Incomplete Potionomics Guide

Welcome to my Incomplete guide to Potionomics! There are spoilers everywhere so if you dislike spoilers, please go look for another guide. The general purpose of this guide is to help those who already read other guides, yet still have trouble getting through the game. So if you haven't tried the game, please give it a shot and come back when you are stuck. There will not be any spoilers related to lore here.

About this Guide

This is my first time writing a guide, so please excuse my format/writing style

This guide is missing a lot of information which can be easily found in other guides. The main point of this guide is mainly the tips and the weekly events.

You don't necessarily have to follow my tips step by step! Only do so when you are reaaaaally stuck. It's best if you can calculate for yourself what you need because my maths is really bad.

Week 1

General Tips for Week 1
- Use your money wisely. Generally for Week 1 & 2, you will be rather tight on Money. Buy the cheapest ingredient where possible for your basic adventurer potion needs.
- Sell potions only during events or when you are really tight on money
- Do not buy shelves (YET)
- Buy Cauldron with increased ingredient limit as soon as possible
- Do not upgrade Cauldrons (its not necessary at this stage)
- 'Rank Up' Mint when possible until you get her first coupon, it saves cost in the long run.
- Send Mint on as many Adventures as possible. Try not to give her a break unless you are ranking her friendship up. This is important for leveling her. She is also our main source of ingredients
- If you have spare money, upgrade the shop for more Cauldrons (Unless you are lacking in the 'wood' required for it)
- In fine print, it is stated that even if you don't complete the adventure, you still get loot. (Don't be dumb like me on my first 18 runs that got stuck on week 1 because of this)
- Gift presents to everyone when possible
- Always Expand Quinn's shop over using new ingredients
- Invest wisely because investment is a really expensive process in week 1.
- Accept all Custom Orders regardless of whether you can make it at the time you receive it. There is no penalty for not completing it (at least not that I know of)
- The week's profitable events focuses on Basic Potions.

Note: For every week, I will post the 'fixed' events of each day. These 'fixed' events will not change no matter how many times you play through the game. They are set in stone and helps the player decides what potions to make and sell. I might not have all the events as I lost track of certain days, so please comment below if you see a missing 'fixed' event. I will also write tips for each day related to the day or the next day. Week 1 will have a lot more tips because the beginning is a bit difficult financially. But once you get the gist of it, the rest is rather okay.

Day 1
- Tutorial on basics
->Average Starting Money should be 400 gold.

Day 2
- Unlocks Mint (Heroes Guild)
-> (Optional) Use the potions you get from Day 1 on Mint instead of selling them
-> For the first few days, always send Mint on expedition when possible. She is going to be your main source of ingredients and fuel. (Spam Enchanted Forest)
-> Mint requires more mana potions than HP potions, so brew more Mana potions using the fuel she brings back.

- Unlocks Quinn (Shop)
-> Buy out his whole stock unless you are unlucky enough to get the event of 'ingredient cost more'. If that happens, buy only half of each. (Leave at least 50 gold to send Mint out)
- Unlocks Baptise (Expedition)
-> Don't pay for expedition just yet (Unless you have a lot of spare gold)

- Tips for the day
-> If you go broke, it is completely normal and you get an achievement. Cheers.
-> Depending on your decision to sell your Day 1 pots or keep them to use on Mint, you are given a few choices:
-> If potions are sold, send Mint out to Enchanted Forest until she doesn't have potions to do so, then proceed to 'Rank Up' Friendship after gifting her an ingredient. Her Cards are great for haggling in the beginning
-> If potions are not sold, spend Money wisely, and 'Rank Up' where possible with Baptiste or Quinn.
-> Make sure you keep brewing potions even if you run out of ingredients for HP or Mana Potions. If that happens, make Fire Tonics Instead. Use any fuel you get from Mint on Mana potions when possible. (its wasted on HP pots)
-> Don't forget to Expand Quinn's shop with any new ingredients Mint brings back before you end the day.

