Alchemy - Worth 18 Runes?

[Starranger]

Originally Posted by deepblue9k

So can anyone who has finished the game tell me if Alchemy is useful or just a waste of runes.

I have made now two play through wit mage and paladin. And I think alchemy is not worth the runes. Due to Neatness and Treasure Digging you should have enough crystals to upgrade the important spells. Which spells depends from your style of playing. For me: Sacrifice, Resurrect, Geysir, Hypno, Sheep, Haste, Bless, Dragon Slayer, Stone Skin, Trap, Heal, Armagedon, Death Star
I think it is better to save the runes and (if you have some left as mage) change it at Montero to migth runes.