Once you start the Alchemical Ascension event in Genshin Impact, you’ll have to learn how to listen to Market News and create all the right potion types. To make your potion shop blossom, we’ll help you determine which potion types are best to sell each cycle.
Genshin Impact Alchemical Ascension: All Market News potion types
Currently, there are two phases and 22 cycles, and with each cycle, you must figure out which potions are best based on the Market News. The better you are at following the Market News, the more money you’ll make, and the more rewards you’ll receive.
Partaking in this event can also earn you the Dialogues of the Desert Sages weapon, which is entirely free. If you’re having trouble figuring out what’s in demand, here are the best potions for each cycle in Alchemical Ascension.
Phase 1
Cycles 2-4
With these two beginning cycles, you’ll only make Beginner Strength and Constitution potions. You start with lower-quality ingredients at first, but you’ll eventually be able to create better potions. You can upgrade your potion quality by one level every cycle, for now.
| Market News | Characteristics/Efficacies | Best Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Good Hunter is coming up with new dishes for adventurers who love battling. | Constitution Dexterity Strength | Special Calla Lily, Special Horsetail, Special Jueyun Chili. |
| The owner of a Mondstadt flower shop is looking to have their fresh flowers grow more lushly and extend the time they are in bloom. | Steadying Endurance Constitution | Special Calla Lily, Special Horsetail, Special Mushroom. |
Cycles 5-7
For these cycles, you’ll want to aim for Intermediate Dexterity and Wisdom potions. You can do this by making sure to increase the Tuning Rate above 100%. This is done by making sure to fill up the entire space with ingredients.
For example, although I added a ton of Special Qingxin into my Wisdom potion, filling in the gaps with Special Mushrooms increased my Tuning Rate. This led me to create an Intermediate potion.
| Market News | Characteristics/Efficacies | Best Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Draff of Springvale is recruiting hunters to hunt an exceedingly speedy Boar King. | Dexterity Strength Wisdom | Special Horsetail, Special Dandelion, Special Jueyun Chili, Special Qingxin. |
| A scholar from Mondstadt has unearthed an ancient stone tablet and is currently trying to decipher the information on it. | Wisdom | Special Qingxin, Special Mushroom. |
Cycles 8-10
For the last three cycles of this phase, you’ll get two out of these four Market News, it’s entirely randomized. Depending on the specific market news, you’ll want to create Intermediate Charisma, Strength, or Constitution potions. The Charisma potion will work for both the bard and makeup Market News.
Reminder: During these Cycles, you’ll be visited by Beidou and Eula looking for special orders separate from your usual potions.
| Market News | Characteristics/Efficacies | Best Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| A bard in Mondstadt hopes to reliably put on a good show in their performances and attract a larger audience. | Charisma Steadying Wisdom | Special Glaze Lily, Special Sumeru Rose, Special Calla Lily, Special Qingxin, Special Windwheel Aster. |
| The Cavalry Captain of Knights of Favonius is leading a squad that aims to clear out bandits skulking outside the city. | Strength Dexterity Endurance | Special Flaming Flower, Special Jueyun Chili, Special Dandelion, Special Horsetail, Special Mushroom. |
| Makeup is fashionable amongst the young girls of Mondstadt. | Charisma Technique Fragrant | Special Sumeru Rose, Special Windwheel Aster, Special Glaze Lily. |
| The Dragonspine Exploration Team is preparing supplies to ensure that its members remain in good condition. | Constitution Endurance Strengthening | Special Sweet Flower, Special Horsetail, Special Calla Lily, Special Mushroom. |
Phase 2
Cycles 11-22
For this next phase of the Alchemical Ascension event, the Market News events are randomized for every cycle. So although it goes from Cycles 11-13, 14-16, 17-19, then 20-22, you can get any of these Market News. You’ll also start to create Advanced Potions, especially as you upgrade your Operation Bonuses. Here are all the possible options and what potions are best for them:
| Market News | Characteristics/Efficacies | Best Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Rare, swift-swimming fish have been spotted in Mondstadt’s waters! Enthusiasts are eager to have at them. | Dexterity Strength Endurance | Special Horsetail, Special Mist Flower, Special Flaming Flower, Special Mushroom. |
| Some of the Qingce Village elders are in poor health, and they hope to find in a way to extend their lifespans. | Constitution Endurance Strengthening | Special Sweet Flower, Special Mushroom, Special Horsetail, Special Violetgrass. |
