From Potions to Flasks: Levling Alchemy from 1 to 375

This guide only uses recipes that require herbs and vendor bought material (vials).

This guide does not tell you how to get all the different recipe's from quests, vendors or drops. What you do once you hit 300 is entirely up to you. This guide will not tell you what to do with the potions you make either.


Preparation

The recipe's used require vendor bought components such as vials. These cost gold. To learn recipe's from a trainer also costs gold. The amount of gold needed is approximately 40 to 50 gold if you farm all of the herbs. If you want to buy everything you need from the auction house expect to spend upwards to 225 gold. This does not include gold for recipe's from vendors or the auction house.

The herbs you will need can either be purchased on the AH or picked as you level (see herbalism guide). Here is a basic breakdown of items needed for leveling your alchemy.

1 - 60 
Minor Healing Potions (1 x Peacebloom, 1 x Sliverleaf, 1 x Empty Vial) x 60

61 - 110 
Lesser Healing Potion (1 x Minor Healing Potion, 1 x Briarthorn) x 50

111 - 140 
Healing Potion (1 x Bruiseweed, 1 x Briarthorn, 1 x Leaded Vial) x 30

141 - 155 
Lesser Mana Potion (1 x Mageroyal, 1 x Stranglekelp, 1 x Leaded Vial) x 15

156 - 185 
Greater Healing Potion (1 x Liferoot, 1 x Kingsblood, 1 x Leaded Vial) x 30

186 - 210 
Elixir of Agility (1 x Stranglekelp, 1 x Goldthorn, 1 x Leaded Vial) x 25

211 - 215 
Elixir of Greater Defence (1 x Steelbloom, 1 x Goldthorn, 1 x Leaded Vial) x 5

216 - 230 
Superior Healing Potion (1 x Sungrass, 1 x Khadgar's Whisker, 1 x Crystal Vial) x 15

231 - 250 
Elixir of Detect Undead (1 x Arthas' Tears, 1 x Crystal Vial) x 20

251 - 265 
Elixir of Greater Agility (1 x Sungrass, 1 x Goldthorn, 1 x Crystal Vial) x 15

266 - 285 
Superior Mana Potion (2 x Sungrass, 2 x Blindweed, 1 x Crystal Vial) x 20

286 - 300 
Major Healing Potion (2 x Golden Sansam, 1 x Mountain Silversage, 1 x Crystal vial) x 20




Getting from 1 to 50

1 to 50
Getting from 1 to 50 is easy enough. Make 60 minor healing potions. This should get you to skill 60. You need at least skill 55 for the next step, so don't worry if you didn't get to 60. Keep the minor healing potions, you will need them later.

Once you hit 50 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Journeyman Alchemist. You have to be level 10 to become Journeyman Alchemist.



50 to 125
Use the minor healing potions made earlier to make lesser healing potions to get to 110. If you didn't reach 110, make elixirs of wisdom until you do.

At 110 you can train the healing potion recipe. Make those until skill 125

Once you hit 125 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Expert Alchemist. You have to be level 20 to become Expert Alchemist.



125 to 200
Make some more healing potions to get to skill 140. Make lesser mana potions to get to 155, greater healing potions to get to 185 and elixirs of agility to get to 200.

Once you hit 200 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Artisan Alchemist. You have to be level 35 to become Artisan Alchemist.




200 to 265
Make some more elixirs of agility to get to 210. Make elixirs of greater defense until 215 and then make superior healing potions until 230. Make elixirs of detect undead to get to 250 and elixir of greater agility to get to 265.




265 to 300
Although you can get to 300 using the elixir of detect demon recipe, the gromsblood needed is expensive when bought from the auction house so i decided to use vendor available recipe's to get from 265 to 300.

Get the superior mana potion recipe from Ulthir in Darnassus or Algernon in Undercity and the major healing potion recipe from Evie Whirlbrew in Everlook.

Make superior mana potion to get to skill 285 and major healing potions to get to 300.




Getting from 300 to 375


301 - 315 
Volatile Healing Potion (1 x Golden Sansam, 1 x Felweed, 1 x Imbued Vial) x 20
N.B.You can make Major Mana Potions up to this point if you prefer. You'll need to make about 25 though.

316 - 330 
Sneaking Potion (2 x Ragveil, 1 x Felweed, 1 x Imbued Vial) x 20

331 - 350 
Super Healing Potion (2 x NetherBloom, 1 x Felweed, 1 x Imbued Vial) x 20

351 - 375 
Major Dreamless Sleep Potion (1 x Dreaming Glory, 1 x Nightmare Vine, 1 x Imbued Vial) x 40
Goes green at 370, but it's easier to skill up on this, now that it's in the game, than use low drop rate recipes or faction rewards.
Can be bought from Leeli Longhaggle in Allerian Stronghold (Terokkar Forest) for Alliance and from Daga Ramba in Thunderlord Stronghold (Blade's Edge Mountains) for Horde players.


Approximate Materials Required

20 x Golden Sansam
60 x Felweed
100 x Imbued Vial
40 x Ragveil
80 x Dreaming Glory
40 x Nightmare Vine



I hope this guide helped you out and made things a little easier for you.  Don't forget to check out the other profession guides on this site.