The Alchemist is special among the themes in that instead of an encounter power, he gets a free alchemical item after every encounter. This allows unprecedented versatility and utility.

Lvl 1 Feature:  This Feature is what makes the theme tick. Free alchemical item, any item, of your choice every encounter, as well as Alchemist feat,  is not to be underestimated.

Lvl 5 Feature: Another recipe for free. Not stellar, but not crap either.

Lvl 10 Feature: A +2 to hit w/ any alchemical item is awesome for this guy.

Lvl 2 Utility: nice for getting through those pesky locked doors.

Lvl 6 Utility: Get out of danger as an encounter? Sign me up. 

Lvl 10 Utility: THe only thing that keeps this at black is that it is party-unfriendly.

Lvl 1 Feature: Not rated, because it basically gives you a pet and a power, mostly story. CA is nice though.

           Animals: -Cat
                           –Dog
                          –Hawk
                          -Monkey
                          –Raven

Lvl 5 Feature:  Makes it less of a pain to get your animal minion back.

Lvl 10 Feature: Last I checked you still can't 'diplomasize the horses'

Lvl 2 Utility: Merge a move and a minor into a Standard? No thanks.

Level 6 Utility: Negate Flanking and +2 to defenses as an encounter is great.

Level 10 Utility: The only way this is useful is for noncombat scouting.

Lvl 1 Feature: This is pretty good as an encounter power. It Autoscales with level as well.

Lvl 5 Feature: Pretty darn good for an intermediate theme feature.

Lvl 10 Feature: NAD bonuses are always good.    

Lvl 2 Utility: Blech. Avoid. 

Lvl 6 Utility: Very situational. Wouldn't take.

Lvl 10 Utility: This is pretty decent for Arcane characters, Better for multiclass arcane characters with Power-Swap.

Lvl 5 Feature: Me likes free magic items.
 
Lvl 10 Feature: +2 to Arcana and addon language is subpar

Lvl 2 Utility: Invisibility is only until EoT, not EonT.
 
Lvl 6 Utility: Flying is awesome at this level.

Lvl 10 Utility: Strictly Noncombat power. 

Lvl 1 Feature: Your choice of two very good abilities to start. Shining symbol is Implement and AoE, but giving enemies -2 to attack isn't as good as Smiting Symbol's Defense bonus and THP. Either one is still great though.

Lvl 5 Feature: Well, at least you get the skill bonuses for free.

Lvl 10 Feature: Bonus for saving throws for adjacent allies. Good For melee characters.      

Lvl 2 Utility: This is a pretty good leadery power for this level, with surgeless healing and free saving throws.

Lvl 6 Utility: Uhh, No.

Lvl 10 Utility: Well, I suppose you could do worse for this level. 

Lvl 1 Feature: This can be a liability more than a boon. However, you can use it AFTER determining the result of the skill roll, so it may still have virtue

Lvl 5 Feature: Free skill training is pretty good at times.

Lvl 10 Feature:  Don't underestimate the power of being able to read and write in any language.

Lvl 2 Utility: This can bail out your donkey in some skill challenges.

Lvl 6 Utility: 1/Ecnounter damage type change? Nah, I'll take something else

Lvl 10 Utility: I can see some uses for this power. 

Lvl 1 Feature: Immobilizing on a charge 1/enc is a great way to stay sticky and hand out CA.

Lvl 5 Feature: skill bonuses are subpar at this level

Lvl 10 Feature: +1 to saves certainly holds it's own at this level.

Lvl 2 Utility: Only useful for Cavaliers.

Lvl 6 Utility: Surgeless healing is always good

Lvl 10 Utility: This essentially doubles your Defender aura radius, pretty nice.

Lvl 1 Feature: This allows movement ignoring difficult terrain. An AC bonus and CA against enemies in Difficult Terrain is what makes this useful.

Lvl 5 Feature: Endurance shouldn't come up too often, even in skill challenges, compared to other skills.

Lvl 10 Feature: NAD bonus makes this a solid feature.

