Alchemy spells

Alchemy is the process of turning one object into another, and in RuneScape, is used for turning base things into gold and coins.

Spells
All alchemy spells use nature runes to convert an item into a different item.



Alchemist's Playground
The Alchemist's Playground is a Magic-based activity based around the concept of alchemy spells, situated in the Mage Training Arena north of the Duel Arena. Players have to use High Level Alchemy or Low Level Alchemy spells to convert items in eight cupboards to gold coins in an attempt to earn pizazz points which can be traded for certain rewards.

Alchemy for Profit
Due to the nature of alchemy spells, they are considered a decent way to make money. Alchemy is particularly useful when players want a quick way of making money that doesn't interfere with training.

Common Alchemy Items
Some of the most commonly alchemised items are:


 * Yew longbow
 * Magic longbow
 * Rune med helm
 * Rune dagger
 * Green d'hide body

Alchemy moneymakers
These are items that are generally considered good alchemy money makers.


 * Air battlestaff (when bought Market Price)
 * Red d'hide body (when bought lowest)
 * Black d'hide body (when bought lowest)
 * Green d'hide body (when bought lowest)
 * Blue d'hide body (when bought lowest)
 * Morrigan's coif (when bought lowest)

In order to make a profit, it is recommended to use alchemy only on items that cost more than the current price of a nature rune, but if you make the rune yourself using Runecrafting, the profit increases dramatically, as a single nature rune almost always costs over 150 gold. The current price a nature rune is coins.

The Explorer's ring 4, as well as 30 low alchemy uses per day, includes 15 high alchemy uses per day. This allows small amounts of profit and magic XP to be made on many of the usual alchemy items, without the added cost of runes.

Skills used with alchemy
The skill used most commonly with alchemy is fletching. Many players make bows, then instead of selling them, they alchemise them and gain a small profit. This allows players to spend more time fletching, while allowing them to make a little money.

Alchemy is often used in Farming while waiting for crops to grow.

Inflation
Because many players are using these spells, large amounts of "raw" cash are added into the game, contributing to inflation. Jagex combats this problem by the use of Money Sinks.



Trivia

 * During the quest Tower of Life, some Alchemists manage to create a Homunculus, which scares them away.
 * Not many players use low alchemy due to the poor profit generated. However, with the reward of the explorer's ring for the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary, players use the ring's 30 free low-alchemy per day to gain magic experience and a modest income, as you need no nature or fire runes.
 * Players cannot cast alchemy spells on a Nature Rune if they only have one in their inventory.
 * You cannot use the Alchemy spell on a Member's Object while on a F2p world.
 * You cannot use the Alchemy spell in the Activities: Duel arena, Soul Wars, Pest Control, Fist of Guthix, Castle Wars and Fishing Trawler.
 * You get 930 free Magic xp from the Explorer Ring for 30 Free Low Level Alchemy plus you get extra cash (unless you alchemise something worth 0gp)