The Elfchemist Guide.

• Zid wrote on 2010-11-22 22:46
  Uncommon. I got one some months ago, and a friend of mine got one a few days ago.
  
  It's really uncommon, but it's not like Diamond kind of rare.
• Bankai231 wrote on 2010-11-22 22:57
  Robes dont have defense or protection. Just saying.
  Good guide all in all.
• Dracius wrote on 2010-11-22 23:21
  Also note that Alchemy is NOT affected by any stats whatsoever.
  Only ench/titles that affect damage DIRECTLY will change Alchemy damage.
  There's also the skill rank itself, Alchemy Mastery, and Critical Hit.
• Cynic wrote on 2010-11-23 00:23
  Stats are useful in Alchemy, but only HP and stamina, really. They don't directly effect the Alchemy skills themselves, but play a part IN Alchemy. (Increasing your stamina pool, tanking, and so on) def and protection are also important, if you consider them stats.
• Dracius wrote on 2010-11-23 00:24
  I was talking about Str, Dex, Int, Luck, Will (Well maybe not the latter)
• Username wrote on 2010-11-23 00:26
  Alchemy would also require Luck, Dex and Will. Will gives Crit, so does Luck. Dex gives Balance.
• Ailyene wrote on 2010-11-23 01:23
  I would advise anyone who bothers ranking golem to rank it to 1 and rank AM to 1 as well. Hax golem right there. I have rank 1 golem and rank 3 AM and my FOREST golem is already doing excellent damage in SCC hardmode.
• pkMaster wrote on 2010-11-23 01:30
  I'm not sure if this was already mentioned (too lazy to read), but an added perk of raking sand blasting is having a skill that can consistently knock down blickers in flight. Might help save you in a heated battle.
• MrpewX2 wrote on 2010-11-23 06:03
  Giants are good at Alchemy too, there a bit faster than Humans, get the highest stam & hp bar, Have wonderful melee + def, and they dont have to grind too much on there Later melee skills :D
• Dracius wrote on 2010-11-23 21:38

  Quote from Username;224986:

  Alchemy would also require Luck, Dex and Will. Will gives Crit, so does Luck. Dex gives Balance.

  
  
  No stats affect Alchemy DIRECTLY.
  
  Just indirectly.
• Username wrote on 2010-11-23 21:49

  Quote from Dracius;225975:

  No stats affect Alchemy DIRECTLY.
  
  Just indirectly.

  
  
  I never said DIRECTLY.
  
  HOWEVER if your using COMBAT alchemy BESIDES Flame Burst YOUR GOING TO NEED CRIT if you PLAN on being an alchemist.
  I'd say Dex Will and Luck effect Combat ALCHEMY pretty well. If you plan to even be an Alchemist in Mabinogi, and be that profession for a very long time,
  Then your going to need to get more dex and as much will as you can. That should be a #1 Rule everywhere in my Opinion. The only thing you dont need from Dex is Injury, which Alchemy shouldn't / never will be able to do. If you can't crit as an Alchemist, your effectiveness is shot, aswell as your damage is going to jump everywhere if your Dex isn't high. Please say your an alchemist before you think you know what your saying, No Stat is indirect, they all serve their purpose and we take them for granted.
  
  Low Balance with Alchemy is going to waste more resources and its not going to help you.
  Low Will is going to kill you more often if you tend to get hit, especially when the game is lagging, Will can save an alchemists life.
  Low Luck is great for adding on more crit, sure not everyone can 1week rb at age 10, but this stat very well helps any alchemy besides Flame burst provided you already have 30% Crit to use it with.
  Sure i'd love to see more alchemists, but its painful to see a non-prepared one. I'd Recommend having some ranged skills beforehand for Dex so your damage wont be jumping around as much, and don't use the Cylinder that Drops from neid unless enchants or your dex already makes it to 80%.
  Neid ones have 3% balance, but a bit more crit and alot more dura, which is actually pretty helpful in the long run.
• Fracture wrote on 2010-11-23 22:15

  Quote from Dracius;225975:

  No stats affect Alchemy DIRECTLY.
  
  Just indirectly.

  
  
  Balance and crit are direct effects. What you mean to say is that nothing directly affects the damage.
• Dracius wrote on 2010-11-23 22:59
  Dex -> Balance -> Damage
  
  If it was Dex -> Damage, then it would be direct.
  
  Unless you have another definition of direct.
  
  I'm talking about Str, Dex, Int, Luk, Will.
• Fracture wrote on 2010-11-23 23:18

  Quote from Dracius;226246:

  Dex -> Balance -> Damage
  
  If it was Dex -> Damage, then it would be direct.
  
  Unless you have another definition of direct.
  
  I'm talking about Str, Dex, Int, Luk, Will.

  
  
  Dex directly changes alchemy balance.
  Luck directly changes alchemy crit rate.
  Will directly changes alchemy crit rate.
  
  All direct. Damage is not the only stat that counts as direct.
• Taliya wrote on 2010-11-24 05:11
  Actually... from what an elf alchemist friend of my tested, balance is set. Or at least when he was running his tests on single charge water cannon. He said the balance was a constant 50% based on the numbers.