This MoP Classic Alchemy Leveling guide will show you the fastest way to level your Alchemy skill up from 1 to 600 in Mists of Pandaria Classic.
Shopping List
Many yellow recipes are used in the guide, which means you won't gain skill points every time. I added 10-20 extra herbs for most of these recipes, but it's still possible you will have to get a few more if you have the worst luck.
Classic
- 65x
Peacebloom
- 65x
Silverleaf
- 105x
Briarthorn
- 35x
Bruiseweed
- 25x
Mageroyal
- 20x
Stranglekelp
- 35x
Liferoot
- 35x
Kingsblood
- 30x
Wild Steelbloom
- 30x
Fadeleaf
- 10x
Goldthorn
- 30x
Sungrass
- 50x
Khadgar's Whisker
- 10x
Blindweed
- 50x
Golden Sansam
- 44x
Gromsblood
- 40x
Sorrowmoss
- 15x
Dreamfoil
- 14x
Mountain Silversage
- 10x
Icecap
- 15x from one of these:
Golden Sansam,
Dreamfoil,
Mountain Silversage
TBC
- 48x
Felweed
- 13x
Terocone
- 40x
Dreaming Glory
Buy Recipe: Super Mana Potion (BoP) from
Daga Ramba or
Haalrun.
WotLK
- 20x
Talandra's Rose
- 5x
Pygmy Suckerfish
- 65x
Goldclover
- 35x
Tiger Lily
- 10x
Adder's Tongue
- 30x
Icethorn
- 40x
Lichbloom
Cataclysm
- 65x
Cinderbloom
- 10x
Stormvine
- 16x
Azshara's Veil
- 30x
Heartblossom
- 5x
Volatile Life
- 5x
Twilight Jasmine
MoP
- 100x
Green Tea Leaf
- 30-60x
Rain Poppy or
Silkweed
- 60x
Snow Lily
- 25x
Fool's Cap
Alchemy Trainers
Horde trainers:
Yelmak in Orgrimmar.
Doctor Herbert Halsey in Undercity.
Bena Winterhoof in Thunder Bluff
Camberon in Silvermoon City
Alliance trainers:
Tally Berryfizz in Ironforge.
Lilyssia Nightbreeze in Stormwind City.
Ainethil in Darnassus.
Lucc in The Exodar.
Leveling Cataclysm Classic Alchemy
1 - 140
- 1-58
60xMinor Healing Potion - 60 Peacebloom, 60 Silverleaf
You'll need these later, so keep all of them. It's not important to reach 58, you probably won't.
The
Crystal Vial is sold by Alchemy supply vendors, don't buy them from the Auction House.
Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Alchemy. (Requires character level 10)
- 58 - 105
60xLesser Healing Potion - 60 Minor Healing Potion, 60 Briarthorn
- 105 - 110
5xElixir of Wisdom - 5 Mageroyal, 10 Briarthorn
- 110 - 140
35xHealing Potion - 35 Bruiseweed, 35 Briarthorn
Expert Alchemy
Visit your trainer and learn Expert Alchemy. (Requires level 20)
140 - 210
- 140 - 155
20xLesser Mana Potion - 20 Mageroyal, 20 Stranglekelp
This recipe will be yellow for the last 10 points, so you might have to make a few extra.
Make
Fire Oil if you don't have
Stranglekelp or if
Firefin Snapper is cheap. You could also continue to make more
Healing Potion.
- 155 - 185
35xGreater Healing Potion - 35 Liferoot, 35 Kingsblood
If you made
Fire Oil, you could use it to make
Elixir of Firepower
- 185 - 205
30x
Lesser Invisibility Potion - 30 Fadeleaf, 30 Wild Steelbloom
Alternatives
You can also make
Nature Protection Potion, but you have to buy the recipe from vendors (or the Auction House, but that will be more expensive). If you get it, make this up to 210:
25x
Nature Protection Potion - 25 Liferoot, 25 Stranglekelp
Recipe: Nature Protection Potion is sold by these vendors. It's a limited supply item, so it can take a while to respawn when sold out.
Artisan Alchemy
Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Alchemy. (Requires level 35)
205 - 240
- 205 - 215
10xGreater Mana Potion - 10 Khadgar's Whisker, 10 Goldthorn
- 215-240
28xSuperior Healing Potion - 28 Sungrass, 28 Khadgar's Whisker
This recipe will be yellow for the last few points, so you might have to make a few extra.
