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"Those who study the laws of the universe to gain control over creation. They wield the elements against their enemies."
Alchemist description, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

EO1Alchemists

Masters of the destructive forces of nature, these powerful mages crush all who oppose their might, and can cook a tasty treat in a matter of seconds.

The Alchemist (アルケミスト) is a specialized class that utilize the elements to dish out powerful magical strikes that crush enemies without the need to lay a finger on them. Dishing out spell after spell, these elemental masters crush everything in sight, and can even tap into ancient forbidden magic to annihilate their enemies with their sheer destructive force. Their mediocre health and defense paired with their long casting times make them ill-suited for the front-lines, making them excellent powerhouses from the back line.

Profile[]

Accomplished mages that can exploit an enemy's elemental weaknesses to the fullest, devastating them through lethal magical formulas. Along with their elemental prowess, they can poison enemies, slowly sapping their health until they fall over and die. Thanks to their advanced knowledge of the universe of magics, they can calculate the location of dangerous enemies, and even transfer their comrades to safety.

  • Strengths: Lethal elemental capabilities that allow them to exploit and crush the enemy's weaknesses.
  • Weaknesses: Low defense and HP, making them terrible for the front row. Can be difficult to use early on due to high TP costs without careful skill point distribution.

Stat Progression[]

Main article: Alchemist/Stats#EO1
Level HP TP STR TEC VIT AGI LUC
1 18 18 5 10 5 6 8
30 138 94 24 43 24 27 35
50 243 146 36 65 36 42 54
70 355 198 46 82 46 53 68

Skills[]

Skill Description Type Prerequisite
TP Up Increases maximum TP. Stat Increase Available at Start
Fire Up Increases fire damage. Needed to learn fire skills. Stat Increase Available at Start
Ice Up Increase ice damage. Needed to learn ice skills. Stat Increase Available at Start
Volt Up Increase volt damage. Needed to learn volt skills. Stat Increase Available at Start
Toxins Increase poison damage. Needed to learn poison skills. Stat Increase Available at Start
Scavenge Increases the chance of finding items after battle. Passive TP Up Lv.3
TP Regen Restores a small amount of TP after every turn in battle. Passive TP Up Lv.10
Fire Conjure forth fire to attack an enemy. Fire Alchemy Fire Up Lv.1
Flame Conjure forth flame to attack an enemy. Fire Alchemy Fire Up Lv.5
Fire Lv.3
Inferno Conjure forth an inferno to attack all enemies. Fire Alchemy Fire Up Lv.5
Ice Conjure forth ice to attack an enemy. Ice Alchemy Ice Up Lv.1
Freeze Conjure forth icicles to attack an enemy. Ice Alchemy Ice Up Lv.5
Ice Lv.3
Cocytus Conjure forth a blizzard to attack all enemies. Ice Alchemy Ice Up Lv.5
Volt Conjure forth voltage to attack an enemy. Volt Alchemy Volt Up Lv.1
Thunder Conjure forth lightning to attack an enemy. Volt Alchemy Volt Up Lv.5
Volt Lv.3
Thor Conjure forth divine thunder to attack all enemies. Volt Alchemy Volt Up Lv.5
Poison Chance of transmuting an enemy's blood to poison. Poison Alchemy Toxins Lv.1
Venom Chance of transmuting all enemies' blood to poison. Poison Alchemy Toxins Lv.5
Sight Conjure sight to see all FOEs on the map. Field Alchemy TP Up Lv.5
Warp Conjure a warp to the last visited Geomagnetic Field. Field Alchemy TP Up Lv.7
Chop Chop wood for materials at item points. Gather Available at Start

Profile[]

Alchemists exchange their former ability to inflict poison for a much better-condensed skill tree. Instead of improving focus with individual elements, their single Formula Mastery now unlocks skills for all three elements and empowers them equally. They also gain supportive buffs that further enhance their damage output by either wearing down on an enemy's elemental defenses or sharply amplifying damage done when striking a weakness.

