Alchemy on the PTRFollow

I took some screenshots on the PTR of the Alchemy stuff. Thought I'd share it with you all here.

First thing! YOU CAN RESPEC (100 g cost)

New elixirs

Trainer taught
- Elixir of Draenic Wisdom (Int and Spi increased by 30, Guardian type)
- Elixir of Major Fortitude (Health increased by 250, 10 health every 5 seconds, Guardian type)
^^^ Notice here how I typed "fort" to filter my recipes.

Cenarian Expedition
- Earthen Elixir
(Prevents up to 20 dmg done per attack, Guardian type)

Halaa Quartermaster
- Elixir of Ironskin (Resilience Rating increased by 30, Guardian type)


Notice how Ragveil is used in 3 of these new elixirs ;-)

Where's your source on that? A guildmate discovered a flask just this past weekend.

I see it now. Thanks.

I think you get the specialization once you complete the quest, not when you select it. Therefore from what you describe I don't think you need to "unspec". Just go to the guy with the transmute mastery quest (in the Stormspire in Netherstorm) and he should have the quest for transmute mastery available for you.

Not true after the patch with black temple i discover 3 new by doing potions
and im a transmute master i discovered 2 flasks and one potion Super Rejuvenation Potion
Flask of Arcane Fortification
Flask of Fortification
And friend from the guild discover the same day i did
Flask of Relentless Assault

I had 2x 1 in more than a month.
You simply have luck.

damn nothing shows

Not true. I was waiting for a group to arrive at the Hellfire summon stone yesterday, and to avoid getting ganked, I ran into Ramps, and while I waited, I decided to make some healing pots (grey to me). While I was doing it, I discovered the Flask of Shadow Fortification. That's two discoveries for me now. :)

Heh heh. Whoops. My bad.

The only requirement that I know of for discoveries is that you have to use Outland mats. It can proc from anything produced by alchemy (potion, flask, elixir, transmute...), it's purely random.

You don't need to have a specific character level or alchemy skill level, you don't need to be a master and the recipe can be grey for you, as long as it uses Outland mats you have a chance.

Currently the assumed chance is 1-in-200, i.e. 0.5%, but I don't think it's confirmed - and yes, it's very low anyway. My personal discovery rate was higher. It indeed took me 300 tries or so to get my first discovery (keeping in mind they had been disabled for a while), but on Tuesday I was doing a few elixirs (~15) and got a discovery. Yesterday I did 10 elixirs of major healing and got another one. I must have been lucky :-)

At first ppl thought there would be links between the type of stuff they were creating and the type of discovery they would get, but the early evidence shows it doesn't seem to be the case. I've discovered potions off elixirs and flasks off potions, etc.

Just a note for all: I placed a link in the Trade Skills FAQ under Alchemy to an FAQ on BC Alchemy.

But to address one question in particular:



If it uses ANY Outland herb (Felweed usually), or in other words, if you learned it in the Outlands, it is capable of proc'ing a discovery.

Anathor - How do you get passed 375 on Herbalism? I'm maxed at 375 now.

As I said previously, my high-level friends take me out on herb-picking excursions in the lower-level areas in Outland. Basically the places I can survive a few hits. LOL

It actually becomes beneficial for them too because I pick a ton of motes along with the herbs.

Oh, ok. I thought there may have been another level to train. Cool. I have the enchanted gloves already.

I wanted to play a tauren, but I couldn't take all the bull sh*t.