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One of the primary Tradeskills and generally creates potions, which are consumed for a short-term effect. This finite effect leads many people to overlook Alchemy; in comparison, arms and armor are in almost constant use. Despite their limited time of effect, Alchemy gives many classes effects they can’t otherwise get outside of a group; the potions supply instant healing and mana restoration in the middle of battle, stat bonuses, regeneration, and even heightened damage.
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Classic
All restoration potions (Health, Mana, Rejuvenation) have a five-minute cooldown after each use, and all share the same timer i.e. if you drink a Minor Health potion, you won’t be able to drink a Mana Potion or a Greater Rejuvenation potion until five minutes are up.
All stat potions have no cooldown; instead, no stat potion may stack with any spell that enhances the same stat. For instance, if you’re under the effect of a rank 2 Arcane Intellect spell (+7 Intellect), you won’t be able to drink an Elixir of Wisdom (+6 Intellect) until the spell wears off, and any bonuses you had from previous Elixirs of Wisdom will be overwritten by the Arcane Intellect spell. The Druid spell Mark of the Wild can be seen as having multiple "components", one for each attribute to which it grants bonuses. Rank 3 MotW (+105 Armor, +4 to all attributes) may have its Intellect "component" overwritten by an Elixir of Wisdom, while MotW itself remains in effect; the final bonus in this case amounts to +105 Armor, +4 Strength, Stamina, Agility and Spirit, and +6 Intellect.
There is no limit on how many stat buffs from potions you may have on you at once. In this way, soloing Warlocks may have Intellect buffs, Mages may have Stamina buffs, and so on. No Alchemy product is equal to or greater than the effect an equivalent-level caster can generate; an Arcane Intellect spell cast by a mage of your level will always have a higher stat bonus than the highest-level Elixir of Wisdom you can drink.
Training
Level
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Trainer
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Journeyman
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Brill, Ogrimmar (The Drag), Undercity (Apothecary Quarter) 1
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Expert
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Undercity (Apothecary Quarter) 1, Booty Bay
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Artisan
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Undercity (Apothecary Quarter) 1
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Master
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Swamp of Sorrows (Stonard)
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1 From the main room, take the stairs to your left: the trainer will be sitting at a counter near a siege engine and the supplier
Alchemy, like all non-gathering tradeskills, rises as you create items. In the beginning, most recipes require only an Empty Vial (sold at most General Suppliers, in addition to Herbalism and Alchemy vendors) and the plants you find in the wild. For the first fifty points or so, make whatever you have the components for. The initial three recipes are equally useful, and raise your skills evenly. Large amounts of Minor Healing Potions will probably be made, as the two components are the most common in starter areas. It’s suggested that you Bank any extra MHPs you make rather than sell them, in order to aid later leveling.
Soon after, you can do the quest for the Discolored Healing Potion recipe (see below). Hunting in Silverpine, the DHPs and other miscellaneous potions will easily raise your skill to the level you can obtain the Lesser Healing Potion. At this point, you can quickly raise your skill if you stored any quantity of Minor Healing Potions. LHP require one Minor Healing Potion and one Briarthorn to make. As this is also the first recipe to use Briarthorn, you can easily jump 15-20 skill points before ever leaving the alchemist.
An alternate path is to acquire a quantity of Oily Blackmouth fish. Two may be rendered into Blackmouth Oil, which is added to one Swiftthistle to create the Swim Speed Potion. This of course requires the fish in the first place, but it may be faster than the former route if you have them.
Recipe
Primarily a list of vendor or quest recipes, while omitting all found on Alchemy trainers unless of special note:
- Discolored Healing Potion: obtained by doing the Wild Hearts quest in the Sepulcher of Silverpine Forest after completing the Find Quinn quest. Probably your first recipe that requires an ingredient that is obtained by some means other than Herbalism; Discolored Worg Hearts, the required ingredient, are an uncommon drop from Mottled Worgs. The potion this recipe creates heals as much as a Lesser Healing Potion with a lower difficulty level to create, as well as requiring fewer herbs; around the levels you’ll actually need the healing from the potions, LHP’s Briarthorn is in scarce supply.
- Rage Potion: raises Rage by 20-40 points. Recipe found on a vendor in Ogrimmar and The Barrens (both unconfirmed). Requires a Sharp Claw.
- Elixir of Giant Growth: makes you grow large for two minutes while raising your Strength by 8. A very rare (0.1% - 1%) drop on a variety of level 11-21 monsters in the Barrens. Requires Deviant Fish.