Day 3
- Unlocks Muktuk (Blacksmith)
-> He comes in with a Free Cauldron that allows you to make potions in batches of three. Make sure you remember to add it into your shop via customization before you begin brewing.
- Unlocks Shop Customization

- Tips for the day
-> Continue to spam Enchanted Forest with Mint. Use ingredients to make Fire Tonic, HP or Mana pots.
-> Sell excess pots and if you have no Mana pots but have excess HP or Fire Tonic, send Mint to the Wasteland instead. Do not sell Mana potions, instead save them for Mint whenever possible (Unless you get an event for Mana potions price increase)
-> In free time, continue to 'Rank Up' with other characters. If you do not have gifts suitable for them, you can choose to Hang out with them instead.

Day 4
- Unlocks Showcase

- Tips for the day
-> Spam Enchanted Forest with Mint as much as possible. Try to make as much HP or Mana potions. Prioritize Mana Potions.
-> When possible, 'Rank Up' with Mint, Quinn or Baptiste.
-> You may start using Baptiste Expeditions, but only invest in ingredients with BLUE magi-min. (if it appears)

Day 5
- Unlocks Custom Order
-> Accept all custom orders regardless of the pots they require. Even if you end up failing the order, there is no penalty. (At least not that I know of)
-> Custom Orders in the first week is relatively helpful for more gold, try to complete them if possible.

-* Event: Harvest Festival (Base Potions Price++)

- Tips for the day
-> Sell as many Mana potions as possible. (Make sure you edit your deck accordingly before you start selling)
-> Use Money to buy a Cauldron from Muktuk, the one that allows for more ingredients.
-> Send Mint out on Wasteland or Mushroom Mire. Even if she does not complete the Adventure due to lack of certain potions, she will still bring back loot, (new ingredients).
-> Continue to spam brew Mana or HP Pots. (Harvest Festival lasts for 2 days)
-> You may now invest in Mushroom Mire or Wastelands. Prioritize investing in new ingredients.
-> Don't forget to expand Quinn's shop.

Day 6
-* Event: Harvest Festival (Base Potions Price++)

- Tips for the day
-> Ignore the owl asking you to prepare for competition and do not panic
-> From here, you should be financially stable enough to play as you wish without my tips, however, save as much money as possible for shop upgrades!

Day 7
- Unlocks Saffron (Carpentry)
-> If you have some spare money, buy some fuel to speed up potion production. Time is very important in this game!
-> Buy cauldron shop upgrade if possible

-* Event: Roxanne's Irresistible Allure (Mana Potions Price--)

Day 8
-* Event: Roxanne's Irresistible Allure (Mana Potions Price--)

- Tips for the day
-> Make competition potion if possible

Day 9
-*Event: Competition Anticipation (Base Potions Price++)

- Tips for the day
-> If you haven't make sure you brew your competition potions.
-> Sell spare base potions for extra money, this is important for shop upgrades and new cauldrons that will be unlocked the next week.

Week 2

General Tips for Week 2:
- You can now buy shelves to help maximize profits. However, do NOT upgrade the shelves
- You should buy the new cauldrons when possible. They do not need to be upgraded but if you wish to do so no one is stopping you.
- Always combo Roxanne's and Luna's services together.
- Roxanne's services can be used to finish custom order's as well.
- You can invest as you please at Baptiste. It is wise to have at least 4 ingredients in total when investing.
- Vending Machine are used to sell spare potions without opening the shop or clear your potion inventory. The event of the day still applies bonuses to the vending machine so use this to your advantage.
- Upgrade your shop/Basement for more cauldron space when possible. (As priority)
- 4 or 5 magi-mins ingredients are technically trash at this stage, however they make relatively good gifts.
- Salt & Pepper are a scam. Only visit them if you have lots of cash to throw in their faces.
- if You have difficulty with shop Upgrades, Reach friendship 4 with saffron before upgrading your shop for your coupon. It saves a lot of gold.
- Always have spare fuel in hand
- In the event that your stress is high, Open Shop on the last two time slots of the day and pass out on purpose. Doing so will reset stress back to 0% overnight. You also get an achievement for doing so. The potion which you are negotiating with before you pass out will still be sold.
- Hang out is a scam, only gift and rank up do not hang out as it wastes time.
- The Week's profitable events focuses on Tonics.

