This guide will help you map out how you will want to allocate your Skill Points (SP) while leveling your Academic into a Alchemist.
There will basically be 4 categories of skill build namely Level 24/32/35 and 40.
Watch the video version of this guide to know why I’ve or have not added certain skills.
Reason for having a Lvl35 skill build is because at lvl35, the alchemist needs to learn an important skill, which is either elemental or chemical bubble charging. This skill is of paramount importance to get when you hit 35 as it will help you generate bubble buff counters more efficiently.
We will first start off with a generic Lvl24 skill build for alchemist which is what you can go for regardless if you’re going for the poison side of the skill tree or the fire/ice side of the skill tree
Lvl24 Generic Skill Build
Academic Skill Tree
Quick shot Lvl5
Napalm Grenade Lvl 3 to get Stun Grenade Lvl1
Wax Lvl 2
Bubble bubble Lvl1
Aerial Evasion, Dodge, HP/MP Mastery as high as you can get.
Basically get all the pre-requisites for skills on your Alchemist Tree.
Note: NO Alfredo
Alfredo is really very useless for alchemist, in higher level dungeons, it is actually troublesome as it draws threat from monsters, which might cause them to spread out making it harder to clear monsters with just 1 AOE Skills.
Alchemist Skill Tree
Magma Punch Lvl4
Slime Lvl 1
Injection Lvl 3 – Pre-requisite to get Disease
Disease Lvl 2
Cocktail Lvl 1
Icing Punch Lvl 1
Icing Mass Lvl 1
Ice Palm Lvl 1
Poison Charging Lvl1
You only start to get skills like magma wall or mixed infection at lvl 27 and 28 respectively, which is why this is a generic build that can work for both builds since you’re still too low lvl to earn any other skills specific to the side you want to focus on.
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I’ll now move on to Lvl32 skill builds giving both fire/ice and dark/poison focused skill build examples.
I’ll start with the fire/ice builds
Lvl32 Fire/Ice Skill Build
This is simple, get all the pre-requisites for both Magma Wave and Poison Break, I left Mixed Infection out since I’m focusing on the fire/ice side of the skill tree.
Ice Palm is lvl 4 because you will need level 5 as a pre-requisite to unlock Lvl35 Elemental Bubble Charging Passive skill.
Lvl32 Dark/Poison Skill Build
Similarly, use skill points on skills that unlock Lvl1 Poison Break and Magma Wave but for the Dark/Poison Focused build, get Mixed Infection up to Level2 for pre-requisite later on to unlock the Lvl35 Chemical Bubble Charging Passive Skill (You will need lvl3 Mixed Infection so getting it to 2 first is fine)
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I’ll now move on to Lvl35 skill builds.
As mentioned earlier it is important for you to know how to use your SP at this stage as you might over spend your SP and not be able to get the respective bubble charging passive skill that gives you 100% more bubble counters earned while using the relevant skills.
Once again there will be a fire/ice as well as dark/poison skill build.
Lvl35 fire/ice Skill build
Basically get pre-requisites to Elemental Bubble Charging Passive Skill.
Follow this skill build so that you will 100% be able to get the important bubble charging passive skill while leveling to 40 from here.
Note: Hypnosis is optional, It’s a more PvP Orientated skill which works like Crisis Howl for mercenaries, but you can also use it actively through the Injection skill.
Lvl35 dark/poison Skill Build
Similar to above, get only the pre-requisites required to get Chemical Bubble Charging Passive Skill.
Follow this skill build so that you will 100% be able to get the important bubble charging passive skill while leveling to 40 from here.
Note: Hypnosis is optional, It’s a more PvP Orientated skill which works like Crisis Howl for mercenaries, but you can also use it actively through the Injection skill.
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There are various variations depending on what’s your role and playstyle.
This will be the skill build that I’ll go for.
Lvl40 Skill Builds (Fire/Ice)
Highlights
Wax Lvl 7, extra speed boost from the increase in level, why not?
I got Poison Break to level 3. This is possible because I did not learn Mixed Infection. The damage increase per level is definitely decent which is why I’ve decided to increase it to level 3.
Magma Wave is also at level 3 with similar reasons like Poison Break.
I got the Cocktail skill to Lvl6 which is the maximum at Lvl40 cap. This buff gives 20% more STR/AGI/INT to your party members and if you’re bringing your Alchemist to Sea Dragon Nest, definitely will need to do so. Get a Skill Ring for it to make it to 22% 
Other perks like cooldown reduction for skills which is 9% at Lvl6 is definitely also useful, however this cannot replace Force User’s Beyond time. It also increases healing taken by party members, definitely a very very useful party buff which lasts for 1.5 mins and can always be re-cast before it runs out.
Let me know if Mixed Infection is really a must learn skill if I happen to be wrong, which is why I’ve provided a variation to the above build, which still keeps Cocktail at Level 6 but Poison Break and Magma Wave will only be Lvl1 and 2 respectively
Updates: Decided to go for the skill build below, added Mixed Infection
MsSumi Lvl40 Fire/Ice Hybrid with Mixed Infection (Im using this one now)
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Lvl40 Dark/Poison Build
Basically, similar to the fire/ice skill build but because Mixed Infection takes up more SP, you will not be able to increase Magma Wave beyond lvl 1.
