Alchemy Lifeskill Guide

Introduction

Alchemy is an important profession/life skill in BDO. It is used to create MP potions, elixirs, crystal sockets, alchemy stones, etc.

High Alchemy skill can be quite profitable and is a great way to make money whilst AFK. All you really need to start is an Alchemy Tool and a house to put it in. A basic Alchemy Tool can be bought from an Alchemist for 5,000 silver, crafted using a Tool Workshop, or bought from the Central Market.

After you have acquired an alchemy tool and placed it in your house, you can interact with it by pressing the R button to open the alchemy window. Here you can select ingredients or a recipe from the list highlighted in blue. The recipe list will not tell you the ingredients for items you have not prepared before.

When you prepare some items (such as elixirs), you have a chance of earning a higher item grade. Higher item grades will give you better stats.

There are 5 item grades (lowest to highest):

• White
• Green
• Blue
• Yellow
• Orange

You may also occasionally receive “trash” items, which can be exchanged for other alchemy ingredients, contribution EXP, alchemy EXP, or silver.

I recommend using BDOlytics for Alchemy Recipes to help you work out what is best to make.

Alchemy Tools

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Ideally, you want to use Advanced Alchemy Tools for the alchemy time reduction and because of its high durability but this is really one of the biggest bottlenecks when it comes to alchemy because it’s even harder to make than the Advanced Cooking Utensil and can only be made in a Level 4 Tool Workshop (currently the only one is in Glish). You may have a hard time buying these off the marketplace and should make them yourself if you can. The other alternative is to use the Intermediate Alchemy Tool which has less durability but does not give the alchemy time reduction.

The base Alchemy Tool and the Balenos Traditional Alchemy Tool can be bought from a general goods vendor for the prices listed below.

Item Name	Durability	Effect	Cost to buy	Workshop	Workshop Recipe
Alchemy Tool	100		5,000	Level 2 Tool Workshop	Rough Stone x18 Melted Iron Shard x10 Black Stone Powder x3
Balenos Traditional Alchemy Tool	500	Alchemy time +5 sec	50,000	Level 2 Tool Workshop	Rough Stone x10 Melted Iron Shard x12 Black Stone Powder x12
Intermediate Alchemy Tool	500			Level 3 Tool Workshop	Rough Stone x40 Log x25 Melted Iron Shard x20 Black Stone Powder x10
Serendia Traditional Alchemy Tool	1250	Alchemy time +6 sec		Level 3 Tool Workshop	Rough Stone x20 Log x15 Melted Iron Shard x20 Black Stone Powder x20
Advanced Alchemy Tool	900	Alchemy time -1 sec		Level 4 Tool Workshop (Glish only)	Polished Stone x30 Usable Scantling x15 Melted Iron Shard x24 Black Stone Powder x20
Calpheon Traditional Alchemy Tool	2000	Alchemy time +7 sec		Level 4 Tool Workshop (Glish only)	Polished Stone x15 Maple Plywood x8 Melted Iron Shard x30 Black Stone Powder x30

How to Repair Alchemy Tools

You can repair a Supreme Alchemy Tool or Advanced Alchemy Tool to restore its max durability. To obtain the Repair Tool, you need to exchange a full durability Alchemy Tool of the same type.

• For example, to obtain a Repair Tool to restore an Advanced Alchemy Tool, you must exchange a full-durability Advanced Alchemy Tool.

Unlike Alchemy Tools, the repair tools stack in your inventory and have a low weight, so you can keep lots of them in your inventory or storage and use them to repair your Alchemy Tool, instead of having to replace it each time the durability runs out. Simply use the (F5) key on your Alchemy Tool to use a repair tool.

Alchemy Tool	Repair Tool	Exchange NPCs
Advanced Alchemy Tool	Lomerun’s Advanced Alchemy Repair Tool	[Wandering Alchemist] Dalishain located in any major city or Velia
Supreme Alchemy Tool	Lomerun’s Supreme Alchemy Repair Tool	[Wandering Alchemist] Dalishain located in any major city or Velia

 

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Alchemy Gear

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When doing alchemy you really want to achieve the fastest possible alchemy time for your convenience. This is done using a combination of various buffs but it is much harder to achieve than with cooking because the Alchemy tool is harder to obtain.

