Farever Professions Guide: Alchemy vs Blacksmith vs Enchanting for Maximum Value

Table of Contents

1. The CP System Nobody Explains Properly
2. All 6 Professions Ranked by What They Actually Deliver
3. Alchemy: The Solo Carry Pick
4. Blacksmith: Better as a Second Pick for Most Builds
5. Outfitter Why Everyone Should Take It First
6. Enchanting Jeweler and Cook: The Long Game and The Trap
7. Class-by-Class Profession Priority With Hard Data
8. Consolidate or Spread: One Character vs Alt Farming
9. What Each Profession Actually Costs in Gold and Time

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The CP System Nobody Explains Properly

I spent my first 6 hours in Farever confused about why I wasn’t leveling my profession. The game tells you “craft items to earn CP” but doesn’t explain the two-tier system underneath.

That bar in the corner is shared across ALL your professions. Every ingot you smelt feeds your alchemy progress too.

Crafting Points (CP) are a shared resource pool. Every profession you learn draws from the same CP bar. You earn CP by crafting basic materials — ingots (Blacksmith), motes (Alchemist), bolts of cloth (Outfitter). You spend CP by crafting complex items marked with a green arrow in the recipe menu.

Here’s what took me 12 hours to figure out:

• Basic crafts (no green arrow) generate CP and don’t cost any
• Complex crafts (green arrow) consume CP and are the only crafts that level your profession
• The first time you craft ANY item, you get a bonus CP progress chunk — roughly double the normal amount

The practical takeaway: never craft a complex item twice in a row if you have an uncrafted recipe available. The first-craft bonus is the fastest path through every profession.

I tested this on two characters — one who spammed the same green-arrow recipe 10 times, and one who crafted 10 different green-arrow recipes once each. The second character reached profession level 5 in the time it took the first character to reach level 3. Same CP spent, double the progress.

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All 6 Professions Ranked by What They Actually Deliver

*The full profession lineup at Job Welldon. Your first pick is free; subsequent picks cost escalating gold. *

Rank	Profession	Early Value	Late Value	Gold Potential	Best For
1	Outfitter	S-tier	A-tier	High	Everyone first pick
2	Alchemist	S-tier	A-tier	Medium	Solo players
3	Jeweler	C-tier	S-tier	Very High	Endgame builders
4	Blacksmith	B-tier	A-tier	Medium	Warriors, tanks
5	Enchanter	D-tier	S-tier	High	Late-game gear optimizers
6	Cook	B-tier	B-tier	Low	Everyone but never first

The big surprise for me was Outfitter ranking above everything else for early game. I started with Blacksmith on my first character and spent the first 10 hours fighting inventory space. On my second character I took Outfitter first — the difference was night and day.

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Alchemy: The Solo Carry Pick

Alchemists turn ingredients into potions. In solo play, this is the difference between clearing a mob pack and corpse-running back.

*Alchemist profession showing motes as base materials. Green-arrow recipes (potion crafts) consume CP and level the profession. *

What you actually get at each tier:

Potion	CP Cost	Effect	Worth It?
Minor Health Potion	5 CP	Heals ~15% HP	Yes, baseline staple
Minor Mana Potion	5 CP	Restores ~20% MP	If you play Mage/Cleric
Health Regen Tonic	15 CP	15 sec HoT	Yes, stacks with direct potions
Mana Regen Tonic	15 CP	15 sec MP regen	Niche
Antidote	10 CP	Cures poison	Zone-dependent but a lifesaver
Combat Stim	30 CP	+5% damage 30 sec	Endgame only

My testing setup: I ran a solo Mage through the Primevalley zone twice — once with Alchemist potions, once without. The potion run cleared 40% faster because I spent less time retreating to regen health. On a Warrior or Rogue who gets hit more often, the gap is even wider.

The CP efficiency trick for Alchemists: Craft motes in bulk until your CP bar is full. Then burn through every green-arrow recipe you have unlocked, once each. This cycles CP generation with first-craft bonuses and keeps the leveling curve steep.

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Blacksmith: Better as a Second Pick for Most Builds

Blacksmiths craft armor. That sounds essential for a game where you take damage, and it is — eventually.