Elixir
Flask
Skill Level
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Name
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Effect
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Required Level
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Source
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Ingredients
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300
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Flask of Chromatic Resistance
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+25 all resistances for 2 hours
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50
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Gyth-Blackrock Spire
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30 Icecap
10 Mountain Silversage
01 Black Lotus
01 Crystal Vial
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300
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Flask of Distilled Wisdom
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+2,000 maximum mana for 2 hours
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50
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Balnazzar-Stratholme
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30 Dreamfoil
10 Icecap
01 Black Lotus
01 Crystal Vial
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300
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Flask of Petrification
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Immune to all for 1 minute
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50
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Rare, random world
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30 Stonescale Oil
10 Mountain Silversage
01 Black Lotus
01 Crystal Vial
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300
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Flask of Supreme Power
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+1-150 spells for 2 hours
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50
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Ras Frostwhispe-Scholomance
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30 Dreamfoil
10 Mountain Silversage
01 Black Lotus
01 Crystal Vial
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300
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Flask of the Titans
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+1,200 maximum health for 2 hours
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50
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General Drakkisath-Blackrock Spire
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30 Gromsblood
10 Stonescale Oil
01 Black Lotus
01 Crystal Vial
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Potion
Skill Level
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Name
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Effect
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Required Level
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Source
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Ingredients
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15
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Weak Troll's Blood Potion
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+2 health per 5 seconds
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0
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Trainer
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1 Peacebloom
2 Earthroot
1 Empty Vial
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25
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Minor Mana Potion
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+140-180 mana
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5
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Trainer
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1 Mageroyal
1 Silverleaf
1 Empty Vial
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40
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Minor Rejuvenation Potion
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+90-150 health/mana
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5
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Trainer
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2 Mageroyal
1 Peacebloom
1 Empty Vial
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50
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Discolored Healing Potion
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+140-180 health
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5
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Wild Hearts quest
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1 Discolored Worg Heart
1 Peacebloom
1 Empty Vial
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55
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Lesser Healing Potion
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+140-180 health
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3
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Trainer
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1 Minor Healing Potion
1 Briarthorn
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60
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Rage Potion
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+20-40 rage
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4
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Sharp Claw
1 Briarthorn
1 Empty Vial
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60
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Swiftness Potion
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+50% run for 15 seconds
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5
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Limited Sale - Westfall, random world
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1 Swiftthistle
1 Briarthorn
1 Empty Vial
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100
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Holy Protection Potion
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Eats 300-500 Holy
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10
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Bruiseweed
1 Swiftthistle
1 Empty Vial
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100
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Swim Speed Potion
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+100% swim for 20 seconds
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10
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Trainer
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1 Swiftthistle
1 Blackmouth Oil
1 Empty Vial
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110
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Healing Potion
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+280-360 health
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12
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Trainer
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1 Bruiseweed
1 Briarthorn
1 Leaded Vial
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110
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Minor Magic Resistance Potion
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+25 all resistances for 3 minutes
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12
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Limited Sale -Westfall, random world
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3 Mageroyal
1 Wild Steelbloom
1 Empty Vial
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120
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Lesser Mana Potion
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+280-360 mana
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14
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Trainer
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1 Mageroyal
1 Stranglekelp
1 Empty Vial
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125
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Strong Troll s Blood Potion
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+6 health per 5 seconds
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15
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Trainer
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2 Bruiseweed
2 Briarthorn
1 Leaded Vial
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135
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Shadow Protection Potion
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Eat 675-1,125 Shadow
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17
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Grave Moss
1 Kingsblood
1 Leaded Vial
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150
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Free Action Potion
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Immune to stun, etc for 30 seconds
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20
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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2 Blackmouth Oil
1 Stranglekelp
1 Leaded Vial
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155
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Greater Healing Potion
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+455-585 health
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21
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Trainer
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1 Liferoot
1 Kingsblood
1 Leaded Vial
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160
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Mana Potion
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+455-585 mana
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22
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Trainer
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1 Stranglekelp
1 Kingsblood
1 Leaded Vial
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165
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Fire Protection Potion
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Eats 975-1625 fire
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23
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Small Flame Sac
1 Fire Oil
1 Leaded Vial
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165
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Lesser Invisibility Potion
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Ninja! for 15 seconds
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23
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Trainer
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1 Fadeleaf
1 Wild Steelbloom
1 Leaded Vial
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175
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Great Rage Potion
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+30-60 rage
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25
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Large Fang
1 Kingsblood
1 Leaded Vial
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180
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Mighty Troll's Blood Potion
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+12 health per 5 seconds
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26
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Limited Sale -Westfall, random world
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1 Liferoot
1 Bruiseweed
1 Leaded Vial
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190
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Frost Protection Potion
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Eats 1,350-2,250 frost
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28
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Wintersbite
1 Goldthorn
1 Leaded Vial
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190
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Nature Protection Potion
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Eats 1,350-2,250 nature
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28
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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1 Liferoot
1 Stranglekelp
1 Leaded Vial
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205
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Greater Mana Potion
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+700-900 mana
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31
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Trainer
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1 Khadgar's Whisker
1 Goldthorn
1 Leaded Vial
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210
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Magic Resistance Potion
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+50 all resistances for 3 minutes
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32
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Random world
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1 Khadgar's Whisker
1 Purple Lotus
1 Crystal Vial
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215
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Lesser Stoneshield Potion
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+1,000 for 90 seconds
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33
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Liquid Stone quest
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1 Mithril Ore
1 Goldthorn
1 Leaded Vial
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215
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Superior Healing Potion
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+700-900 health
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35
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Trainer
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1 Sungrass
1 Khadgar's Whisker
1 Crystal Vial
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225
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Wildvine Potion
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1-1000 health/mana
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35
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Random Hinterlands/STV (trolls?)
