WoW Alchemy Guide 1-375

This WoW Alchemy guide will take you all the way from 1 to 375 in the quickest possible way. If you are low or get low on gold while doing this guide or leveling up your character check out this
Gold Guide for tips on how to make more gold.

All the formulas required in this guide (besides two in the 300-375 section) are trained by alchemy trainers. The other two are easily obtainable from vendors and don't require reputation.

Sections:
Alchemy Introduction
Alchemy 1-155
Alchemy 155-260
Alchemy 260-300
Alchemy 300-375
Alchemy Introduction

If you want to become an alchemist then you need to train alchemy from an alchemy trainer. Simply head to the nearest large city and click on a guard to point you in the direction of the nearest alchemy trainer. Once you get to the trainer simply click on them and train "Apprentice Alchemist". If you open up your alchemy skill window you'll notice that you also have three formulas trained: Elixir of Lion's Strength, Elixir of Minor Defense, and Minor Healing Potion.

Now if you are really a noob you are probably wondering where you get the supplies to make the potions and elixirs you were just taught to create. The main components of alchemy are herbs, which are gathered using herbalism. It is a good idea to train herbalism as your second profession so you can get all the herbs you need without having to buy them on the auction house; however, that being said, it is possible to not train herbalism and just buy all your supplies but it can be annoying and costly. Vials are also a common component of alchemy recipes and these can be purchased from alchemy supplies or tradeskill vendors.

There are three specializations alchemists can choose from: Potions, Transmutations, and Elixirs. You may choose one of these specializations and having it gives you the chance to create 1-4 extra items, per each item you create that is categorized in your specialization. For example, if you are specialized in Potions then you have a chance to make 1-4 more items while creating potions only. Unlike some other professions, you do not need to level up following a certain specialization and you can unlearn one specialization and learn another; however, it is costly to do so. You are able to specialize once you are 325 and level 68. This guide isn't affected by choosing any certain specialization so feel free to learn whichever one you'd like once you are able to learn one.


Alchemy 1-155

This part of the guide is quick and easy to do. Since starting area herbs are used at these levels, herbs are plentiful if you decide to gather them with herbalism and cheap if you decide to buy them off the auction house.

Important:Item Amount to Craft Components Projected Skill Sell or Keep
Minor Healing Potion 60 60 Peacebloom/60 Silverleaf/60 Empty Vial 61 Keep
Lesser Healing Potion 60 60 Minor Healing Potion/60 Briarthorn 105 Sell
Elixir of Wisdom 5 5 Mageroyal/10 Briarthorn/5 Empty Vial 110 Sell
Healing Potion 25 25 Bruiseweed/25 Briarthorn/25 Leaded Vial 135 Sell
Elixir of Defense 20 20 Wild Steelbloom/20 Stranglekelp/20 Leaded Vial 155 Sell


Alchemy 155-260

These levels are also easy to breeze through and the herbs that these formulas call for are easy to find on the auction house or while looking for herbs.

Important: Item Amount to Craft Components Projected Skill Sell or Keep
Greater Healing Potion 20 20 Liferoot/20 Kingsblood/20 Leaded Vial 175 Sell
Elixir of Fortitude 20 20 Wild Steelbloom/20 Goldthorn/20 Leaded Vial 195 Sell
Elixir of Greater Defense 20 20 Wild Steelbloom/20 Goldthorn/20 Leaded Vial 215 Sell
Superior Healing Potion 25 25 Sungrass/25 Khadgar's Whisker/25 Crystal Vial 240 Sell
Elixir of Greater Agility 20 20 Sungrass/20 Goldthorn/20 Crystal Vial 260 Sell
Alchemy 260-300

There's only two formulas you need to use for these levels and after them you are 300!

Important: Item Amount to Craft Components Projected Skill Sell or Keep
Superior Mana Potion 15 30 Sungrass/30 Blindweed/15 Crystal Vial 275 Sell
Major Healing Potion 30 60 Golden Sansam/30 Mountain Silversage/30 Crystal Vial 300 Sell

Alchemy 300-375

Leveling alchemy from 300-375 is slightly more expensive than the other levels but is a lot easier and cheaper than other crafting professions.

You will have to purchase two formulas for this part of the guide in order to create Super Mana Potion and Major Dreamless Sleep Potion. Each of these formulas is easily obtainable by Horde and Alliance and is sold by supply vendors. These formulas don't require reputation farming but are in limited supplies so if a vendor doesn't have it on them you may need to wait a bit for it to spawn back.

Important: Item Amount to Craft Components Projected Skill Sell or Keep
Adept's Elixir or Volatile Healing Potion 15 15 Dreamfoil/15 Felweed/15 Imbued Vial or 15 Golden Sansam/15 Felweed/15 Imbued Vial 315 Sell
Elixir of Major Fortitude or Unstable Mana Potion 10 20 Ragveil/10 Felweed/10 Imbued Vial 325 Sell
Mad Alchemist's Potion 10 10 Crystal Vial/20 Ragveil 335 Sell
Super Healing Potion 5 10 Netherbloom/5 Felweed/5 Imbued Vial 340 Sell
*Super Mana Potion 15 30 Dreaming Glory/15 Felweed/15 Imbued Vial 355 Sell
**Major Dreamless Sleep Potion 22 22/Dreaming Glory/22 Nightmare Vine/22 Imbued Vial 375 Sell


*The formula to create Super Mana Potion can be purchased from Daga Ramba (Thunderlord Stronghold, Blades Edge Mountains (Horde)), Haalrun (Telredor, Zangarmarsh (Alliance)), and Noraani (Telredor, Zangarmarsh (Alliance)).

**The formula to create Major Dreamless Sleep Potion can be purchased from Daga Ramba (Thunderlord Stronghold, Blades Edge Mountains (Horde)), Fabian Lanzonelli (Allerian Stronghold, Terokkar Forest (Alliance)), Leeli Longhaggle (Allerian Stronghold, Terokkar Forest (Alliance)).