  • Strengths: One of the most powerful sources of elemental damage. Capable of exploiting elemental weaknesses for massive damage.
  • Weaknesses: Low defense and HP, making them terrible for the front row. Can be difficult to use early on due to high TP costs without careful skill point distribution, unless rectified through the use of grimoire stones.

Stat Progression[]

Main article: Alchemist/Stats#EOU
Level HP TP STR TEC VIT AGI LUC
1 24 40 5 10 5 7 8
30 100 110 13 26 12 20 22
70 256 238 27 52 23 41 45
99 406 353 37 73 31 57 63

Skills[]

Skill Description Type Prerequisite
Formula Mastery Enables alchemical formulas and raises damage from elemental attacks. Mastery Available at Start
Fire Formula Ranged fire attack to 1 enemy. Alchemy Formula Mastery Lv1
Ice Formula Ranged ice attack to 1 enemy.
Volt Formula Ranged volt attack to 1 enemy.
Inferno Formula Ranged fire attack to all enemies. Alchemy Fire Formula Lv5
Cocytus Formula Ranged ice attack to all enemies. Ice Formula Lv5
Thor Formula Ranged volt attack to all enemies. Volt Formula Lv5
Flame Formula Ranged fire attack to 1 enemy with splash effect. Alchemy Formula Mastery Lv5
Freeze Formula Ranged ice attack to 1 enemy that pierces to the back row.
Spark Formula Ranged volt attack to 1 enemy line.
Dilution Lowers all enemies' elemental defense for 3 turns. Debuff Flame Formula Lv3
Freeze Formula Lv3
Spark Formula Lv3
Analysis Raises damage dealt by hitting enemies' weakness for 3 turns. Buff Formula Mastery Lv7
Pain Formula Melee bash attack to 1 enemy, usable only on the front line. Alchemy Formula Mastery Lv10
Firelight Ranged fire attack at turn's end to enemies hit by Pain Formula or whose attack is blocked by Light Formula or Light Tincture. Passive Pain Formula Lv1
Light Formula Nullifies physical attacks dealt to the user this turn. Guard Firelight Lv1
Light Tincture Nullifies elemental attacks dealt to the user this turn.
TP Up Raises max TP. Stat Increase Available at Start
Return Formula May return to town. Field TP Up Lv1
Flee Consumes party's HP to escape from battle to entrance of the floor. Support Return Formula Lv3
Alchemy Discarding resources converts them into money. Passive TP Up Lv2
Scavenge Increases the chance of finding items after battle. Passive TP Up Lv3
Sight Formula Displays location of all FOEs in the area. Field TP Up Lv5
Focus At end of turn, if user's HP is full, recovers TP. Passive TP Up Lv10
Chop Allows the user to find more resources when chopping. Gather Available at Start

Grimoire Stones[]

Skills to generate and pass:

  • All Formulae: Grants other TEC-based party members, like Hexers and Medics, the ability to hit elemental weaknesses.
  • Analysis: Party members with elemental damage will benefit greatly from this buff. This is a particularly important skill against the Yggdrasil Core.
  • Focus: TP regeneration is always helpful.
  • Formula Mastery: What it really does is increase elemental damage from any of the user's skills, not just Formula skills.

Skills best used on an Alchemist:

  • Aegis, HP Up (Protector): Offsets their low HP somewhat and allows them to shake off untimely deaths.
  • Action Boost (Gunner): Combine with Analysis and any offense boost and watch the Alchemist lay waste to anything with a weakness.
  • Ailment/Bind Curses (Hexer): Utilize the high TEC and reasonable LUC growth of the Alchemist to also inflict ailments or binds if they don't need to do damage at the moment.

Profile[]

Stronger than ever before, these potent mages have developed the ability to unleash powerful, ancient magic that allows them to strike at newer weaknesses that they previously couldn't touch. Thanks to this discovery, the Alchemist has gained the almighty power necessary to obliterate everything that dares to stand in their way, while retaining the ability to calculate the location of dangerous enemies and teleport their allies to safety.

