Alchemy
Alchemy is one of the primary WoW 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.
Alchemy in Classic WoW
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 also 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 it grants bonuses to. A 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 Str/Sta/Agi/Spi, +6 Int.
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.
Trainers
Journeyman: Brill, Ogrimmar (The Drag), Undercity (Apothecary Quarter)
Expert: Undercity (Apothecary Quarter). 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. Booty Bay.
Artisan: Undercity (Apothecary Quarter)
Master: Swamp of Sorrows (Stonard)
Leveling
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 th 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 recipie to use Briarthorn, you can easily jump 15-20 skill points before ever leaving the alchemist.
An alternate path is to aquire 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.
Recipes
Primarily a list of vendor-found or quested-for 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.
Alchemy Formulas in Classic WoW Timers are all 1 hour, unless noted.
| Skill | Name | Effect | Level Req | WhereFrom | Ingredients |
| 15 | Weak Troll's Blood Potion | +2hp per 5sec | 0 | Trainer | 1x Peacebloom 2x Earthroot 1x Empty Vial |
| 25 | Minor Mana Potion | 140-180 mana | 5 | Trainer | 1x Mageroyal 1x Silverleaf 1x Empty Vial |
| 40 | Minor Rejuvenation Potion | 90-150 HP/Mana | 5 | Trainer | 2x Mageroyal 1x Peacebloom 1x Empty Vial |
| 50 | Discolored Healing Potion | 140-180HP | 5 | Wild Hearts quest | 1x Discolored Worg Heart 1x Peacebloom 1x Empty Vial |
| 50 | Elixir of Minor Agility | +4 Ag | 2 | random world | 1x Swiftthistle 1x Silverleaf 1x Empty Vial |
| 50 | Elixir of Minor Fortitude | +27 max HPs | 2 | Trainer | 2x Earthroot 1x Peacebloom 1x Empty Vial |
| 55 | Lesser Healing Potion | 140-180 hps | 3 | Trainer | 1x Minor Healing Potion 1x Briarthorn |
| 60 | Rage Potion | 20-40 rage | 4 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Sharp Claw 1x Briarthorn 1x Empty Vial |
| 60 | Swiftness Potion | +50% run -15sec | 5 | Limited Sale -Westfall, random world | 1x Swiftthistle 1x Briarthorn 1x Empty Vial |
| 80 | Blackmouth Oil | Part | - | Trainer | 2x Oily Blackmouth 1x Empty Vial |
| 90 | Elixir of Giant Growth | +8str - 2min | 8 | random world | 1x Deviate Fish 1x Earthroot 1x Empty Vial |
| 90 | Elixir of Water Breathing | 30min | 8 | Trainer | 1x Stranglekelp 2x Blackmouth Oil 1x Empty Vial |
| 90 | Elixir of Wisdom | +6 int | 10 | Trainer | 1x Mageroyal 2x Briarthorn 1x Empty Vial |
| 100 | Holy Protection Potion | eats 300-500 Holy | 10 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Bruiseweed 1x Swiftthistle 1x Empty Vial |
| 100 | Swim Speed Potion | +100% swim - 20 sec | 10 | Trainer | 1x Swiftthistle 1x Blackmouth Oil 1x Empty Vial |
| 110 | Healing Potion | 280-360 hp | 12 | Trainer | 1x Bruiseweed 1x Briarthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 110 | Minor Magic Resistance Potion | +25 all res - 3 min | 12 | Limited Sale -Westfall, random world | 3x Mageroyal 1x Wild Steelbloom 1x Empty Vial |
| 120 | Elixir of Poison Resistance | Clear & Immune-1min | 14 | random world | 1x Large Venom Sac 1x Bruiseweed 1x Leaded Vial |
| 120 | Lesser Mana Potion | 280-360 mana | 14 | Trainer | 1x Mageroyal 1x Stranglekelp 1x Empty Vial |
| 125 | Strong Troll s Blood Potion | +6 hp per 5sec | 15 | Trainer | 2x Bruiseweed 2x Briarthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 130 | Elixir of Defense | +150 armor | 16 | Trainer | 1x Wild Steelbloom 1x Stranglekelp 1x Leaded Vial |
| 130 | Fire Oil | Part | - | Trainer | 2x Firefin Snapper 1x Empty Vial |
| 135 | Shadow Protection Potion | eat 675-1125 Shadow | 17 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Grave Moss 1x Kingsblood 1x Leaded Vial |
