Cataclysm Classic Alchemy Leveling 1-525 Guide

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Alchemy in WoW Cataclysm Classic is a crafting profession that enables characters to transform reagents, primarily herbs, into potions, flasks, and other consumables. Additionally, Alchemy allows for the transmutation of certain materials into different ones. To practice Alchemy, characters typically need materials obtained through another profession, mostly Herbalism.

This guide covers how to get started in Alchemy, the best secondary professions, the optimal races and classes, the locations of profession trainers, and the basics of crafting items in Alchemy.

Alchemy In WoW Cataclysm Classic

Alchemists will experience several major changes in Cataclysm, including new recipes like the Mysterious Potion and the Potion of Deepholm, a new transmutation system, and their very own mount.

Alchemy Items In Cataclysm Classic

Cataclysm Classic introduces several new Alchemy-crafted items. Some of the best items you can create include:

Vial of the Sands: Teaches the unique Sandstone Drake mount, allowing the alchemist to transform into a dragon, fly at mount speed, and even carry a passenger!
Lifebound Alchemist Stone: An alchemist-only trinket that increases Stamina, Mastery, and the effectiveness of healing/mana potions. It is required for transmutations.
Cauldron of Battle / Big Cauldron of Battle: Guild rewards similar to Ritual of Souls, but for Flasks instead of Healthstones.
Gem Transmutations: Now require x3 uncommon/green gems of the same color (e.g., x3 Carnelian for an Inferno Ruby) and x3 of a specific herb (e.g., Heartblossom).
Shadowspirit Diamond: The only raw meta gem, created by transmuting 3 of each uncommon/green gem. Each transmutation yields 2 Diamonds.
Metal Transmutations: There are two – Pyrium Bar and Transmute: Truegold.

Alchemy Leveling Guide 1-525 Cataclysm Classic

This guide for leveling Alchemy from 1-525 in Cataclysm Classic emphasizes easily-obtainable recipes with the fewest complex ingredients. It also provides alternatives for when certain materials are hard to come by.

The following shopping list provides an estimate of the materials needed to complete this leveling path. As you reach yellow difficulty levels (or higher, green), the exact amount may vary based on your luck, requiring more or fewer materials.

Materials For leveling Alchemy

Classic

65x Peacebloom
65x Silverleaf
100x Briarthorn
35x Bruiseweed
20x Mageroyal
50x Stranglekelp
35x Liferoot
35x Kingsblood
35x Goldthorn
5x Wild Steelbloom
30x Sungrass
40x Khadgar’s Whisker
4x Iron Bar
1x Black Vitriol
4x Purple Lotus
4x Firebloom
10x Blindweed
55x Golden Sansam
44x Gromsblood
40x Sorrowmoss
15x Dreamfoil
14x Mountain Silversage
10x Icecap
15x Golden Sansam / 15x Dreamfoil
15x Mountain Silversage (you only need 15 from one)

TBC

WotLK

Cataclysm

80x Cinderbloom
10x Stormvine
16x Azshara’s Veil
25x Heartblossom
5x Volatile Life
10x Twilight Jasmine
15x Whiptail
15x Hessonite
15x Alicite
15x Zephyrite and 15x Azshara’s Veil OR 15x Nightstone and 15x Twilight Jasmine

Alchemy Trainers And Their Locations

Horde	Alliance
Yelmak (Ogrimmar) Doctor Herbert Halsey (Undercity) Bena Winterhoof (Thunder Bluff) Camberon (Silvermoon City)	Tally Berryfizz (Ironforge) Lilyssia Nightbreeze (Stormwind City) Ainethil (Darnassus) Lucc (The Exodar)

Levels 1 – 140

1-60

x65 Minor Healing Potion – x65 Peacebloom, x65 Silverleaf. You’ll need these later, so keep them.
The Crystal Vial is sold by Alchemy supply vendors, (don’t buy them from the auction house)

Journeyman Alchemy

Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Alchemy (characters Level 10 required).

60 – 110

х65 Lesser Healing Potion – x65 Minor Healing Potion, x65 Briarthorn

110 – 140

x35 Healing Potion – x35 Bruiseweed, x35 Briarthorn

Expert Alchemy

Visit your trainer and learn Expert Alchemy (level 20 required).

Levels 140 – 210

140 – 155

x20 Lesser Mana Potion – x20 Mageroyal, x20 Stranglekelp

This recipe will be yellow for the last 10 points, so you may need to make a few extra. Make Fire Oil if you don’t have Stranglekelp or if Firefin Snapper is cheap. You can also keep making more Healing Potions.

155 – 185

x35 Greater Healing Potion – x35 Liferoot, x35 Kingsblood
If you made Fire Oil, you could use it to make Elixir of Firepower

185 – 210

x30 Elixir of Agility – x30 Stranglekelp, x30 Goldthorn

If you lack Goldthorn, make Mana Potions or Lesser Invisibility Potions up to around level 195.

If you don’t have any Goldthorn at all, alternatively you can make Nature Protection Potion between 190-215.

Recipe: Nature Protection Potion is sold by these vendors. It’s a limited supply item, so it can take some time to respawn if someone else purchases the recipe before you.

Artisan Alchemy

Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Alchemy (level 35 required).

210 – 300

210 – 215

x5 Elixir of Greater Defense – x5 Steelbloom, x5 Goldthorn

215-239

x28 Superior Healing Potion – x28 Sungrass, x28 Khadgar’s Whisker

This recipe will be yellow for the last few points, so you might have to make a few extra.

239 – 240

x1 Philosopher’s Stone – x4 Iron Bar, x1 Black Vitriol, x4 Purple Lotus, x4 Firebloom

You will need this for Alchemy transmutes (you don’t need to equip it).