  • Strengths: With a plethora of weakness-exploiting magic, these powerful mages can crush anything in their path.
  • Weaknesses: Low defense and HP, making them terrible for the front row. Can be difficult to use early on due to high TP costs without careful skill point distribution.
  • Force Skill - Eschaton: This forbidden magic unleashes a wave of pure, untyped energy to obliterate an entire group of enemies.

Stat Progression[]

Main article: Alchemist/Stats#EO2
Level HP TP STR TEC VIT AGI LUC
1 32 34 3 8 3 6 7
30 152 110 12 43 13 23 23
70 369 214 30 80 29 44 51
99 539 469 47 97 47 63 69

Skills[]

Skill Description Type Prerequisite
HP Up Increase maximum HP. Stat Increase Available at Start
TP Up Increase maximum TP. Stat Increase Available at Start
STR Up Increase strength. Stat Increase Available at Start
TEC Up Increase technique. Stat Increase Available at Start
VIT Up Increase vitality. Stat Increase Available at Start
AGI Up Increase agility. Stat Increase Available at Start
LUC Up Increase luck. Stat Increase Available at Start
Esc Up Increase chances of successfully escaping from battle. Stat Increase Available at Start
Fire Up Needed to learn fire spells. Mastery Skill Available at Start
Ice Up Needed to learn ice spells. Mastery Skill Available at Start
Volt Up Needed to learn volt spells. Mastery Skill Available at Start
Phys Up Needed to learn physical spells. Mastery Skill STR Up Lv.3
Analysis Increase damage when using elements the enemy is weak to. Passive Skill TP Up Lv.5
Fire Conjure forth fire to attack an enemy. Fire Alchemy Fire Up Lv.1
Flame Conjure forth flame to attack an enemy. Fire Up Lv.5
Fire Lv.5
Inferno Conjure forth an inferno to attack all enemies.
Ice Conjure forth ice to attack an enemy. Ice Alchemy Ice Up Lv.1
Freeze Conjure forth icicles to attack the enemy. Ice Up Lv.5
Ice Lv.5
Cocytus Conjure forth a blizzard to attack all enemies.
Volt Conjure forth voltage to attack an enemy. Volt Alchemy Volt Up Lv.1
Thunder Conjure forth lightning to attack an enemy. Volt Up Lv.5
Volt Lv.5
Thor Conjure forth divine thunder to attack all enemies.
Blades Conjure forth blade-like gusts of wind to slash all enemies. Forbidden Alchemy Phys Up Lv.1
Gravity Conjure forth extreme pressures to bash all enemies.
Piercing Conjure forth sharp objects to pierce all enemies.
Megido Conjure forth an almighty shockwave to attack an enemy. Forbidden Alchemy TEC Up Lv.10
Analysis Lv.5
Return Teleport the party back to the last used Geomagnetic Field. Field Alchemy Available at Start
Chop Chop wood for materials at item points. Gather Available at Start

Profile[]

Making a powerful comeback, the Alchemist employs a lethal set of new skills to add to their plentiful arsenal of lethal magic. With remastered forbidden magic, the Alchemist can unleash almighty magic attacks that torture enemies who are unlucky enough to get a taste of it's wrath. With enhanced focus, they can now focus their strongest magic against a single target, effectively dishing out devastating damage. With their high TP usage, they can unleash a new, powerful spell that becomes cheaper to use the more TP the Alchemist had expunged in the battle thus far. Along with new melee capabilities, they can unleash powerful elemental strikes against an enemy, followed up shortly after by a powerful burst of magical energy that compliments the element that struck the enemy beforehand.

  • Strengths: With a plethora of dangerous magic, these powerful mages can crush anything in their path.
  • Weaknesses: Low defense and HP, making them terrible for the front row. Can be difficult to use early on due to high TP costs without careful skill point distribution, unless rectified through the use of grimoire stones.
  • Force Boost - Analysis: Increases damage dealt when hitting weaknesses for 3 turns.
  • Force Break - Eschaton: Heavy almighty damage to all enemies.

