Post by Ikonic on Jun 4, 2005 8:52:16 GMT -6
Time to start yet another crafting guide. So far I'm only at lvl 30, but I hope to get cracking on it and get to 60 not too terribly long from now.
Ikonic's Guide to Alchemy (lvl 0-60)
I did not keep track of the specifics for the first 8.5 lvls, but here's what I did.
0-6 Tsurara (Ice Crystal + Rock Salt + Distilled Water x2)
0-5 Beeswax (Fire Crystal + Beehive Chip x3 + Distilled Water)
0-7 Animal Glue (Fire Crystal + Rabbit Hide + Bone Chip ×2 + Distilled Water)
5-10 Deodorizer (Wind Crystal + Olive Oil + Chamomile + Sage)
10-16 Mercury (Lightning Crystal + Cobalt Jellyfish x4)
From 8.5 to 9.5 I did Silence Dagger (Water Crystal + Animal Glue + Brass Dagger + Silencing Potion). I checked the AH in San d'Oria and there was only 1 available and the price history showed a decent amount of people buying them. I figured I could make a few for close to break even and be able to sell them over time on my mule.
At 9.5 I switched to Poison Dust (Lightning Crystal + 2 Yellow Globe). I saved these to use with the following synth. These are a bit expensive, but they're about the best item to skill up on.
At 11.8 I switched to Poison Potion (Water Crystal + Poison Dust + Mercury). These sell well and are profitable if you don't have too many breaks. It was cheaper for me to buy the Mercury off of the AH than it would have been to synth it so I skipped the Mercury stage.
Around 18.0 I switched to Echo Drops (Water Crystal + Sage + Distilled Water + Honey). I had wanted to do Kodoku but could not find any Elshimo Frogs on any of the 4 AHs. I took Echo Drops to the cap of 20.
At 20.0 I switched to Silent Oil (Water Crystal + 2 Beeswax + Slime Oil). Slime Oil was the most difficult item to find and very expensive. This synth will break even if you are lucky.
23.9 to 24.2 Silent Oil (Water Crystal + 2 Beeswax + Olive Oil).
Upon reaching 24.2 I switched to Sairui-Ran (Earth Crystal + Kazham Pepper + Bomb Ash + Bird Egg + Bast Parchment). This recipe will actually make you some profit, but selling them could be moderately slow. Another option is to make the Bast Parchment if you have Woodworking at least lvl 40+.
Starting at 28.0 I switched to Eye Drops (Water Crystal + Ahriman Tears + Chamomile + Distilled Water). Buying the Ahriman Tears in singles over the past 2-3 weeks I was able to get 3 stacks and it made this synth break even to profitable. You can NPC these for about the same as you would get AHing them.
Once I hit 30.0 I started making Artificial Lens (Fire Crystal + 2 Glass Fiber). It's best to avoid Watersday when crafting these. I took these to 32.9.
Upon reaching 32.9 and hearing of Valhallodin's success with Potions (Water Crystal + Sage + Lizard Tail + Distilled Water) I decided to give them a try. I used Advanced Image Support since I was 8 lvls below the cap on this one.
At 37.8 I switched to Prism Powder (Light Crystal + 2 Glass Fiber + Artificial Lens). I had plenty of Artificial Lens saved up from when I lvl'd Alchemy before. I'd also been doing a good deal of desynthing and had more than enough Glass Fibers. This was profitable for me since I had most of the materials. Even buying the materials you can make gil on this, but failures are moderately expensive.
At 40.4 I switched to Vitriol (Water Crystal + 2 Treant Bulb). This is a great recipe to skillup on for the simple fact that it is very cheap.
Upon reaching 42.9 I decided to repair Broken Carbon Fishing Rods (Light Crystal + Broken Carbon Fiber Fishing Rod) to bridge a few lvls before Holy Water. I used Advanced Synthesis Support for these and happened to craft on Lightsday so my breaks were very rare and I lost very little supplies.
Starting at 45.1 I switched to Holy Water (Light Crystal + Distilled Water) since my inventory slots on mules and main were full of Carbon Fishing Rods. This is a very cheap synth and another welcome one. I used Advanced Synthesis Support for this until lvl 46.5ish. I took this all the way to the cap and mainly synthed on Darksday after lvl 49.
Starting at 51.0 I switched to Sleeping Potion (Water Crystal + Chamomile + Sleepshroom + Poison Flour). I crafted this in Jeuno since the only NPC selling Poison Flour was located there.
Once I hit 55.8 I switched to Hi-Potion (Water Crystal + Malboro Vine + Distilled Water + 2 Sage). This is actually a profitable synth. Check the guild if you can't get Malboro Vines for less than 1500g, sometimes you might be lucky. I took these up to 60.0 where I stopped.
