Potion Making Guide

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Potion Making turns fish and mined resources into brewed potions through a multi-station production chain. Here's the process end to end:

  1. Fish for the raw materials you need (see the Fishing Guide).
  2. Cut your fish at a Cutting Table.
  3. Process the cut materials further at a Reduction Station or a Crush Station (Pestle and Mortar).
  4. Brew the finished ingredients into a potion at a Cauldron.
  5. Buy vials at a Potion Stall to bottle the brewed potion.

Resources

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 Crushed Fang
Mud Root 60g Also drops from monsters; used to make Grounded Mud Root

Fish Cutting (Cutting Table)

Fish Level Output Duration XP
Minnow 1 2x Small Essence Gland 2s 10
Common Trout 1 1x 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
File:T Bluegill Icon.png Bluegill 30 2x Essence Gland 2s 40
File:T ElderTrout Icon.png Elder Trout 40 Hearty Fish Flesh + Essence Gland 2s 70
Carp 50 Hardened Fish Scales + Large Essence Gland 2s 100

Reduction (Reduction Station)

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 300
Essence Gland 30 10x Essence 0.5s 10
Large Essence Gland 60 20x Essence 0.5s 16
Minced Hearty Fish Flesh 35 Refined Fish Flesh 3s 90
Hardened Fish Scales 45 Refined Hardened Fish Scales 4s 110
Essence Geode 45 50x Essence 1s 30

Crushing (Crush Station)

Input Level Output Duration XP
Fish Scales 5 Crushed Fish Scales 2s 30
Mud Root 10 Grounded Mud Root 3s 35
Plain Fish Flesh 15 Minced Fish Flesh 2s 40
Small Fang 20 2x Crushed Fang 3s 45
Hearty Fish Flesh 35 Minced Hearty Fish Flesh 3s 80
Refined Hardened Fish Scales 45 Fine Fish Scales 4s 120

Brewing (Cauldron)

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 Grounded Mud Root + 50x Essence 25s 1,000
Health 20 10x Minced Fish Flesh + 50x Essence 30s 1,500
Attack 25 10x Crushed Fang + 200x Essence 30s 1,500
Archery 30 10x Distilled Spider Eye + 250x Essence 30s 1,750
Magic 35 10x Crushed Mushroom + 300x Essence 30s 2,000
Strong Health 40 10x Refined Fish Flesh + 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)

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 30 (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 Refined Fish Flesh. Withdraw 14 Elder Trout and cut them at the Cutting Table. Grind the resulting Hearty Fish Flesh into Minced Hearty Fish Flesh at the Crush Station, then reduce that (and any Essence Glands) at the Reduction Station into Refined Fish Flesh and Essence. Deposit and repeat.

Phase 4: Brew in a loop. Withdraw 20 Refined Fish Flesh (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 Refined Fish Flesh 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)

Action XP
Cutting File:T ElderTrout Icon.png Elder Trout 70
Grinding Hearty Fish Flesh 80
Reducing Minced Hearty Fish Flesh 90
Reducing Essence Gland 10
Cauldron brew 3,250
Bottling 20
Total 5,950 XP