| 140 | Elixir of Firepower | +10 fire dam - 30min | 18 | Trainer | 2x Fire Oil 1x Kingsblood 1x Leaded Vial |
| 140 | Elixir of Lesser Agility | +8 ag | 18 | random world | 1x Wild Steelbloom 1x Swiftthistle 1x Leaded Vial |
| 150 | Elixir of Ogre's Strength | +8 str | 20 | random world | 1x Earthroot 1x Kingsblood 1x Leaded Vial |
| 150 | Free Action Potion | immune stun, etc - 30sec | 20 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 2x Blackmouth Oil 1x Stranglekelp 1x Leaded Vial |
| 155 | Greater Healing Potion | 455-585 hps | 21 | Trainer | 1x Liferoot 1x Kingsblood 1x Leaded Vial |
| 160 | Mana Potion | 455-585 mana | 22 | Trainer | 1x Stranglekelp 1x Kingsblood 1x Leaded Vial |
| 165 | Fire Protection Potion | eats 975-1625 fire | 23 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Small Flame Sac 1x Fire Oil 1x Leaded Vial |
| 165 | Lesser Invisibility Potion | ninja! - 15sec | 23 | Trainer | 1x Fadeleaf 1x Wild Steelbloom 1x Leaded Vial |
| 165 | Shadow Oil | 15% bolt - 30 min | 24 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 4x Fadeleaf 4x Grave Moss 1x Leaded Vial |
| 175 | Elixir of Fortitude | +120 max HP | 25 | Trainer | 1x Wild Steelbloom 1x Goldthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 175 | Great Rage Potion | +30-60 rage | 25 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Large Fang 1x Kingsblood 1x Leaded Vial |
| 180 | Mighty Troll's Blood Potion | +12hps per 5 sec | 26 | Limited Sale -Westfall, random world | 1x Liferoot 1x Bruiseweed 1x Leaded Vial |
| 185 | Elixir of Agility | 15 ag | 27 | Trainer | 1x Stranglekelp 1x Goldthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 190 | Elixir of Frost Power | +15 frost dam - 30min | 28 | 2004 Holiday quest | 2x Wintersbite 1x Khadgar's Whisker 1x Leaded Vial |
| 190 | Frost Protection Potion | eats 1350-2250 frost | 28 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Wintersbite 1x Goldthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 190 | Nature Protection Potion | eats 1350-2250 nature | 28 | Limited Sale - Multi venders | 1x Liferoot 1x Stranglekelp 1x Leaded Vial |
| 195 | Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility | see ninjas - 10 min | 29 | random world | 1x Khadgar's Whisker 1x Fadeleaf 1x Leaded Vial |
| 195 | Elixir of Greater Defense | +250 armor | 29 | Trainer | 1x Wild Steelbloom 1x Goldthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 200 | Catseye Elixir | see ninjas - 10 min | 30 | Trainer | 1x Goldthorn 1x Fadeleaf 1x Leaded Vial |
| 200 | Frost Oil | 10% bolt - 30 min | 30 | Vendor Bro'kin in Alterac | 4x Khadgar's Whisker 2x Wintersbite 1x Leaded Vial |
| 205 | Greater Mana Potion | 700-900 mana | 31 | Trainer | 1x Khadgar's Whisker 1x Goldthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 205 | Oil of Immolation | 50 fire AoE/3sec -15 sec | 31 | Trainer | 1x Firebloom 1x Goldthorn 1x Crystal Vial |
| 210 | Goblin Rocket Fuel | part | - | Engineering creates recipe | 1x Firebloom 1x Volatile Rum 1x Leaded Vial |
| 210 | Magic Resistance Potion | +50all res - 3 min | 32 | random world | 1x Khadgar's Whisker 1x Purple Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 215 | Elixir of Greater Water Breathing | 1 hour | 35 | Trainer | 1x Ichor of Undeath 2x Purple Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 215 | Lesser Stoneshield Potion | +1000 -90sec | 33 | Liquid Stone quest | 1x Mithril Ore 1x Goldthorn 1x Leaded Vial |
| 215 | Superior Healing Potion | 700-900hp | 35 | Trainer | 1x Sungrass 1x Khadgar's Whisker 1x Crystal Vial |
| 225 | Philosophers' Stone | part | - | Pestlezugg in Gadgetzan | 4x Iron Bar 1x Black Vitriol 4x Purple Lotus 4x Firebloom |
| 225 | Transmute: Iron to Gold | xmut | - | Pestlezugg in Gadgetzan | 1x Iron Bar |
