Alchemy is one of two manufacturing professions powered chiefly by herbs. Herbs make potions, elixirs, and flasks. In addition, certain fish and metals and gems can be combined to make elixirs or transmutes. Overall, you can make money with alchemy, though you’ll end up making as much or more with herbalism. But there are some definite advantages to alchemy that set it apart.

Raid supplies are the most common use for alchemy. Healing and mana potions, high level flasks and elixirs, these can all help make or break a large raid and guilds tend to buy in bulk, especially if they’re running last minute or don’t have people to make the supplies for them. Mostly this means checking out the auction house on a weekend and seeing what flasks or elixirs are selling the most. Then just grind away on those and throw them onto the AH to test.

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