im gussing we will be able to make alot of potions and elexiers through alchemy... from the glimpses we have it seem to give access to alot of really power full heal, restorative and effects... just a handy potion of speak with animals, would open up alot of dialogue
I'm not sure if you played EA, but there are potions of speak with animals all over the place. So much so, that I wouldn't ever waste a spell slot on it. If certain wikis are to be believed potion crafting will be robust enough that you wont need to worry about most things.
I mean just in EA alone, you can get items with many of the important utility spells. Including speak with the dead, guidance, create water, detect thoughts, and several others.
All the cocern about optimization tricks is based on table top balance. BG3 is not balanced like TT, it is balanced like Evel Knievel driving a monster truck over a snowy volcano.
Getting sweaty about it isn't worth your time and energy.
