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Quickest/cheapest way to level Alchemy, and the levels required to harvest herbs.
If the item is orange when you make it, you will always generate a
skillup. Yellow makes no promises. Green
rarely makes a skillup. Grey never produces a skillup. For most
items, you should only use it when it is orange. A few items have
a large yellow region, so you can make a few after it has turned
yellow without much risk.
Levels required to learn tradeskills:
05 1-75
10 76-150
20 151-225
35 226-300
Herbalism Skill required to harvest Herbs:
Peacebloom 1
Silverleaf 1
Earthroot 15
Mageroyal 50
Briarthorn 70
Swiftthistle N/A*
Stranglekelp 85
Bruiseweed 100
Wild Steelbloom 115
Grave Moss 120
Kingsblood 125
Liferoot 150
Fadeleaf 160
Goldthorn 170
Khadgar's Whisker 185
Wintersbite 195
Firebloom 205
Purple Lotus 210
Arthas' Tear 220
Sungrass 230
Blindweed 235
Ghost Mushroon 245
Gromsblooed 250
Golden Sansam 260
Dreamfoil 270
Mountain Silversage 280
Plaguebloom 285
Icecap 290
Black Lotus 300 (Max of two lotus up at a time in any zone, one hour respawn.)
Alchemy Guide:
Shopping List, give or take:
65xPeacebloom
40xSilverleaf
75xMageroyal
90xBriarthorn
115xEmpty Vial
90x Leaded Vial
90xCrystal Vial
25xMinor Healing Potions (from raising skillup)
15xBruiseweed
25xWild Steelbloom
55xStranglekelp
30xLiferoot
30xKingsblood
45xGoldthorn
65xSungrass
35xKhadgar's Whisker
4xIron Bar (1g),
1xBlack Vitriol
4xPurple Lotus
4xFirebloom
45xBlindweed
1xThorium Bar (30s), Arcane Crystal (17g), Recipe (1.5g)
40xGolden Sansam
20 Mountain Silversage
When at skill #: Do the following
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Alchemy Skill 01: Minor Healing Potion (1xPeacebloom, 1xSilverleaf) –> Level to 40
Alchemy Skill 40: Train in Minor Rejuvenation Potion (2xMageroyal, 1xPeacebloom) –> Level to 65
Alchemy Skill 65: Train in Lesser Healing Potion (1xMinor Healing Potion, 1xBriarthorn) –> Level to 90
Alchemy Skill 90: Train in Elixir of Wisdom (1xMageroyal, 2xBriarthorn) –> Level to 115
Alchemy Skill 115: Train in Healing Potion (1xBruiseweed, 1xBriarthorn) –> Level to 130
Alchemy Skill 125: Train Expert Alchemy
Alchemy Skill 130: Train in Elixir of Defense (1xWild Steelbloom, 1xStranglekelp) –> Level to 155
(Stranglekelp can be farmed in stupid amounts in the wetlands around Menethil harbor or in the water off the coast of Ratchet.)
Alchemy Skill 155: Train in Greater Healing Potion (1xLiferoot, 1xKingsblood) –> Level to 185
Alchemy Skill 185: Train in Elixir of Agility (1xStranglekelp, 1xGoldthorn) –> Level to 215
Alchemy Skill 215: Train in Superior Healing Potion (1xSungrass, 1xKhadgar's Whisker) –> Level to 235
Alchemy Skill 225: Train Artisan Alchemy
Alchemy Skill 225: Train Philosopher's Stone (4xIron Bar, 1xBlack Vitriol, 4xPurple Lotus, 4xFirebloom)
Alchemy Skill 235: Train in Elixir of Greater Intellect (1xBlindweed, 1xKhadgar's Whisker) – >Level to 250
Alchemy Skill 250: Train in Elixir of Greater Agility (1xSungrass, 1xGoldthorn) –> Level to 265
Alchemy Skill 265: Train in Elixir of Superior Defense (2xStonescale Oil, 1xSungrass) –> Level to 280
Alchemy Skill 275: Train in Transmute: Arcanite
Alchemy Skill 280: Train in Elixir of the Mongoose (2xMountain Silversage, 2xPlaguebloom) –> Level to 300
Basically....farm the mats yourself unless you want to blow 400g to get yourself to be able to do xmutes.