Lvl 2 Utility: kinda situational, but decent as an encounter

Lvl 6 Utility: CA on all ranged attacks is and +5 to perception is a good choice.

Lvl 10 Utility: This one is entirely dependent on how much your DM uses traps.

Lvl 1 Feature: Slow is a pretty good condition at this level, however doesn't scale well.

Lvl 5 Feature: Don't really know how to rate this from an optimization perspective, other than it scales slightly better than a straight up free magic item.

Lvl 10 Feature: Streetwise is not necessarily the most important skill, but you do get a +5 bonus in it.

Lvl 2 Utility: -2 to attack rolls against you is nice, and it lasts as long as you don't get hit.

Lvl 6 Utility: This is an innovative way of getting out of trouble, especially if you are surrounded.

Lvl 10 Utility: Martial Freedom gets a nice upgrade here.

Lvl 1 Feature: Not as good as Guardian's Counter, but prone still pretty decent. 

Lvl 5 Feature: Intimidate and Streetwise are nice skills to have bonuses for.

Lvl 10 Feature: +1 to all defenses is an awesome feature while bloodied.

Lvl 2 Utility: You have better options for a daily utility.

Lvl 6 Utility: Nice for all you defenders out there, OK otherwise

Lvl 10 Utility: No thanks. Please move on.

Lvl 1 Feature: Daze is the 3rd best condition in the game, this gives it out as an encounter.

Lvl 5 Feature: Mostly an RP feature.

Lvl 10 Feature: See Mercenary level 5 feature.

Lvl 2 Utility: Very situational, almost Red.

Lvl 6 Utility: Concealment is nice, but you need the requisite terrain to get it here.

Lvl 10 Utility: This can win you an encounter on turn 1 if you use it right.

Lvl 1 Feature: Don't hurt yourself (literally) with this.

Lvl 5 Feature: Erhm.. No.

Lvl 10 Feature: +1 to hit in the first round of combat doesn't make this worth it.

Lvl 2 Utility: Crap. Do not take.

Lvl 6 Utility: This is about the only redemming thing about this theme.

Lvl 10 Utility: Nope. Not for a Healing Surge.

Lvl 1 Feature:
Weakened is quite good, especially if you are squishy in melee (like most shadow users) Add Rattling powers to neuter monster effectiveness even more.

Lvl 5 Feature: Skill bonuses. Move on.

Lvl 10 Feature: More skill bonuses. Rerolls though.

Lvl 2 Utility: Not as good as other utilities out there.

Lvl 6 Utility: Now, this is great. Insubstantial and fly in one Encounter power FTW.

Lvl 10 Utility: No. Please don't take this.

Lvl 1 Feature: This works amazing on chargers, which is who this theme was made to work with.

Lvl 5 Feature: Perception bonus keeps this from purple.

Lvl 10 Feature: Great for everyone, except for Minotaurs, who get this as a racial.

Lvl 2 Utility: Umm. Not as a daily.

Lvl 6 Utility: +to Hit on next attack and shift is good for both Defenders and Strikers.

Lvl 10 Utility: This is a lot of THP, and you get an attack bonus until they are all gone.It scales well also.

Lvl 3/13/23 Attack: The secondary attack does most of the damage and should have CA if you hit with the first attack. 

Lvl 7/17/27 Attack: You can't attack the same guy twice, like the earlier one. No thanks.

Lvl 1 Feature: Free mounted Combat feat, no mount. How did this get designed.

Lvl 5 Feature: Situational skills, yada yada.

Lvl 10 Feature: +1 to saves across the board? Where do I go to sign up?

Lvl 2 Utility: Move ignoring difficult terrain. Not bad.

Lvl 6 Utility: Meh, again NO MOUNT!

Lvl 10 Utility: Hmm, after the last utility this one seems outshined.

Lvl 3/13/23 Attack: No Action extra damage on ranged attacks, and thunder/lightning is not resisted much. This isn't half bad.

Lvl 1 Feature: Minor Action Attacks. Me likesies.

