Overview

Composing is a game feature which allows players to sacrifice unneeded drops and turn them into custom potions. The concept of composing was first introduced in the game forum in 2012; part 1 of the feature was introduced in summer of 2013, with part 2 following release in the fall.

When a player composes a potion, he must select to make it either bound or guild-bound. Bound potions act like any other bound item in the game, and cannot be given away to any other player. They are intended for the player's personal use only. Guild-bound potions are able to be given to other players in your own guild, or left in the guild store for other players' use. However, no composed potion may be sold or given away to someone outside of your guild.

Breaking down items

Some Items can be broken down to convert them into fragments. Fragmentable items:

must not be bound (that is, they must be tradable). Quest Items and other bound items may not be broken down.
must be of one of the nine types of items that can be worn as gear: Helmets, Shields, Swords, Armor, Runes, Rings, Amulets, Boots, or Gloves. Potions, resources, bottles, and items of any other type may not be broken down.
must not be of epic rarity.
must be dropped by creatures in PvE. Items sold in stores may not be broken down.

Types of Fragments

Depending on their rarity of the item broken down, you'll get fragments of the corresponding type:

Common items will yield one or more Common Fragments
Rare items will yield one or more Rare Fragments
Unique items will yield one or more Unique Fragments
Legendary items will yield one or more Legendary Fragments
Crystalline items will yield one or more Crystalline Fragments
Super-Elite items will yield one or more Super-Elite Fragments

Number of Fragments per item

The number of fragments you will receive for a given item is based on the item's level, and is calculated with the following formula:

Fragments = RoundUp(SquareRoot(ItemLevel / 100))

Item level:	1-100	101-400	401-900	901-1600	1601-2500	2501-3600	3601-4900	4901-6400
Fragment(s):	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

In addition, items which have been hellforged produce one additional fragment (of the appropriate type) per level of hellforging. Thus a unique, level 450 helm with 3 level of hellforging will produce 6 fragments (3 because of its level and an additional 3 because of the hellforging).

Fragments do not require backpack space. They are simply listed on the player's "Composing" page until used.

NOTE: If you are looking for common fragments in the 401 - 900 range, the lowest level creature to drop common items in this range is the level 433 Gobbler. For the 901-1,600 range, one of the best creatures is the level 931 Slave Shade that lives on a small map but it is in a dark realm.

Composing Potions

Note: The information in this section is based on the most recent proposal in the game forum (Revision 1.2, which can be viewed here: http://forums.huntedcow.com/index.php?showtopic=56864), and is subject to change, possibly major change, before it actually is introduced within the game.

The number and type of fragments (and the amount of gold) required to compose a given potion depend on:

The number of skills included in the potion
The level of each skill included
The desired duration of the potion

Fragment Cost per Potion

For each skill added the Fragment cost is as follows:

0.05 Common Fragments per skill level

0.04 Rare Fragments per skill level above 50

0.04 Unique Fragments per skill level above 125

0.04 Legendary Fragments per skill level above 175

0.04 Crystalline Fragments per skill level above 250

0.02 Super Elite Fragments per skill level above 300

The number of Fragments per skill is rounded up for each type of fragment.

Additionally, the fragment cost is multiplied for every 30 minutes of duration rounded up.

Example: I want to create a potion with Conserve 150 and Light Foot 275 that will last 45 minutes.

Duration Multiplier = RoundUp(45 / 30) = 2

     Common Frags = 2 * (RoundUp(150 * 0.05) + RoundUp(275 * 0.05)) = 44
       Rare Frags = 2 * (RoundUp((150 - 50) * 0.04) + RoundUp((275 - 50) * 0.04)) = 26
     Unique Frags = 2 * (RoundUp((150 - 125) * 0.04) + RoundUp((275 - 125) * 0.04)) = 14
  Legendary Frags = 2 * RoundUp((275 - 175) * 0.04) = 8
Crystalline Frags = 2 * RoundUp((275 - 250) * 0.02) = 2
Super Elite Frags = 0

Cost Per Potion

The cost of composing a potion is equal to the total number of skill points used multiplied by the potion's duration in minutes (5000 gold minimum).

Example: I want to create a potion with Anti-Deflect 300 and Gloat 200 that will last 2.5 hours.

Initial Cost = (300 + 200) x (60 x 2.5)
             = 500 x 150
             = 75,000

It will cost 75,000 gold to create this potion.

