Alchemist

### Description

Craft a random potion every night that you can use on someone. If you are mafia, you and the mafias will not know about each other. Type m.potions to view all the potions you could craft. Currently exclusive to Hitman and Mini-Boss level premium members.

## Basic Info

* Alchemist can be found in Crimson.
* Alchemist is the only role in the game whose side is randomized each game. They can be either mafia-side or villager-side.

#### **Description**

With a mastery in the art of potion brewing, the Alchemist utilizes their knowledge to help their side win through deception, control, and death.

## Ability

* Each night, the Alchemist randomly brews one of 4 potions: Lethal Potion, Invisibility Potion, Truth Potion and Mundane Potion.
	1. The Lethal Potion kills a player.
	2. The Invisibility Potion grants a player immunity for the night.
	3. The Truth Potion forces a player to reveal their side to the Alchemist.
	4. The Mundane Potion does nothing.
* The Alchemist can use the brewed potion on a chosen target each night.
* The Alchemist is aiming to help their side win, be it mafia or villager.

## Useful Interactions to Know

* Even if the Alchemist brewed the Mundane Potion, they are asked to choose a target.
* Alchemist can die to Baiter regardless of the potion that they wanted to use on them.
* If the Alchemist is on the mafia-side, neither the Alchemist or the mafias will know about each other's roles. This means that the Alchemist can still show up as a potential target on the mafias choice to kill.
* The target of the Alchemist will be told which potion the Alchemist has used on them, regardless of which potion the Alchemist used.
* The Alchemist's Truth Potion will always show the target's true side, unaffected by Mimic or Framer.
* The Alchemist cannot use the Invisibility Potion on themselves.

## Strategy

### **As the Alchemist**

* If you have a Mundane Potion, don't use it on anyone as it can cause you to visit the Baiter for no reason.

#### **As the Mafia Alchemist**

* You can use lethal potion on the Mayor safely as it bypasses Doctor's heal.
* If a mafia is confirmed and about to be nominated, you can DM them to tell them about your side so they can put you in contact with the other mafias before they are lynched.

#### **As the Villager Alchemist**

* If someone is saved from the mafia by the Doctor, it would be a good idea to use an Invisibility potion on the target to prevent the mafias from killing them as it is their most likely target.
* If you use Truth Potion on a mafia, you can play a dangerous game by pretending to be mafia side and reporting their every move to the villagers, while also using a Lethal Potion on one of them.

### **Against the Alchemist**

* Alchemist is a highly versatile role that can be very useful for either side. Aim to eliminate the Alchemist early on if there are no other very important targets.

#### **Against the Mafia Alchemist**

* You should ideally double check an Alchemist claiming to be village side as they can easily lie about their alignment.
* If you know the Alchemist and another mafia, you're better off shooting the Alchemist as they can't use Invisibility Potion on themselves but they can use it on their mafia teammates, rendering your night useless if you attempt to shoot the invisible mafia.

#### **Against the Villager Alchemist**

* You also need to be wary about an Alchemist claiming to be mafia side. If possible, reveal as little as possible about your entire mafia group unless you're fully confident in the Alchemist being on your side.
* You can goose the Alchemist into harming village roles, potentially making village view the Alchemist as a threat and lynch them.

## Patch History

* 18/9/2020 (Patch 2.5): Alchemist was added into Crimson for all players to play.
* 27/7/2020 (Small Bug Patch): Alchemist's Blinding potion was removed and replaced by Invisibility potion.
* 6/7/2020 (Patch 2.3): Alchemist was added exclusively for Hitman and Mini-Boss donators to use in their custom games.