Lvl 5 Feature: Percepion and Insight are the two greatest skills in the game.

Lvl 10 Feature: Shame that the save bonus is not for everything, but fear and daze/stun/dominate are good to resist.

Lvl 2 Utility: OK, not as good as some defense powers though (cough Shield cough)

Lvl 6 Utility: Again, nothing to get excited over yet not half bad.

Lvl 10 Utility: Hmm, for a daily I might not take this.

Lvl 3/13/23 Attack: Subpar. I wish that this great theme didn't end this way.

Lvl 1 Feature: Nice first turn boost, but not very flexible.

Lvl 5 Feature: Skills, move on.

Lvl 10 Feature: Piddly extra damage on a crit, this can do better.

Lvl 2 Utility: Uhm, this as a daily? Spare me.

Lvl 6 Utility: Fighters Like this, most others don't.

Lvl 10 Utility: Ohh, this is a nice power that also scales well. It's really too bad that it is in such a subpar theme.

Lvl 1 Feature: This one is too situational to be good.

Lvl 5 Feature: Uhh, this one is also situational.

Lvl 10 Feature: Skills, move on.

Lvl 2 Utility: Improved Elven Accuracy, quite good.

Lvl 6 Utility: OK, but nothing to write home over.

Lvl 10 Utility: Until EoE, you gain defense bonuses and CA against enemies. Not bad.

Lvl 1 Feature: Yech, this is not a good first impression.

Lvl 5 Feature: Free ritual, nice.

Lvl 10 Feature: +2 bonus to certain saves, one good thing about this theme.

Lvl 2 Utility: Sure, mobility, but this one is mediocre. CA though, so it is better then others.

Lvl 6 Utility: Uhh, please avoid this one.

Lvl 10 Utility: Nice, gives a good power for the defender out there.

Lvl 1 Feature: This is the crappiest attempt at a striker feature I have ever seen. I know it is a theme, but you could still make the evil eye meaningful.

Lvl 5 Feature: Skills, Bluff and Intimidate to be specific.

Lvl 10 Feature: This is the only reason to take this theme, it gives you LL vision, or, even better, Darkvision for those with LL vision from their race to begin with.

Lvl 2 Utility: Not bad, see invisible at level 2 is definitely not common.

Lvl 6 Utility: Meh, could be better but I'm not complaining.

Lvl 10 Utility: Nah, you probably have better options by now.

Lvl 1 Feature: This is the keystone of this theme, get a free companion that can do combat. Guide for all the different companions will come later.

Lvl 5 Feature: CA against guys in your buddy's aura? Sign me up!

Lvl 10 Feature: Pretty good, but RP/fluff feature.

Lvl 2 Utility: OK, but nothing stellar here. Free healing though deserves at least a black rating.

Lvl 6 Utility: Don't take this, it eats your move actions.

Lvl 10 Utility: The use of this one is dependant on your type of companion, but overall is not very good.

Lvl 1 Feature: Why take this when you can have the FBT companion instead?

Lvl 5 Feature: RP only feature

Lvl 10 Feature: OK, but better than the skill bonus you expect here.

Lvl 2 Utility: Gives your ally an AP use and gives you an additional AP as an encounter? Get me on this!

Lvl 6 Utility: Sure, buttloads of THP as an encounter sounds good to me.

Lvl 10 Utility: Nah, after the other utilities you can pass this one up.

Lvl 1 Feature: Don't be fooled by this, it is only really useful at level 1 before you have a real magic item, after that you can do better.

Lvl 5 Feature: RP feature

Lvl 10 Feature: Roll twice for intimidate, not bad.

Lvl 2 Utility: Darkvision as an encounter is not a bad deal at this level.

Lvl 6 Utility: Nope.

Lvl 10 Utility: RP utility, please don't take this if you are reading this forum.

Lvl 3 Attack: OK, but it requires your special (and subpar) weapon to use.

Lvl 5 Attack: This is a daily, you can do much better here.