Stat Progression[]

Main article: Alchemist/Stats#EO2U
Level HP TP STR TEC VIT AGI LUC
1 24 38 5 10 5 4 6
30 97 197 13 27 11 15 22
70 249 441 27 53 22 34 47
99 396 597 37 74 30 48 67

Skills[]

Skill Description Type Prerequisite Extra
Formula Mastery Enables Formula skills and increases damage done with Formula skills. Mastery Available at Start
Fire Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged fire attack to 1 target. Alchemy Formula Mastery Lv1
Ice Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged ice attack to 1 target.
Volt Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged volt attack to 1 target.
Flame Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged fire attack to 1 target with splash effect. Alchemy Fire Formula Lv5
Freeze Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged line-piercing ice attack to 1 target. Ice Formula Lv5
Spark Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged volt attack to 1 line. Volt Formula Lv5
Riot Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
5 ranged attacks of a randomly chosen element across all enemies randomly. Cost decreases with more TP expended during battle. Alchemy Flame Formula Lv3
Freeze Formula Lv3
Spark Formula Lv3
Reverts to base cost after use.
Inferno Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged fire attack to all enemies. Alchemy Formula Mastery Lv5
Cocytus Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged ice attack to all enemies.
Thor Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged volt attack to all enemies.
Compression
HD-HBind
For 3 turns, attacks that hit multiple enemies at once only affect a single target but are much stronger. Buff Inferno Formula Lv3
Cocytus Formula Lv3
Thor Formula Lv3
Also affects other skills and attack items.
Nuclear Formula
HD-HBindHD-TEC
Ranged almighty attack to 1 target. Alchemy Formula Mastery Lv10
Palm Mastery Enables Palm skills and increases damage done with Palm skills. Mastery Available at Start
Fire Palm
HD-ABindHD-TEC
Melee fire attack to 1 enemy. Imbues regular attack with fire until end of next turn. Front line only. Palm Palm Mastery Lv1 Lv5 and 10 increase bonus elemental damage.
Ice Palm
HD-ABindHD-TEC
Melee ice attack to 1 enemy. Imbues regular attack with ice until end of next turn. Front line only.
Volt Palm
HD-ABindHD-TEC
Melee volt attack to 1 enemy. Imbues regular attack with volt until end of next turn. Front line only.
Splash Palm When Palm skills hit weaknesses, there is a chance of it gaining a splash effect. Passive Palm Mastery Lv5
Additional Palm At the end of the turn a Palm skill is used, attack the same target with the same Palm element. Passive Palm Mastery Lv10
HP Up Increases max HP. Stat Increase Available at Start
TP Up Increases max TP. Stat Increase Available at Start
Sight Formula Displays locations of treasure chests, FOEs, secret passages, stairs, and gathering points within a certain radius. Field TP Up Lv5 Max Lv5
Elem ATK Up Increases damage done by elemental attacks. Stat Increase Available at Start
Elem DEF Up Decreases damage taken from elemental attacks. Stat Increase Available at Start
Chop Allows the user to gather more resources while chopping. Gather Available at Start

Grimoire Stones[]

Skills to generate and pass:

  • All Formulae: Other members with good TEC will appreciate the ability to dole out elemental damage when they don't need to support the team.
  • All Palms: Party members with good TEC on the front row can utilize these skills for cost-efficient elemental damage.
  • Elem ATK Up: This is the only non-Fafnir class that can generate this passive skill.

Skills best used on an Alchemist:

  • Penetrator (Gunner): Allows single-target Formulas and Palms to hit additional targets.
  • Double Action (Gunner): When it triggers, the result is massive amounts of elemental damage in a turn, usually enough to wipe out or greatly injure groups of enemies.
  • Point Blank (Gunner): Combine with Compression for some truly impressive burst damage.
  • Ailment-inducing Curses (Hexer): Utilize their otherwise wasted Luck growth if the enemy is resistant to elements.
  • Phys DEF Up: Offset their poor Vitality stat.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • This is one of the four classes from the first two games which have the same name in both English and Japanese versions, the other three s being Medic, Dark Hunter and Gunner.
  • In the Etrian Odyssey artwork, one of the alchemists has long blond hair in a braid, similar to Edward Elric of the Full Metal Alchemist series.


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