Alchemist

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Introduction

Masters of Science and Nature, the devilish and the divine, alchemists ensure their livelihood through the transmogrification of mundane materials into wondrous waters─from curative concoctions to potent potables.
The Ul'dahn school only recently came to be recognized in scientific circles as a valid branch of alchemical orthodoxy. It is based on fundamental principles originating in the Near East tradition, but draws heavily upon esoteric elements of both Lalafellin herbalism and Miqo'te occultism as well.

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Alchemist frame icon.png Alchemists (ALC) are Disciples of the Hand that transform materials into potions and elixirs. For example, Alchemists can create consumables such as potions, ethers, elixirs, stat buffs, status cures and status inducers. They can also make wands for Conjurers, grimoires for Arcanists and Summoners, arms for Scholars, and much more. They can additionally make Orchestrion Rolls.

General Information

Guild

Any player with at least one level 10 Disciple of War or Magic is eligible to become an Alchemist. The Alchemists' Guild is located in Ul'dah. Speak with the receptionist to start the first quest.

Tools

See also: List of Alchemist Primary Tools
See also: List of Alchemist Secondary Tools

Alchemists utilize alembics as their primary tool and mortars as their secondary tool. Alembics are primarily crafted by Armorers, while mortars are primarily crafted by Blacksmiths.

Quests

Main Article: Alchemist Quests

Levequests

Main Article: Alchemist Levequests

Actions

Main Article: Alchemist Actions

Regular actions

Action Quest requirement Level CP Description
Basic Synthesis (alchemist).png  Basic Synthesis 1 0 Increases progress.
Efficiency: 120%
Success Rate: 100%
Basic Touch (alchemist).png  Basic Touch 5 18 Increases quality.
Efficiency: 100%
Success Rate: 100%
Master's Mend.png  Master's Mend 7 88 Restores item durability by 30.
Hasty Touch.png  Hasty Touch 9 30 Increases quality and requires no CP.
Efficiency: 100%
Success Rate: 60%
Rapid Synthesis.png  Rapid Synthesis 9 0 Increases progress.
Efficiency: 500%
Success Rate: 50%
Observe.png  Observe 13 7 Do nothing for one step.
Tricks of the Trade.png  Tricks of the Trade 13 0 Restores 20 CP.
Can only be used when material status is "Good" or "Excellent".
Waste not new icon.png  Waste Not 15 56 Reduces loss of durability by 50% for the next four steps.
Veneration DoH ability.png  Veneration 15 18 Increases efficiency of Synthesis actions by 50% for the next four steps.
Standard Touch (alchemist).png  Standard Touch 18 32 Increases quality.
Efficiency: 125%
Success Rate: 100%
Combo action: Basic Touch
Combo bonus: CP cost reduced to 18
Great Strides.png  Great Strides 21 32 Increases the efficiency of next Touch action by 100%.
Effect active for three steps.
Innovation.png  Innovation 26 18 Increases efficiency of Touch actions by 50% for the next four steps.
Final Appraisal.png  Final Appraisal 42 1 The next action that would complete item synthesis will instead leave one progress point remaining.
Effect active for five steps.
Waste not ii new icon.png  Waste Not II 47 98 Reduces loss of durability by 50% for the next eight steps.
Byregot's Blessing.png  Byregot's Blessing 50 24 Increases quality. Inner Quiet effect ends upon use.
Efficiency: 100% plus 20% for each count of your Inner Quiet stack, up to a maximum of 300%
Success Rate: 100%
Requires at least one stack of Inner Quiet.
Precise Touch (alchemist).png  Precise Touch 53 18 Increases quality.
Additional Effect: Increases Inner Quiet stack by one (up to 11)
Efficiency: 150%
Success Rate: 100%
Available only when material condition is Good or Excellent.
Muscle Memory.png  Muscle Memory 54 6 Increases progress.
Efficiency: 300%
Success Rate: 100%
Additional Effect: Efficiency of your next Synthesis action is increased by 100%
Available only on the first step.
Additional effect is active for five steps.
Careful Synthesis.png  Careful Synthesis 62 7 Increases progress.
Efficiency: 180%
Success Rate: 100%
Manipulation.png  Manipulation 1Quest: Manipulation unlock quests 65 96 Restores 5 points of durability after each step for the next eight steps.
Prudent Touch (alchemist).png  Prudent Touch 66 25 Increases quality at half the durability cost.
Efficiency: 100%
Success Rate: 100%
Unavailable when Waste Not or Waste Not II are active.
Focused Synthesis (alchemist).png  Focused Synthesis 67 5 Increases progress.
Efficiency: 200%
Success Rate: 50%
Combo Action: Observe
Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100%
Focused Touch (alchemist).png  Focused Touch 68 18 Increases quality.
Efficiency: 150%
Success Rate: 50%
Combo Action: Observe
Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100%
Reflect DoH.png  Reflect 69 6 Increases quality.
Efficiency: 100%
Success Rate: 100%
Additional Effect: Increases Inner Quiet stack by one (up to 10)
Availabe only on the first step.
Preparatory Touch (alchemist).png  Preparatory Touch 71 40 Increases quality at a greater cost to durability.
Additional Effect: Increases Inner Quiet stack by one (up to 11)
Efficiency: 200%
Success Rate: 100%
Durability Cost: 20
Groundwork ALC.png  Groundwork 72 18 Increases progress at greater cost to durability.
Efficiency decreases by half when durability is below durability cost.

