Editing Potion Making Guide

'''Potion Making''' turns fish and mined resources into brewed potions through a multi-station production chain. Here's the process end to end:
# Fish for the raw materials you need (see the [[Fishing Guide]]).
# Cut your fish at a [[Cutting Table]].
# Process the cut materials further at a [[Reduction Station]] or a [[Crush Station]] (Pestle and Mortar).
# Brew the finished ingredients into a potion at a [[Cauldron]].
# Buy vials at a Potion Stall to bottle the brewed potion.

== Resources ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Resource !! Cost !! Notes
|-
| [[Small Vial]] || 1g || For small potions
|-
| [[Large Vial]] || 10g || For large potions
|-
| [[Gilded Vial]] || 100g || Holds the most potion per vial
|-
| [[Small Fang]] || 75g || Also drops from monsters; used to make [[Fang Dust]]
|-
| [[Mud Root]] || 60g || Also drops from monsters; used to make [[Root Paste]]
|}

== Fish Cutting (Cutting Table) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Fish !! Level !! Output !! Duration !! XP
|-
| [[Minnow]] || 1 || 2x [[Small Essence Gland]] || 2s || 10
|-
| [[Common Trout]] || 10 || 2x [[Scrap Fish Flesh]] + 1x [[Small Essence Gland]] || 2s || 10
|-
| [[Perch]] || 10 || [[Fish Scales]] + [[Small Essence Gland]] || 2s || 30
|-
| [[Bass]] || 20 || [[Plain Fish Flesh]] + [[Small Essence Gland]] || 2s || 20
|-
| [[Bluegill]] || 30 || 2x [[Essence Gland]] || 2s || 40
|-
| [[Elder Trout]] || 40 || [[Hearty Fish Flesh]] + [[Essence Gland]] || 2s || 70
|-
| [[Carp]] || 50 || [[Hardened Fish Scales]] + [[Large Essence Gland]] || 2s || 100
|}

== Reduction (Reduction Station) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Input !! Level !! Output !! Duration !! XP
|-
| [[Rare Minnow]] || 1 || 5x [[Fish Oil]] || 5s || 50
|-
| [[Small Essence Gland]] || 1 || 2x [[Essence]] || 0.5s || 4
|-
| [[Rare Blue Gill]] || 25 || 15x [[Fish Oil]] || 5s || 140
|-
| [[Essence Gland]] || 30 || 10x [[Essence]] || 0.5s || 10
|-
| [[Large Essence Gland]] || 60 || 20x [[Essence]] || 0.5s || 20
|-
| [[Hearty Fish Mash]] || 35 || [[Hearty Extract]] || 3s || 90
|-
| [[Hardened Fish Scales]] || 45 || [[Polished Fish Scales]] || 4s || 110
|-
| [[Essence Geode]] || 45 || 50x [[Essence]] || 1s || 30
|}

== Crushing (Crush Station) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Input !! Level !! Output !! Duration !! XP
|-
| [[Fish Scales]] || 10 || [[Crushed Fish Scales]] || 2s || 30
|-
| [[Mud Root]] || 15 || [[Root Paste]] || 3s || 35
|-
| [[Plain Fish Flesh]] || 20 || [[Fish Mash]] || 2s || 40
|-
| [[Small Fang]] || 25 || 2x [[Fang Dust]] || 3s || 45
|-
| [[Hearty Fish Flesh]] || 40 || [[Hearty Fish Mash]] || 3s || 80
|-
| [[Polished Fish Scales]] || 45 || [[Fine Fish Scales]] || 4s || 120
|}

== Brewing (Cauldron) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Potion Line !! Level !! Ingredients !! Duration !! XP
|-
| Weak Health || 1 || 10x [[Scrap Fish Flesh]] + 25x [[Essence]] || 20s || 500
|-
| Fishing || 5 || 10x [[Fish Oil]] + 25x [[Essence]] || 20s || 500
|-
| Shields || 10 || 10x [[Crushed Fish Scales]] + 50x [[Essence]] || 25s || 1,500
|-
| Mining || 15 || 10x [[Root Paste]] + 50x [[Essence]] || 25s || 1,500
|-
| Health || 20 || 10x [[Fish Mash]] + 50x [[Essence]] || 30s || 1,500
|-
| Attack || 25 || 10x [[Fang Dust]] + 200x [[Essence]] || 30s || 1,500
|-
| Strong Health || 40 || 10x [[Hearty Extract]] + 200x [[Essence]] || 40s || 3,250
|-
| Strong Shields || 50 || 10x [[Fine Fish Scales]] + 500x [[Essence]] || 50s || 6,000
|}
See the [[Potion Making]] skill page for the full level/ingredient breakdown across every tier (Small/Large/Gilded, Weak/Normal/Strong).

== Bottling (Vials) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Vial !! Level !! Holds !! Per Cauldron Batch !! XP per Potion
|-
| [[Small Vial]] || 1 || 50ml || 20 potions per small cauldron || 10 (200 per cauldron)
|-
| [[Large Vial]] || 25 || 100ml || 10 potions per small cauldron || 20 (200 per cauldron)
|-
| [[Gilded Vial]] || 50 || 150ml || 10 potions per large cauldron in [[Valen City]] || 10 (300 per large cauldron)
|}

== An Efficient Production Rotation ==
A routine built around smooth bank usage and squeezing the most out of a 28-slot inventory.

'''Phase 1 — Gather materials:''' Fish [[Elder Trout]] at [[Town Mine]] and [[Bluegill]] near the bank at [[Mercenary Camp]] in [[Forest Alcove]], then bank everything until you're ready to process in bulk.

'''Phase 2 — Process Bluegill into Essence:''' Set your bank withdrawal amount to 14. Withdraw 14 Bluegill, cut them at the Cutting Table, take the resulting Essence Glands to the Reduction Station to convert into Essence, deposit everything, and repeat. Fourteen keeps your inventory clean while you move between stations without overflowing.

'''Phase 3 — Process Elder Trout into Extract:''' Withdraw 14 Elder Trout and cut them at the Cutting Table. Grind the resulting Hearty Fish Flesh into Hearty Fish Mash at the Crush Station, then reduce that (and any Essence Glands) at the Reduction Station into Hearty Extract and Essence. Deposit and repeat.

'''Phase 4 — Brew in a loop:''' Withdraw 20 [[Hearty Extract]] (20 of your 28 slots). Brew a Strong Health potion batch at the Cauldron — don't buy Large Vials beforehand. Once it's brewed, buy 10 Large Vials from the Potion Stall, return and bottle 10 potions, then immediately start a second brew with your remaining 10 Hearty Extract while you go buy 10 more vials for when it finishes. Bank everything and repeat the cycle.

=== Strong Health Potion XP Breakdown (per 10 fish) ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Action !! XP
|-
| Cutting [[Elder Trout]] || 70
|-
| Grinding [[Hearty Fish Flesh]] || 80
|-
| Reducing [[Hearty Fish Mash]] || 90
|-
| Reducing [[Essence Gland]] || 10
|-
| Cauldron brew || 3,250
|-
| Bottling || 20
|-
| '''Total''' || '''5,950 XP'''
|}

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