Instant Finish Price

The first time you use Instant Finish the price is equal to the initial cost of creating the potion multiplied the percent of time remaining (expressed as a decimal), rounded up.

Example: My initial cost to create the potion was 25,921 gold and it is 2.7% complete.

Instant Finish Price = 25,921 x (100 - 2.7)/100
                     = 25,921 x .973
                     = 25,221.133

It will cost 25,222 gold to Instant Finish this potion.

Each subsequent use of Instant Finish increases the price according to a geometric progression with a factor of two. (1st use costs 1 x initial cost x percent remaining, 2nd use costs 2 x initial cost x percent remaining, 3rd use costs 4 x initial cost x percent remaining, 4th use costs 8 x initial cost x percent remaining, 5th use costs 16 x initial cost x time remaining, and so on.)

Example: My initial cost to create the potion was 11,663 gold and it is 85.4% complete.
         I've used Instant Finish seven times today.

Instant Finish Price = 2^7 x 11,663 x (100 - 85.4)/100
                     = 128 x 11,663 x .146
                     = 217,958.144

It will cost 217,959 gold to Instant Finish this potion.

The Instant Finish Price resets every day at 00:00 server time.

Composing Time Per Potion

Time to create = maximum( ( round up( maximum( total skill points, 150) / 20 ) x 5 ) + ( round up( potion duration / 30 ) x 30 ) - ( ( composing level - 1 ) x 5 ), 60 )

Composing XP/Levels

As a bonus, in addition to being able to create potions with new skills and higher levels at each level, for every ten (10) levels you get to create an additional potion. For example, at level 10 you can create 2 potions at the same time and at level 20 you can create 3.

Level Table

Players initially start at Composing Level 1 and gain Composing XP for each potion created.

Level	Total XP	XP to next level
1	0	250
2	250	750
3	1.000	1.250
4	2.250	1.750
5	4.000	2.250
6	6.250	2.750
7	9.000	3.250
8	12.250	3.750
9	16.000	4.250
10	20.250	4.750
11	25.000	5.250
12	30.250	5.750
13	36.000	6.250
14	42.250	6.750
15	49.000	7.250
16	56.250	7.750
17	64.000	8.250
18	72.250	8.750
19	81.000	9.250
20	90.250	9.750
21	100.000	10.250
22	110.250	10.750
23	121.000	11.250
24	132.250	11.750
25	144.000	12.250
26	156.250	12.750
27	169.000	13.250
28	182.250	13.750
29	196.000	14.250
30	210.250	14.750
31	225.000	15.250
32	240.250	15.750
33	256.000	16.250
34	272.250	16.750
35	289.000	17.250
36	306.250	17.750
37	324.000	18.250
38	342.250	18.750
39	361.000	19.250
40	380.250	19.750
41	400.000	20.250
42	420.250	20.750
43	441.000	21.250
44	462.250	21.750
45	484.000	22.250
46	506.250	22.750
47	529.000	23.250
48	552.250	23.750
49	576.000	24.250
50	600.250	24.750
51	625.000	25.250
52	650.250	25.750
53	676.000	26.250
54	702.250	26.750
55	729.000	27.250
56	756.250	27.750
57	784.000	28.250
58	812.250	28.750
59	841.000	29.250
60	870.250	29.750
61	900.000	30.250
62	930.250	30.750
63	961.000	31.250
64	992.250	31.750
65	1.024.000	32.250
66	1.056.250	32.750
67	1.089.000	33.250
68	1.112.250	33.750
69	1.156.000	34.250
70	1.190.250	34.750
71	1.225.000	35.250
72	1.260.250	35.750
73	1.296.000	36.250
74	1.332.250	36.750
75	1.369.000	37.250
76	1.406.250	37.750
77	1.444.000	38.250
78	1.482.250	38.750
79	1.521.000	39.250
80	1.560.250	39.750

formula XP Required for LVL = ((LVL-1)^2) * 250

Experience Formula

if potion duration > total skill points

XP = round up [(total skill points / 60) + (total skill points / 500)] * 10;

else

XP = round up [(potion duration / 60) + (total skill points / 500)] * 10;

You can use the online calulator of drugie to calulate the XP: http://zt.sparkonline.net/composing/calculator.php

An Excel based calculator created by Yuuzhan calculates the XP, Gold, Time and Fragment cost: http://evolutions.yvong.com/files/Yuuzhans_Composing_Calc.xlsx

Experience Table

The following table shows u how much experience u will get from a potion with a total buff level of 10,50,100,150,... and a duration of 30,60,90,... minutes.

