Alchemy Leveling Guide

1. Proficiency 1 - 4

   Start with this material. Set aside the ingredients in your promotion checklist as you level.

   Craft

   Magic Crystal Unlocks at proficiency 1 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Spiritstone x2
   • Catalyst (Bound) x1 Shop: 400 Kina each
   • per craft

   400 Kina at shops

2. Proficiency 5 - 19

   These recipes need no merchant reagents. Use the materials you have, or compare their market prices before buying.

   Craft

   Spiritstone Powder (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 5 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Spiritstone x1
   • per craft

   Craft

   Yggdrasil Paper (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 5 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Yggdrasil Log x1
   • per craft

3. Proficiency 20 - 50

   More powders open here. Choose from the materials you have, and make the stones below when their ingredients are available. Keep your promotion ingredients aside.

   Craft

   Spiritstone Powder (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 5 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Spiritstone x1
   • per craft

   Craft

   Yggdrasil Paper (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 5 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Yggdrasil Log x1
   • per craft

   Craft

   Sapphire Powder (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Sapphire Gemstone x1
   • per craft

   Craft

   Diamond Powder (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Diamond Gemstone x1
   • per craft

   Craft

   Ruby Powder (3 per craft) Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Ruby Gemstone x1
   • per craft

   When you have the drops

   These need rare ingredients. Use them when you want the result, and compare their value before spending them for proficiency alone.

   Craft

   Intermediate Manastone Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Manastone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

   Craft

   Intermediate Soulstone Unlocks at proficiency 25 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Soulstone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

4. 50

   Promotion test

   At 50 your proficiency stops growing. The quest

   [Upgrade] Alchemy Specialty Skill

   starts by itself: craft the test item below, hand it in, and the reward lifts the cap.

   Craft

   Novice Alchemist's Scale (Bound) Unlocks at proficiency 50 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Magic Crystal x6
   • Spiritstone Powder x2
   • Odyle x3
   • per craft

   Reward

   Alchemy Upgrade: Professional Artwork: Artisan Alchemist (Bound)

5. Proficiency 51 - 64

   These refined materials are used in higher-tier gear. Compare the ingredient prices with the value of what you want to make before buying a large batch.

   Craft

   Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale Unlocks at proficiency 51 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Balaur's Essence x2
   • Lesser Dragon Scale Hardener (Bound) x1 Shop: 4,650 Kina each
   • per craft

   4,650 Kina at shops

   When you have the drops

   These need rare ingredients. Use them when you want the result, and compare their value before spending them for proficiency alone.

   Craft

   Intermediate Manastone Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Manastone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

   Craft

   Intermediate Soulstone Unlocks at proficiency 25 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Soulstone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

6. Proficiency 65 - 79

   The next refinement opens here; its tool costs a little more.

   Craft

   Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale Unlocks at proficiency 65 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Balaur's Essence x2
   • Intermediate Dragon Scale Hardener (Bound) x1 Shop: 5,600 Kina each
   • per craft

   5,600 Kina at shops

   When you have the drops

   These need rare ingredients. Use them when you want the result, and compare their value before spending them for proficiency alone.

   Craft

   Intermediate Manastone Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Manastone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

   Craft

   Intermediate Soulstone Unlocks at proficiency 25 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Soulstone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

7. Proficiency 80 - 100

   The last refinement carries you to 100, the current proficiency cap.

   Craft

   Enhanced Durable Balaur Scale Unlocks at proficiency 80 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Balaur's Essence x2
   • Superior Dragon Scale Hardener (Bound) x1 Shop: 6,550 Kina each
   • per craft

   6,550 Kina at shops

   When you have the drops

   These need rare ingredients. Use them when you want the result, and compare their value before spending them for proficiency alone.

   Craft

   Intermediate Manastone Unlocks at proficiency 20 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Manastone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

   Craft

   Intermediate Soulstone Unlocks at proficiency 25 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Lesser Soulstone x5
   • Spiritstone Powder x3
   • Professional Ink (Bound) x2 Shop: 1,200 Kina each
   • per craft

   2,400 Kina at shops

How crafting proficiency works