You want to prioritize the alchemy mastery over the alchemy time unless you really don’t have a lot of time to spend doing alchemy. Unlike Cooking, the Alchemy Mastery clothes do give an Alchemy time reduction, but the reduction only compares to the Silver Embroidered Alchemist’s Clothes when they are at high enhancements. For example, you need +7 Loggia Clothes to even get any time reductions, and you need PEN Loggia Clothes for the -4 second reduction.

Ideally, to get 1 second alchemy time, you would want to use: Pearl store costume (-2s), Advanced Alchemy Tool (-1s), Mastery Clothing if possible, or +3 Silver Embroidered Alchemist’s Clothes (-4s), Sharp Alchemy Stone of Life (-1.4s) and Seafood Cron Meal (-0.6s). If you don’t have the pearl store costume you can use the Verdure Cron Elixir instead for -1 second and a +4 Silver Embroidered Alchemist’s Clothes or highly enhanced manos clothing.

 You probably also want to use weight-limit crystals so that you can craft for longer periods of time.

	Item Name	Buffs	How to obtain
	Teff Bread	Cooking/Alchemy TIme -0.3 sec	Cooking (Beginner Lv.6) Recipe for one: Teff Flour x5, Mineral Water x3, Leavening Agent x2, Salt x2
	Teff Sandwich	Cooking/Alchemy TIme -0.5 sec	Cooking (Professional Lv.1) Recipe for one: Teff Bread x1, Freekeh Snake Stew x1, Grilled Scorpion x1, Red Sauce x3
	Seafood Cron Meal	Cooking/Alchemy Time -0.6 sec Life EXP +10% Processing Success Rate +10% Gathering +2 Movement Speed +2 Fishing +2 Weight Limit +100LT All Life Skill Mastery +25	Processing window (L) > Simple Cooking Recipe for one: Balenos Meal x3, Calpheon Meal x3, Margoria Seafood Meal x1, Ancient Cron Spice x1
	Alchemy Stone of Life	Cooking/Alchemy Time -0.5 to -2 sec depending on alchemy stone	Alchemy (Skilled 5) Recipe for one: Shining Powder x8, Blood of the Sinner x5, Powder of Time x6, Pure Powdered Reagent x9, Clear Liquid Reagent x9
	Life Spirit Stone	Cooking/Alchemy Time -1.1 sec	Dropped from monsters in Kamaslyvia region
	Verdure Draught	Alchemy/Cooking Time -1 sec Life EXP+20% Processing Success Rate +20% Gathering +3 Movement Speed +3 Fishing +3 Weight Limit +200LT	Processing window (L) > Simple Cooking Worker’s Elixir x3, Elixir of Swiftness x3, Elixir of Time x3, Tears of the Falling Moon x1
	Sethra’s Artifacts – Alchemy EXP	Alchemy EXP +5%	Obtained from Imperial Crafting Delivery (low chance when handing in Alchemy Boxes)
	Sethra’s Artifacts – Alchemy Mastery	Alchemy Master +10	Obtained from Imperial Crafting Delivery (low chance when handing in Alchemy Boxes)
	[A Fragment of a Star, a Spoonful of the Moon] Lightstone Set	Alchemy Time -2 seconds Alchemy EXP +13% Alchemy Mastery +25 Max Carrying Weight +50LT	Lightstone of Flora: Time Lightstone of Flora: Malleable Lightstone of Wind: Feather Iridescent LightstoneMore info in our Artifacts and Lightstone Guide
	Silver Embroidered Alchemist’s Clothes (up to +5 enhancement)	Alchemy Time -1 to -7 sec depending on enhancement	Costume Mill (Level 1) Wool x10, Powder of Darkness x10, Black Stone Powder x15
	Loggia Alchemist’s Clothes (up to +20 enhancement)	Alchemy Time -1 to -4 sec depending on enhancement	Sold by Camellia Loggia and Zaaira for 1 million silver
	Gorgath Alchemist’s Clothes (up to +20 enhancement)	Alchemy Time -1 to -5 sec depending on enhancement	Sold by Geranoa and Zaaira for 10 million silver
	Manos Alchemist’s Clothes (up to +20 enhancement)	Alchemy Time -1 to -7 sec depending on enhancement	Processing window (L) > Manufacture Pure Gold Crystal x200, Manos Stone x5, Essense of Perfection x20, Enlightend One’s Cotton Fabric x15
	Pavilla Costume Set	Alchemy Time -2 sec	Pearl Store (F3) > Apparel > Costume (2,200 pearls)

