Alchemy guide by Trafalet. Last updated: 16 Jan 2025.
Overview
Alchemy has 3 actions:
- Coinify: Convert item to coin
- Decompose: Break into material or essence
- Transmute: Convert into other items
XP order: Transmute > Decompose > Coinify
Loadout
| Alembic | Level | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese | 1 | 15% |
| Verdant | 10 | 22.5% |
| Azure | 20 | 30% |
| Burble | 35 | 45% |
| Crimson | 50 | 60% |
| Rainbow | 65 | 75% |
| Holy | 80 | 90% |
| Celestial | 90 | 105% (+5% XP) |
Necklaces: Necklace Of Wisdom / Philosopher’s Necklace for XP; Necklace Of Speed for profit. Gloves: Enchanted Gloves. Rings/Earrings: Rare Find / Essence Find / Philosopher’s.
Tea combos: Wisdom + Efficiency + Catalytic (XP), Efficiency + Catalytic + highest alchemy tea (profit).
Leveling
Slow & profitable: Coinify essence (80+), decompose hides/logs/tea leaves, transmute Artisan/Catalytic/Blessed Tea (75+).
Quick & expensive: Transmute Sugar (1-9) → Blueberry/Green Tea (10-19) → Black Tea (20-34) → Gobo Hide/Bamboo (35-49) → Moolong Tea/Beast Hide (50-64) → Redwood Log (65-79) → Arcane Log/Radiant Fiber (80-94) → Chimerical Essence (95+).
Money Making
Coinifying essence (Lv80+): Abyssal Essence (5400 coin/10), Chimerical (5000/5), Sinister (7500/5), Enchanted (12500/5). Profit ~15-20M/day at high level.
Decomposing into essence: Arcane Log → Woodcutting Essence, Red Tea Leaf → Brewing Essence, catalysts → Alchemy Essence, Radiant/Beast/Umbral Hide → Tailoring Essence. Must do math yourself as market fluctuates.
Transmuting: Sunstone chain (Pearl/Amber → Garnet/Jade/Amethyst → Moonstone → Sunstone → Philosopher’s Stone). Catalyst chain (Coinification/Decomposition → Transmutation → Prime Catalyst).
Tricks
Decomposing to boost other skills: Craft Snake Fang Dirk in Cheesesmithing, decompose it back. 100 fangs → ~259 fangs on average over multiple cycles.
Sustain Enhancing: Decompose cheap enhanced items for Enhancing Essence, sell to offset training cost.