WoW Cataclysm Alchemy Guide

This guide is updated for patch 4.0.3a.

This WoW Alchemy Guide was designed for leveling from 1-525.

Alchemy is relatively easy to level up and pretty cheap to level up if you are going to buy your supplies for it on the Auction House. However, as with all professions it can get pretty expensive to afford at the higher levels and at some points you may be tempted to pick up Herbalism so you aren't stuck spending all of your gold on the Auction House. You can make gold off Herbalism if you farm the right herbs but I wouldn't encourage you pick up Herbalism just so you can level up your Alchemy. It's much easier and faster to level your Alchemy by simply buying all the supplies. If you really think that you won't be able to afford it then I encourage you to look at this gold guide.

You don't really need to know much for this first section of the guide. Just get your supplies and start crafting.

Skill Levels Item to Craft Reagents (Per Single Craft)
1-60 Minor Healing Potion 1 Peacebloom - 1 Silverleaf – 1 Crystal Vial
60-105 Lesser Healing Potion 1 Minor Healing Potion - 1 Briarthorn
105-110 Elixir of Wisdom 1 Mageroyal - 2 Briarthorn – 1 Crystal Vial
110-135 Healing Potion 1 Bruiseweed - 1 Briarthorn – 1 Crystal Vial
135-155 Elixir of Defense 1 Wild Steelbloom - 1 Stranglekelp – 1 Crystal Vial
155-175 Greater Healing Potion 1 Liferoot - 1 Kingsblood – 1 Crystal Vial
175-195 Elixir of Fortitude 1 Wild Steelbloom - 1 Goldthorn – 1 Crystal Vial
195-215 Elixir of Greater Defense 1 Wild Steelbloom - 1 Goldthorn – 1 Crystal Vial
215-240 Superior Healing Potion 1 Sungrass - 1 Khadgar's Whisker – 1 Crystal Vial
240-260 Elixir of Greater Agility 1 Sungrass - 1 Goldthorn - 1 Crystal Vial
260-275 Superior Mana Potion 2 Sungrass – 2 Blindweed – 1 Crystal Vial
275-300 Major Healing Potion 2 Golden Sansam - 1 Mountain Silversage – 1 Crystal Vial


For this section of the guide you'll have the formula to create the Super Mana Potion. You can buy this from Daga Ramba in Thunderlord Stronghold, Blades Edge Mountains if you are Horde or from Haalrun in Telredor, Zangarmarsh if you are Alliance. This is a limited supply formula but no worries if you can find it, just make the Super Healing Potions instead.

Skill Levels Item to Craft Reagents (Per Single Craft)
300-315 Volatile Healing Potion 1 Golden Sansam - 1 Felweed – 1 Crystal Vial
315-325 Unstable Mana Potion 2 Ragveil - 1 Felweed – 1 Crystal Vial
325-335 Mad Alchemist's Potion 1 Crystal Vial – 2 Ragveil
335-340 Super Healing Potion 2 Netherbloom - 1 Felweed – 1 Crystal Vial
340-350 Super Mana Potion 2 Dreaming Glory - 1 Felweed - 1 Crystal Vial
350-360 Resurgent Healing Potion 2 Goldclover - 1 Crystal Vial
360-365 Icy Mana Potion 2 Talandra's Rose – 1 Crystal Vial
365-380 Spellpower Elixir 1 Goldclover - 1 Tiger Lily - 1 Crystal Vial


This part of the guide can be quite expensive so I encourage you to look at this gold guide if you feel you need more gold to finish off to 525.

Skill Levels Item to Craft Reagents (Per Single Craft)
380-385 Potion of Nightmares 1 Goldclover - 2 Talandra's Rose – 1 Crystal Vial
385-395 Elixir of Mighty Strength 2 Tiger Lily - 1 Crystal Vial
395-415 Indestructible Potion 2 Icethorn – 1 Crystal Vial
415-425 Runic Mana Potion 2 Lichbloom - 1 Goldclover - 1 Crystal Vial
425-450 Draught of War 1 Cinderbloom - 1 Crystal Vial
450-455 Ghost Elixir 2 Cinderbloom - 2 Crystal Vial
455-460 Deathblood Venom 1 Stormvine - 1 Crystal Vial
460-465 Volcanic Potion 1 Cinderbloom - 1 Azshara's Veil - 1 Crystal Vial
465-475 Elixir of the Cobra 1 Cinderbloom -1 Azshara's Veil - 1 Crystal Vial
475-480 Elixir of Deep Earth 2 Heartblossom - 2 Crystal Vial
480-490 Elixir of Impossible Accuracy 1 Heartblossom - 1 Cinderbloom - 1 Crystal Vial
490-495 Golemblood Potion 1 Heartblossom - 1 Volatile Life - 1 Crystal Vial
495-504 Elixir of the Master 1 Heartblossom - 1 Twilight Jasmine - 1 Crystal Vial
504-509 Flask of Enhancement 8 Cinderbloom - 8 Twilight Jasmine - 8 Stormvine - 8 Azshara's Veil - 8 Whiptail - 1 Crystal Vial
509-514 Lifebound Alchemist Stone 50 Volatile Life - 12 Cinderbloom - 12 Azshara's Veil - 12 Hearblossom
514-515 Transmute: Ember Topaz 3 Hessonite - 3 Cinderbloom
515-520 Transmute: Demonseye 3 Nightstone - 3 Twilight Jasmine
520-525 Transmute: Amberjewel 3 Alicite - 3 Whiptail

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