Efficiency: 360%
Success Rate: 100%
Durability Cost: 20
Delicate Synthesis (alchemist).png  Delicate Synthesis 76 32 Increases both progress and quality.
Efficiency: 100%
Success Rate: 100%
Intensive Synthesis (alchemist).png  Intensive Synthesis 78 6 Increases progress.
Efficiency: 400%
Success Rate: 100%
Available only when material condition is Good or Excellent.
Trained Eye.png  Trained Eye 80 250 Increases quality by 100%.
Available only on the first step. Recipe level must be at least 10 levels below yours. Cannot be used with expert crafting recipes.
Advanced Touch (alchemist).png  Advanced Touch 84 46 Increases quality.
Efficiency: 150%
Success Rate: 100%
Combo action: Standard Touch
Combo bonus: CP cost reduced to 18
Prudent synthesis (alchemist) icon1.png  Prudent Synthesis 88 18 Increases progress at half the durability cost.
Efficiency: 180%
Success Rate: 100%
Unavailable when Waste Not or Waste Not II is active.
Trained Finesse.png  Trained Finesse 90 32 Increases quality at no cost to durability.
Efficiency: 100%
Success Rate: 100%
Available only when Inner Quiet stack size is 10.

Specialist actions

Action Quest requirement Level CP Description
Careful observation specialist.png  Careful Observation 1Quest: Beloved of the Builder 55 0 Do nothing for one step, preserving the status of any actions presently in effect.
A crafter's delineation is used upon execution.
Can only be used up to three times per synthesis.
This action does not increase step count.
Heart and soul icon1.png  Heart and Soul 1Quest: Beloved of the Builder 86 0 Allows the execution of Precise Touch, Intensive Synthesis, or Tricks of the Trade regardless of material condition.

Effect ends if the aforementioned actions are executed when material condition is not "Good" or "Excellent".
A crafter's delineation is used upon execution.
Can only be used once per synthesis.
This action does not increase step count.

