Potion doc The potion doc takes brewing and alchemy to a different level , operating in a different way than a basic alchemist or witch doctor . She combines science and magic in her unique art . She knows how to overcome the restrictions inherit in potion - making , and can create potions - bubbling , unstable concoctions that fizzle and spit vapors - that contain powerful magicks . Perhaps she is best known for brewing potion bombs - toss one of these beakers and watch the explosions . She can put together potions with little effort or cost on her own part , and can even do so on the fly , with just a few seconds of preparation . The potion doc is a valuable member of any adventuring party , as she continues to develop her unusual magic potential , as she concentrates on her potion s . She cannot cast spells like she once could , as her focus is entirely on her creations , but her brews provide excellent support for her companions . Her strange skills - and the arsenal of concoctions at her disposal - help make up for the versatility she lacks in spellcasting . Hers is a strange world - a world of bubbling beakers , of colored liquids burbling with magic , of hissing tubes and lists of mixtures and combinations that are felt instinctively and subconsciously rather than memorized . The potion docs place is behind the lines , casting spells , tossing potions , creating them with surpassing quickness , and taking pride when their allies down their drinks . One of the potion doc ’ s more … obvious talents is the ability to create potion bombs . Whereas normal potions take effect when a character drinks them , a potion bomb takes effect when its container shatters . Whenever one of the potion doc ’ s potions breaks open , the spell effect occurs at that location . Usually , the potion doc ( or another character ) throws such a potion . In melee combat , a character can simply splash an opponent with a potion or crush it against him . The potion doc knows shortcuts to create potions with less strain on herself . She also knows of all sorts of strange , common ( and not so common ) ingredients for potions , and grabs these as she passes them in her adventures . Most potion docs have large satchels full of clinking vials , small pouches , and tiny boxes of esoteric items red dust , caterpillar legs , maybe a little brains from a defeated opponent . These ingredients help her offset the cost of her creations . The potion doc can whip up some brews with little effort at all . The potion doc carries all the tools she needs with her , or she can find them or can even use only her own hands to create potions and brews . She does not need a lab to create potions , nor does she need an alchemist ’ s kit or alchemist ’ s lab to create alchemical items . The potion doc can brew potions with surpassing speed . Grab a beaker already full of some blue liquid , toss in a handful of rummaged ingredients , mutter a spell … and suddenly it ’ s a potion . The potion doc develops new techniques to create potions on the cheap , both in terms of money and effort . A Highly skilled potion doc ’ s extensive study of magic and brewing allows her to create potions of many different kinds that she previously thought were impossible . The potion doc knows how to brew a different kind of potion . This potion bubbles and fizzes , leaping as if to escape the container . The idea is for the potion doc ( or another character ) to remove the stopper , put her thumb over the opening , and shake vigorously . The potion hisses and turns pale and frothy , filling the container and rumbling against its confines . The character then aims the potion at her enemies , removes her thumb , and the potion sprays out in a 15 - foot cone . All creatures in the cone are affected as though they had drunk the potion . Only potions that target a creature or creatures can become spray potions . A spray potion is like five potions in one . It uses a larger container than normal , and it requires five times as much effort to create . The potion doc can create spray potions that affect a larger area . A skilled potion doc can create potions and brews that incorporate a delay before they take effect . Two possible methods exist for these delays : time delays and command delays . A potion crafted with a time delay takes effect a certain amount of time after it is drunk ( or thrown , or sprayed , or whatever ) . When she brews the potion , the potion doc decides how many rounds will pass before the potion takes effect . The delay can be any length of time up to ten minutes . Both magic potions and alchemical concoctions can be created with time delays . A potion with a command delay is inert in the drinker ’ s system ( or lying in a puddle on the floor , or splashed on an enemy ’ s skin , or whatever ) until the potion doc commands it to take effect . Doing so requires the potion doc to mutter some words and wave her hands around it is , in fact , like casting a spell . A potion with a command delay remains potent for an hour , if the potion doc does not command it to activate within that time frame , it becomes a nonmagic puddle of liquid ( or part of the drinker ’ s anatomy , or whatever ) . The Highly skilled potion doc ’ s extensive experimentation and experience with potions mean that she is a walking alchemy lab . Potions and brews course through her system , intermingling with her blood and other vital fluids . The potion doc knows this and further , she knows how to use it to her advantage , for she can create small , innocuous draughts that trigger the latent potions inside her . The potion doc chooses five spells and / or alchemical draughts or philters . These spells and brews are latent within her body . The potion doc has a number of small vials that she can drink ( like drinking a potion ) to activate her potion blood . Creating these vials takes no effort or time , the potion doc is assumed to always have some on hand if she has her equipment with her . Drinking a vial activates the spell or alchemical brew the potion doc chooses . Only one such latent potion or brew can be active at a time , and at least a minute must pass between their durations . When the potion doc chooses which five spells and / or brews exist in her system , she can choose the same spell or brew more than once in order to activate it more frequently . Potion docs in the world . Both magic and science have mystic and unfathomable connotations to most people , and the combination of these two disciplines in the potion doc is disconcerting . Her mind operates on a different level than others ' . She walks along with her adventuring party muttering to herself ( and seemingly unaware of it ) , absently snatching bits of leaves , dirt and squirming beetles from the environs and adding them to a vast stock of " ingredients " she keeps in innumerable pockets . She produces vials and beakers from clinking packs , tosses something in and squints as it changes color , then either nods in satisfaction or frowns and adds something else , or shakes it , or taps it with a knuckle . Sometimes she discards her creations , tossing them behind her with a crash - and - shatter - with a fiery bang ! Of course , not all potion docs match this stereotype . Some are genial and pleasant and talk at length about their art . They keep disciplined and orderly labs . Whatever the case , though , potion docs are unnerving for they possess an odd combination of powers . Potion docs are uncommon . Few individuals possess both the magical and scientific acumen to take up the path , and most who wish to focus on potions become witch doctor and / or true alchemists . Some few among these go on to become potion docs . Their studies whet their appetites for more , as they see that they can push their potions to do more , to hold ever greater spells , to be capable of things besides just being gulped . Troll s - particularly jungle troll s - are the most likely to become potion docs , as they have a strong witch doctor tradition . Forsaken apothecaries , with their interest in dark alchemy , and gnome s , with their scientific interests , and goblin s , some of Azeroth ' s premier alchemists , are also likely candidates . Potion docs among other races are rare .