This guide is a spin-off of Naii's Offensive Alchemy and Alchemy 102.
I will be going through the miscellaneous alchemy skills that are currently available in NA (as of April 21) and not shown in Offensive Alchemy: Barrier Spikes, Summon Golem, Alchemy Mastery, Fragmentation, Synthesis, and Mana Crystallization. I do not have Ice Mine in here as it is actually an item and not a skill.
Basic Alchemy facts:
# Alchemy attack skills use stamina and require a Cylinder equipped as the main weapon as well as a Crystal specific to the skill inside the user's inventory.
# All offensive Alchemy skills may override Passive Defense Effects, even when activated. Thus, alchemy will knock back through Mana Deflector.
# These skills are the main focus of Chapter 3 (Generation 9 to 11).
||Barrier|Spikes||
Barrier spikes are an alchemic wall created using a clay crystal. They contain HP and can be destroyed, and at very high ranks can return damage that enemies give it, as well as the ability to attack THROUGH it. You can obtain it by completing the “Alchemist Seal†of Generation 9 mainstream quests.
Pros
Very useful, especially to buy some time against monsters.
High HP at high ranks
Returns damage at high ranks
Ability to attack through it at high ranks
Cons
Hard to train
Loading Time is relatively long
Very low HP at low ranks, can easily be destroyed
Melee AoE and normal attacks cannot go through at high ranks
Does not block all attacks
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-Summon-
Golem
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Golems are essentially only a pile of rocks imbued with magic so that it forms a somewhat humanoid body and attacks any enemy nearby. These golems that are formed through alchemy are able to be controlled and attacks fomors or enemies from the shadow world. With generally high natural attack damage, these golems make for great support when you’re low on HP and have a few barriers nearby. Obtained by Reading the book “Alchemy and Battling†in detail. The book can be bought from Dorren for 28,800 gold.
Pros
Extremely versatile, as you control it in its own POV.
Very strong, its windmill is rank 1 and can take out an entire dungeon room if positioned properly.
I recommend getting this to rank 9 at some point in time.
Cons
VERY VERY tedious to train.
Golem crystals that are not Stone Golem crystals are quite rare and materials are slightly less rare. Very expensive.
Not as useful as pets if you know how to control pets properly.
Has no AI, so you must attack in its POV. You cannot control your own character while in golem mode.
Can easily be canceled.
It’s huge hitbox can make it so that enemies can hit it from the corner of the room while the golem is in the middle.
Takes five seconds for its loading time.
. . . . . . . .Fire
Water |Alchemy Mastery| Earth
. . . . . . . .Wind
Just like all Mastery skills, this skill when ranked up, will increase the fundamental element required for skills in its branch. In this case, it is both mana and stamina. Also, it increases the success rate for the production alchemy skills: mana crystallization, fragmentation, and synthesis. It also increases alchemy damage and golem statuses. Obtained by equipping any cylinder.
Pros
Automatically gains proficiency when using any alchemy skill
Cons
Not very useful until it is at a high rank
F r a g m e n t a t i o n
Fragmentation is a skill where by putting a produced item into a dry oven, its original components come out. Only items produced by characters are able to be fragmented, and this skill is very useful for saving money on training refine, handicraft, weaving, etc.
Pros
Saves a LOT of money for training life skills.
At least one item from the original item will always come out, so it is not a complete waste.
Cons
Cannot fragment NPC bought items.
Tedious training
Requires a specific rank to fragment some items.
-->Synthesis<--
Synthesis is a skill where by putting in items, you will receive another item that is related to those items. It is useful for general upgrading (eg. Long bow to Leather Long Bow), and etc.
Pros
Used for creating self-made Alchemy Crystals.
Very useful to get some high-tier items.
Fun to play with.
Possibly can create expensive items out of a few cheap items.
Cons
High tier items are somewhat rare.
Recipes are not really recorded, so you don’t know what you’ll get most of the time.
*Mana Crystallization*
Mages can create Advanced Magic Crystals through this skill. By condensing the elements of magic into a solid crystal, it can easily be released into its original form by using a cylinder to launch the magic’s devastating powers.
Pros
Can create Advanced Magic crystals through this skill.
Useful for “launch n’ go†dungeon rooms.
The base damage is equal to the crystal’s rank of advanced magic. Also has additional damage based on Alchemy Mastery rank, Intelligence of the character who makes the crystals, and whether the skill was “entrusted†or “not entrusted.â€
Cons
VERY long time for the loading of the skill. (12 seconds up to rank 6, 10 seconds up to rank 2, rank 1 = 8 seconds)