All Hail the Orb Alchemy Recipes: Complete List of All 9

This is the complete reference. Every discovery, every effect, unlock conditions, and the priority order that actually matters.

Updated 2026-10-05: Review totals, the post-story hotfix date, and unsupported fixed alchemy rates were refreshed against the live Steam data and documented recipe list.

TL;DR: Nine alchemy discoveries in total. Eight unlock through resource milestones, while Eureka Moments is associated with Library automation and has no permanent official rate in the sources checked. Devotion Resonance Crystal and Crystal Conduit are the highest-impact pair. The Grand Opus achievement requires all 9, and April 26 Hotfix #2 added post-story completion.

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All Hail the Orb alchemy recipes? (quick answer)

There are nine alchemy discoveries. Eight appear from resource thresholds at the Bench; Eureka Moments is the exception and depends on Library reads. Start with Devotion Resonance Crystal and Crystal Conduit, then add Speedy Transit before filling in the lower-priority automation discoveries.

All Hail the Orb current status: October 2026

The current Steam US snapshot lists All Hail the Orb at $6.99 with a Very Positive label and 1,586 total reviews: 1,497 positive and 89 negative. It released on April 20, 2026, has 46 achievements, and remains a single-player incremental game with a demo. April 22 Hotfix #1 covered progression, costs, and achievement safety nets; April 26 Hotfix #2 added post-story continuation. The beginner guide covers the broader opening route; this article stays focused on the nine discoveries.

Sources: All Hail the Orb on Steam and the official Steam news feed.

Key takeaways

• Nine total alchemy discoveries: not traditional recipes but system modifications unlocked at the Bench
• Alchemy Bench appears at Obelisk stage 3 or 4: access it immediately when it does
• Eight discoveries unlock automatically when resource counts cross thresholds; no searching required
• One discovery, Eureka Moments, is associated with Library automation; the cited official sources do not publish a permanent trigger rate
• Devotion Resonance Crystal + Crystal Conduit are the highest-impact pair; unlock these before anything else
• The Grand Opus achievement requires all 9; completable post-story after April 26 Hotfix #2

All 9 All Hail the Orb alchemy recipes

Listed in priority order, not unlock order. Unlock order shifts slightly by play style and resource accumulation speed. Priority order is what to grab first when options are on the table.

1. Devotion Resonance Crystal

Devotion Resonance Crystal is Recipe 1 in the verified Steam Community recipe list and is the Resonance Crystal named by the Resonance Cascade achievement. The official news items checked do not publish a permanent click percentage or chain limit, so use the current discovery tooltip for balance values instead of treating an old 10% estimate as a rule.

Unlocks at a resource threshold, available early in the alchemy tree without prerequisites. Nothing else in the Bench changes the Devotion rate as fast. Grab this first.

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2. Crystal Conduit

Crystal Conduit activates the Life Crystal system to generate Devotion automatically, without manual clicking. Before this, Life Crystals need player interaction to generate Devotion. After it, they tick passively. That's the transition from "you need to be at the keyboard for this" to "the game runs while you're making coffee."

It pairs with Devotion Resonance Crystal: active clicking fires chains via the Crystal, passive accumulation continues via the Conduit. Unlock this second, immediately after Devotion Resonance Crystal.

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3. Speedy Transit

Speedy Transit creates a portal between the Library and Cultist Quarters. Without it, cultists assigned to the Library physically travel between the two locations to route Knowledge output to the Quarters. That travel is a bottleneck. Knowledge is the game's slowest resource and the one that gates alchemy research, so anything that moves it faster has real value. The effect compounds over long sessions more than short ones: you won't notice it on a 20-minute play, but you'll feel it across a full run.

Unlocks via resource threshold shortly after the first two discoveries. First unlock in the Library chain.

GODEEPER: Speedy Transit's role in the Library chain and how Knowledge connects to alchemy unlock timing. All Hail the Orb Alchemy Guide: 9 Discoveries Ranked →

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4. Grotto Auto Harvest

The Grotto generates a resource on a passive cycle and, before this discovery, needs a player check-in to collect it each cycle. Easy to forget. Easy to leave sitting for an hour. Grotto Auto Harvest makes the whole thing continuous. It's a low-friction unlock that removes a task you probably kept forgetting anyway.