Traits

Main Article: Alchemist Traits
Trait Acquired Quest requirement Level Effect
Inner Quiet trait.png  Inner Quiet Culinarian frame icon.png CUL
Alchemist frame icon.png ALC
Weaver frame icon.png WVR
Leatherworker frame icon.png LTW
Goldsmith frame icon.png GSM
Armorer frame icon.png ARM
Blacksmith frame icon.png BSM
Carpenter frame icon.png CRP
11 Gain a stack of Inner Quiet with every increase in quality, up to a maximum of 10. Grants a 10% bonus to the efficiency of Touch actions for each stack.
Practice Makes Perfect trait.png  Practice Makes Perfect Culinarian frame icon.png CUL
Alchemist frame icon.png ALC
Weaver frame icon.png WVR
Leatherworker frame icon.png LTW
Goldsmith frame icon.png GSM
Armorer frame icon.png ARM
Blacksmith frame icon.png BSM
Carpenter frame icon.png CRP
15 Allows you to execute trial synthesis.
Basic Synthesis Mastery (Alchemist).png  Basic Synthesis Mastery Alchemist frame icon.png ALC 31 Efficiency is increased to 120%
Quality Assurance.png  Quality Assurance Culinarian frame icon.png CUL
Alchemist frame icon.png ALC
Weaver frame icon.png WVR
Leatherworker frame icon.png LTW
Goldsmith frame icon.png GSM
Armorer frame icon.png ARM
Blacksmith frame icon.png BSM
Carpenter frame icon.png CRP
1Quest: Quality Assurance unlock quests 63 Slightly increases chances of material condition becoming good.
Rapid synthesis mastery.png  Rapid Synthesis Mastery Culinarian frame icon.png CUL
Alchemist frame icon.png ALC
Weaver frame icon.png WVR
Leatherworker frame icon.png LTW
Goldsmith frame icon.png GSM
Armorer frame icon.png ARM
Blacksmith frame icon.png BSM
Carpenter frame icon.png CRP
63 Efficiency is increased to 500%
Careful Synthesis Mastery.png  Careful Synthesis Mastery Culinarian frame icon.png CUL
Alchemist frame icon.png ALC
Weaver frame icon.png WVR
Leatherworker frame icon.png LTW
Goldsmith frame icon.png GSM
Armorer frame icon.png ARM
Blacksmith frame icon.png BSM
Carpenter frame icon.png CRP
82 Efficiency is increased to 180%.
Groundwork mastery (alchemist) icon1.png  Groundwork Mastery Alchemist frame icon.png ALC 86 Efficiency is increased to 360%.

Recipes

Main Article: Alchemist Recipes
Level 1 - 9 Level 10 - 19 Level 20 - 29 Level 30 - 39
Level 40 - 49 Level 50 Level 51 - 59 Level 60
Level 61 - 69 Level 70 Level 71 - 79 Level 80
Level 81 - 89 Level 90

