MacroBioBoi started speedrunning Diablo 2 three years ago with one mission in mind: to crack the top ten runners of all time on the Sorceress. After achieving this goal, he began studying every aspect of Diablo 2’s mechanics and ultimately went on to secure multiple World Records and top 5 placements across all characters. He beat the World Record for Diablo 2’s no-attacking Pacifist run so many times that he went on to literally write the book on how to do it, and he pioneered one of the top speedrunning tactics in the game. To this day, he continues to dig into the mysteries of Diablo 2 to uncover more secrets. The Alchemist allows you to create Potions, Elixirs, Incenses and Crafting Materials for your character. Whether it's empowering your Healing Vial to help top off your Life pool, or crafting a powerful Elixir to increase your Attack Speed and Experience gain, the Alchemist is your one-stop shop for min-maxing your potential with consumables. After you've gathered some Resources in the Demon-infested mountains of the Fractured Peaks, make sure to stop in and see what the Alchemist can brew for you.
All information in this article is from the Press Preview Access of Diablo 4. The content presented here is subject to change, and will be updated as we learn more.
Unlocking the Alchemist
When your character reaches Level 10, you receive a Priority Quest objective to go and see the Alchemist in Kyovashad. Here you are given the task of upgrading your base Weak Healing Vial to a Tiny Healing Vial! At the low cost of 8 Gallowvine, your Healing Vial increases its efficiency by 30 additional Life.
From here you can see the Level progression and materials required to further upgrade your Vial, and the other options the Alchemist has available. Once you have the Alchemist unlocked you can see the different consumables that can be crafted including Elixirs and whatever the unfinished Incense tab holds.
Upgrade Potion
As your character's level increases, you are able to increase the base Life granted on use by your Healing Vial. The cost to do so includes Gold as well as Resources found by picking flowers and completing side-quests. The cost and resource intensity is fairly linear all the way to Character Level 90.
Upgrade Potion Costs
| Recipe | Resource Cost | Upgraded Effect |
| Tiny Healing Vial Player Level: 10 | Gallowvine x8 250 Gold | Heals 48 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Minor Healing Vial Player Level: 20 | Gallowvine x15 Biteberry x5 400 Gold | Heals 80 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Light Healing Vial Player Level: 30 | Gallowvine x20 Biteberry x10 Crushed Beast Bones x5 470 Gold | Heals 141 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Moderate Healing Vial Player Level: 45 | Gallowvine x20 Howler Moss x12 Demon's Heart x5 900 Gold | Heals 255 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Strong Healing Vial Player Level: 60 | Gallowvine x27 Reddamine x15 Paletongue x5 1,700 Gold | Heals 378 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Greater Healing Vial Player Level: 70 | Blightshade x36 Lifesbane x18 Grave Dust x5 Angelbreath x5 2,500 Gold | Heals 559 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Major Healing Vial Player Level: 80 | Angelbreath x10 Reddamine x27 Biteberry x27 Blightshade x27 Lifesbane x27 Howler Moss x27 Fiend Rose x5 5,000 Gold | Heals 827 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
| Superior Healing Vial Player Level: 90 | Forgotten Soul x10 Angelbreath x20 Fiend Rose x10 Grave Dust x20 Blightshade x36 Demon's Heart x20 Howler Moss x36 12,500 Gold | Heals 1274 Life Instantly and 35% Life over 3 seconds. |
Craft Elixirs
Elixirs are consumable items that give your Character specific buffs for a 30-minute duration. These can include different Resistances, increase your Attack Speed, and every Elixir increases your Experience gain by a percentage for the entire duration. Keeping a steady supply of Elixirs in your "Consumables" tab is a sure-fire way to blast through the leveling progression and min-max your Character for difficult content. You may only have one Elixir active at a time and they don't expire on Character death.
Craft Elixir Costs
| Recipe | Resource Cost | Upgraded Effect |
| Weak Assault Elixir Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x12 Lifesbane x6 1,000 Gold | Increases Attack Speed by 7% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 20 |
| Weak Elixir of Cold Resistance Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x10 Biteberry x6 1,000 Gold | Increases Cold Resist by 15% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 15 |
| Weak Elixir of Fire Resistance Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x10 Lifesbane x6 1,000 Gold | Increases Fire Resist by 15% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 15 |
| Weak Elixir of Lightning Resistance Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x10 Reddamine x6 1,000 Gold | Increases Lightning Resist by 15% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 20 |
| Weak Elixir of Poison Resistance Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x10 Howler Moss x6 1,000 Gold | Increases Poison Resist by 15% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 15 |
| Weak Elixir of Shadow Resistance Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x10 Blightshade x6 2,500 Gold | Increases Shadow Resist by 15% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 15 |
| Weak Third Eye Elixir Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x8 Howler Moss x5 1,000 Gold | Increases Dodge by 5% and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 10 |
| Weak Iron Barb Elixir Magic Elixir | Gallowvine x5 Biteberry x5 1,000 Gold | Increases Armor by 100, Thorns by 50, and Experience by 3% for 30 minutes. Requires Level 5 |
Refine Resources
The Resources you collect are always useful, because you can transmute certain Resources into others. This allows the Player a way to give their Gallowvine and Iron Chunks a necessary glow-up when the materials they need to craft become more rare, or downgrade rarer materials if you're in need of some cheaper options. Seems like this Alchemist tab is enabling all the hoarder-style players like me, to stop and pick every flower they see!
Resource Refining Recipes
| Recipe | Resource Cost |
| Silver Ore Magic Crafting Material | Iron Chunk x10 200 Gold |
| Lifesbane Magic Crafting Material | Gallowvine x5 200 Gold |
| Blightshade Magic Crafting Material | Gallowvine x5 200 Gold |
| Biteberry Magic Crafting Material | Gallowvine x5 200 Gold |
| Reddamine Magic Crafting Material | Gallowvine x5 200 Gold |
| Howler Moss Magic Crafting Material | Gallowvine x5 200 Gold |
| Gallowvine Magic Crafting Material | Reddamine x1 OR Biteberry x1 OR Blightshade x1 OR Lifesbane x1 OR Howler Moss x1 200 Gold |
| Superior Leather Magic Crafting Material | Rawhide x5 200 Gold |
Craft Incense
While we don't currently know the purpose of this tab, we can assume it revolves around some other type of Material or Consumable recipe for the Player. Check back in once the contents are revealed to learn all about Crafting Incense!
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Summary
- The Alchemist can empower your Healing Vial, brew powerful Elixirs to boost your Stats and Experience gain, and refine your Resources into others for a small cost.
- Your Healing Vial can be upgraded at major level milestones up to Level 90! Make sure to keep the necessary resources on hand when you hit these milestones to always have the strongest Potion on your belt!
- Resource Refining lets you swap your resources on the fly! Stop and smell the flowers every once in a while as you cleanse Sanctuary of Demons... you might need that Gallowvine later!
- Check back in for the Incense tab overview to unlock the last mysteries the Alchemist has in store.
Credits
Written by MacroBioBoi
Reviewed by wudijo
Changelog
Article Created from the Press Release Version of Diablo 4. 