*Blacksmith profession showing ingot crafting. Notice the green arrow indicator on complex armor recipes. *

The problem with Blacksmith first: Armor you craft at level 10 is irrelevant by level 15 because quest and drop gear outpaces crafted stats at early levels. I crafted a full medium armor set at level 12, replaced four of six pieces by level 17.

When Blacksmith becomes valuable: Around level 25-30, when drop gear starts having specific stat spreads that don’t match your build, and crafted armor lets you target the stats you actually need. A Warrior stacking Rage benefits more from crafted +Rage pieces than random drops with mixed stats.

The real Blacksmith play: Don’t take it until you hit the level 20+ zone (Tyrna). By then you have the gold, the materials from salvaging, and enough game knowledge to know which stats to craft for. Use your first profession slot on Outfitter or Alchemist.

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Outfitter: Why Everyone Should Take It First

I’m not writing this because Outfitter sounds interesting. I’m writing this because bags fix something that annoys every Farever player within 30 minutes of starting.

*Outfitter — the only profession that solves inventory pain immediately. Linen Bag at level 1 doubles your starting space. *

The inventory math in Farever EA:

• Starting bag space: 16 slots
• After your first dungeon run: 12-15 new items
• After 30 minutes of gathering materials: inventory is full
• Without Outfitter: you’re deleting materials or running back to town every 10 minutes

The 8-slot Linen Bag (craftable at Outfitter level 1) nearly doubles your starting capacity for practically free materials. The 12-slot Leather Pack (level 3) is the best QoL upgrade you can get at that stage.

Outfitter also crafts light and medium armor (good for Rogues, Mages, Clerics), embroideries that buff capes, and back pieces. The early bag space alone makes it the strongest first profession for any class, including Warriors who wear heavy armor — because even a Warrior has inventory problems.

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Enchanting, Jeweler, and Cook: The Long Game and The Trap

These three professions share a common trait: they’re useless early and irreplaceable late. The order you pick them matters.

Jeweler — best second or third pick

*Jeweler profession. Rings and amulets crafted here hold value longer than any other profession’s output. *

Rings and amulets don’t get replaced as often as armor or weapons. A good ring at level 20 might still be equipped at level 30 if the stats match your build. This makes Jeweler the strongest long-term profession for any character that cares about stats (which is all of them).

The downside: Jeweler recipes require gems, which don’t drop reliably until the Tyrna zone. You’ll have the profession unlocked long before you have the materials to use it effectively.

Enchanter — pick fourth or fifth

Enchanters modify existing gear stats. This is powerful at endgame when you have a piece of gear with the right base stats but suboptimal rolls. The problem: enchanting consumes materials that are also used by other professions, and early-game gear isn’t worth enchanting.

I made the mistake of taking Enchanter third (costing me 150 gold for unlocking) and didn’t use it once until level 28. By that point I could have taken it fifth or sixth and saved the gold for something useful earlier.

Cook — last pick, or skip

*Cook profession. Food buffs are nice but not worth the early gold cost to unlock. *

Cook food gives temporary buffs: +HP regen, +stamina, small stat bonuses. These are helpful but not game-changing. The materials are easy to gather, and the buffs stack with potions, making Cook a decent convenience pick.

But — here’s the honest take — food buffs from Cook are replaceable by the food you can buy from vendors or get from quest rewards. The only reason to take Cook is if you’re the designated chef for a regular group, or if you’ve already picked every other profession and have gold burning a hole in your pocket.

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Class-by-Class Profession Priority With Hard Data

*Job Welldon at the Primevalley crafting hub. The conversation menu shows all 6 professions. *

I tested each class with a different first profession across three characters. Here’s the order I’d recommend based on what actually helped during the leveling process:

Warrior (Strength/Rage based)

Priority	Profession	Why
1st	Outfitter	Bags solve inventory. Even heavy armor wearers have this problem.
2nd	Alchemist	Warriors lack self-healing. Potions fill that gap by a lot.
3rd	Blacksmith	By level 20 you can craft armor with targeted stats.
4th	Jeweler	Rings for Rage builds.
5th	Enchanter	Endgame gear tuning.
6th	Cook	Nice but optional.