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1 Wildvine
1 Purple Lotus
1 Crystal Vial
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230
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Dreamless Sleep Potion
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+1200 health/mana 15 seconds sleep
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35
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Trainer
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3 Purple Lotus
1 Crystal Vial
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235
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Invisibility Potion
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Ninja! for 18 seconds
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37
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Random world
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1 Ghost Mushroom
1 Sungrass
1 Crystal Vial
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250
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Limited Invulnerability Potion
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Physical immune for 6 seconds
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45
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Limited Sale Westfall - Random world
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2 Blindweed
1 Ghost Mushroom
1 Crystal Vial
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255
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Mighty Rage Potion
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+45-75 rage and +60 Strength for 20 seconds
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46
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Blackrock Slayer- Burning Steppes
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3 Gromsblood
1 Crystal Vial
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260
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Superior Mana Potion
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+900-1500 mana
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41
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Algernon in Apothecarium in Undercity
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2 Sungrass
2 Blindweed
1 Crystal Vial
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275
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Major Healing Potion
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+1,050-1,750 health
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45
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Evie Whirlbrew in Overlook, Winterspring
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2 Golden Sansam
1 Mountain Silversage
1 Crystal Vial
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275
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Greater Dreamless Sleep Potion
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+2,100 health/mana 12 seconds sleep
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45
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Rin'wosho the Trader in Zandalar Tribe - Friendly
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2 Dreamfoil
1 Golden Sansam
1 Crystal Vial
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275
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Mageblood Potion
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+12 mana per tick
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40
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Zandalar Tribe - Revered
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1 Dreamfoil
2 Plaguebloom
1 Crystal Vial
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280
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Greater Stoneshield Potion
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+2,000 armor for 2 minutes
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46
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Random world
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3 Stonescale Oil
1 Thorium Ore
1 Crystal Vial
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285
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Living Action Potion
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Remove/Immune to stun for 5 seconds
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47
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Zandalar Tribe - Exalted
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2 Icecap
2 Mountain Silversage
2 Heart of the Wild
1 Crystal Vial
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285
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Purification Potion
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Eat curse/disease/poison
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47
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Random World
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2 Icecap
2 Plaguebloom
1 Crystal Vial
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290
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Greater Arcane Protection Potion
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Eat 1,950-3,250 arcane
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48
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Cobalt Mageweaver - Winterspring
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1 Dream Dust
1 Dreamfoil
1 Crystal Vial
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290
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Greater Fire Protection Potion
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Eat 1,950-3,250 fire
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48
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Firebrand mobs - Blackrock Spire
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1 Elemental Fire
1 Dreamfoil
1 Crystal Vial
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290
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Greater Frost Protection Potion
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Eat 1,950-3,250 frost
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48
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Frostmaul Giant-Winterspring
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1 Elemental Water
1 Dreamfoil
1 Crystal Vial
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290
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Greater Nature Protection Potion
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Eat 1,950-3,250 nature
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48
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Decaying Horror/Rotting Behemoth in Western Plaguelands
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1 Elemental Earth
1 Dreamfoil
1 Crystal Vial
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290
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Greater Shadow Protection Potion
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Eat 1,950-3,250 shadow
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48
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Shadowmage/Dark Adept - Eastern Plaguelands
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1 Shadow Oil
1 Dreamfoil
1 Crystal Vial
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295