Getting a Philosopher's Stone for Transmutes
A Philosopher's Stone is required for transmutes, so you will need to make one at some point. This step is optional. You can make one now or wait until later. Any Alchemy trinket from any expansion works for transmutes, so you don't have to make this specific one.
If you're leveling a lower level character, you can make the Philosopher's Stone (level 35 trinket) now. The recipe is sold by Alchemist Pestlezugg in Tanaris.
Philosopher's Stone - 4 Iron Bar, 1 Black Vitriol, 4 Purple Lotus, 4 Firebloom
If you have a higher level character close to level 85, you can skip this and wait until you reach 500 skill to learn the Zen Alchemist Stone from your trainer.
240 - 300
- 240-250
10xElixir of Greater Intellect - 10 Khadgar's Whisker, 10 Blindweed
- 250-270
22xElixir of Detect Demon - 44 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 Sungrass and Blindweed left.
- 270-285
15xElixir of the Sages - 30 Sorrowmoss, 15 Dreamfoil
- 285-295
14xMajor Healing Potion - 28 Golden Sansam, 14 Mountain Silversage
- 295-300
5xPurification Potion - 10 Icecap, 10 Sorrowmoss
Master Alchemy (300-350)
Visit your trainer and learn Master Alchemy. (Requires level 50)
300 - 350
- 300 - 315
Make 15 of one of these, depending on which extra 15 herb you bought/farmed:
- 15x
Volatile Healing Potion - 15 Golden Sansam, 15 Felweed
- 15x
Adept's Elixir - 15 Dreamfoil, 15 Felweed
- 15x
Onslaught Elixir - 15 Mountain Silversage, 15 Felweed
- 15x
- 315 - 330
20xElixir of Healing Power - 20 Golden Sansam, 20 Dreaming Glory
- 330 - 340
13xElixir of Draenic Wisdom - 13 Felweed, 13 Terocone
Make
Mad Alchemist's Potion if you have a lot of Ragveil.
- 340 - 350
10xSuper Mana Potion - 20 Dreaming Glory, 10 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. (Requires level 65)
350 - 400
- 350 - 360
10xResurgent Healing Potion - 20 Goldclover
- 360 - 365
5xIcy Mana Potion - 10 Talandra's Rose
- 365 - 375
10xSpellpower Elixir - 10 Goldclover, 10 Tiger Lily
- 375 - 380
5xPygmy Oil - 5 Pygmy Suckerfish
- 380 - 385
5xPotion of Nightmares - 5 Goldclover, 10 Talandra's Rose
- 385 - 395
12xElixir of Mighty Strength - 24 Tiger Lily
This recipe turn yellow at 390, so you might need to make more than 12.
- 395 - 400
5xElixir of Mighty Agility - 10 Goldclover, 10 Adder's Tongue
400 - 425
- 400 - 415
15xIndestructible Potion - 30 Icethorn
- 415 - 425
This recipe turns green at 422, so you might need to make more than 20.20x
Runic Mana Potion - 20 Goldclover, 40 Lichbloom
Cataclysm Classic Alchemy (425-500)
Visit your trainer and learn the Cataclysm Alchemy skill.
425 - 475
- 425-450
27xDraught of War - 27 Cinderbloom
- 450-455
5xGhost Elixir -10 Cinderbloom
- 455-460
5xDeathblood Venom - 10 Stormvine
- 460-465
5xVolcanic Potion - 5 Cinderbloom, 5 Azshara's Veil
- 465-475
12xElixir of the Cobra - 12 Azshara's Veil, 12 Cinderbloom
This recipe turn yellow at 470, so you might need to make more than 12.
- 475-480
5xElixir of Deep Earth - 10 Heartblossom
- 480-490
12xElixir of Impossible Accuracy - 12 Heartblossom, 12 Cinderbloom
This recipe turn yellow at 485, so you might need to make more than 12.
Make
Mythical Mana Potion if Whiptail is cheaper than Heartblossom.
- 490-495
5xGolemblood Potion - 5 Heartblossom, 5 Volatile Life
- 495-500
5xMythical Healing Potion - 5 Twilight Jasmine
Alchemy Specializations
At Alchemy skill 475 and level 75, you can start a quest for one of three specializations: Potion Master,
Elixir Master, or
Transmutation Master.
