Glyph of Alchemy

— In-game description

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Double-click to apply this to a gathering tool. Replaces gathering results with materials used in higher-level crafting recipes. Material types are determined by the type of node gathered from. Mithril ore, elder wood, and select cooking ingredients can be improved a limited number of times each day.

— In-game description

Glyph of Alchemy is an upgrade component for gathering tools.

Acquisition[edit]

Contained in[edit]

Glyph of Alchemy (Unused) (guaranteed)
Black Lion Glyph Selection Container (choice)

Extracted from[edit]

Skyscale Hatchling Mining Tool

Material conversions[edit]

When gathering with this glyph equipped, materials gathered will be instantly converted into one tier above.
However, this conversion does not apply to secondary items, e.g. gemstones from mining nodes, bonus wood logs from logging nodes, etc.
This glyph has no effect on special resource nodes in Living World zones, such as Toxic Seedlings in Kessex Hills and Difluorite Crystals in Sandswept Isles.
This glyph has no effect on Raw Candy Corn.

Mining[edit]

Mining Node	Regular drops	Converts to	Profit/Loss
Copper Ore	Copper Ore	Iron Ore Silver Ore	… …
Silver Ore	Silver Ore	Gold Ore	…
Iron Ore	Iron Ore	Gold Ore	…
Gold Ore	Gold Ore	Platinum Ore	…
Platinum Ore	Platinum Ore	Mithril Ore	…
Mithril Ore	Mithril Ore	Orichalcum Ore¹	…
Orichalcum Ore	Orichalcum Ore	Orichalcum Ore	N/A

¹ Mithril Ores can be improved 150 times per day, per account. When reaching the cap, the following in-game notification will appear, "This glyph cannot convert any more mithril ore today."

Logging[edit]

Logging Node	Regular drops	Converts to	Profit/Loss
Aspen Sapling Ekku Sapling Kertch Sapling	Green Wood Log	Soft Wood Log	…
Gummo Sapling Mimosa Sapling Snow Cherry Sapling	Soft Wood Log	Seasoned Wood Log	…
Fir Sapling Tukawa Sapling	Seasoned Wood Log	Hard Wood Log	…
Banyan Sapling Inglewood Sapling Pine Sapling	Hard Wood Log	Elder Wood Log	…
Baoba Sapling Cypress Sapling Eerie Driftwood Mebahya Sapling Palm Sapling Red Oak Sapling	Elder Wood Log	Ancient Wood Log¹	…
Ancient Sapling Orrian Sapling	Ancient Wood Log	Ancient Wood Log	N/A

¹ Elder Wood Logs can be improved 150 times per day, per account. When reaching the cap, the following in-game notification will appear, "This glyph cannot convert any more elder wood today."

Harvesting[edit]

