Cataclysm Classic Alchemy Profession and Leveling Guide

Alchemy focuses on turning various mixtures of herbs into potions, flasks, elxiirs 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.

In Cataclysm, you no longer need to visit different trainers to learn new ranks of Alchemy. Every trainer will now be able to each you all ranks in any major city.

Alliance	Horde
Lilyssia Nightbreeze — Stormwind	Yelmak — Orgrimmar
Tally Berryfizz — Ironforge	Bena Winterhoof — Thunder Bluff
Ainethil — Darnassus	Doctor Herbert Halsey — Undercity
Lucc — Exodar	Camberon — Silvermoon

Cataclysm also adds profession trainers in each starting zone, allowing you to pick up a profession right away rather than needing to reach a major city first.

Alliance	Horde
Jack All-Trades Derrington — Gilneas	KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe — The Lost Isles
Lien Farner — Elwynn Forest	Runda — Durotar
Wembil Taskwidget — Dun Morogh	Lalum Darkmane — Mulgore
Iranis Shadebloom — Teldrassil	Therisa Sallow — Tirisfal Glades
Valn — Azuremyst Isle	Saren — Eversong Woods

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
• 50 × Stranglekelp
• 50 × Liferoot
• 20 × Kingsblood
• 35 × Wild Steelbloom
• 40 × Sungrass
• 50 × Khadgar's Whisker
• 4 × Iron Bar
• 1 × Black Vitriol
• 4 × Purple Lotus
• 4 × Firebloom
• 10 × Blindweed
• 20 × Golden Sansam
• 46 × Gromsblood
• 60 × Sorrowmoss
• 30 × Dreamfoil
• 30 × Icecap
• TBC
• 30 × Felweed
• 10 × Ragveil
• 45 × Dreaming Glory
• 10 × Netherbloom
• WotLK
• 14 × Talandra's Rose
• 15 × Pygmy Suckerfish
• 60 × Goldclover
• 40 × Tiger Lily
• 10 × Adder's Tongue
• 20 × Icethorn
• 40 × Lichbloom
• Cataclysm
• 85 × Cinderbloom
• 10 × Stormvine
• 20 × Azshara's Veil
• 15 × Heartblossom
• 5 × Volatile Life
• 25 × Twilight Jasmine
• 25 × Whiptail
• 15 × Hessonite
• 15 × Nightstone
• 15 × Alicite

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	65 × Minor Healing Potion Save for Later	65 × Peacebloom 65 × Silverleaf 65 × Crystal Vial
60-110	15 × Lesser Healing Potion	65 × Minor Healing Potion 65 × Briarthorn 65 × Crystal Vial
110-140	35 × Healing Potion	35 × Bruiseweed 35 × Briarthorn 35 × Crystal Vial
140-155	15 × Elixir of Defense	15 × Wild Steelbloom 15 × Stranglekelp 15 × Crystal Vial
155-175	20 × Greater Healing Potion	20 × Liferoot 20 × Kingsblood 20 × Crystal Vial
175-190	20 × Lesser Invisibility Potion	20 × Fadeleaf 20 × Wild Steelbloom 20 × Crystal Vial
190-215	30 × Nature Protection Potion	30 × Liferoot 30 × Stranglekelp 30 × Crystal Vial
215-239	40 × Superior Healing Potion	40 × Sungrass 40 × Khadgar's Whisker 40 × Crystal Vial
239-240	1 × Philosopher's Stone Keep This	4 × Iron Bar 1 × Black Vitriol 4 × Purple Lotus 4 × Firebloom
240-250	10 × Elixir of Greater Intellect	10 × Khadgar's Whisker 10 × Blindweed 10 × Crystal Vial
250-270	23 × Elixir of Detect Demon	46 × Gromsblood 23 × Crystal Vial
270-285	15 × Elixir of the Sages	15 × Dreamfoil 30 × Sorrowmoss 15 × Crystal Vial
285-300	15 × Purification Potion	30 × Icecap 30 × Sorrowmoss 15 × Crystal Vial

