamfoil
  • 15× Mountain Silversage
  • 10× Icecap
• TBC
  • 40× Felweed
  • 10× Ragveil
  • 45× Dreaming Glory
  • 10× Netherbloom
• WotLK
  • 20× Talandra's Rose
  • 15× Pygmy Suckerfish
  • 85× Goldclover
  • 40× Tiger Lily
  • 40× Adder's Tongue
  • 20× Icethorn
  • 40× Lichbloom
• Cataclysm
  • 85× Cinderbloom
  • 10× Stormvine
  • 20× Azshara's Veil
  • 25× Heartblossom
  • 5× Volatile Life
  • 5× Twilight Jasmine
• Mists of Pandaria
  • 140× Green Tea Leaf
  • 60× Rain Poppy
  • 60× Silkweed
  • 60× Snow Lily
  • 40× Fool's Cap

Below you'll find our recommended crafting options while leveling Alchemy. Since you will frequently be crafting items when they are yellow and green, it is possible you may need to buy more than the recommended materials shown above.

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
1-60	Minor Healing Potion Save for Later	1× Peacebloom 1× Silverleaf 1× Crystal Vial
60-110	Lesser Healing Potion	1× Minor Healing Potion 1× Briarthorn 1× Crystal Vial
110-140	Healing Potion	1× Bruiseweed 1× Briarthorn 1× Crystal Vial
140-155	Elixir of Defense	1× Wild Steelbloom 1× Stranglekelp 1× Crystal Vial
155-185	Greater Healing Potion	1× Liferoot 1× Kingsblood 1× Crystal Vial
185-215	Elixir of Agility	1× Stranglekelp 1× Goldthorn 1× Crystal Vial
215-239	Superior Healing Potion	1× Sungrass 1× Khadgar's Whisker 1× Crystal Vial
239-240	Philosopher's Stone Keep This	4× Iron Bar 1× Black Vitriol 4× Purple Lotus 4× Firebloom
240-250	Elixir of Greater Intellect	1× Khadgar's Whisker 1× Blindweed 1× Crystal Vial
250-260	Elixir of Detect Demon	2× Gromsblood 1× Crystal Vial
260-270	Superior Mana Potion	2× Sungrass 2× Blindweed 1× Crystal Vial
270-285	Elixir of the Sages	1× Dreamfoil 2× Sorrowmoss 1× Crystal Vial
285-295	Major Healing Potion	2× Golden Sansam 1× Mountain Silversage 1× Crystal Vial
295-300	Purification Potion	2× Icecap 2× Sorrowmoss 1× Crystal Vial

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
300-315	Adept's Elixir	1× Dreamfoil 1× Felweed 1× Crystal Vial
315-330	Elixir of Healing Power	1× Golden Sansam 1× Dreaming Glory 1× Crystal Vial
330-335	Mad Alchemist's Potion	2× Ragveil 1× Crystal Vial
335-340	Super Healing Potion	2× Netherbloom 1× Felweed 1× Crystal Vial
340-350	Super Mana Potion Sold by Haalrun or Daga Ramba	20× Dreaming Glory 10× Felweed 10× Crystal Vial

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
350-360	Resurgent Healing Potion	2× Goldclover 1× Crystal Vial
360-365	Icy Mana Potion	2× Talandra's Rose 1× Crystal Vial
365-375	Spellpower Elixir	1× Goldclover 1× Tiger Lily 1× Crystal Vial
375-385	Pygmy Oil	3× Pygmy Suckerfish
385-395	Elixir of Mighty Strength	2× Tiger Lily 1× Crystal Vial
395-405	Elixir of Mighty Agility	2× Goldclover 2× Adder's Tongue 1× Crystal Vial
405-415	Indestructible Potion	2× Icethorn 1× Crystal Vial
415-425	Runic Mana Potion	2× Lichbloom 1× Goldclover 1× Crystal Vial

When your Alchemy reaches level 475, and your character 75, be sure to learn your specialization before continuing to level.