Harvesting Node	Regular drops	Converts to	Est. Profit/Loss
Copper Harvesting Sickle
Blueberry Bush	Blueberry	Bay Leaf Beet Clam Oregano Leaf Spinach Leaf Turnip	…
Button Mushrooms	Mushroom		…
Carrots	Carrot		…
Herb Patch	Black Peppercorn Parsley Leaf Thyme Leaf		…
Herb Seedlings	Black Peppercorn Chili Pepper Head of Garlic Parsley Leaf Thyme Leaf Vanilla Bean		…
Lettuce	Head of Lettuce		…
Onions	Onion		…
Potato	Potato		…
Iron Harvesting Sickle
Clam	Clam Pearl	Dill Sprig Grape Head of Cabbage Kale Leaf Portobello Mushroom Rosemary Sprig Sesame Seed Zucchini	…
Herb Sprouts	Bay Leaf Black Peppercorn Chili Pepper Head of Garlic Oregano Leaf Parsley Leaf Sage Leaf Thyme Leaf Vanilla Bean		…
Spinach	Spinach Leaf		…
Strawberry Patch	Strawberry		…
Taproots	Beet Carrot Sage Leaf Turnip		…
Steel Harvesting Sickle
Cabbage	Head of Cabbage	Bay Leaf Blackberry Coriander Seed Clove Head of Cauliflower Green Onion Mint Leaf Portobello Mushroom Rutabaga Sage Leaf Spinach Leaf Sugar Pumpkin	…
Grapes	Grape		…
Kale	Kale Leaf		…
Varied Mushrooms	Mushroom Portobello Mushroom		…
Young Herbs	Bay Leaf Black Peppercorn Chili Pepper Dill Sprig Head of Garlic Parsley Leaf Rosemary Sprig Sage Leaf Sesame Seed Thyme Leaf		…
Zucchini	Zucchini		…
Root Vegetables	Beet Carrot Turnip Yam		…
Darksteel Harvesting Sickle
Blackberries	Blackberry	Artichoke Asparagus Spear Beet Cayenne Pepper Leek Lemongrass Oregano Leaf Parsnip Raspberry Tarragon Leaves	…
Cauliflower	Head of Cauliflower		…
Mature Herbs	Bay Leaf Chili Pepper Coriander Seed Dill Sprig Head of Garlic Mint Leaf Rosemary Sprig Sage Leaf Sesame Seed Thyme Leaf Vanilla Bean		…
Scallions	Green Onion Onion		…
Sugar Pumpkin	Sugar Pumpkin		…
Variegated Taproots	Carrot Rutabaga Turnip		…
Coral ¹	Coral Chunk Coral Orb Coral Tentacle	Coral Chunk Coral Orb Coral Tentacle	N/A
Portobello Mushrooms	Portobello Mushroom	Bay Leaf Blackberry Coriander Seed Clove Head of Cauliflower Green Onion Mint Leaf Portobello Mushroom Rutabaga Sage Leaf Spinach Leaf Sugar Pumpkin	…
Mithril Harvesting Sickle
Artichoke	Artichoke	Ghost Pepper Lotus Root Omnomberry Orrian Truffle Nopal Prickly Pear Saffron Thread Seaweed Snow Truffle	…
Asparagus	Asparagus Spear		…
Blooming Passiflora	Passion Fruit Passion Flower ²		…
Butternut Squash	Butternut Squash		…
Cayenne Pepper	Cayenne Pepper		…
Cluster of Desert Herbs	Bay Leaf Black Peppercorn Coriander Seed Rosemary Sprig Sage Leaf Sesame Seed Thyme Leaf		…
Cluster of Herbs	Head of Garlic Lemongrass Coriander Seed Tarragon Leaves		…
Desert Vegetables	Cassava Root Flax Fiber Grape Head of Garlic Onion		…
Leeks	Green Onion Leek		…
Passiflora	Passion Fruit Passion Flower³		…
Raspberries	Raspberry		…
Verdant Herbs	Clove Head of Garlic Mint Leaf Sage Leaf Tarragon Leaves Thyme Leaf Vanilla Bean		…
Winter Root Vegetables	Beet Parsnip Rutabaga Turnip		…
Orichalcum Harvesting Sickle
Lotus	Lotus Root	Ghost Pepper Lotus Root Omnomberry Orrian Truffle Nopal Prickly Pear Saffron Thread Seaweed Snow Truffle	…
Seaweed	Seaweed		…
Snow Truffle	Snow Truffle		…
Black Crocus	Saffron Thread	Saffron Thread	N/A
Cactus	Nopal Prickly Pear Pile of Silky Sand	Nopal Prickly Pear Pile of Silky Sand	N/A
Flax	Pile of Flax Seeds	Pile of Flax Seeds Flax Fiber	N/A
Ghost Pepper	Ghost Pepper	Ghost Pepper	N/A
Jungle Plants	Cassava Root Flax Fiber Jungle Grass Seed Maguuma Lily Pile of Allspice Berries	Cassava Root Flax Fiber Jungle Grass Seed Maguuma Lily Pile of Allspice Berries	N/A
Lentils	Handful of Red Lentils	Handful of Red Lentils	N/A
Mussels	Mussel Freshwater Pearl Piece of Mother-of-Pearl	Mussel Freshwater Pearl Piece of Mother-of-Pearl	N/A
Omnomberries	Omnomberry	Omnomberry	N/A
Orrian Truffle	Orrian Truffle	Orrian Truffle	N/A
Sawgill Mushrooms	Sawgill Mushroom	Sawgill Mushroom	N/A