Magic Loot Potions

What “unlocked” means

If a recipe is visible and craftable, you have the Rebirth (or other) gate cleared and enough of the listed mats. If it is locked, grinding more blueberries will not force it open — you need the Rebirth level the pane shows. Full reset timing: Rebirth.

Potions are consumable. One brew is one use. If you want a steady supply for boss farming, plan repeat dungeon trips for the same materials instead of treating Alchemy like a one-time unlock shop.

Alchemy is not your first Coin sink

Coins still belong on the Wand ladder and Index-driven backpack growth before you obsess over brewing every row. Community beginner routes put potions after “stronger Wands early + expand backpack,” then Alchemy when you need the buff. See Wands and Tips.

Next: which materials are worth hunting on purpose.

Farm habits from the Alchemy tutorial

Do not soft-lock a brew attempt by standing in the hub hoping mats spawn. Enter the dungeon, clear packs, and actively look for the missing piece — tutorial runs often bounce back to the hallway specifically for wither mushroom after blueberry is already in the bag.

If backpack space is still two slots, you cannot “collect everything for Alchemy later.” Prioritize the mat your current unlocked recipe needs, or the Index-new type that unlocks a slot, then sell filler. Backpack rules: Collection Index.

Deeper stages = more types

Stage 3, Stage 5, and later hallway sections tend to introduce more material types. That matters twice: Index milestones move faster, and Alchemy gains more recipe inputs. Boss packs are where rare loot density jumps — prep before you force those gates on Bosses.

We will not invent a full ingredient × potion matrix here. When Beta publishes stable counts, this page can grow a verified table; until then, the live Alchemy UI is the database.

Index before Alchemy greed

Collection Index only advances on new material types. Duplicates do not unlock the next backpack chest. If you sell the only Goblin Finger you have ever seen, you lose both Index progress and a future brew ingredient in one tap. Claim chests when milestones complete — each claim is commonly a +1 backpack slot.

Coins still matter

Hoarding every mushroom “for potions someday” while you still swing a Twisted Wand is how players stall. Sell true filler, buy the strongest Wand you can afford, then resume targeted mat farms. Potion buffs on a weak Wand still die to hallway trash.

Mid-page check: Dragon Breath and combat timing.

Spend potions on friction, not boredom

Drink when the next gate is the bottleneck: a boss window, a stage pack that barely dies, or a farm loop you are about to repeat. Drinking in the hub with no dungeon plan wastes a consumable you will have to farm again.

Pair potions with Power prep. Pad-train on the left of the dungeon, equip your best Wand, free a backpack slot, then brew/drink. Training detail: Train Magic.

Event noise vs Alchemy core

Titled windows like the Dino Event may add limited-time potions, outfits, or other promo items — exact hub UI is unconfirmed. Treat event extras as optional until your core Alchemy loop (mats → brew → spend on a real gate) is already running. Event names change; the Alchemy station habit does not.

Rebirth does not delete Alchemy knowledge

Rebirth resets current raw Power for permanent Power and Coin multipliers. Wands and Armor bonuses stay. Potion recipes you unlocked by Rebirth level stay available at that level — you are not wiping the recipe book. You are wiping pad-trained Power, which is why a recovery Wand plan matters on Rebirth.

If everything looks locked

Focus dungeon income and Index slots until the first Rebirth clears. Use any early unlocked brew as a bridge, not as a reason to ignore pads. If Discord posts a recipe balance change, re-check the pane the same day — Beta potion lists can move.

What to open next

Collection Index — backpack slots so mat farms stop soft-locking

Bosses — where potions actually pay for themselves

Tips — Beta mistakes that sell Index-new mats too early

Beginner guide — full first-hour order if Alchemy is still confusing