Alchemy Guide 1-525

Alchemy is a great skill to have but if you decide to level up your Herbalism or to farm your herbs it can make things go really slow. I recommend doing Alchemy but if you want to use it to make gold you should read our X-Elerated Gold Making Guide first to make sure you’ll have enough GOLD to BUY as many herbs as you can on the Auction House and so you'll know how to sell the items you create for maximum profit.

This Alchemy Leveling Guide is updated for the most recent patch and Cataclysm.
In this guide, I'll help you level your Alchemy from 1-525 with as little gold as possible. Leveling Alchemy is easier than it might seem, especially with the paths in this guide.

Leveling Alchemy

Each segment below describes the best way for leveling Alchemy from one level to the next, there are other ways you might find useful for your unique situation. I excluded all vendor materials such as vials. I've also estimated some of the materials needed, for instance it may take anywhere between 10 & 15 crafts, so I used 10-15 in the text below.

Apprentice & Journeyman Alchemy (Leveling from 1-140)

Leveling Alchemy from 1-140 is very straight forward. All the following recipes can be learned from any major city's Alchemy Trainer. The materials needed include Peacebloom, Silverleaf, Briathorn and Bruiseweed. All are easy to find in level 1-10 and 10-20 zones while leveling Herbalism, or on the Auction House. 


Expert Alchemy (Leveling from 140-210)

Leveling Alchemy from 140-210 is just as straight forward as 1-140. In this guide you will need Mageroyal, Stranglekelp, Liferoot, Kingsblood and Goldthorn. Mageroyal can be found in level 10-20 areas while collecting Strangkelp off the coast in places like Darkshore, Westfall or the Wetlands. The later half of these herbs can be found while circling Arathi Highland, more details in the Herbalism Leveling Guide. Using this leveling guide I got my alchemy to 140 for only 160 gold.


Artisan Alchemy (Leveling from 210-300)

While leveling Alchemy to 300, you will need a ton of Goldthorn, Wild Steelbloom, Khadgar's Whiskers, Arthas' Tear, Sungrass, Blindweed, Golden Sansam, Mountain Silversage. You can buy the Goldthorn, Blindweed and Golden Sansam on the Auction House with gold. You can find the remaining herbs in places like Feralas, Felwood and Western Plaguelands.

 

Master Alchemy (Leveling from 300-350)

To continue leveling Alchemy past 300 you will need to be level 50 and have The Burning Crusade expansion.
In this guide we'll use the easiest/cheapest path to 350 Alchemy, which requires Golden Sansam and Felweed from Hellfire Penninsula. Ragveil and Dreaming Glory from Zangarmarsh and the Netherbloom from Netherstorm. There should also be a surplus of Felweed (at least) on the Auction House, but the Netherweave can cost a lot of gold. 


Grand Master Alchemy (Leveling from 350-450)

To learn Grand Master Alchemy and to continue leveling past 350, you need to be at least level 65, be level 350+ alchemy, and have the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.
For this section of the guide you'll most likely be able to buy most of the supplies on the Auction House for gold, which is a great time saver but not so great on your gold supply. 


Once your alchemy is 400 you can make Indestructible Alchemist's Stone, Mercurial Alchemist's Stone, and Mighty Alchemist's Stone, which you may find useful for yourself (they require Alchemy to use). You can also begin using Northrend Alchemy Research to start discovering new recipes every day.


Illustrious Alchemy (Leveling from 450-525)

This section is dedicated to Illustrious Alchemy in Cataclysm. This is what you'll have to go through to level up your Alchemy to 525. Remember that the amounts I've listed to craft are just estimates.