 

How to start Alchemy production

To mass produce a recipe, you simply go to your Alchemy Tool in your house and press “R” to use it. Right-click your ingredients and make sure you enter ingredients for 1 result. (Entering more will consume all of your ingredients and only give you 1 result.

Next click “Batch Production”.

Click “Yes” then enter the amount you wish to make. You can click “Maximum quantity” or press “F” to create as many as possible. Then click “OK” and you will automatically make as many as you have ingredients or energy for.

Imperial Alchemy Boxes

You can pack alchemy or cooking boxes each day and deliver them to an Imperial Crafting Delivery NPC for silver. Even a newer player can make a minimum of 50 million silver per day by spending just a few minutes buying the items and turning them into boxes.

For more information about Imperial Crafting Delivery, check our dedicated guide!

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Alchemy Stones

There are 3 types of Craftable Alchemy Stones

• Destruction Stones
  
  • Buff: Attack, Accuracy, Ignore Resistances, Attack Speed, Casting Speed
  • Duration: 5 minutes
• Protection Stones
  
  • Buff: Damage Reduction, Evasion, Maximum Health, Resistance
  • Duration: 5 minutes
• Life Stones
  
  • Buff: Reduced Cooking/Alchemy Craft Time, Processing Success Rate, Weight Limit increase, Gathering level, Fishing level, Gathering Drop Rate
  • Duration: 10 minutes

There are also lots of different types of Alchemy Stones other than the craftable ones. For more information, check our Alchemy Stone guide.

 

How to create an Alchemy Stone

Players with alchemy at apprentice level 1 or above can now try and upgrade all versions of alchemy stones.

The recipe to create an Alchemy Stone is:

• Shining Powder x9,
• Sinner’s Blood x6,
• Clear Liquid Reagent x10,
• Pure Powdered Reagent x10,
• Powder of Time x7

You won’t create an Alchemy Stone every time, sometimes you may fail and get a broken Alchemy Stone which can be sold to a merchant for 5,000 silver. A higher Alchemy level will increase your chances of being successful.

You can view the chances of creating each stone below based on the Alchemy level:

 

	Destruction Stone	Protective Stone	Life Stone	Broken Stone
Apprentice 2	15%	15%	15%	55%
Professional 2	20%	20%	20%	40%
Artisan 2	25%	25%	25%	25%
Master 2	30%	30%	30%	10%

Leveling & Grades/Rarity

You can level your Alchemy Stone to increase the level, grade/rarity, or both. In turn, increasing the buff stats.

Item grade/rarity (lowest to highest):

• White
• Green
• Blue
• Yellow
• Orange

Below is a table of each level and the buffs it has.