Leveling Using The Least Amount of Common and Rare Fragments

Composed potions have the following constraints:

Potion duration range is between 30 and 300 minutes.
The maximum number of skills you can place in a potion is 5.

The following table contains each Composing XP using the minimum amount of fragments:

Composing XP	Total Skill Points	Duration (mins)	Default Time to Brew¹	Gold Cost	(1 Skill) (Fragment Cost)	(2 Skills) (Fragment Cost)	(3 Skills) (Fragment Cost)	(4 Skills) (Fragment Cost)	(5 Skills) (Fragment Cost)
10	1	30 (min)	1h 10m	5,000	(1) 1
20	54	54	1h 40m	5,000	(54) 6 , 2	(40, 14) 6
30	109	107	2h 40m	11,663	(109) 24 , 12	(40, 69) 24 , 4	(40, 40, 29) 24
40	161	161	3h 45m	25,921	(161) 54 , 36 , 12	(80, 81) 54 , 24	(40, 40, 81) 54 , 12	(40, 40, 40, 41) 54
50	215	215	4h 55m	46,225	(215) 88 , 72 , 40 , 8	(100, 115) 88 , 56	(80, 60, 75) 88 , 40	(40, 40, 40, 95) 88 , 24	(40, 40, 40, 45, 50) 96
60	268	268	h m	71,824	(268) 126 , 99 , 72 , 18 , 9	(125, 143) 135 , 81 , 9	(100, 80, 88) 126 , 63	(80, 60, 60, 68) 126 , 45	(40, 40, 40, 40, 108) 126 , 27
70	501	300 (max)	h m	150,600				(120, 120, 120, 142) 260 , 130 , 10	(120, 120, 120, 40, 102) 260 , 120
80	1001	300 (max)	6h 45m	300,300					(225, 225, 225, 165, 161) 540 , 390 , 190 , 30
90	1501	300 (max)	h m	450,300					(300, 300, 300, 300, 301) 760 , 650 , 450 , 150 , 60 , 10
100	2001	300 (max)	h m	600,300					(300, 300, 300, 300, 801) 1010 , 900 , 700 , 250 , 160 , 110

¹ Deduct ((YourComposingLevel - 1) x 5) minutes from the listed value to get your current Time to Brew value.

Highlighted in green are the suggested number of skills to distribute your Total Skill Points and spend the least amount of fragments.

Allowable Skills

Not all skills can be included in a composed potion. Those which can be are as follows (along with the maximum permissible level for each)