You don’t need to craft the items yourself, you can buy them from the Auction House. But I included the mats if you prefer to craft them.
You can only have one specialization at a time, but you can switch later by visiting your trainer and doing the quest again.
Materials Needed for the Quests
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MoP Classic Alchemy (500-600)
Visit your trainer and learn Zen Alchemy. You don't have to go to Pandaria to learn the MoP Alchemy skill and recipes. You can learn it from any of the trainers in the old capital cities.
Here are the new trainers added in MoP Classic:
- Ni Gentlepaw – Jade Forest
- Poisoncrafter Kil'zit – Dread Wastes
Pandaria Alchemy has a significantly different leveling process. At 500 skill, MoP trainers only teach you two Alchemy recipes. These recipes will help you unlock additional ones as you level up. Since new recipes are discovered through crafting, there's no fixed leveling path. Your progress will depend on what you unlock.
500 - 530
Craft one of these potions until you reach 530 skill:
- 40x
Alchemist's Rejuvenation or 40x
Master Healing Potion - 40 Green Tea Leaf
If you need an Alchemy trinket for Transmutes, craft Zen Alchemist Stone.
530 - 545
Make the Potions/Flasks/Elixirs you discovered previously until you discover more recipes. By this point, you should have discovered 5-8 new recipes. Always prioritize potions that use Green Tea Leaf since it's the most abundant and cheapest herb in Pandaria.
You will keep discovering new recipes, so try to always make the cheapest potion. Stop making recipes when they turn green if you can still make orange/yellow recipes. Only make green recipes if there is nothing else left and you still haven't discovered Master Mana Potion.
Follow this herb priority when deciding what to craft:
Green Tea Leaf >
Silkweed >
Rain Poppy >
Snow Lily >
Fool's Cap
Save at least 25x Green Tea Leaf, 25x
Snow Lily, and 25x
Fool's Cap for 575-600, when you'll need them to craft
Master Mana Potion (the only orange recipe available at that point).
List of potions you can likely choose from
I've created a list of the recipes you're likely to discover. Mantid Elixir is usually the best option. This ranking is based on how difficult each herb is to obtain. However, if you have 20 Green Tea Leaf but 150 Rain Poppy, it makes more sense to craft a potion that uses Rain Poppy instead.
- 15x
Mantid Elixir - 30 Green Tea Leaf
- 15x
Potion of the Jade Serpent - 15 Green Tea Leaf, 15 Silkweed
- 15x
Elixir of Weaponry - 30 Silkweed
- 15x
Potion of the Mountains - 15 Green Tea Leaf, 15 Rain Poppy
- 15x
Mad Hozen Elixir- 30 Rain Poppy
545 - 575
Choose only one.
- 35x
Virmen's Bite - 35 Snow Lily, 35 Green Tea Leaf
- 35x
Elixir of Perfection 35 Snow Lily, 35 Silkweed
- 35x
Elixir of the Rapids 35 Snow Lily, 35 Rain Poppy
There are three other potions you can discover that use Fool's Cap instead of Snow Lily. If you have plenty of Fool's Cap, you can craft those potions instead.
Darkmoon Faire Free +5 Profession Skill
Check your Calendar in-game to see if the Darkmoon Faire is open. The event is available every two weeks. It starts on Sunday and lasts for a week.
During the event, you can complete quests for each profession and gain +5 skill points for each. Click here to read more about the quests.
575 - 600
If you haven't discovered Master Mana Potion yet, keep crafting previous recipes. However, if you've crafted the same recipe about 15 times without discovering anything new, your progress is likely limited by your Alchemy skill level. To continue unlocking recipes, you'll need to craft Flasks or Transmutes to increase your skill.
25x Master Mana Potion - 25 Green Tea Leaf, 25 Snow Lily, 25 Fool's Cap
Now that you've maxed out Alchemy, check out the complete MoP Classic Alchemy overview. It covers profession bonuses, recipe discovery, daily cooldowns, specializations, trainers, flasks, potions, elixirs, and transmutes:
Congratulations on reaching 600! If you spot any typos, wrong material counts, or have suggestions to improve the guide, feel free to send feedback.