| 225 | Transmute: Mithril to Truesilver | xmut | - | Pestlezugg in Gadgetzan | 1x Mithril Bar |
| 225 | Wildvine Potion | 1-1000 hp/mana | 35 | Random Hinterlands/STV (trolls?) | 1x Wildvine 1x Purple Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 230 | Dreamless Sleep Potion | 1200 hp/mana 15sec sleep | 35 | Trainer | 3x Purple Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 230 | Elixir of Detect Undead | shows undead minimap | 36 | Trainer | 1x Arthas' Tears 1x Crystal Vial |
| 235 | Arcane Elixir | +20spell dam - 30min | 37 | Trainer | 1x Blindweed 1x Goldthorn 1x Crystal Vial |
| 235 | Elixir of Greater Intellect | +25 int | 37 | Trainer | 1x Blindweed 1x Khadgar's Whisker 1x Crystal Vial |
| 235 | Invisibility Potion | ninja! - 18sec | 37 | random world | 1x Ghost Mushroom 1x Sungrass 1x Crystal Vial |
| 240 | Elixir of Dream Vision | explore | 38 | Very limited world | 3x Purple Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 240 | Elixir of Greater Agility | 25 Ag | 38 | Trainer | 1x Sungrass 1x Goldthorn 1x Crystal Vial |
| 240 | Gift of Arthas | 10 SR / disease armor | 38 | Slavering Ghoul / Skeletal Flayer-Western Plaguelands | 1x Arthas' Tears 1x Blindweed 1x Crystal Vial |
| 245 | Elixir of Giants | +25 str | 38 | random world | 1x Sungrass 1x Gromsblood 1x Crystal Vial |
| 245 | Ghost Dye | xmut | - | Limited Sale Bronk - Feralas | 2x Ghost Mushroom 1x Purple Dye 1x Crystal Vial |
| 250 | Elixir of Demonslaying | +265 AP/demons -5min | 40 | Limited Sale Blasted Lands / SoS | 1x Gromsblood 1x Ghost Mushroom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 250 | Elixir of Detect Demon | shows demons minimap | 40 | Trainer | 2x Gromsblood 1x Crystal Vial |
| 250 | Elixir of Shadow Power | +1-40 shadow dam -30min | 40 | Limited Sale SW / UC | 3x Ghost Mushroom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 250 | Limited Invulnerability Potion | Phys immune 6 sec | 45 | Limited Sale Westfall - Random world | 2x Blindweed 1x Ghost Mushroom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 250 | Stonescale Oil | xmut | - | Trainer | 1x Stonescale Eel 1x Leaded Vial |
| 255 | Mighty Rage Potion | 45-75rage & 60str -20sec | 46 | Blackrock Slayer- Burning Steppes | 3x Gromsblood 1x Crystal Vial |
| 260 | Superior Mana Potion | 900-1500 mana | 41 | Algernon in Apothecarium in Undercity | 2x Sungrass 2x Blindweed 1x Crystal Vial |
| 265 | Elixir of Superior Defense | 450 Armor | 43 | Limited Sale Multi vend | 2x Stonescale Oil 1x Sungrass 1x Crystal Vial |
| 270 | Elixir of the Sages | 18 int/Spirit | 44 | Scarlet mobs - Eastern Plaguelands | 1x Dreamfoil 2x Plaguebloom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 275 | Elixir of Brute Force | 18 str/stam | 45 | Random reward Bloodpetal Sprouts quest | 2x Gromsblood 2x Plaguebloom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 275 | Major Healing Potion | 1050-1750 hp | 45 | Evie Whirlbrew in Overlook in Winterspring | 2x Golden Sansam 1x Mountain Silversage 1x Crystal Vial |
| 275 | Greater Dreamless Sleep Potion | 2100 health/mana 12sec sleep | 45 | Rin'wosho the Trader in Zandalar Tribe - Friendly | 2x Dreamfoil 1x Golden Sansam 1x Crystal Vial |
| 275 | Mageblood Potion | +12 mana /tic | 40 | Zandalar Tribe - Revered | 1x Dreamfoil 2x Plaguebloom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 275 | Transmute: Air to Fire | xmut | - | Argent Dawn faction | 1x Essence of Air |
| 275 | Transmute: Arcanite | xmut | - | Pestlezugg in Gadgetzan | 1x Thorium Bar 1x Arcane Crystal |
| 275 | Transmute: Earth to Life | xmut | - | random world | 1x Essence of Earth |
| 275 | Transmute: Earth to Water | xmut | - | Timbermaw Furbolgs faction | 1x Essence of Earth |
| 275 | Transmute: Fire to Earth | xmut | - | Plugger Spazzring - Blackrock Depths | 1x Essence of Fire |