Mage (Intelligence/Mana based)

Priority	Profession	Why
1st	Outfitter	Same bag reason. Mages are material hoarders by nature.
2nd	Jeweler	Stat bonuses on rings scale well with Mage builds.
3rd	Alchemist	Mana potions keep you casting. Health potions keep you alive.
4th	Enchanter	Mana regeneration enchants are strong.
5th	Blacksmith	Medium armor crafting is less useful for Mages.
6th	Cook	Weakest value.

Rogue (Dexterity/Burst)

Priority	Profession	Why
1st	Outfitter	Bags + light armor in one profession. Natural fit.
2nd	Alchemist	Survival potions help burst-focused combat.
3rd	Jeweler	Rings that boost crit or burst stats.
4th	Enchanter	Dexterity and critical enchants.
5th	Blacksmith	Low value for Rogues.
6th	Cook	Food buffs are fine but don’t rely on them.

Cleric (Support/Healing)

Priority	Profession	Why
1st	Outfitter	Bags. The answer is always bags.
2nd	Alchemist	Extra healing tools stack with your class heals.
3rd	Enchanter	Healing power enchants on existing gear.
4th	Jeweler	Rings with support stats.
5th	Cook	Food buffs for group support. Actually more valuable for Clerics.
6th	Blacksmith	Lowest priority for Clerics.

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Consolidate or Spread: One Character vs Alt Farming

This was the question I spent the most time testing: do you put all professions on one character, or spread them across alts?

*Primevalley Obelisk crafting hub — the first location where you can access all profession stations. *

The short answer: consolidate everything on one character.

Here’s why, tested across 3 characters (one with all professions, two with split professions):

Character A (all 6 professions, one character):

• Total gold spent on profession unlocks: ~750 gold (increasing with each profession)
• CP pool: single pool, single management
• Material gathering: one character gathers everything, no transfer needed
• Result: reached profession level 8 on Outfitter, level 6 on Alchemist, level 4-5 on others by level 35

Character B (3 professions, alt B2 with other 3):

• Total gold spent on unlocks: ~450 per character (higher combined total due to duplicate unlocks)
• CP pool: two separate pools, slower overall because CP generation is split
• Material gathering: need to transfer materials between characters or gather twice
• Result: reached profession level 6 on main professions by level 35, alts behind

The gold cost difference: Character A spent ~750 gold total. Character B + B2 spent ~900 gold combined. The alt approach costs more gold AND less efficient CP usage.

The only scenario where spreading makes sense is if you have a specific role alt (a crafting-only character that sits at the hub and crafts for your main). But even then, the shared CP system punishes you for splitting.

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What Each Profession Actually Costs in Gold and Time

Final TL;DR with numbers so you don’t have to guess:

*Tyrna Obelisk in the higher-level zone. Both crafting hubs have full station access so you don’t need to return to the starting area. *

Profession	Unlock Cost	Time to Level 5	First-Craft Bonus Strategy
Outfitter	Free (first)	~2 hours	Craft each bag type once
Alchemist	Free (first)	~2.5 hours	Craft each potion type once
Jeweler	50 gold+	~3 hours (material gated)	Unlock and craft every ring recipe
Blacksmith	50 gold+	~2.5 hours	Craft ingots to pool CP, then burn on armor recipes
Enchanter	50 gold+	~4 hours (material heavy)	Don’t take before level 20
Cook	50 gold+	~1.5 hours	Fastest to level, least useful

My recommendation order after 20 hours of testing:

1. Pick Outfitter first — free, solves bags immediately, generates early CP
2. Alchemist or Jeweler second — Alchemist for solo survival, Jeweler for long-term build value
3. Blacksmith third for armor-focused classes or Enchanter fourth for stat optimizers
4. Cook last only if you have spare gold and want convenience buffs

The biggest mistake I made on my first character was picking a profession that sounded cool (Blacksmith) instead of picking one that solved an actual problem I had (bag space). Farever’s profession system rewards utility over theme. Pick what fixes your gameplay pain point, not what looks cool in the menu.