Exp needed for alchemy levels

[Sahri]

Is there a guide that tells me how much exp I need for each level? That way I can calculate how many I need of each component.

[Platonix]

The Introduction to Alchemy has it, but it's pretty easy to explain. Each level, you need as much XP as crafting ten items of your level will get you. The actual numbers double with every level; at level 1, you get 1 XP for each level-1 formula and you need 10 XP to level up. At level 2, you get 2 for each level-2 formula and you need 20...at level 3, you get 4 for each level-3 formula and you need 40...and so on until you're level-9, getting 256 XP for each formula and needing 2,560 to reach level 10.

The only kind-of-complicated part is how much XP you get for crafting a formula that's one level below you. At level 1, of course, this is impossible. At level 2, you continue to get 1 XP for each level-1 formula, so you can level up with 10 level-2 formulas, or 20 level-1s, or some other combination.

Starting at level 3, the pattern is established that will be with you for the rest of your alchemy career. A formula one level below you will be worth ¼ as much as a formula of your level, so reaching level-5 by crafting just level-4 formulas will take 40 crafts. And a formula two or more levels below you is worth no XP at all.

[Sahri]

Platonix

The Introduction to Alchemy has it, but it's pretty easy to explain. Each level, you need as much XP as crafting ten items of your level will get you. The actual numbers double with every level; at level 1, you get 1 XP for each level-1 formula and you need 10 XP to level up. At level 2, you get 2 for each level-2 formula and you need 20...at level 3, you get 4 for each level-3 formula and you need 40...and so on until you're level-9, getting 256 XP for each formula and needing 2,560 to reach level 10.

The only kind-of-complicated part is how much XP you get for crafting a formula that's one level below you. At level 1, of course, this is impossible. At level 2, you continue to get 1 XP for each level-1 formula, so you can level up with 10 level-2 formulas, or 20 level-1s, or some other combination.

Starting at level 3, the pattern is established that will be with you for the rest of your alchemy career. A formula one level below you will be worth ¼ as much as a formula of your level, so reaching level-5 by crafting just level-4 formulas will take 40 crafts. And a formula two or more levels below you is worth no XP at all.

Which means you need to craft 10 formulas of your own for every level, right?

[Platonix]

xSahri

Platonix

The Introduction to Alchemy has it, but it's pretty easy to explain. Each level, you need as much XP as crafting ten items of your level will get you. The actual numbers double with every level; at level 1, you get 1 XP for each level-1 formula and you need 10 XP to level up. At level 2, you get 2 for each level-2 formula and you need 20...at level 3, you get 4 for each level-3 formula and you need 40...and so on until you're level-9, getting 256 XP for each formula and needing 2,560 to reach level 10.

The only kind-of-complicated part is how much XP you get for crafting a formula that's one level below you. At level 1, of course, this is impossible. At level 2, you continue to get 1 XP for each level-1 formula, so you can level up with 10 level-2 formulas, or 20 level-1s, or some other combination.

Starting at level 3, the pattern is established that will be with you for the rest of your alchemy career. A formula one level below you will be worth ¼ as much as a formula of your level, so reaching level-5 by crafting just level-4 formulas will take 40 crafts. And a formula two or more levels below you is worth no XP at all.

Which means you need to craft 10 formulas of your own for every level, right?

Assuming you stick to your own level, yes. Sometimes, low crafting rates or annoyingly rare components might make you decide to use formulas one level below you even though it means more crafts.

[Sahri]

Platonix

xSahri

Platonix

The Introduction to Alchemy has it, but it's pretty easy to explain. Each level, you need as much XP as crafting ten items of your level will get you. The actual numbers double with every level; at level 1, you get 1 XP for each level-1 formula and you need 10 XP to level up. At level 2, you get 2 for each level-2 formula and you need 20...at level 3, you get 4 for each level-3 formula and you need 40...and so on until you're level-9, getting 256 XP for each formula and needing 2,560 to reach level 10.

The only kind-of-complicated part is how much XP you get for crafting a formula that's one level below you. At level 1, of course, this is impossible. At level 2, you continue to get 1 XP for each level-1 formula, so you can level up with 10 level-2 formulas, or 20 level-1s, or some other combination.

Starting at level 3, the pattern is established that will be with you for the rest of your alchemy career. A formula one level below you will be worth ¼ as much as a formula of your level, so reaching level-5 by crafting just level-4 formulas will take 40 crafts. And a formula two or more levels below you is worth no XP at all.

Which means you need to craft 10 formulas of your own for every level, right?

Assuming you stick to your own level, yes. Sometimes, low crafting rates or annoyingly rare components might make you decide to use formulas one level below you even though it means more crafts.

Which one would you recommend for each level? The cache only recipes are a real b***h to craft.

[Yami no Sakura]

xSahri

Which one would you recommend for each level? The cache only recipes are a real b***h to craft.

You can use Sphyxia's [Guide On Leveling Up] or Platonix's [Nothin' But Cache] guide as a reference. As annoying as they are, the easiest and cheapest way to level up is to use cache-only formula. Caches are readily available and very cheap.
But if you really don't want to use caches, you can look through Lei Trigar's [Ultimate Alchemy Formula Guide] for recommendations or formulas that you would like to attempt. Keep in mind that a lot of them use items that were from old, extinct RIGs.