Alchemy Skill Guide

Alchemy is a miscellaneous skill based on brewing potions. It is leveled through the creation and modification of potions in a brewing stand. Additionally, some effects that are normally unobtainable through vanilla potions are given custom recipes.


These skill guides are organized in a list showing what level a skill or perk is unlocked, with drop down descriptions and other important information about the skill. Click the + symbol to open the drop down.


Below this list is an experience table detailing how much exp is granted by the block type mined.

  • Level 1 | Catalysis

    • Brewing ingredients into potions takes less time the higher your Alchemy skill.

  • Level 1 | Concoctions - Rank 1

    • The first new potion unlocks at level 10.

  • Level 10 | Concoctions - Rank 2

    • You can now brew potions of Haste
    • Ingredient: Carrot
    • Type: Buff
    • Increases mining speed

  • Level 20 | Concoctions - Rank 3

    • You can now brew potions of Absorption.
    • Ingredient: Nether Quartz
    • Type: Buff
    • Applies 2 additional hearts (per potion level) that dissapear upon damage.

    • You can now brew potions of Mining Fatigue.
    • Ingredient: Slime Ball
    • Type: Debuff
    • Applies mining fatigue.

  • Level 35 | Concoctions - Rank 4

    • You can now brew potions of Health Boost.
    • Ingredient: Apple
    • Type: Buff
    • Applies 2 refillable hearts (per potion level).

    • You can now brew potions of Hunger
    • Ingredient: Rotten Flesh
    • Type: Debuff
    • Applies hunger.

  • Level 50 | Concoctions - Rank 5

    • You can now brew potions of Nausea.
    • Ingredient: Brown Mushroom
    • Type: Debuff
    • Makes the user's vision swirl.

    • You can now brew potions of Blindness.
    • Ingredient: Ink Sack
    • Type: Debuff
    • Decreases the user's field of vision.

  • Level 75 | Concoctions - Rank 6

    • You can now brew potions of Saturation.
    • Ingredient: Fern
    • Type: Buff
    • Causes the user's hunger bar to increase without the consumption of food.

  • Level 90 | Concoctions - Rank 7

    • You can now brew potions of Decay.
    • Ingredient: Poisonous Potato
    • Type: Debuff
    • Applies wither, taking damage over time.

  • Level 99 | Concoctions - Rank 8

    • You can now brew potions of Resistance
    • Ingredient: Golden Apple (Regular)
    • Type: Buff
    • Applies a 20% damage reduction per potion level

Important Notes About Alchemy

  • Ingredients that have been named in an anvil CANNOT be used in the custom recipes, and will not receive the Catalysis brewing speed boost. (i.e. a Slimeball named "Fred" CANNOT make a dullness potion, and a Fermented Spider Eye named "RIP George'' will brew at regular speed regardless of the brewer's Alchemy skill.)
  • All Custom Potions require awkward potions to brew. Currently the animation of brewing does not display, but if you wait the potions will brew

Known Bugs When Brewing

  • When using fermented spider eyes to turn water bottles into Potions of Weakness, each potion grants 30xp. This is because this recipe doesn't start with Nether Wart.
  • Turning Potions of Healing into Potions of Harming with fermented spider eyes yields no experience. This appears to be an oversight.
  • No experience is awarded for brewing Harming II potions via glowstone, but gunpowder still grants the expected 120xp per potion. This can be avoided by creating Poison II and then using fermented spider eye to turn it into Harming II.

Experience Table

Alchemy potion stages are based on the number of ingredients added.

Potion Stage Exp
1 15
2 30
3 60
4 120
5 0