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
425-450	Draught of War	1× Cinderbloom 1× Crystal Vial
450-455	Ghost Elixir	2× Cinderbloom 1× Crystal Vial
455-460	Deathblood Venom	2× Stormvine 1× Crystal Vial
460-465	Volcanic Potion	1× Cinderbloom 1× Azshara's Veil 1× Crystal Vial
465-475	Elixir of the Cobra	1× Cinderbloom 1× Azshara's Veil 1× Crystal Vial
475-480	Elixir of Deep Earth	2× Heartblossom 1× Crystal Vial
480-490	Mythical Mana Potion	1× Cinderbloom 1× Whiptail 1× Crystal Vial
490-495	Golemblood Potion	1× Heartblossom 1× Volatile Life 1× Crystal Vial
495-500	Mythical Healing Potion	1× Twilight Jasmine 1× Crystal Vial

Be sure to train with Poisoncrafter Kil'zit found in Klaxxi'vess in the Dread Wastes. Your Alchemy must be at level 500, and your character has to be at least level 80 to unlock Zen Master Alchemy.

Alchemy recipes are learned in a completely different manner in Mists of Pandaria than they were in previous expansions. You will only learn 2 new recipes to level up with; when you craft one of these recipes, you have a chance to discover a new Mists of Pandaria recipe. You must discover all of the recipes for Alchemy by crafting other potions/elixirs/flasks that you have learned. We will recommend the potions to craft ideally, but you may have to simply use whatever you have unlocked that is the cheapest to make on your server. From level 530-545, and 545-575, you will only need to choose one of the patterns below; we have listed them in the recommended order based on (estimated) herb prices.

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
500-530	Alchemist's Rejuvenation	1× Green Tea Leaf 1× Crystal Vial
530-545	Mantid Elixir	2× Green Tea Leaf 1× Crystal Vial
530-545	Potion of the Jade Serpent	1× Green Tea Leaf 1× Silkweed 1× Crystal Vial
530-545	Elixir of Weaponry	2× Silkweed 1× Crystal Vial
530-545	Potion of the Mountains	1× Green Tea Leaf 1× Rain Poppy 1× Crystal Vial
530-545	Mad Hozen Elixir	2× Rain Poppy 1× Crystal Vial
545-575	Virmen's Bite	1× Green Tea Leaf 1× Snow Lily 1× Crystal Vial
545-575	Elixir of Perfection	1× Silkweed 1× Snow Lily 1× Crystal Vial
545-575	Elixir of the Rapids	1× Rain Poppy 1× Snow Lily 1× Crystal Vial
575-600	Master Mana Potion	1× Snow Lily 1× Green Tea Leaf 1× Fool's Cap 2× Crystal Vial

Alchemy specializations remain still in MoP, allowing you to specialize in crafting certain alchemy items such as potions, elixirs, or flasks. Each specialization has a 20% chance to proc additional potions, elixirs, flasks, or transmutes when crafting those items, depending on which specialization you chose.

• Elixir Master — has a chance to produce additional Elixirs or Flasks.
• Potion Master — has a chance to produce additional Potions.
• Transmutation Master — has a chance to produce additional Transmutes.

Once you have reached level 475 in Alchemy, and character level 75, talk to any trainer in a major city and you will be able to pick up a quest for your desired specialization. Be sure to choose a specialization as early as possible to not lose out on additional crafts.

• Elixir Master — Requires 2× Flask of Winter's Bite, 2× Flask of the Earth, 2× Flask of the Warm Sun, and 2× Flask of Spring Blossoms. You do not need to craft these yourself and can simply buy these from other players.
• Potion Master — Requires 20× Master Healing Potion, 20× Master Mana Potion, and 2× Potion of Luck. You do not need to craft these yourself and can simply buy these from other players.
• Transmutation Master — Requires 4× Living Steel. You do not need to craft these yourself and can simply buy these from other players.

Alchemy gains a unique buff, Mixology. This improves your flask and elixir stats and duration. You will also get Alchemist's Flask, a flask with unlimited uses, but offers less stats than a normal flask.

• Mixology — Increases flask time to 2 hours and increases stats from flasks and elixirs.
• Alchemist's Flask — Has unlimited uses, can be used in arenas and rated battlegrounds.
• Zen Alchemist Stone — Mastery Trinket

Alchemy is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Mists of Pandaria. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.