Level & Grades	Destruction Stones	Protection Stones	Life Stones
Imperfect
White	All AP +2	All Damage Reduction +2	Alchemy / Cooking Time -0.5 sec
			Processing Success Rate +5%
Green	All Accuracy +2	All Evasion +2	Weight Limit +15LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +1%	Max HP +50	Gathering / Fishing +1
Yellow	Attack Speed +1%	All Resistance +1%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +3%
	Casting Speed +1%
Rough
White	All AP +3	All Damage Reduction +3	Alchemy / Cooking Time -0.7 sec
			Processing Success Rate +7%
Green	All Accuracy +4	All Evasion +4	Weight Limit +30LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +2%	Max HP +70	Gathering / Fishing +1
Yellow	Attack Speed +2%	All Resistance +2%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +5%
	Casting Speed +2%
Polished
White	All AP +4	All Damage Reduction +4	Alchemy / Cooking Time -0.9 sec
			Processing Success Rate +9%
Green	All Accuracy +6	All Evasion +6	Weight Limit +45LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +3%	Max HP +90	Gathering / Fishing +1
Yellow	Attack Speed +3%	All Resistance +3%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +7%
	Casting Speed +3%
Sturdy
White	All AP +6	All Damage Reduction +6	Alchemy / Cooking Time -1.1 sec
			Processing Success Rate +11%
Green	All Accuracy +8	All Evasion +8	Weight Limit +60LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +4%	Max HP +110	Gathering / Fishing +2
Yellow	Attack Speed +4%	All Resistance +4%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +10%
	Casting Speed +4%
Sharp
White	All AP +8	All Damage Reduction +8	Alchemy / Cooking Time -1.4 sec
			Processing Success Rate +14%
Green	All Accuracy +10	All Evasion +10	Weight Limit +75LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +5%	Max HP +140	Gathering / Fishing +2
Yellow	Attack Speed +5%	All Resistance +5%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +13%
	Casting Speed +5%
Resplendent
White	All AP +10	All Damage Reduction +10	Alchemy / Cooking Time -1.7 sec
			Processing Success Rate +17%
Green	All Accuracy +12	All Evasion +12	Weight Limit +90LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +6%	Max HP +170	Gathering / Fishing +2
Yellow	Attack Speed +6%	All Resistance +6%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +16%
	Casting Speed +6%
Splendid
White	All AP +13	All Damage Reduction +13	Alchemy / Cooking Time -2 sec
			Processing Success Rate +20%
Green	All Accuracy +14	All Evasion +14	Weight Limit +105LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +8%	Max HP +210	Gathering / Fishing +3
Yellow	Attack Speed +8%	All Resistance +7%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +20%
	Casting Speed +8%
Shining
White	All AP +16	All Damage Reduction +16	Alchemy / Cooking Time -2.5 sec
			Processing Success Rate +25%
Green	All Accuracy +16	All Evasion +16	Weight Limit +120LT
Blue	Ignore All Resistance +10%	Max HP +250	Gathering / Fishing +3
Yellow	Attack Speed +10%	All Resistance +8%	Gathering Item Drop Rate +25%
	Casting Speed +10%

 

To level your Alchemy Stone you must put extra materials into it to convert it to EXP.

Open your inventory then click the Alchemy tab at the bottom to open the menu. You then need to select the Polishing option and put the material in the top slot and your Alchemy Stone in the bottom slot. Next press “Polishing”.

 

Below you can see which materials you can convert to EXP

 