Achievements

Main article: Alchemist Achievements

This class is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Tis True without Lying Icon.png  'Tis True without Lying I 5 Achieve alchemist level 10. - 2.0
Tis True without Lying Icon.png  'Tis True without Lying II 5 Achieve alchemist level 20. - 2.0
Tis True without Lying Icon.png  'Tis True without Lying III 5 Achieve alchemist level 30. - 2.0
'tis true without lying iv icon1.png  'Tis True without Lying IV 5 Achieve alchemist level 40. - 2.0
'tis true without lying v icon1.png  'Tis True without Lying V 5 Achieve alchemist level 50. - 2.0
'tis true without lying vi icon1.png  'Tis True without Lying VI 5 Achieve alchemist level 60. - 3.0
'tis true without lying vii icon1.png  'Tis True without Lying VII 5 Achieve alchemist level 70. - 4.0
'tis true without lying viii icon1.png  'Tis True without Lying VIII 5 Achieve alchemist level 80. - 5.0
'tis true without lying ix icon1.png  'Tis True without Lying IX 5 Achieve alchemist level 90. - 6.0
Mixing it up amateur icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Amateur 5 Successfully synthesize 50 times for level 1-10 alchemy recipes. - 2.0
Mixing it up initiate icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Initiate 5 Successfully synthesize 300 times for level 11-20 alchemy recipes. - 2.0
Mixing it up apprentice icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Apprentice 5 Successfully synthesize 750 times for level 21-30 alchemy recipes. - 2.0
Mixing it up journeyman icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Journeyman 5 Successfully synthesize 1,500 times for level 31-40 alchemy recipes. - 2.0
Mixing it up artisan icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Artisan 10 Successfully synthesize 3,000 times for level 41-50 alchemy recipes. Achievement title icon.png Of the Golden Lead 2.0
An alchemist's life for me icon1.png  An Alchemist's Life for Me 30 Obtain the first five “Mixing it Up” achievements. Alembic of the luminary icon1.png  Alembic of the Luminary 2.0
Mixing it up adept icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Adept 10 Successfully synthesize 1,000 times for level 51-60 alchemy recipes. - 3.0
Mixing it up veteran icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Veteran 10 Successfully synthesize 1,000 times for level 61-70 alchemy recipes. - 4.0
Mixing it up master icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Master 10 Successfully synthesize 1,000 times for level 71-80 alchemy recipes. - 5.0
Mixing it up genius icon1.png  Mixing It Up: Genius 10 Successfully synthesize 1,000 times for level 81-90 alchemy recipes. - 6.0
I made that alchemist i icon1.png  I Made That: Alchemist I 5 Craft and record completion of 30 unique alchemist recipes. - 2.1
I made that alchemist ii icon1.png  I Made That: Alchemist II 5 Craft and record completion of 60 unique alchemist recipes. - 2.1
I made that alchemist iii icon1.png  I Made That: Alchemist III 10 Craft and record completion of 110 unique alchemist recipes. Master alchemists ring icon1.png  Master Alchemist's Ring 2.1
I made that alchemist iv icon1.png  I Made That: Alchemist IV 10 Craft and record completion of 170 unique alchemist recipes. - 3.0
I made that alchemist v icon1.png  I Made That: Alchemist V 10 Craft and record completion of 270 unique alchemist recipes. Blessed cauldronkeeps alembic icon1.png  Blessed Cauldronkeep's Alembic 3.5
I made that alchemist vi icon1.png  I Made That: Alchemist VI 10 Craft and record completion of 370 unique alchemist recipes. Blessed cauldronkings alembic icon1.png  Blessed Cauldronking's Alembic 4.5
An eye for detail alchemist i icon1.png  An Eye for Detail: Alchemist I 5 Craft 100 high-quality items as an alchemist. - 2.1
An eye for detail alchemist ii icon1.png  An Eye for Detail: Alchemist II 5 Craft 500 high-quality items as an alchemist. - 2.1
An eye for detail alchemist iii icon1.png  An Eye for Detail: Alchemist III 10 Craft 3,000 high-quality items as an alchemist. - 2.1
An eye for detail alchemist iv icon1.png  An Eye for Detail: Alchemist IV 10 Craft 5,000 high-quality items as an alchemist. - 3.0
An eye for detail alchemist v icon1.png  An Eye for Detail: Alchemist V 10 Craft 10,000 high-quality items as an alchemist. Achievement title icon.png Master Alchemist 3.0
Skyward science i icon1.png  Skyward Science I 5 Earn 50,000 points toward your skyward score as an alchemist. - 5.21
Skyward science ii icon1.png  Skyward Science II 5 Earn 150,000 points toward your skyward score as an alchemist. - 5.21
Skyward science iii icon1.png  Skyward Science III 10 Earn 500,000 points toward your skyward score as an alchemist. Achievement title icon.png Panacea of the Firmament 5.21
The height of alchemy icon1.png  The Height of Alchemy 10 As an alchemist, craft and submit 100 expert recipe items for the second phase of the Ishgardian restoration. Achievement title icon.png The Nest's Own Alchemist 5.21
Alchemists of a feather icon1.png  Alchemists of a Feather 10 As an alchemist, craft and submit 100 expert recipe items for the third phase of the Ishgardian restoration. Achievement title icon.png Featherfall's Finest Alchemist 5.5
An ode to alchemy icon1.png  An Ode to Alchemy 10 As an alchemist, craft and submit 100 expert recipe items for the fourth phase of the Ishgardian restoration. Achievement title icon.png The Risensung Alchemist 5.41
Retooled resplendent cauldronfiend's alembic icon1.png  Retooled: Resplendent Cauldronfiend's Alembic 10 Obtain a resplendent cauldronfiend's alembic. - 5.5

Notable Alchemists

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