Thera WotLK 3.3.5a profession

Alchemy: from raw material to finished item.

Create raid flasks, combat potions, healing/mana potions, transmuted epic gems, alchemist stones, and utility reagents from herbs, vials, elements, and gems.

Current as of July 26, 2026Thera may change recipes, vendors, cooldowns, or drop rates. Use this standard 3.3.5a route, then verify the in-game tooltip before buying expensive materials.
Skill cap450
TypeCrafting / Consumables
Best pairHerbalism
TrainerLearn Grand Master Alchemy in Northrend; Dalaran and starting-zone trainers are the convenient endgame hubs.

A-to-Z route

Level it with a purpose.

Do not craft random orange recipes. Pick a finished-item lane, secure the materials, and use first crafts, Knowledge, cooldowns, or server phase rules to advance.

  1. 1

    1–110

    Minor Healing Potion → Lesser Healing Potion using Peacebloom, Silverleaf, Briarthorn, and vendor vials.

  2. 2

    110–300

    Progress through mid-level potions/elixirs using Bruiseweed, Goldthorn, Khadgar's Whisker, Sungrass, and Golden Sansam.

  3. 3

    300–350

    Use Felweed, Terocone, Dreaming Glory, and Outland potion/elixir recipes.

  4. 4

    350–450

    Use Goldclover, Tiger Lily, Talandra's Rose, Lichbloom, Icethorn, and Frost Lotus; finish with Northrend discoveries and flasks.

Specialization / focus

Choose the lane you want to supply.

Potion MasterElixir MasterTransmutation Master

Your first points should support the items you plan to craft or gather every week. Avoid spreading points across unrelated branches before your first market or guild-support lane is functional.

Production catalog

What you can make or gather—and how.

Each card shows the ingredient family, acquisition method, recipe source, and a repeatable production workflow.

01

Flask of Endless Rage

Ingredients
Lichbloom, Goldclover, Frost Lotus, Enchanted Vial
Get the ingredients
Farm Icecrown/Storm Peaks and lower Northrend routes; buy vial from vendor.
Unlock / source
Northrend discovery/trainer system
Why make it
Physical DPS flask.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
02

Flask of the Frost Wyrm

Ingredients
Lichbloom, Icethorn, Frost Lotus, Enchanted Vial
Get the ingredients
Farm Icecrown/Storm Peaks.
Unlock / source
Northrend discovery
Why make it
Spell power flask.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
03

Flask of Stoneblood

Ingredients
Lichbloom, elemental reagent, Frost Lotus, Enchanted Vial
Get the ingredients
Herbalism + Eternal/Crystallized element farm.
Unlock / source
Northrend discovery
Why make it
Tank flask.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
04

Potion of Speed

Ingredients
Goldclover, Tiger Lily, Imbued Vial
Get the ingredients
Farm Borean/Howling and Sholazar; buy vial.
Unlock / source
Trainer/discovery
Why make it
Haste combat potion.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
05

Potion of Wild Magic

Ingredients
Lichbloom, Talandra's Rose, Imbued Vial
Get the ingredients
Farm Icecrown/Storm Peaks and Zul'Drak.
Unlock / source
Trainer/discovery
Why make it
Crit/spell combat potion.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
06

Indestructible Potion

Ingredients
Icethorn, Crystallized Earth, Imbued Vial
Get the ingredients
Herbalism plus earth elemental farm/AH.
Unlock / source
Trainer/discovery
Why make it
Armor potion.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
07

Runic Healing / Mana Potion

Ingredients
Goldclover/Icethorn/Lichbloom + Imbued Vial
Get the ingredients
Farm Northrend herbs.
Unlock / source
Trainer
Why make it
Recovery potions.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
08

Flask of the North

Ingredients
Northrend herb and crystal reagents
Get the ingredients
Alchemy-only reusable flask; verify recipe unlock.
Unlock / source
Alchemy recipe
Why make it
Personal reusable flask.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
09

Epic gem transmutes

Ingredients
Rare gem + Eternal element
Get the ingredients
Buy/farm base gems and Eternals; observe cooldown.
Unlock / source
Transmutation recipes by phase
Why make it
Epic gems.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
10

Indestructible / Mercurial Alchemist Stone

Ingredients
Bars/gems/herbs/Eternals shown on recipe
Get the ingredients
Coordinate Mining and Jewelcrafting; craft through Alchemy.
Unlock / source
Trainer/vendor recipe
Why make it
Pre-raid trinket.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Material acquisition

Farm, buy, disenchant, or commission it.

Use this source map before purchasing. Farm when the route also advances your character or weekly objectives; buy when opportunity cost is higher than the AH price.