Alchemy Stone Type	Polishing Item	Polishing XP
Destruction	Pure Mythril Crystal	333,333
Destruction	Pure Platinum Crystal	250,000
Destruction	Pure Gold Crystal	200,000
Destruction	Pure Silver Crystal	125,000
Destruction	Pure Titanium Crystal	100,000
Destruction	Pure Vanadium Crystal	90,909
Destruction	Pure Zinc Crystal	76,923
Destruction	Pure Iron Crystal	71,429
Destruction	Pure Lead Crystal	71,429
Destruction	Pure Tin Crystal	71,429
Destruction	Pure Copper Crystal	66,667
Protection	Sturdy Pine Plywood	250,000
Protection	Sturdy Cedar Plywood	250,000
Protection	Sturdy Palm Plywood	250,000
Protection	Sturdy Elder Tree Plywood	250,000
Protection	Sturdy White Cedar Plywoo	250,000
Protection	Sturdy Acacia Plywood	250,000
Protection	Sturdy Ash Plywood	200,000
Protection	Sturdy Maple Plywood	200,000
Protection	Sturdy Birch Plywood	200,000
Protection	Sturdy Fir Plywood	200,000
Protection	Sturdy Timber Square	200,000
Life	Special Strawberry	6,623
Life	Special Arrow Mushroom	5,495
Life	Special Cloud Mushroom	5,495
Life	Special Ghost Mushroom	5,495
Life	Special Hump Mushroom	5,495
Life	Special Ancient Mushroom	5,495
Life	Special Dwarf Mushroom	5,236
Life	Special Sky Mushroom	5,236
Life	Special Tiger Mushroom	5,236
Life	Special Fog Mushroom	5,236
Life	Special Bluffer Mushroom	5,102
Life	Special Fortune Teller Mu	4,950
Life	Special Emperor Mushroom	4,950
Life	Special Amanita Mushroom	4,132
Life	Special Sunflower	4,000
Life	Special Olive	4,000
Life	Special Grape	3,861
Life	Special Garlic	3,717
Life	Special Paprika	3,717
Life	Special Everlasting Herb	3,584
Life	Special Onion	3,584
Life	Special Tomato	3,584
Life	Special Pumpkin	3,448
Life	Special Carrot	3,448
Life	Special Acacia Leaf	3,448
Life	Special Hot Pepper	3,378
Life	Special Pepper	3,247
Life	Special Silver Azalea	3,165
Life	Special Fire Flake Flower	3,030
Life	Special Dry Mane Grass	2,890
Life	Special Sunrise Herb	2,755
Life	Special Silk Honey Grass	2,755
Life	Special Corn	2,618
Life	Special Wheat	2,481
Life	Special Barley	2,481
Life	Special Potato	2,208
Life	Special Sweet Potato	2,208

 

 

 

When your Alchemy Stone EXP is between 80-150% you can attempt to level your stone (a higher EXP has a higher chance to be successful). Select the Growth tab in your Alchemy Stone menu, and place a Blackstone (weapon) in the top slot and your stone in the bottom slot. Next press “Growth”.

Level	What happens if it fails	What happens if successful
Imperfect > Rough	-50% of EXP	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase
Rough > Polished	-50% of EXP	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase
Polished > Sturdy	-50% of EXP	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase
Sturdy > Sharp	Level decreases	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase
Sharp > Resplendent	Level decreases	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase
Resplendent > Splendid	Destroys	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase
Splendid > Shining	Destroys	Level, Grade/Rarity or both increase

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Alchemy Mastery

For a full look into life skill masteries I recommend taking a look at our guide which explains how to get all the gear and how many points each piece gives.

Higher Alchemy Mastery has the following benefits:

• You will receive more profit for Imperial Alchemy Delivery (up to 46%).
• The chance to obtain the maximum amount of results per recipe will increase up to 50% (e.g. if you get 1 to 4 results when creating a certain elixir, the chance to get 4 will increase)
• The chance to get extra byproducts will increase
  • Regular Byproducts: up to 3.57% drop rate
    
  • Special Byproducts: up to 1.92% drop rate
    
  • Rare Byproducts: up to 0.23% drop rate
    

	Alchemy Mastery Byproduct	Description
	Melted Gold Shard
	Ancient Spirit Dust	used to craft Caphras Stones
	Clear Liquid Reagent	Alchemy ingredient
	Pure Powder Reagent	Alchemy ingredient
	Metal Solvent	Alchemy ingredient
	Gem Polisher	Alchemy ingredient
	Broken Alchemy Stone Shard
	Oil of Regeneration	Alchemy ingredient
	Oil of Storms	Alchemy ingredient
	Oil of Fortitude	Alchemy ingredient
	Oil of Corruption	Alchemy ingredient
	Oil of Tranquility	Alchemy ingredient
	Gold Bar 1G	100,000 Silver
	Black Stone (Weapon)
	Black Stone (Armor)
	Destruction Spirit Stone	Alchemy Stone
	Guardian Spirit Stone	Alchemy Stone
	Life Spirit Stone	Alchemy Stone
	Wheat Flour	Cooking Ingredient
	Deep Frying Oil	Cooking Ingredient
	Sharp Black Crystal Shard
	Cron Stone
	Gold Bar 10G	1,000,000 Silver
	Tenacious Origin of Life	ingredient for Flawless Spirit Stone
	Rough Opulent Crystal	ingredient for Flawless Spirit Stone
	Memory Fragment
	Gold Ingot
	Caphras Stone
	Sturdy Alchemy Stone of Destruction	Alchemy Stone
	Sturdy Alchemy Stone of Protection	Alchemy Stone
	Sturdy Alchemy Stone of Life	Alchemy Stone
	Gold Bar 1,000G	100,000,000 Silver
	Golden Backpack	5,000,000 Silver
	Yona’s Fragment
	Reagent of Harmonious Spirits	used to craft new Spirit Stones (mentioned below)

