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Alchemy Factory Recipes

Unstable Catalyst

CatalystTier VI

Unstable Catalyst is a tier-6 catalyst made in the Assembler from 2 Chamomile Powder and 2 Gloom Spores every 4 s — 15 per minute per machine. It is used in 2 recipes (Fertile Catalyst and Sapphire), and it can't be sold in the shop.

Shop sell price
Not sellable
Stack size
100
Unlocked at Alchemy Level
Level VI
Output per machine
15/min
Cauldron value
740

How to make

1 recipe
Recipe details

Assembler

4 s per craft· 15 crafts/min per machine

Tier III

Inputs

  • 2 ×Chamomile Powder30 per minute0.5 per second2 per craft
  • 2 ×Gloom Spores30 per minute0.5 per second2 per craft

Output

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Plan

Used in

2 recipes

Unlocked by

  • ResearchUnstable CatalystCosts 12s · 225 research pointsTier VI

Change history

  1. v0.5.4467Patch note2 Jun 2026
    • “Reworked the recipes for Unstable Catalyst, Black Powder, and Star Dust.”
    • “Unstable Catalyst: Alters product generation probabilities.”

Patch-note lines are quoted from the official notes. Exact data changes are tracked from v1.0.4962.

Unstable Catalyst FAQ

How do you make Unstable Catalyst in Alchemy Factory?

Unstable Catalyst is made in the Assembler from 2 Chamomile Powder and 2 Gloom Spores every 4 s — 15 per minute per machine.

What is Unstable Catalyst used for?

Unstable Catalyst is an ingredient in 2 recipes: Fertile Catalyst and Sapphire.

How do you unlock Unstable Catalyst?

Unstable Catalyst is unlocked by the Unstable Catalyst research at Tier VI.

Generated from the v1.0.4962 game files. Rates assume base machine speed without research upgrades.

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