| 275 | Transmute: Life to Earth | xmut | - | Plugger Spazzring - Blackrock Depths | 1x Living Essence |
| 275 | Transmute: Undeath to Water | xmut | - | Timbermaw Furbolgs faction | 1x Essence of Undeath |
| 275 | Transmute: Water to Air | xmut | - | Magnus Frostwake near Scholomance (quests) | 1x Essence of Water |
| 275 | Transmute: Water to Undeath | xmut | - | rare Random world | 1x Essence of Water |
| 280 | Elixir of the Mongoose | 25 Ag, 1% crit | 46 | Jadefire Rogue / Legashi Rogue | 2x Mountain Silversage 2x Plaguebloom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 280 | Greater Stoneshield Potion | 2000 armor - 2min | 46 | random world | 3x Stonescale Oil 1x Thorium Ore 1x Crystal Vial |
| 285 | Greater Arcane Elixir | +35 spell dam | 47 | rare Random world | 3x Dreamfoil 1x Mountain Silversage 1x Crystal Vial |
| 285 | Living Action Potion | Remove/Immune stun -5sec | 47 | Zandalar Tribe - Exalted | 2x Icecap 2x Mountain Silversage 2x Heart of the Wild 1x Crystal Vial |
| 285 | Purification Potion | eat curse/dis/pois | 47 | Random World | 2x Icecap 2x Plaguebloom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 290 | Greater Arcane Protection Potion | eat 1950-3250 arc | 48 | Cobalt Mageweaver - Winterspring | 1x Dream Dust 1x Dreamfoil 1x Crystal Vial |
| 290 | Greater Fire Protection Potion | eat 1950-3250 fire | 48 | Firebrand mobs - Blackrock Spire | 1x Elemental Fire 1x Dreamfoil 1x Crystal Vial |
| 290 | Greater Frost Protection Potion | eat 1950-3250 frost | 48 | Frostmaul Giant-Winterspring | 1x Elemental Water 1x Dreamfoil 1x Crystal Vial |
| 290 | Greater Nature Protection Potion | eat 1950-3250 nat | 48 | Decaying Horror/Rotting Behemoth -Western Plaguelands | 1x Elemental Earth 1x Dreamfoil 1x Crystal Vial |
| 290 | Greater Shadow Protection Potion | eat 1950-3250 shad | 48 | Shadowmage/Dark Adept - Eastern Plaguelands | 1x Shadow Oil 1x Dreamfoil 1x Crystal Vial |
| 295 | Major Mana Potion | 1350-2250 mana | 49 | Darkmaster Gandling-Scholomance (quests) | 3x Dreamfoil 2x Icecap 1x Crystal Vial |
| 295 | Major Troll's Blood Potion | +20 HP/tic - 1 hour | 53 | Zandalar Tribe - Honored | 1x Gromsblood 2x Plaguebloom 1x Crystal Vial |
| 300 | Flask of Chromatic Resistance | 25 all Res-2hour | 50 | Gyth-Blackrock Spire | 30x Icecap 10x Mountain Silversage 1x Black Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 300 | Flask of Distilled Wisdom | +2000 max mana -2hour | 50 | Balnazzar-Stratholme | 30x Dreamfoil 10x Icecap 1x Black Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 300 | Flask of Petrification | immune to all -1min | 50 | rare Random world | 30x Stonescale Oil 10x Mountain Silversage 1x Black Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 300 | Flask of Supreme Power | +1-150 spells-2hour | 50 | Ras Frostwhispe-Scholomance | 30x Dreamfoil 10x Mountain Silversage 1x Black Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 300 | Flask of the Titans | +1200max hp -2hour | 50 | General Drakkisath-Blackrock Spire | 30x Gromsblood 10x Stonescale Oil 1x Black Lotus 1x Crystal Vial |
| 300 | Major Rejuvenation Potion | 1440-1760 mana/hp | 50 | Drops from various bosses in Molten Core | 1x Heart of the Wild 4x Golden Sansam 4x Dreamfoil 1x Imbued Vial |
Ingredients
Primarily a list of special components. For herb locations, see Herbalism.
Discolored Worg Heart – An 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. Confirmed: wolves, harpies, bears, bats.
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 Philospher's Stone.
Alchemy in The Burning Crusade
Limited Sale recipes
Seer Janidi (Zabra'Jin, Zangermarsh)
Elixir of Major Frost Power- 320 skill -55 frost spell damage for 1 hour. 2 Mote of water, 1 Ancient Lichen, Imbued Vail.
Sneaking Potion - 315 skill - Increases Stealth a great deal for 1 min. 2 Ragveil, 1 Felweed, Imbued Vail.