So you've been perusing mmowned for a while now and have probably figured out that Alchemy is a pretty sweet means of making gold. So you went out, farmed your butt off, and now you are at skill 325. Congratulations, I hope you feel fulfilled. But now, you have a choice. This choice could very well alter the course of your reality as you know it, the ramifications of this decision could prove to be far beyond the scope of your tiny brain. So in order to help your pitifully minuscule thought capacity, I'm going to lay it all out for you. Once again all the materials have already been totaled, no need to multiply, just buy and create. Remember you can only have ONE specialization
At skill 325, and at level 68, you may learn one of three Alchemy specializations.
Potion Master
Elixir Master
Transmutation Master
Being specialized means that when you create something, you have a chance to create an extra 1-4 of that item. As the names would indicate, a Potion Master might produce extra potions, an Elixir Master might produce extra Elixirs, and a Transmutation Master may produce extra transmutations (gems and the like).
This ability procs between 10-25% of the time. In lay-mans terms, for every 4 things you make, it is likely that you will proc at least 1 extra. Here is where getting gold becomes pretty sweet. If the materials for a flask sell for as much as the flask, then when you create the flasks, any extras will be pure profit. In some cases, if you make things for other people, they might let you keep the extras. Gold for doing absolutely nothing, right after women and drugs I'd say gold for nothing ranks right up there amongst my favorite things.
By now I'm sure you're foaming from the mouth at the prospect of all this gold waiting for you, and you're thinking "umg how can i git dis gold plox mister abhorsenjay!1!1!1!!11??11". Settle down you silly child I shall guide you through this.
(Optional) LEAD-IN QUEST
There is an optional lead-in quest that you can grab for whatever convoluted reason you'd want to.
Alliance
Alchemist Gribble in Honor Hold
Horde
Apothecary Antonivich in Thrallmar
Both of these essentially useless NPCs will give you:
Master of Elixirs
Master of Potions
Master of Transmutations
these are messenger quests, they send you off to other NPCs who are apparently more capable of teaching you your specialization
MASTER OF ELIXIRS
Should you decide to choose Master of Elixirs, make your way to Lorokeem in Shattrath City. He is located to the right of Aldor Rise, in a treehouse-style building. Talk to him and he will give you:
Master of Elixirs
To complete this quest you will need:
5 Elixir of Major Defense
The recipe for this is sold by Daga Ramba in Blade's Edge Mountains and Haalrun in Zangarmarsh for 5 gold
mats for this:
15 Ancient Lichen
5 Terocone
5 Imbued Vial
5 Elixir of Mastery
mats for this:
5 Terocone
5 Felweed
5 Imbued Vial
5 Elixir of Major Agility
The recipe for this is sold by Logistics Officer Urike in Honor Hold and Quartermaster Urgronn in Thrallmar
mats for this:
5 Terocone
10 Felweed
5 Imbued Vial
10 Essence of Infinity
Now these suckers are probably the most annoying to get. They are dropped by the Rift Keepers and Rift Lords of The Black Morass. The drop rate is about 7%, so you'll get 1 in about every 10 kills. So you'll need to kill a lot. They're level 71 Elites, a decent geared 80 *might* be able to solo it, but you might want to group with a guildie. The Black Morass is located in eastern Tanaris in the Caverns of Time. To enter The Black Morass you must have completed Caverns of Time: Escape from Durnholde Keep in Old Hillsbrad Foothills and the corresponding quest series, starting with Old Hillsbrad. (I won't cover that in *this* guide but if you click those hyperlinks it will show you how)
Map:
Here is what they look like, not my pic:
Now that you have everything go back to Lorokeem in Shattrath City. Turn in the quest. Congrats, you are now an Elixir Master.
MASTER OF POTIONS
To become a Master of Potions you must first pass a most heinous and difficult test. You must bring to me, a SHRUBBERY! It shall be no less that four feet in height and it must be able to play yakety sax on queue. How you may ask? Fie! I cannot tell you! This is a test!
Actually no, I was banned from owning any shrubberies after Hiroshima in 1944. To become a Master of Potions make your way to Lauranna Thar'well in Zangarmarsh. She will give you:
Master of Potions
For this quest you will need:
5 Major Dreamless Sleep Potion
The recipe for this is sold by Daga Ramba in Blade's Edge Mountains and Leeli Longhaggle in Terokkar Forest for 5 gold
mats for this:
5 Dreaming Glory
5 Nightmare Vine
5 Imbued Vial
5 Super Mana Potion
The recipe for this is sold by Daga Ramba in Blade's Edge Mountains and Haalrun in Zangarmarsh for 5 gold
mats for this:
10 Dreaming Glory
5 Felweed
5 Imbued Vial
5 Super Healing Potion
mats for this:
10 Netherbloom
5 Felweed
5 Imbued Vial
Botanist's Field Guide
This is dropped by High Botanist Freywinn in The Botanica in Tempest Keep, Netherstorm. He is a level 71-72 elite. Nothing too much to worry about, once engaged she spawns a small Seedling every few seconds. They have low health and you need to kill them. Every now and then he turns into a treant and spawns three Fraver Protectors. He starts channelling Tranquilty which heals him and the Protectors (zomgz OP drood heals wtf FTL qq). You need to kill the Protectors to be able to damage Freywinn again. The Protectors use a Shoot Thorns attack that hits for 800-1000 to anyone not in melee range. The strategy is to move them around the corner out of range of tranquility to kill them.
Pic of the guy:
Map
Return to Lauranna Thar'well in Zangarmarsh. Congrats you are now a Potion Master
MASTER OF TRANSMUTATION
Choosing Master of Transmutation is a bit of a sacrifice. You can only transmute 1 epic gem per day, however, if you proc extra gems the profit is very large. Make your way to Zarevhi at the Stormspire in Netherstorm. He will give you:
Master of Transmutation
To complete this quest you need:
4 Primal Might
Recipe for this sold by Altaa in The Exodar, Melaris in Silvermoon City, and Skreah in Shattrath City for 8 gold
mats for this:
4 Primal Earth
4 Primal Water
4 Primal Air
4 Primal Fire
4 Primal Mana
These guys are relatively easy to farm
You can get Primal Water, Air, Fire, and Earth, from the Elemental Plateau in Nagrand. Just kill all the elementals.
Map
You can get Primal Mana and Primal Fire from Angered Nether-Wraiths and the mobs that surround them in Netherstorm
Map
Return to Zarevhi at the Stormspire in Netherstorm. Congrats! You are now Transmutation Master, now we just need to work on your body odor and you are well on your way to becoming somewhat likeable!
Final Notes: It might be easier to get primal mights on your server than run through botanica and grab all those pots. If that is the case, complete the transmutation mastery quest, then unlearn the skill for 150g. After this you can go to the other npc quest givers and learn the specialization for free without a quest.
Cheers!