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==Basic gameplay loop==
The basic gameplay loop for training Alchemist
# Making potions requires [[Reagents]], which may be obtained through training other professions or purchased from the [[Potion Reagents|Reagents shop]]. It is always much faster to purchase reagents from the shop, but of course it costs coins. A reasaonable estimate is that it takes 30 seconds to travel from the Apothecary to the Reagents shop, buy an inventory of 24 reagents, and then return to the Apothecary. Reagents can either be immediately used to train alchemy, or deposited into the [[
# Reagents are turned into [[Preparations]] at the [[Reagent Preparation Station]], requiring 2 specific reagents for each type of potion (except 10% Potion Healing, which only has 1). Each preparation takes 5 seconds to make, or 60 seconds for a full inventory of reagents.
# Preparations are brewed into [[Potions]] at the [[Standard Potion Station]], requiring one preparation and one [[Bottle|bottle]] per potion. Preparations cannot be banked, so brewing should happen immediately after preparing. Each standard potion takes 7.5 seconds to make, or 87 seconds for a full inventory of reagents.
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* Make 11 inventories of {{plink|3 Minute Potion Fear}} to reach level 19, and sell them back to the apothecary shop
** Each inventory uses 12 {{plink|Veined Globeplant}} and 12 {{plink|Faded Dandelion}} to make 12 potions
* Buy one of each of these ingredients, to make one of each
** {{plink|Brown Kelp}}
** {{plink|Creamy Wallplant}}
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** {{plink|Plain White Pearl}}
** {{plink|Summerview Grapes}}
* Make one of each
** {{plink|20% Potion Healing}}
** {{plink|5% Potion XP Hopeport}}
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An alternative, time-optimised method that is slightly faster but significantly more
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Fastest method, costs {{currency|100514}}, takes 58 minutes
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Upon reaching level 20, [[Knowledge]] and [[Passive training]] methods and unlocked.
Knowledge is a game mechanic that that build as you perform activities that award XP, and can be spent on a profession to gain experience that scales with the level of the profession. Knowledge can be gained by
The amount of XP gained by spending knowledge is 25% of the amount needed to level up that profession, or 6.25% for professions above level 200. Making potions awards 1 knowledge point for every 72 potions made (6 inventories, or 3 inventories of 10% healing), so making 288 potions will give 4 points of knowledge for 1 level up of any profession under level 200. It can be spent on Alchemist to speed up training, or on another profession which is more annoying or slow to train. At the above stated rate of 227 standard potions per hour, Alchemist training is able to earn 3.18 knowledge points per hour.
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|A full list of active potions, with their approximate XP rates and costs, can be found [[Alchemist#Active Potions|here]].
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For example, the level 29 [[20% Potion Healing]] is approximately 52,294 XP per hour, but costs {{currency|8.09}} per XP. However, the level 23 [[5% Potion XP Stonemaw Hill]] is approximately 46,610 XP per hour, which is only 11% less, but only costs {{currency|0.24}} per XP, which is 97% less. It is up to the player to decide if the highest level potion that they have access to is too much of a cost, and if they wish to choose a lower levelled but cheaper alternative.
For levels 20 - 200, assuming that the highest level potion is made, it takes approximately 2.3 to 3.5 hours of making one type of potion, before the next potion is unlocked. Reaching level 200 requires 28.4 million XP. With this method it takes ~80 hours of making potions this way and costs ~{{currency|70000000}}.
==Level 35+: Potent Potions==
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All potions are profitable if the reagents are gathered manually, however even if all reagents are purchased then there are 5 potions which are still profitable to make, all of which are Potent potions.
{| class="wikitable align-right-1 align-right-3 align-right-4 align-right-5 align-right-6"
|-
! Level
! Potion
! Profit / potion
! Profit / Hour
! XP / potion
! XP / hour
|-
| 35
| {{plink|28% Potent Potion Healing}}
| {{currency|891}}
| {{currency|96228}}
| 556
| 60,048
|-
| 62
| {{currency|694}}
| {{currency|74952}}
| 936
| 101,088
|-
| 77
| {{currency|700}}
| {{currency|75600}}
| 1,249
| 134,892
|-
| 104
| {{plink|9 Minute Potent Potion Fear}}
| {{currency|2503}}
| {{currency|270324}}
| 2,100
| 226,800
|-
| 131
| {{plink|7% Potent Potion XP Mine}}
| {{currency|2801}}
| {{currency|302508}}
| 3,531
| 381,348
|}
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