Buff	Type	Maximum Buff Level	Minimum Composing Level	Description!
Adept Learner	Special	300	1	+0.2% per point increase in xp from creature kills.
Light Foot	Special	750	1	0.05% chance to use no stamina while moving on the world map.
Doubler	Special	1250	2	At skill level 50+, 2x Stamina usage in combat in return for 2x gold/xp. At level 100+ 3x, and at level 150+ 4x. Note that stamina and xp loss are normal (not multiplied) if you lose a battle.
Conserve	Special	300	3	+0.05% per point chance that combat (vs. players and vs. creatures) will use no stamina. (Excludes group/relic combat)
Animal Magnetism	Special	400	5	+0.2% per point chance to make certain creatures respawn at your location.
Sacrifice	Special	300	6	+0.04% per point additional xp and -0.25% per point less gold for defeating creatures in combat.
Keen Edge	Offense	350	8	+0.1% per point to your attack for each complete set equipped.
Librarian	Special	300	10	+0.1% per point chance to gain double xp from creatures.
Coordinated Attack	Offense	350	12	+0.05% per point added to Attack and Damage if every piece of equipped gear is part of a set.
Coordinated Defense	Defense	350	12	+0.05% per point added to Defense and Armor if every piece of equipped gear is part of a set.
Shield Wall	Defense	355	14	+0.05% per point to your Defense for each complete set equipped.
Global Booster	Potion Only	700	15	At skill level 50+, 2x Stamina usage in combat in return for 2x Global Event contribution per kill. At level 100+ 3x, and at level 150+ 4x. Note that stamina is normal (not multiplied) if you lose a battle.
Sanctuary	Defense	300	16	+0.1% per point increase to your armor
Entrench	Potion Only	200	18	+0.25% per point of damage is transferred to armor at the start of combat.
Anti Deflect	Offense	350	20	+0.2% per point chance to prevent your opponent activating Deflect.
Smashing Hammer	Offense	480	22	+0.05% per point added to your damage for each complete set equipped.
Stalker	Special	300	24	Increases the maximum percentage (above 100%) of the Elite Hunter enhancement by +0.1% per point.
Terrorize	Defense	350	26	0.1% per point decrease in enemy's Damage stat
Gloat	Special	200	28	+0.2% per point increase to gold stolen in PvP.
Honor	Defense	200	30	-0.2% per point xp loss in PvP (Does not work during bounties).
Flinch	Defense	400	32	0.1% per point decrease in enemy's Attack stat
Constitution	Defense	350	34	+0.1% per point increase to your defense.
Armor Boost	Defense	350	36	+0.05% per point to your Armor for each complete set equipped.
Mighty Vigor	Offense	750	38	For every 50 points of the skill, can equip items 1 level higher than your level.
Severe Condition	Special	250	40	+0.25% per point of your attack, defense, damage and armor stats are transferred to your health at the start of combat. Note that you can adjust the casting level of this skill in your preferences.
Ageless	Special	350	42	+0.2% per point chance of doubling your HP at the start of combat.
Pride	Potion Only	200	44	+0.5 seconds per point multiplied by the number of medals you have increase in duration of any potions taken while this skill is active. (Note the multiplier increases based on the quality of the medal. Bronze +1, Silver +1.2, Gold +1.4, Crystal +1.6, Ruby +1.8, and Diamond +2)
Lady Luck	Potion Only	200	46	0.1% chance per point to re-roll for an item drop if nothing is dropped.
Encouraging Talk	Potion Only	200	48	+0.2% per point increase in mercenary stats while active
Buff Enhancer	Potion Only	500	50	For every 20 points in the skill, it adds +1 points to the buffs cast while it is active. Does not work with Merchant or Treasure Hunter
Brute Strength	Potion Only	500	52	For every 20 points in this skill, Enchant Weapon, Fury, and Berserk buffs are increased by +1 level when cast while this skill is active.
Frag Finder	Potion Only	300	60	+0.1% chance per point that a Fragment Stash will drop the maximum number of Fragments
Armored Strike	Offense	600	66	0.05% chance per point that your Damage is doubled, but your Armor stat is reduced to 0 (PvE only)
Healer	Defense	350	70	+0.01% per point chance that your health will fully restore after any given combat round
Anchored	Defense	250	75	+0.05% per point Damage is added to HP during combat
Guild Berserker	offense	70	78	Increase the enhancement level of First Strike, Nullify and Breaker by 0.01% per point in Guild Conflicts only

Here is a list of buff levels at each composing level. Click [show] to see the list.

Buff	Min Composing Level	Min Buff Level	Max Composing Level	Max Buff Level	per Level
Adept Learner	1	150	31	300	5
Light Foot	1	150	61	750	10
Doubler	2	150	46	1250	25
Conserve	3	150	18	300	10
Animal Magnetism	5	100	35	400	10
Sacrifice	6	100	26	300	10
Keen Edge	8	100	33	350	10
Librarian	10	100	30	300	10
Coordinated Attack	12	100	37	350	10
Coordinated Defense	12	100	37	350	10
Shield Wall	14	25	80	355	5
Global Booster	15	50	80	700	10
Sanctuary	16	50	51	400	10
Entrench	18	50	33	200	10
Anti Deflect	20	100	70	350	5
Smashing Hammer	22	100	60	480	10
Stalker	24	100	44	300	10
Terrorize	26	100	51	350	10
Gloat	28	50	58	200	5
Honor	30	50	45	200	10
Flinch	32	150	57	400	10
Constitution	34	100	59	350	10
Armor Boost	36	100	61	350	10
Mighty Vigor	38	550	58	750	10
Severe Condition	40	50	60	250	10
Ageless	42	200	67	350	10
Pride	44	50	59	200	10
Lady Luck	46	100	56	200	10
Encouraging Talk	48	100	58	200	10
Buff Enhancer	50	100	70	500	20
Brute Strength	52	100	72	500	20
Frag Finder	60	100	80	300	10
Armored Strike	66	250	80	600	25
Healer	70	100	80	350	25
Anchored	75	200	80	250	10
Guild Berserker	78	100	80	70	10

Composing Medals

A series of medals has been created to reward the more dedicated fragmenters, and frequent composes. Details about these can be found on the medals page.

Fragmenter medals: