Mists of Pandaria Profession Guide (Alchemy)

Introduction

In this guide, we’re going to cover all things regarding Alchemy and make sure you’re prepared and get your potions rolling for the busy raid nights in the upcoming Mists of Pandaria Classic

Best profession to pair with Alchemy

The best one to get with Alchemy is our favorite herb collecting one, Herbalism, it’ll help you get some of the most important resources that Alchemy requires. You can find our Herbalism guide here.

Leveling Alchemy in Pandaria

Mists of Pandaria has a slightly different leveling process than the other WoW expansions…

Once you’ve hit 500, you will only be able to get 2 recipes from the Vendors. Recipes are discovered as you level up, so there is no specific routine that you need to follow. They will unlock randomly, so what you get will affect your progress.

500-530

Here you will focus on crafting the following till you hit 530:

Alchemist’s Rejuvenation (x40)
Master Healing Potion (x40)

530-540

Here you will focus on getting to that 545 as quickly as you can; however, it’ll depend on which recipes you unlock. Here are the following potions you can pick from. The best thing is to focus on those that use Rain Poppy as a reagent.

x15 Mantid Elixir requires 30 Green Tea Leaf
x15 Elixir of Weaponry requires 30 Silkweed
x15 Potion of the Mountains requires 15 Green Tea Leaf, 15 Rain Poppy
x15 Potion of the Jade Serpent requires 15 Green Tea Leaf, 15 Silkweed
x15 Mad Hozen Elixir requires 30 Rain Poppy

545-575

Here’s another one where you will need to pick the potion to progress through once you unlock the recipe for it.

x35 Elixir of the Rapids requires 35 Snow Lily, 35 Rain Poppy
x35 Virmen's Bite requires 35 Snow Lily, 35 Green Tea Leaf
x35 Elixir of Perfection requires 35 Snow Lily, 35 Silkweed

575-600

The last part of your chapter is to finalize Alchemy. You will need to have obtained the recipe for Master Mana Potion. In case you haven’t unlocked it yet, make sure to keep on crafting the older ones and get it. After that, you will craft