Note: There might be some missing days as there is nothing of note on the day itself or I forgot to record down the event of the day.

Day 11
- Tips for the day
-> Buy new cauldron with higher ingredient limit if possible!
-> Upgrade Shop if possible (Saffron will now sell fuel required for the first shop upgrades)
-> Brew a Greater Mana Potion

Day 12
- Unlocks Roxanne
-> She is good for traits, but do not use her enchantments just yet
-> Her enchantments apply on the day you buy it and lasts for the duration of the day

Day 13
- Unlocks Luna
-> Her services only apply the next day
-> Use her services together with Roxanne's to maximize profit.
-> Gift her a bug for a surprise
-> Her first haggling card is useful

- Unlocks Xid (Adventurer)
-> Requires a Greater Mana Potion to unlock
-> Her haggling cards are really good

Day 14
- Unlocks Salt & Pepper
-> Personal Opinion: They are a scam
-> Their first haggling card is good

- Unlocks Vending Machine
-> May seem useless but is useful for getting spare cash or clearing your potion inventory without opening the shop for the day

-* Event: Hunter's festival - (Tonic Price++)

Day 15
-* Event: Hunter's festival - (Tonic Price++)

Day 16
-* Event: Corsac's Subtle Sway - Customers will start with a stubborn debuff (-25% favor gain)
-> Luna's First haggling card, Elevator Pitch is useful to counter this.

Day 17
-* Event: Corsac's Subtle Sway - Customers will start with a stubborn debuff (-25% favor gain)

Day 19
-* Event: Competition Fascination (Tonic++)

Week 3

General Tips for Week 3
- Buy and Upgrade Shelves if needed
- Buy Aging Barrels, slap the competition potions into them 2 - 4 days before the competition
- Use fuel on every brew
- Always gift everyone, the friendship will continue to accumulate so you can just directly rank up when you have time.
- You can only Romance one character, so choose wisely.
- The Week's profitable events focuses on Enhancers

Note: This week has a lot of days with no 'fixed' events as all the characters will be unlocked this week (Corsac being the last one)

Day 22
- Unlocks Corsac (Adventurer)
- Unlocks Gardening
-> Buy as many slime bulbs as you can afford and feed them all Pure Mana. Once you have enough pure mana, use your pure mana as fodder to feed the slimes for more useful ingredients. Pure Mana generally gives the best magi-min and since it has every color, the slimes get bonus from it. Pure mana also makes the best gifts.

Day 25
- Unlocks Aging Barrels (Increases Quality of Potion over time)

-* Event: Festival of the Itinerant Star (Enhancers++)

Day 27
-* Event: Boss Finn's Mercenary Methods (Cannot Sell Cures)

Day 28
-* Event: Boss Finn's Mercenary Methods (Cannot Sell Cures)

Day 29
-* Event: Competition Enthusiasm (Enhancers++)

Week 4

Day 35
-* Event: Witchfall (Cures++)

Day 36
-* Event: Witchfall (Cures++)

Day 38
-* Event: Anubia's Curse of Pestilence (Cannot send Adventurers to Crater or Arctic)

Day 39
-* Event: Anubia's Curse of Pestilence (Cannot send Adventurers to Crater or Arctic)
-* Event: Competition Exhilaration (Cures ++)

Week 5

So the name of this guide is mainly because on Week 5 I completely forgot to record events.

However, by Week 5 I had enough money to buy the best aging barrel, two of the best cauldrons in the game and I was just focusing on maxing my relationships with everyone. I literally did not sell a single thing in week 5 due to having an absurd amount of money at this point. My shop is fully upgraded, i had every slime bulb etc..

Max upgrade your best cauldron after sending all 3 of your adventurers to Maven's Castle, use the pure mana and good trait ingredients to make 5 star masterwork with all good traits competition potions, then proceed to dump them into the aging barrel.

I basically thrashed the last competition without using much brain cells compared to the previous weeks.

Thats the basic gist of what I did in week 5.

[iloveican]

Thanks bro, it helps me a lot!