New Spirit Stones (Alchemy Stones) can be crafted when your Alchemy Mastery is over 500 points. The chance of getting a higher grade increases as your Alchemy Mastery increases. New alchemy recipes have also been added to create the materials needed for the new spirit stones.

Item Name	Materials to craft
Flawless Spirit Stone	Relentless Origin of Life x4, Rough Five-color Crystal x4, Oil of Tranquility x10
Tenacious Origin of Life	Sunrise Herb x50, Silver Azalea x50, Fire Flake Flower x50, Dry Mane Grass x50, Silk Honey Grass x50
Rough Opulent Crystal	Translucent Crystal x50, Mud Crystal x50, Black Crystal x50, Blue Crystal x50, Violet Crystal x50
Reagent of Harmonious Spirits	Obtainable from Alustin in Velia as a reward in a repeatable quest. Requires Master Lv. 10 in Alchemy or 800+ Alchemy Mastery Points

Alchemy Stone	Materials to craft
Sharp Spirit Stone of Destruction (green grade)	Flawless Spirit Stone x5, Mystical Spirit Powder x50, Metal Solvent x50, Cron Stone x5, Reagent of Harmonious Spirits x1
Sharp Spirit Stone of Destruction (blue grade)
Sharp Spirt Stone of Destruction (yellow grade)
Resplendent Spirit Stone of Destruction
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction
Shining Spirit Stone of Destruction
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection (green grade)	Flawless Spirit Stone x5, Mystical Spirit Powder x50, Gem Polisher x50, Cron Stone x5, Reagent of Harmonious Spirits x1
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection (blue grade)
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection (yellow grade)
Resplendent Spirit Stone of Protection
Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection
Shining Spirit Stone of Protection

 

Alchemy Stone	Effects
Sharp Spirit Stone of Destruction (green grade)	AP +8, All Accuracy +10
Sharp Spirit Stone of Destruction (blue grade)	AP +8, All Accuracy +10, Ignore All Resistance +5%
Sharp Spirt Stone of Destruction (yellow grade)	AP +8, All Accuracy +10, Ignore All Resistance +5%, Attack Speed +5%, Casting Speed +5%
Resplendent Spirit Stone of Destruction	AP +10, All Accuracy +12, Ignore All Resistance +6%, Attack Speed +6%, Casting Speed +6%
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction	AP +13, All Accuracy +14, Ignore All Resistance +8%, Attack Speed +8%, Casting Speed +8%
Shining Spirit Stone of Destruction	AP +16, All Accuracy +16, Ignore All Resistance +10%, Attack Speed +10%, Casting Speed +10%
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection (green grade)	All Damage Reduction +8, All Evasion +10
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection (blue grade)	All Damage Reduction +8, All Evasion +10, Max HP +140
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection (yellow grade)	All Damage Reduction +8, All Evasion +10, Max HP +140, All Resistance +5%
Resplendent Spirit Stone of Protection	All Damage Reduction +10, All Evasion +12, Max HP +170, All Resistance +6%
Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection	All Damage Reduction +13, All Evasion +14, Max HP +210, All Resistance +7%
Shining Spirit Stone of Protection	All Damage Reduction +16, All Evasion +16, Max HP +250, All Resistance +8%