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
300-315	15 × Adept's Elixir	15 × Dreamfoil 15 × Felweed 15 × Crystal Vial
315-330	20 × Elixir of Healing Power	20 × Golden Sansam 20 × Dreaming Glory 20 × Crystal Vial
330-335	5 × Earthen Elixir	5 × Dreaming Glory 10 × Ragveil 5 × Crystal Vial
335-340	5 × Super Healing Potion	10 × Netherbloom 5 × Felweed 5 × Crystal Vial
340-350	10 × Super Mana Potion	20 × Dreaming Glory 10 × Felweed 10 × Crystal Vial

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
350-360	10 × Resurgent Healing Potion	20 × Goldclover 10 × Crystal Vial
360-365	5 × Icy Mana Potion	10 × Talandra's Rose 5 × Crystal Vial
365-375	10 × Spellpower Elixir	10 × Goldclover 10 × Tiger Lily 10 × Crystal Vial
375-385	15 × Pygmy Oil	15 × Pygmy Suckerfish
385-395	15 × Elixir of Mighty Strength	30 × Tiger Lily 15 × Crystal Vial
395-414	19 × Indestructible Potion	19 × Icethorn 19 × Crystal Vial
414-415	1 × Northrend Alchemy Research	10 × Goldclover 10 × Adder's Tongue 4 × Talandra's Rose 4 × Crystal Vial
415-425	20 × Runic Mana Potion	40 × Lichbloom 20 × Goldclover 20 × Crystal Vial

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

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
425-450	30 × Draught of War	30 × Cinderbloom 30 × Crystal Vial
450-455	5 × Ghost Elixir	10 × Cinderbloom 5 × Crystal Vial
455-460	5 × Deathblood Venom	10 × Stormvine 5 × Crystal Vial
460-465	5 × Volcanic Potion	5 × Cinderbloom 5 × Azshara's Veil 5 × Crystal Vial
465-475	13 × Elixir of the Cobra	13 × Cinderbloom 13 × Azshara's Veil 13 × Crystal Vial
475-480	5 × Elixir of Deep Earth	10 × Heartblossom 5 × Crystal Vial
480-490	10 × Mythical Mana Potion	10 × Cinderbloom 10 × Whiptail 10 × Crystal Vial
490-495	5 × Golemblood Potion	5 × Heartblossom 5 × Volatile Life 5 × Crystal Vial
495-505	10 × Mythical Healing Potion	10 × Twilight Jasmine 10 × Crystal Vial
505-510	Make your Alchemy Trinket Lifebound Alchemist Stone Quicksilver Alchemist Stone Vibrant Alchemist Stone Volatile Alchemist Stone
510-515	5 × Transmute: Ember Topaz	15 × Cinderbloom 15 × Hessonite
515-520	5 × Transmute: Demonseye	15 × Twilight Jasmine 15 × Nightstone
520-525	5 × Transmute: Amberjewel	15 × Whiptail 15 × Alicite

An addition to Alchemy, introduced back in TBC Classic, are three specializations, Elixir Master, Potion Master, and Transmutation Master. Each specialization has a 20% chance to proc additional potions, elixirs, flasks, or transmutes when crafting those items.

• 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, 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 the Draconic Mind, 2 × Flask of the Winds, 2 × Flask of Steelskin, and 2 × Flask of Titanic Strength. You do not need to craft these yourself and can simply buy these from other players.
• Potion Master — Requires 6 × Mythical Healing Potion, 6 × Mythical Mana Potion, and 2 × Potion of Treasure Finding. You do not need to craft these yourself and can simply buy these from other players.
• Transmutation Master — Requires 4 × Truegold. 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 Flask of Enhancement, 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.
• Flask of Enhancement — Has unlimited uses, can be used in arenas and rated battlegrounds.
• Lifebound Alchemist Stone — Stamina Trinket
• Quicksilver Alchemist Stone — Agility Trinket
• Vibrant Alchemist Stone — Intellect Trinket
• Volatile Alchemist Stone — Strength Trinket

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