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I can confirm that the Expert Alchemist Test as layed out here at this link is correct. (It say's unconfirmed since 4/19 patch still.)
As well, for anyone else doing the Expert test, below is a no-fail shopping list of the vendor purchasable Alchemy items to do the combines which can all be purchased in Abysmal Sea (except the clay - see below).
NOTE: I already had the Grandmaster's Medicne Bag so those items are NOT included below.
Qty - Item
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4 - agrimony
1 - betherium bark
4 - blue vervain bulb
1 - bulb lotus petal
5 - crude potion vial,
2 - duskglow vine
1 - fangorth
4 - figwort
2 - fine potion vial
11 - lucerne
4 - makeshift potion vial
3 - mandrake root
22 - mullein leaf
1 - rough potion vial
1 - runed potion vial
2 - shard of stinging crystal
4 - simple potion vial
2 - single sage leaf
1 - sprig of fire spore
16 - sprig of night shade
2 - valerian root
4 - vinuk
1 - violet tri-tube sap
5 - vox's dust
To make the Smooth Formed Potion Vial you will need to buy from the Pottery vendors:
1 - High Quality Firing Sheet
1 - Advanced Formed Potion Vial Sketch
1 - Huge Block Of Clay (get this in West Freeport when you start the quest)
You will also have to kill a few NPC's to obtain:
1 - Dark Elf Parts
2 - Hearty Goblin Blood
Adjust your shopping list / kill list to your own comfort level to account for combine fails. Personally I killed Goblins in Nurga till I had 10 Hearty Goblin Bloods and I already had 3 Dark Elf Parts in the bank. I then went to Abysmal Sea and bought the items in the amounts I have listed. I only failed one combine and it was easy to figure out which items I had to repurchase to retry the combine.
Hope this helps.
As well, for anyone else doing the Expert test, below is a no-fail shopping list of the vendor purchasable Alchemy items to do the combines which can all be purchased in Abysmal Sea (except the clay - see below).
NOTE: I already had the Grandmaster's Medicne Bag so those items are NOT included below.
Qty - Item
--- --------
4 - agrimony
1 - betherium bark
4 - blue vervain bulb
1 - bulb lotus petal
5 - crude potion vial,
2 - duskglow vine
1 - fangorth
4 - figwort
2 - fine potion vial
11 - lucerne
4 - makeshift potion vial
3 - mandrake root
22 - mullein leaf
1 - rough potion vial
1 - runed potion vial
2 - shard of stinging crystal
4 - simple potion vial
2 - single sage leaf
1 - sprig of fire spore
16 - sprig of night shade
2 - valerian root
4 - vinuk
1 - violet tri-tube sap
5 - vox's dust
To make the Smooth Formed Potion Vial you will need to buy from the Pottery vendors:
1 - High Quality Firing Sheet
1 - Advanced Formed Potion Vial Sketch
1 - Huge Block Of Clay (get this in West Freeport when you start the quest)
You will also have to kill a few NPC's to obtain:
1 - Dark Elf Parts
2 - Hearty Goblin Blood
Adjust your shopping list / kill list to your own comfort level to account for combine fails. Personally I killed Goblins in Nurga till I had 10 Hearty Goblin Bloods and I already had 3 Dark Elf Parts in the bank. I then went to Abysmal Sea and bought the items in the amounts I have listed. I only failed one combine and it was easy to figure out which items I had to repurchase to retry the combine.
Hope this helps.