The recipe is sold by Alchemist Pestlezugg (Tanaris).

240-250

x10 Elixir of Greater Intellect – x10 Khadgar’s Whisker, x10 Blindweed

250-270

x22 Elixir of Detect Demon – x44 Gromsblood

This recipe will be yellow for the last few points, so you might have to make a few extra.

You can make Superior Mana Potion between 260-270 if you have some spare Sungrass and Blindweed.

270-285

x15 Elixir of the Sages – x30 Sorrowmoss, x15 Dreamfoil

285-295

x14 Major Healing Potion – x28 Golden Sansam, x14 Mountain Silversage

295-300

x5 Purification Potion – x10 Icecap, x10 Sorrowmoss

Master Alchemy (300-350)

Visit your trainer and learn Master Alchemy (level 50 required).

300 – 315

Make 15 from one of these:

x15 Volatile Healing Potion – x15 Golden Sansam, x15 Felweed
x15 Adept’s Elixir – x15 Dreamfoil, x15 Felweed
x15 Onslaught Elixir – x15 Mountain Silversage, x15 Felweed

315 – 330

x25 Elixir of Healing Power – x25 Golden Sansam, x25 Dreaming Glory

330 – 335

x5 Elixir of Draenic Wisdom – x5 Terocone, 5 Felweed

335 – 340

x5 Super Healing Potion – x10 Netherbloom, x5 Felweed

Make the previous recipe five more times if you don’t have Neverbloom.

340 – 350

x10 Super Mana Potion – x20 Dreaming Glory, x10 Felweed

Recipe: Super Mana Potion is sold by Daga Ramba and Haalrun.

Grand Master Alchemy (350-425)

Visit your trainer and learn Grand Master Alchemy (level 65 required).

350 – 400

350 – 360

x10 Resurgent Healing Potion – x20 Goldclover

360 – 365

x5 Icy Mana Potion – x10 Talandra’s Rose

365 – 375

x10 Spellpower Elixir – x10 Goldclover, x10 Tiger Lily

375 – 380

x5 Pygmy Oil – x5 Pygmy Suckerfish

380 – 385

x5 Potion of Nightmares – x5 Goldclover, x10 Talandra’s Rose

385 – 395

x12 Elixir of Mighty Strength – x24 Tiger Lily

395 – 400

x5 Elixir of Mighty Agility – x10 Goldclover, x10 Adder’s Tongue

400 – 425

400 – 401

x1 Northrend Alchemy Research – x10 Goldclover, x10 Adder’s Tongue, x4 Talandra’s Rose, x4 Enchanted Vial

401 – 405

One of these two:

Elixir of Mighty Agility – x14 Goldclover, x14 Adder’s Tongue
x7 Elixir of Mighty Thoughts – x14 Deadnettle, x7 Talandra’s Rose

405 – 415

x10 Indestructible Potion – x20 Icethorn

415 – 425

This recipe turns green at 422, so you might need to make more than 20.

x20 Runic Mana Potion – x20 Goldclover, x40 Lichbloom

Cataclysm Classic Alchemy (425-525)

Visit your trainer and learn the new Cataclysm Classic Alchemy skill.

425 – 475

425-450

x27 Draught of War – x27 Cinderbloom

450-455

x5 Ghost Elixir – x10

455-460

x5 Deathblood Venom – x10 Stormvine

460-465

x5 Volcanic Potion – x5 , x5 Azshara’s Veil

465-475

x11 Elixir of the Cobra – x11 Cinderbloom, x11 Azshara’s Veil

You can also make Deepstone Oil between 470-475 and turn the Deepstone Oils into Mysterious Potion. You should reach around 477 with this method.

Alchemy Specializations:

When you reach Alchemy skill 475 and level 75, you may begin a quest to learn one of three specializations: Potion Master, Elixir Master, or Transmutation Master.

475 – 525

475-480

x5 Elixir of Deep Earth – x10 Heartblossom

480-490

x10 Elixir of Impossible Accuracy – x10 Heartblossom, x10 Cinderbloom
Make Mythical Mana Potion if Whiptail is cheaper than Heartblossom

490-495

x5 Golemblood Potion – x5 Heartblossom, x5 Volatile Life

495-505

x10 Mythical Healing Potion – x10 Twilight Jasmine

505-510

Make your epic Alchemy trinket

510-515

x5 Transmute: Dream Emerald – x15 Jasper, x15 Stormvine

515-520

Make five from one of these two:

x5 Transmute: Demonseye – x15 Nightstone, x15 Twilight Jasmine
x5 Transmute: Ocean Sapphire – x15 Zephyrite, x15 Azshara’s Veil

520-525

x5 Transmute: Amberjewel – x15 Alicite, x15 Whiptail

Vial Of The Sands

It’s a mount that allows characters to transform into a Sandstone Drake – flying mount capable of carrying another player. Learning this gives the achievement as well – how cool is that?

To make create this item you need:

F.A.Q:

What is the best secondary profession for Alchemy?

It’s Herbalism. With this profession you’ll be able to gather herbs and other items for recipes. Fishing works the same way.

How to train Alchemy in Cataclysm Classic?

You need to visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth – you just ask a guard where the trainer is and you learn Alchemy.

Is Alchemy good in Cataclysm Classic?

In Cataclysm, Alchemy is not just a valuable profession but also a powerful skill set, allowing the creation of potent potions, elixirs, and transmutations.

What’s the best specialization in Cataclysm Classic?

Our recommendation for specialization: choose the potion spec while leveling your alchemy skills, and then switch to transmutation at max level.