I need to organize some kind of information about the fun new alchemy stuff we have. I'm going to post a bunch of stuff here, but it's kind of a work in progress.
Best Chance of Alchemy Success - mojoejojo
Absolute best alchemy skill posible, bar nothing, is:
Alchemy skill 300 + Swarm Orb (+15%) for a total max of 345 modded skill.
Additional AAs that affect alchemy are:
Alchemy Mastery up to AM3 - reduces chance of failures
Salvage up to S3 - in the event of a failed combine, chance to not lose each component.
To recap, Alchemy 300 + Swarm Orb + AM3 + Salvage 3 = maxxed Alchemy, at least for now.
Other alchemy mod items:
Geerlok Alchemy Set +5%
http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=65446
Grandmaster's Medicine bag +5%
http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=65123
Philosopher's Stone +10% (reports this no longer drops, confirmation?)
http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=7475
Umbracite Swarm Orb +15%
http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=28921