Cocktail is also at Level6 for this one.
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I hope this guide is useful for you people and let me know if you have any questions.
Also if you want to play around with the skill builds yourself, head to the Korean Dragon Nest Skill Simulator link below.
http://www.thisisgame.com/dragonnest/sksim_write.php?class1=ACADEMIC&class2=ALCHEMIST&class3=ADEPT
Regarding Item Builds, I’ll post it once I’ve done my comparison between elemental based accessories versus building pure matk and critical.
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AikawaKazu as MsSumi
Credits to Korean Dragon Nest Skill Simulator.
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good thing i still got that lv 15 reset scroll with me hehehe
haha me too xD I already made a mistake in my build and im so glad i havent used my skill reset
where did you get your lvl15 skill reset scroll?
Very well done with the analysis…
There are only two things that I have quite different from the dark/poison build:
1. In the Academic Skill Tree, I have the Force Out skill.
2. I will still stick with the Sacrifice skill despite it being currently bugged and most people say it’s useless to get that skill.
Everything seems similar… And thanks for this guide.
force out is good imo, good filler skill while leveling, just keep it at 1 though
I’ll go with the dark poison build. future Physician!
Hi, referring to your comment on bring alchemist to SDN raid, is it really necessary? I’ve been partied with alchemists before and their skills, although it does not lag me out, blocks the whole vision of the party. We couldn’t see what we were doing and were just blindly spamming skills and were unable to dodge mob attacks.
Isn’t it important in SDN to dodge attacks?
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not necessary for alchemist for sdn, i was refering to getting cocktail as it is a very useful buff for your party should they bring you to SDN. i mentioned that the buffs still can’t replace the stronghold of support class skills like FU’s beyond time or priest’s buffs
Nice one Aikawa! Even though Sacrifice is bugged, should I still get it if I’m going for physician? ANd at lvl 40 skill build, we just don’t use the extra SP for Academic? I spent it on bubble bubble because of shield. Any advice for Physicians?
Kazu, do you often get Bubble bug/glitch: wherein you don’t gain any Bubble everytime you use an Alchemist skill? also after getting the Elemental Bubble Charging after using fire/ice skill to instantly get 2 bubbles, it will get stuck to the previous no. of bubbles if you use dark skill next.
ya if that happens trying using skills that exhaust bubble skill counters like magma wave or poison break, then try using the normal bubble earning skills again, shld work
when ive 1st read youre announcement on your guide i was like “Uh-oh hope I havnt messed up mine yet”. Luckily when i saw ur fire/ice build… Hmmmmm. (♡_♡) i was right with my instinct though im having 2nd thoughts bout the hybrid cause the bubble animations is so kyoooooot!” going to be a future adept
hey kazu,even though u didnt get the sacrifice, do u know how to use it? o.O
its bugged atm
when will u post the guide for the engineer? of if there is already one can u post a link!!! ^__^
never mind this!! seen the link!! thx anyway kazu! more power
what item build would you go if you’re alchemist? and should you go INT/AGI to increase damage?
hey sir can i ask about the FIRE/ICE build i follow your skill build but i save 46 SP what will i do to my 46 SP can u help ? thanks godbless more power to you
any engineer skill build?
hi there!.. i just want to know if your using the slime, im lvl 32??? i think it is really helpful mostly like in dungeon runs.. im using it at lvl 3.. is it good or not.. my slime damages around 5.5k to 6.2k.. i saw your skill tree but the slime is @lvl1 (fire/ice).. i just want to clear it out first, coz im planning to reset my skill
srsly i think you should emphasize on eureka its such a good skill
( so sad but ill give the guide a 7/10 not too shavy
and no heraldries.
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Can i know what skill heraldries you use ? Thanks alot (:
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I have a question about the fire/ice w/ mixed infection. Is a lvl 1 poison break still powerful/decent enough although it doesn’t have the better increment?
It is the same if we choose dark/poison or fire/ice in lvl 24/32 and lvl 40 use your hybrid type that you are using now.
is eureka worth spending sp? bcs u got that and i dunno what it gives, no sense for me
Is it possible that u set up a guide for alchemist equipment just like ur swordmaster? Im confuse regarding the prefix part…so it would be gr8 if u could make one
I want to be a physician and im following your poison/dark skill build,but i thought that it is required for injector to be at lvl 11 when you are lvl 40?
is it ok to use magician ring for poison type alchemist? thanks ^^
Can u tell me why we cannot learn Mixed infection and poison break eventhough we have extra exp..Pls comment Sir..
Thx
Hye Sir..
What ring i should use for my Hybrid Alchemist?
Magician ok?
it would be nice if you get force out for pvp so you ca n initiate a wall combo . if ur a pvp type
Alchemist uses magic attack or wepon attack ?
may i ask sir, whats the best combo skill for cap 40 on PVP. as ur said, ice punch + magma punch. what others? sorry for bad english sir
sir what better engineer or alchemist?
and the best 2nd job for each class please… im confuse with this Character