Lvl 1 Feature: Not very good start feature, but it gives skills. Take the Continue the Story feature.

Lvl 5 Feature: Again, a subpar feature. Take either one, it will not matter too much.

Lvl 10 Feature: This is again a not very good feature. Take the Heroic Recovery option to suck only slightly less.

Lvl 2 Utility: Sorta like the Seer feature, except it's not free. Pass this up.

Lvl 2 Utility: Noncombat power, with mostly RP purposes.

Lvl 6 Utility: RP power.

Lvl 6 Utility: Daily mark that requires a sustain is not a good deal

Lvl 10 Utility: This is the only good utility here, and it is quite good. Makes the creature attack someone other than you as an encounter, I'd take this.

Lvl 10 Utility: Not bad, not bad.

Lvl 1 Feature: Close burst minion popper, and a penalty to defenses and attack rolls for nonminions is a great power.

Lvl 5 Feature: No, Pass.

Lvl 10 Feature: Fire resist is one of the best resistances out there, and this gives you 10 of it. Take it.

Lvl 2 Utility: Might be black for Hellocks.

Lvl 6 Utility: Nope. Infernal warlocks might use this though.

Lvl 10 Utility: Now, this is pretty good. Flying allows you to avoid many attackers, and somewhat mitigates the loss of Healing Surge spending. Infernal Locks like this even more.

Lvl 1 Feature: Not an attack power. Useful Out of Combat though.

Lvl 5 Feature: Reroll any skill 1/enc could do worse.

Lvl 10 Feature: Too situational for good use.

Lvl 2 Utility: Depends on your Insight and Initiative.

Lvl 6 Utility: Automatically negates an attack, and gives out save penalties. Take the theme for this.

Lvl 10 Utility: Might be good, but take a look at the above utility.

Lvl 1 Feature: Take the invisibility and it's good. Otherwise it is OK.

Lvl 5 Feature: Dazing for self-damage is not good. Don't use this.

Lvl 10 Feature: Well, if you took Invisibility at level 1 you should take the teleport. You won't use it often though.

Lvl 2 Utility: A good utility power at this level? That is a shock.

Lvl 6 Utility: Redirect an attack to an adjacent enemy? TAKE IT, TAKE IT.

Lvl 10 Utility: Not as good as Mnemonic Enhancer. I will not rate this Gold 😉

Lvl 1 Feature: No Power, No sale. A crappy feature at that.

Lvl 5 Feature: Well, an additional healing surge is OK, but why are you taking this theme anyway?

Lvl 10 Feature: Situational skill bonus is below average, even for this.

Lvl 2 Utility: Please don't take this.

Lvl 6 Utility: You would have to be stupid to sacrifice a healing surge for negating forced movement.

Lvl 10 Utility: I'm starting to wonder if this theme even deserves purple.

Lvl 1 Feature: Teleport my AND my ally 5? Sounds good for heroic.

Lvl 5 Feature: Skills, yada yada, move on.

Lvl 10 Feature: Fey Step as a minor is great throughout your career.

Lvl 2 Utility: Mini fey step as an encounter, passes muster.

Lvl 6 Utility: Well, there are better dailies at this level for you, wizard.

Lvl 10 Utility: I'd be tempted for this. It's a good choice. You know you want it.

Lvl 1 Feature: Nice fluff and RP, but not useful in combat or Skill challenges for the most part.

Lvl 5 Feature: Skills, no surprise. Stealth and Bluff if you're wondering.

Lvl 10 Feature: Power's OK at first but scales absolutely horribly.

Lvl 2 Utility: If you're a rogue or avenger, this is Better.

Lvl 6 Utility: I'll pass on this one.

Lvl 10 Utility: This can get you perfect position at the start of the encounter.

Lvl 1 Feature: This gives a 1/enc defense bonus and scaling THP, a great addition to any leader.

Lvl 5 Feature: There's a feat that gives this same benefit, so this saves a feat for melee.

Lvl 10 Feature: Skills with fluff, big whoop.