Available mid-game after the core three. Unlock after Speedy Transit, since faster cultists get more out of the Grotto.

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5. Cultist Statue Upgrades+

Cultist Statues boost Devotion generation for assigned cultists. Without this discovery, applying each statue upgrade is manual. With it, the statues self-maintain. Not a dramatic improvement (the statues were already doing their job) but it removes a task that would otherwise pull you back into active management during passive sessions.

Unlocks mid-game and fills in naturally as resources accumulate.

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6. Life Crystal Upgrades+

Life Crystals are the passive Devotion generators activated by Crystal Conduit. They can be upgraded to generate more per tick. Without this discovery, those upgrades require manual application. With it, Life Crystals self-upgrade as resources allow, which means the Crystal Conduit loop gets more powerful over time without any input from you.

More impactful than it sounds because it compounds directly with Crystal Conduit's passive loop. Still lower priority than the top three; unlock after Cultist Statue Upgrades+.

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7. Prayer of Fertility

Prayer of Fertility is one of the nine named discoveries. Its exact effect belongs to the current Bench tooltip; the official sources checked do not publish a permanent percentage. Treat it as a lower priority only after checking which resource is actually limiting your current run.

Useful, not urgent. Unlocks without deliberate effort as resource accumulation continues into mid-to-late game.

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8. Super Beds

Cultists lose stamina as they work and need recovery time before returning to tasks. Super Beds speeds up that recovery across the whole compound. The difference is subtle during active play where you're managing cultists directly: but in long passive sessions, stamina throttling was quietly limiting how much work happened while you were away. Super Beds fixes that.

Available late in the discovery sequence, fills in naturally.

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9. Eureka Moments

This is the odd one out. Eureka Moments is the Library-associated ninth discovery in the verified recipe list and does not appear as an ordinary resource milestone in that list. The official sources checked do not publish a permanent per-book rate. Keep cultists assigned to the Library and read the live Bench state rather than promising a deadline.

Over a normal run, a staffed Library accumulates enough reads that Eureka Moments fires before stage 6 in most playthroughs. Players who ignore the Library, never assigning cultists, can reach the finale without it triggering. The Omniscient achievement (400,000 total Knowledge) also depends on Library runtime, so both objectives benefit from the same setup.

You can't meaningfully sequence this one. Start the Library early and let time handle it.

Keeping cultists assigned to the Library is the clearest preparation supported by the sources checked; the permanent trigger rate is not published in the official notes.

All Hail the Orb alchemy recipes: complete reference

Step-by-Step

1. Open the Alchemy Bench as soon as it appears at stage 3 or 4. Don't defer the first visit. Whatever's available there is worth unlocking, and early discoveries compound across every hour that follows.

2. Unlock Devotion Resonance Crystal first if it's in the list. If not, check what threshold you're missing and address it before your next Bench visit.

3. Unlock Crystal Conduit second. These two together convert the Devotion loop from partially manual to fully automated. Once Crystal Conduit is active, the game keeps running without you for meaningful stretches.

4. Assign cultists to the Library before moving on. Eureka Moments needs Library runtime. Every hour of delay is book reads that don't accumulate. After assigning cultists there's nothing else to do: the Library handles itself.

5. Unlock Speedy Transit as soon as it appears. It's the first Knowledge-chain improvement and it pays off across all future Library activity.

6. Let the mid-tier discoveries fill in during stages 4 and 5. Grotto Auto Harvest, Cultist Statue Upgrades+, Life Crystal Upgrades+, Prayer of Fertility, and Super Beds all appear at the Bench automatically as thresholds are crossed. A quick stop per dungeon visit catches them when they're ready.

7. Verify Grand Opus status before stage 6. Eight of nine should be complete through normal play by late stage 5. If Eureka Moments hasn't fired and the Library has been running, wait: it will. If the Library was never staffed, start now before the finale.

