Alchemist

Role

The Alchemist is the Merchant's second job: a scholar who brews potions and throws them in battle. Pharmacy makes potions, bottles and Embryos, Potion Pitcher throws a potion to a friend, Acid Terror and Demonstration burn enemies with acid and fire, Chemical Protection keeps gear from breaking. Bio Cannibalize grows plants, Sphere Mine sets an exploding sphere. After the «Bioethics» quest the Alchemist gets a homunculus — a companion that grows and learns alongside its owner. Merchant skills stay.

Job change

• Where: the Alchemist Guild in Aldebaran.
• What you need: a Merchant with Job Lv 40 or higher. Spend every skill point on Merchant skills: unspent points do not carry over to the second job.
• First, the «Mixture» quest: Luis in Alberta, Aure Dupont in Geffen and Morgenstein. Without it Van Helmont will not let you take the exam.
• Fee: Parmy Gianino takes 50,000 zeny and gives an order — whichever comes up: Berserk Potion, Mini Furnace or Fire Arrow.
• Arithmetic test with Rasputin: answer with numbers. At Job Lv 50 — no test.
• Practice with Darwin: potion ingredients and brewing.
• Questions on reagents from Van Helmont, a word search in a letter grid with Flamel, an errand in Juno.
• Vincent gives the job and a potion manual. At Job Lv 50 — the Condensed Potion manual.

The quest log leads through every step and shows whom to visit.

Stats

STR — axe damage and carrying capacity for potions, DEX — Pharmacy and accuracy. INT — more SP and better brewing.

Potions

• Pharmacy — 20 recipes: potions, Condensed Potions, battle bottles and Embryos. You need the recipe manual, and every attempt uses a Medicine Bowl (sold by the guild dealer). Success depends on DEX, INT, LUK and Learning Potion.
• Learning Potion — potions heal more, Pharmacy succeeds more often.
• Brewed potions carry the Alchemist's name and do not stack with shop ones. A streak of successful brews earns fame points: the ranking is the /alchemist command and a tab on the site. Potions of ranked Alchemists heal 50 % more.
• The «Elemental Potion Guide» quest with Pisruik in Juno (Job Lv 40) gives the manual for elemental resistance potions.

Battle

• Acid Terror (Acid Bottle) — acid damage, can break armor and cause bleeding.
• Demonstration (Bottle Grenade) — fire on the ground, can break a weapon.
• Potion Pitcher — throw a potion to yourself or a friend.
• Chemical Protection — a friend's weapon, shield, armor and helm do not break (Glistening Coat).
• Bio Cannibalize (Plant Bottle) — plants on the ground: Mandragora, Hydra, Flora, Parasite or Geographer.
• Sphere Mine (Marine Sphere Bottle) — a sphere that explodes next to an enemy.
• Axe Mastery — axe damage.

Homunculus

The «Bioethics» quest unlocks Call Homunculus, Vaporize and Resurrect Homunculus. The first call uses an Embryo — a Lif, Amistr, Filir or Vanilmirth is born. The homunculus follows its owner, attacks the owner's target, gains experience, learns skills and gets hungry: it needs feeding. Commands are in the homunculus window (Alt+R). With a Stone of Sage and high intimacy it evolves into the adult form.