MaterialMethodWhere / howUsed for
Copper / Tin / BronzeFarm / AHStarter-zone and low-level mining loops; smelt Bronze from Copper and Tin.Early Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting
Iron / Steel / MithrilFarm / AHArathi, Badlands, Hinterlands, Tanaris, and comparable level zones.Mid-level metal crafts
ThoriumFarm / AHUn'Goro, Winterspring, Silithus, Eastern Plaguelands.High Classic profession levels
Fel Iron / AdamantiteFarm / AHOutland routes: Hellfire, Zangarmarsh, Nagrand, Netherstorm.300–375 metal crafts
Cobalt / Saronite / TitaniumFarm / AHCobalt in early Northrend; Saronite broadly; Titanium in high-level zones.375–450 metal crafts
Titansteel BarMining cooldown / AHSmelt from Titanium plus Eternal elements; standard Wrath uses a cooldown.Best crafted weapons and armor
Peacebloom / Silverleaf / BriarthornFarm / AHStarter and low-level herbalism routes.Early Alchemy and Inscription
Goldthorn / Sungrass / Golden SansamFarm / AHMid/high Classic herb routes.Mid-level consumables and inks
Felweed / Dreaming Glory / TeroconeFarm / AHOutland herbalism routes.300–375 Alchemy and Inscription
Goldclover / Tiger Lily / Talandra's RoseFarm / AHBorean/Howling, Sholazar, and Zul'Drak routes.Northrend potions and inks
Adder's Tongue / Lichbloom / IcethornFarm / AHSholazar for Adder's Tongue; Icecrown/Storm Peaks for Lichbloom and Icethorn.Endgame flasks, potions, inks
Frost LotusRare gather / AHRare side gather from Northrend herbs.Endgame flasks
Borean Leather / Heavy Borean LeatherSkin / AHSkin Northrend beasts; convert Borean to Heavy Borean through Leatherworking.Northrend leather/mail and kits
Arctic Fur / Icy Dragonscale / Nerubian ChitinRare skin / AHRare skin or target dragonkin/nerubians.High-end Leatherworking
Frostweave ClothHumanoid drop / AHFarm Northrend humanoids; Tailors receive improved cloth opportunities.Tailoring and First Aid
Infinite Dust / Cosmic Essence / Dream Shard / Abyss CrystalDisenchant / AHDisenchant Northrend gear by quality and item level.Endgame Enchanting
Eternal elementsFarm / AHCombine ten crystallized elements or farm elementals and Wintergrasp/Sholazar routes.Metal, engineering, tailoring, alchemy
Frozen Orb / Runed Orb / Crusader OrbDungeon/raid currency / AHHeroic final bosses and raid content by phase.Epic crafted gear
Northern SpicesCooking daily / AHComplete Dalaran cooking dailies or buy from players.Northrend stat food and feasts

Profession equipment

Tools and exact known materials.

Tool or accessoryCrafted byMaterials / acquisition
Philosopher's StoneAlchemyCraft from classic bars and herbs per trainer recipe; keep it in bags for transmutes.
Enchanted/Imbued VialsVendorBuy from Alchemy supplies; never overpay on AH.
Quests & weekly work

Do these every reset.

  • At level 68 and 325 Alchemy, choose Potion, Elixir, or Transmutation mastery through the specialization quests.
  • Northrend discoveries can unlock recipes while crafting; private-server behavior may differ.
  • Verify phase availability of epic-gem transmutes.
Buying rule

Never buy blind.

  1. Pin the recipe and write down all reagents.
  2. Check finished-item price, material price, commission, and expected quality.
  3. Use Work Orders for soulbound reagents; do not expect them on the AH.
  4. Craft one test item before a large batch.
  5. Verify the tooltip before spending expensive currency.

Addon setup

Track cost, routes, and quality.

Auctionator

Auction House pricing and shopping lists

Install the version compatible with your client; run a full AH scan before buying materials.

TradeSkillMaster

Crafting cost, sale rate, and restock groups

Create one group per profession and import only recipes you actually sell.

GatherMate2 + Routes

Gathering node database and route loops

Import or record nodes, then create clockwise loops by zone.

TomTom

Trainer, vendor, and farming coordinates

Paste /way coordinates from each guide and keep the arrow visible.

Final audit

Profession readiness checklist.

Trainer and current rank learned
Tool and accessories equipped
Primary production lane chosen
Material source list saved
Weekly quest and cooldown tracked
One profitable or guild-use craft tested

Thera may change recipes, vendors, cooldowns, or drop rates. Use this standard 3.3.5a route, then verify the in-game tooltip before buying expensive materials.

Sources and verification