After April 26, 2026 Hotfix #2, Grand Opus is completable post-story. The Library keeps running after stage 6, the Bench stays accessible, and nothing is locked out by the old hard stop.

Tips

Check the Bench on every dungeon visit, not on a schedule. New discoveries appear when resource thresholds are crossed, not on a timer. A ten-second check occasionally finds something that's been available for 20 minutes.

Don't skip the Library setup because it feels like a background task. Eureka Moments is the only discovery where time is the variable you control. Start the clock early.

Devotion Resonance Crystal rewards active play; Crystal Conduit handles passive play. Use both as intended: click during sessions where you're at the keyboard, let the Conduit run during everything else.

The lower-priority discoveries aren't waste: each removes a manual task that would otherwise interrupt passive sessions. Prayer of Fertility and Super Beds may sound minor, but they quietly improve the long-idle stretches that make up the majority of a normal playthrough's actual runtime.

The wider cultist room shows the automation context around the Bench: Crystal Conduit's passive loop keeps ticking whether or not you're actively clicking.

GODEEPER: The full breakdown of how Eureka Moments fits into a 100% achievement run. All Hail the Orb Achievement Guide: All 46 Unlocked →

Related Reading

• All Hail the Orb Complete Guide 2026: Hub for all All Hail the Orb guides: alchemy, automation, secrets, endings, and achievement tips.
• All Hail the Orb Ending Explained: What Happens After: All Hail the Orb ending explained: the 1B Devotion finale and April 26 post-story continuation.
• All Hail the Orb Review: A Short, Cheerful Cult Classic: All Hail the Orb review: a pixel-art clicker about summoning cultists and exploring a dungeon.
• All Hail the Orb Tips Guide: 100% Completion (2026): All Hail the Orb tips guide for beginners: system unlock order, alchemy bench priorities, and.
• All Hail the Orb Automation: Max Cultist Efficiency Guide: All Hail the Orb automation guide: optimal cultist distribution by stage, idle session checklist, stamina.
• All Hail the Orb Resonance Guide and Crystal Conduit: the documented Devotion chain and Crystal Conduit loop.

References

• All Hail the Orb on Steam: official store page, patch notes, and community hub
• LeGingerDev on Steam: developer page
• All Hail the Orb alchemy guide: in-depth guide to the top discoveries and Library chain
• All Hail the Orb best build guide: automation priority order and Obelisk timing
• All Hail the Orb achievement guide: complete achievement list including Grand Opus and Omniscient
• All Hail the Orb review: current review context for the incremental loop.

Frequently asked questions

How many alchemy recipes are in All Hail the Orb? Nine discoveries total. Eight unlock through resource milestones; the ninth, Eureka Moments, is associated with Library automation. The official sources checked do not publish a permanent per-book rate.

What is the rarest alchemy recipe? Eureka Moments is the only one that can't be unlocked through resource accumulation. It requires Library automation: keep cultists reading and it triggers on its own over time.

What does Prayer of Fertility do? Prayer of Fertility is a named mid-to-late game discovery. Read its current Bench tooltip before assigning a numerical mushroom bonus; its priority depends on the live bottleneck.

What is Cultist Statue Upgrades+? Automates upgrade application to Cultist Statues, which boost cultist Devotion generation. Removes a manual check-in task without changing the underlying system.

What is Life Crystal Upgrades+? Automates upgrade application to Life Crystals: the passive Devotion generators activated by Crystal Conduit. Makes the Crystal Conduit loop more powerful over time without player input.

What is Super Beds? Speeds up cultist stamina recovery across the compound. Most useful in long idle sessions where stamina was throttling how much passive work happened.

What is Grotto Auto Harvest? Removes manual collection from the Grotto. Makes the Grotto fully passive, which matters most in long sessions where check-ins would otherwise be required.

Do alchemy discoveries carry over post-story? Yes. After April 26, 2026 Hotfix #2 added post-story continuation, discoveries remain active after stage 6 and the Bench stays accessible. The current save and tooltip decide how any pending Library discovery behaves.