Lvl 2 Utility: Small defender aura, might be useful.

Lvl 6 Utility: essentially the Guardian feature without the basic attack.

Lvl 10 Utility: Ich, why did this great theme include this?

Lvl 1 Feature: Blindsight for a single turn as a daily, no thanks.

Lvl 5 Feature: More surge value in dim light or darkness, assassins would like this a lot, although anyone can use it.

Lvl 10 Feature: Guess what goes here.

Lvl 2 Utility: Assassins again love this one.

Lvl 6 Utility: Very nice encounter, CA candy and concealment is a great buff.

Lvl 10 Utility: Subpar. I wish that this were less situational.

Lvl 1 Feature: This is the only redeeming feature in this theme, It disallows OA against you. (Chargers  look here)

Lvl 5 Feature: Situational skill bonuses, meh.

Lvl 10 Feature: More skills? Please.

Lvl 2 Utility: No. Don't take this.

Lvl 6 Utility: See above.

Lvl 10 Utility: Bit better than the other offerings in this theme, but still not too good.

Lvl 1 Feature: Illusionists look here, not much for others.

Lvl 4 Feature: Trade the second specialty for OoI Lite, the best Wizard feature? I'd say yes.

Lvl 5 Feature: Spellbook stuff. Don't know quite how to rate this.

Lvl 8 Feature: No. Trust me.

Lvl 10 Feature: Again, fluff.

Lvl 1 Feature: Any flying power at level 1 is something to take.

Lvl 5 Feature: Take your great power from level 1 and make it last till EoE 1/day. This sounds like a terrific idea.

Lvl 10 Feature: Negate bonus to hit you from CA, not to be ignored.

Lvl 2 Utility: Man, after all that goodness, this standard utility seems weak.

Lvl 6 Utility: This could see some use by Rouges and TWF Rangers.

Lvl 10 Utility: If you want this theme to shine, don't take this power.

Lvl 1 Feature: Daze on a hit with CA and an extra +1 to hit? Sign me up!

Lvl 5 Feature: Guess what I'm going to say here. No prizes for guessing skills.\

Lvl 10 Feature: Small boon when first bloodied, Useless if you are a half-orc.

Lvl 2 Utility: I can say this from actual play, this power could have been a lifesaver.

Lvl 6 Utility: Pretty situational, if you are a striker you don't normally want this one.

Lvl 10 Utility: You aren't the defender, so don't take more hits than you need to.

Lvl 1 Feature: Uhh, this for a level 1 feature is NOT GOOD.

Lvl 5 Feature: Well, at least it's perception you are getting.

Lvl 10 Feature: About the only redeeming feature of this theme really.

Lvl 2 Utility: Party mobility as a daily at this level could merit a second look.

Lvl 6 Utility: EonT bonus on perception (meh) and ranged attacks (now we're talking).

Lvl 10 Utility: Avoiding OA from moving is OK, but nothing special.

Lvl 1 Feature: If you are a Pryomancer Mage or a Genasi blaster you will like this. Otherwise avoid.

Lvl 5 Feature: Better than the normal skill feature, as it gives a ritual.

Lvl 10 Feature: A paltry defense bonus at this level is underpowered.

Lvl 2 Utility: Uhh, nope. Do not be tempted by the fancy summon, it sucks.

Lvl 6 Utility: Now, this is a nice feature for a defender. Too bad that blaster wizards and just wizards in general want to get hit as LITTLE as possible.

Lvl 10 Utility: Now, you get access 4 different utility options. Take Blur. It's the best of your options for almost everyone

Lvl 1 Feature: Mounted Combat without a mount, Why Wizards, why?

Lvl 5 Feature: Skills, no big deal here.

Lvl 10 Feature: Nope. This is not good at all.

Lvl 2 Utility: Not bad for a defender. However, you defenders should be taking Guardian.

Lvl 6 Utility: No. Maybe at level 2, but not now.

Lvl 10 Utility: Again, a fancy summon power with no real use.

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