| Akademiya students are busy composing final theses and are under significant stress. Some are currently seeking a means to calm their spirits and let them focus on their search. | Wisdom Technique Perception | Special Lumidouce Bell, Special Mint, Special Windwheel Aster. |
| There have been frequent disturbances in the desert lately, and the Guardian of Aaru Village is leading the other guards in the defense against monster attacks. | Strength Endurance Constitution | Special Mist Flower, Special Sweet Flower, Special Calla Lily, Special Mushroom. |
| Some of the Qingce Village elders are in poor health, and they hope to find a way to extend their lifespans. | Wisdom Focus Steadying | Special Lumidouce Bell, Special Windwheel Aster, Special Berry, Special Calla Lily. |
| The Director of the Yun-Han Opera Troupe is preparing to purchase a batch of makeup products for their performances. | Charisma Fragrant Wisdom | Special Marcotte, Special Lumidouce Bell, Special Glaze Lily, Special Sumeru Rose. |
| The Millelith are currently clearing out monsters to protect miners. They want to remain calm as they do so and end the battle quickly. | Constitution Healing Steadying | Special Sweet Flower, Special Calla Lily, Special Qingxin. |
| Yae Publishing House is holding a light novel contest, and authors are searching for inspiration. | Dexterity Steadying Strength | Special Mist Flower, Special Zaytun Peach, Special Dandelion. |
| An exhilarating Pankration Tournament is underway in the Fortress of Meropide, and it is said there’s someone(s) looking to buy a way to boost their physical capabilities no matter the price. | Constitution Strength Dexterity | Special Sweet Flower, Special Mist Flower, Special Horsetail. |
| The captain of a Liyue ship wants to improve the constitution of new sailors and ameliorate the effect of seasickness. | Constitution Relaxing Healing | Speciaal Calla Lily, Special Qingxin, Special Sweet Flower, Special Zaytun Peach. |
Phase 3
Just like Phase 2, Phase 3 gives you a possible 10 scenarios for Market News. Here are all the possible Market News for Cycles 23-25, 26-28, and 29-31. As a reminder, Cycles 32 and onward will include and repeat these scenarios below.
| Market News | Characteristics/Efficacies | Best Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Fontainian reporters need to spend lots of time investigating stories, and they hope to find a way to quickly replenish their stamina while on break. | Constitution Strengthening Endurance | Special Sweet Flower, Special Horsetail, Special Mushroom. |
| An Inazuman Doushin is pursuing a swift and unpredictable ronin. | Strength Perception Dexterity | Special Mist Flower, Special Mint, Special Zaytun Peach. |
| A certain Fontainian celebrity is currently getting ready to host a social ball, and all the invited ladies and gentlemen are preparing themselves. | Charisma Fragrant Technique | Special Marcotte, Special Lumidouce Bell, Special Sumeru Rose. |
| The Fontaine Apparel Association is preparing for a fashion show, and many models are hoping to make their mark and leave a deep impression. | Charisma Technique Fragrant | Special Marcotte, Special Lumidouce Bell, Special Sumeru Rose. |
| Fontaine’s Maison Gardiennage is conducting tactical training, and the Gardes are hoping to improve their performance in the stimulated pursuit. | Dexterity Steadying Strength | Special Horsetail, Special Mist Flower, Special Zaytun Peach. |
| Fontainian divers are salvaging a batch of cultural relics. They wish to move more swiftly underwater so that their work can proceed more efficiently. | Dexterity Endurance Perception | Special Horsetail, Special Glaze Lily, Special Zaytun Peach. |
| Liyue’s Ministry of Civil Affairs has been terribly busy of late. A clerk wants to focus harder and clear work more quickly. | Wisdom Focus Dexterity | Special Berry, Special Lumidouce Bell, Special Zaytun Peach. |
| The number of foreign visitors to Sumeru has been increasing recently, and with it, cases of individuals not being acclimatized to local conditions and food, so Bimarstan is buying a batch of medicine to relieve physical discomfort. | Constitution Healing Strengthening | Special Sweet Flower, Special Qingxin, Special Violetgrass. |
| Some prisoners in the Fortress of Meropide are looking to earn Credit Coupons quickly. They want to be able to process widgets more effeciently by having more strength. | Strength Strengthening Technique | Special Mist Flower, Special Sweet Flower, Special Lumidouce Bell. |
| Some Grand Narukami Shrine shrine maidens are feeling unwell due to the winds at night being too cold. | Warm Dexterity Constitution | Special Flaming FLower, Special Zaytun Peach, Special Violetgrass. |
Those are all the Market News potion types for each Phase in the Genshin Impact Alchemical Ascension event! Other than Alchemical Ascension, you may be looking out for Dendrobium if you recently unlocked Chiori and want to ascend her.
