Brewing
Brewing turns spare discovery materials and coins into XP brews. Speak to Grix to choose Normal Brew or Volatile Brew. Normal and Volatile are recipe names; the item you receive has one of the names below.
Getting started
- Find 35 unique discoveries to unlock Grix.
- Accept The Art of Failure.
- Open Grix's brewing menu and choose a recipe.
- Choose your material copies, review the cost, then choose Spend and craft. You need one empty inventory space.
- Return to Grix after your first attempt and claim the quest reward: 150 coins and 300 XP. Then you can keep brewing.
An explosion still counts for Grix's first lesson. Your first attempt uses the normal recipe cost and materials.
Crafting keeps one owned copy of each material. Only spare copies can be spent. You can mix materials or use several spare copies of the same material if it meets the required rarity. Lore scrolls cannot be used as ingredients.
Normal Brew
Cost: 300 coins and three common-or-better material copies.
Normal Brew always makes one item:
| Result | Chance |
|---|---|
 Weak XP Brew |
70% |
 Standard XP Brew |
30% |
For example, three spare 
Mushroom copies fill all three slots. You need at least four owned Mushrooms to spend three and keep one.
Volatile Brew
Cost: 750 coins, two rare-or-better material copies, and one epic-or-better material copy.
Volatile Brew can make Standard XP Brew, 
Potent XP Brew, or 
Masterwork Brew. An explosion gives no item. The coins and ingredients are spent on every attempt, including explosions.
Volatile Brew chances
Your unique discovery count sets the chances. The recipe window shows your exact current chances. These are sample points:
Scroll the table sideways to see all outcomes.
| Unique discoveries | Explosion | Standard XP Brew | Potent XP Brew | Masterwork Brew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 40% | 20% | 34% | 6% |
| 42 | 36% | 19% | 39% | 6% |
| 49 | 32% | 18% | 43% | 7% |
| 56 | 27% | 16% | 48% | 9% |
| 63 | 23% | 15% | 52% | 10% |
| 66 | 22% | 15% | 53% | 10% |
| 69 | 21% | 15% | 53% | 11% |
| 72 | 20% | 15% | 53% | 12% |
The chances stop changing at 72 unique discoveries.
XP boost comparison
| Item | Walking XP | Extra XP | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
 Double XP Potion |
2× | +100% | 30 minutes |
| Weak XP Brew |
1.2× | +20% | 30 minutes |
| Standard XP Brew |
1.5× | +50% | 30 minutes |
| Potent XP Brew |
1.75× | +75% | 30 minutes |
| Masterwork Brew |
2× | +100% | 30 minutes |
Double XP Potion is a separate quest reward from Beastmaster Mia. Grix's recipes produce the four brews.
Using a brew
- Open Inventory and select the item.
- Choose Consume. One item is used and the timer starts.
The effect lasts 30 minutes of real time. A new XP potion or brew replaces the active XP potion or brew and starts a fresh 30-minute timer, even if the new item is weaker. Keep your stronger brew active until it expires if you want to avoid losing its remaining time.
The listed multiplier boosts walking XP. The Potion Boost pet bonus does not raise this multiplier or extend the duration.
Related guides
Consumables · Crafting and Discovery Materials · Material pages · Expeditions
References
SideQuest brewing and item information, checked 4 November 2026.