Edit: Added info for lvls 30 to 60.
Ikonic's Guide to Alchemy (lvl 0-60)
I did not keep track of the specifics for the first 8.5 lvls, but here's what I did.
0-6 Tsurara (Ice Crystal + Rock Salt + Distilled Water x2)
0-5 Beeswax (Fire Crystal + Beehive Chip x3 + Distilled Water)
0-7 Animal Glue (Fire Crystal + Rabbit Hide + Bone Chip ×2 + Distilled Water)
5-10 Deodorizer (Wind Crystal + Olive Oil + Chamomile + Sage)
10-16 Mercury (Lightning Crystal + Cobalt Jellyfish x4)
From 8.5 to 9.5 I did Silence Dagger (Water Crystal + Animal Glue + Brass Dagger + Silencing Potion). I checked the AH in San d'Oria and there was only 1 available and the price history showed a decent amount of people buying them. I figured I could make a few for close to break even and be able to sell them over time on my mule.
At 9.5 I switched to Poison Dust (Lightning Crystal + 2 Yellow Globe). I saved these to use with the following synth. These are a bit expensive, but they're about the best item to skill up on.
At 11.8 I switched to Poison Potion (Water Crystal + Poison Dust + Mercury). These sell well and are profitable if you don't have too many breaks. It was cheaper for me to buy the Mercury off of the AH than it would have been to synth it so I skipped the Mercury stage.
Around 18.0 I switched to Echo Drops (Water Crystal + Sage + Distilled Water + Honey). I had wanted to do Kodoku but could not find any Elshimo Frogs on any of the 4 AHs. I took Echo Drops to the cap of 20.
At 20.0 I switched to Silent Oil (Water Crystal + 2 Beeswax + Slime Oil). Slime Oil was the most difficult item to find and very expensive. This synth will break even if you are lucky.
23.9 to 24.2 Silent Oil (Water Crystal + 2 Beeswax + Olive Oil).
Upon reaching 24.2 I switched to Sairui-Ran (Earth Crystal + Kazham Pepper + Bomb Ash + Bird Egg + Bast Parchment). This recipe will actually make you some profit, but selling them could be moderately slow. Another option is to make the Bast Parchment if you have Woodworking at least lvl 40+.
Starting at 28.0 I switched to Eye Drops (Water Crystal + Ahriman Tears + Chamomile + Distilled Water). Buying the Ahriman Tears in singles over the past 2-3 weeks I was able to get 3 stacks and it made this synth break even to profitable. You can NPC these for about the same as you would get AHing them.
Once I hit 30.0 I started making Artificial Lens (Fire Crystal + 2 Glass Fiber). It's best to avoid Watersday when crafting these. I took these to 32.9.
Upon reaching 32.9 and hearing of Valhallodin's success with Potions (Water Crystal + Sage + Lizard Tail + Distilled Water) I decided to give them a try. I used Advanced Image Support since I was 8 lvls below the cap on this one.
At 37.8 I switched to Prism Powder (Light Crystal + 2 Glass Fiber + Artificial Lens). I had plenty of Artificial Lens saved up from when I lvl'd Alchemy before. I'd also been doing a good deal of desynthing and had more than enough Glass Fibers. This was profitable for me since I had most of the materials. Even buying the materials you can make gil on this, but failures are moderately expensive.
At 40.4 I switched to Vitriol (Water Crystal + 2 Treant Bulb). This is a great recipe to skillup on for the simple fact that it is very cheap.
Upon reaching 42.9 I decided to repair Broken Carbon Fishing Rods (Light Crystal + Broken Carbon Fiber Fishing Rod) to bridge a few lvls before Holy Water. I used Advanced Synthesis Support for these and happened to craft on Lightsday so my breaks were very rare and I lost very little supplies.
Starting at 45.1 I switched to Holy Water (Light Crystal + Distilled Water) since my inventory slots on mules and main were full of Carbon Fishing Rods. This is a very cheap synth and another welcome one. I used Advanced Synthesis Support for this until lvl 46.5ish. I took this all the way to the cap and mainly synthed on Darksday after lvl 49.
Starting at 51.0 I switched to Sleeping Potion (Water Crystal + Chamomile + Sleepshroom + Poison Flour). I crafted this in Jeuno since the only NPC selling Poison Flour was located there.
Once I hit 55.8 I switched to Hi-Potion (Water Crystal + Malboro Vine + Distilled Water + 2 Sage). This is actually a profitable synth. Check the guild if you can't get Malboro Vines for less than 1500g, sometimes you might be lucky. I took these up to 60.0 where I stopped.
Edit: Added info for lvls 30 to 60.