Power leveling Alchemy/Provisioning/Enchanting?

ZSize

I was quick to level 50 in each equipment crafting skill, but completely neglected all of the consumables.

Is there a relatively fast way to power-level any of these? (in an hour or two) Gold isn't an issue

Platorian

enchanting is a pain to level is you didn't do it when you were levelling, I'm finding that out now, if money isn't an issue buy as many people made glyphs as you can from the guild stores and deconstruct them and make new glyphs from the materials and repeat. the others i dont know, never bothered with provisioning

whyB

Provisioning is easy enough assuming gold isn't an option. Buy recipes that level and then buy stacks of ingredients. I don't see where it could take more than an hour.

I_killed_Vivec

I neglected provisioning until around VR10, which was a mistake - it was a struggle to find low-level ingredients. But once you get past the low level ingredients it's the easiest to level up.

I did enchanting before the big nerf so I can't say how hard that would be. Gold will be an issue because if you're buying glyphs to deconstruct then you will need to buy a lot. The standard advice is to get a crafting buddy - deconstruction is better if you deconstruct someone else's constructs rather than your own.

Alchemy is just a matter of collecting all the ingredients and working out combinations. You could do this by buying stacks of all the plants but be warned - ingredients like Columbine can go for over 100 g per plant (PC prices).

Gorilla

I am still early levels but it is clear to me (thus far) that alchemy and provisioning are easy IF you can keep ample mats AND if you get the recipes in time to level appropriate.

But bugger me if that list of components isn't taking up a lot of space. I just wish I had been able to transfer over my slots/crowns from PC to PS4...I couldn't because of the country I play in...some stupid Sony thing.

Now so many gold to earn for my horsey...

Nestor

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

I neglected provisioning until around VR10, which was a mistake - it was a struggle to find low-level ingredients. But once you get past the low level ingredients it's the easiest to level up.

Good news is that is not an issue anymore with the new provisioning system.

However guild stores are loaded up with stacks of ingredients and recipes. Leveling provisioning to 50 in an hour will just take some gold to do.

Alchemy, it will cost more gold as the Reagents cost more, and Filtered Water, used on L40 potions is kind of rare and expensive.

Enchanting, all I can say is grind mobs. At least with Enchanting you get a good Inspiration from making things as well as decon. If you find Jejota's cheap, use those and the highest level potencies you can afford and make Glyphs. Then have an Alt decon them (so they gain Enchanting)

Ourorboros

For provisioning, start with getting recipes. Doesn't matter what as much as the recipe level. You have bigger IP gains from the odd level recipes, so it's 15, 25, 35, and 45. One of each, doesn't matter if it's food or drink. Then get the mats for each recipe. Takes about 40-60 at each level to hit the next tier. When you hit levels 20, 30, and 40, use skill points to unlock the next tier. If you have everything, the process takes less than an hour.

Alchemy is much the same, though ingredients will take either more time or money. You can quickly level up using mushrooms (relatively cheap) since they make useless potions. You can experiment to find workable combinations, but all the info is on the web if you're looking for shortcut. I see players ignoring Blessed Thistle and Dragonthorn all the time, but they make a usable potion of Weapon Power. You can buy the waters, but they are plentiful in game as well. Like I said, time vs money.

There are NO shortcuts for Enchanting. Just decon every glyph you can get you hands on. You can trade with an alt to make and decon, but that will burn through a lot of runes. You get considerable IP from learning each rune, so don't forget to do that. That leaves finding a good source of runes or glyphs. Starter islands are a great source for runes. Daedra and undead seem to be a good source of glyphs. Chests are also a good source of glyphs. If you plan to create and swap glyphs, the higher the level, the more IP. But economically, better to do this with Ta, Jejota, and Denata. Save Rekuta and Kuta for crafting glyphs for in game use.

Panth141

As others have said - provisioning and alchemy aren't massively hard to level - just tedious

I had some real trouble with enchanting though - it's so slow to level solo - ideally you should pair up with a friend/guildmate/anyone and construct then trade glyphs, which you then extract - you get a load of xp for deconstructing glyphs crafted by another player. This can also be done with an alt but, as mentioned above, you will burn through your runes like crazy.