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Major Mana Potion
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+1,350-2,250 mana
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49
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Darkmaster Gandling-Scholomance (quests)
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3 Dreamfoil
2 Icecap
1 Crystal Vial
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295
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Major Troll's Blood Potion
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+20 health per tick for 1 hour
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53
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Zandalar Tribe - Honored
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1 Gromsblood
2 Plaguebloom
1 Crystal Vial
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300
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Major Rejuvenation Potion
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+1,440-1,760 health/mana
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50
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Drops from various bosses in Molten Core
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1 Heart of the Wild
4 Golden Sansam
4 Dreamfoil
1 Imbued Vial
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Transmute
Miscellaneous
Skill Level
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Name
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Effect
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Required Level
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Source
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Ingredients
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80
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Blackmouth Oil
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Part
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Trainer
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2 Oily Blackmouth
1 Empty Vial
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130
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Fire Oil
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Part
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Trainer
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2 Firefin Snapper
1 Empty Vial
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165
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Shadow Oil
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Apply to melee weapon: 15% chance of Shadow bolt (Rank 3) on hit for 30 minutes
Cannot be applied to items higher than 165
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24
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Limited Sale, multiple vendors
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4 Fadeleaf
4 Grave Moss
1 Leaded Vial
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200
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Frost Oil
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Apply to melee weapon: 10% chance of Frost bolt on hit for 30 minutes
Cannot be applied to items higher than 165
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30
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Vendor Bro'kin in Alterac
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4 Khadgar's Whisker
2 Wintersbite
1 Leaded Vial
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205
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Oil of Immolation
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50 fire damage every 3 seconds
AoE around caster for 15 seconds
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31
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Trainer
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1 Firebloom
1 Goldthorn
1 Crystal Vial
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210
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Goblin Rocket Fuel
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Part
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Engineering creates recipe
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1 Firebloom
1 Volatile Rum
1 Leaded Vial
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225
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Philosophers' Stone
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Trinket
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Pestlezugg in Gadgetzan
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4 Iron Bar
1 Black Vitriol
4 Purple Lotus
4 Firebloom
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245
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Ghost Dye
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Part
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Limited Sale Bronk - Feralas
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2 Ghost Mushroom
1 Purple Dye
1 Crystal Vial
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250
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Stonescale Oil
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Part
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Trainer
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1 Stonescale Eel
1 Leaded Vial
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Ingredient
Primarily a list of special components: for herb locations, see Herbalism.
- Discolored Worg Heart: uncommon drop (25%) off Mottled Worgs in the north of Silverpine Forest
- Oily Blackmouth: obtained by Fishing; used to create Blackmouth Oil
- Sharp Claw: found on a wide variety of level 10+ beasts (wolves, harpies, bears, bats confirmed)
- Deviant Fish: obtained by Fishing in any Oasis in The Barrens, as well as inside the Wailing Caverns
- Firefin Snapper: obtained by Fishing; used to create Fire Oil
- Volatile Rum: dropped by Pirates, mainly in Stranglethorn Vale and Tanaris; used to create Goblin Rocket Fuel, which is used in Engineering(?)
- Stonescale Eel: obtained by Fishing
- Black Vitriol: obtained by Mining; used to create Philosopher's Stone
Burning Crusade
A player can become a Master Alchemist and begin creating items with formulae from the Burning Crusade expansion at level 50, with an Alchemy skill of 275. Alchemy trainers are found at Honor Hold (Alliance) and Thrallmar (Horde) in Hellfire Peninsula, in Shattrath City at Lower City, and at the Scryer's and Aldor's Tiers. Master Alchemists can learn formulae up to 375 skill.
- Limited Sale recipes
Seer Janidi (Zabra'Jin, Zangarmarsh)
- Elixir of Major Frost Power: 320 skill; -55 frost spell damage for 1 hour; requires 2 Mote of Water, 1 Ancient Lichen, Imbued Vail
- Sneaking Potion: 315 skill; increases Stealth a great deal for 1 minute; requires 2 Ragveil, 1 Felweed, Imbued Vail
Wrath of the Lich King
A player can become a Grand Master Alchemist and begin creating items with formulae from the Wrath of the Lich King expansion at level 65, with an Alchemy skill of 350. Alchemy trainers are found in the Borean Tundra at Valliance Keep (Alliance) or Warsong Hold (Horde), in Howling Fjord at Valgarde (Alliance) or Vengeance Landing (Horde), in Dalaran at the Magus Commerce Exchange, and in Icecrown at the Argent Tournament. Grand Master Alchemists can learn formulae up to 450 skill.
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