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According to the feat, Empower Spell, it reads:
"All variable, numeric effects of an empowered spell are increased by half, including bonuses to those dice rolls.
Saving throws and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are spells without random variables. An empowered spell uses up a spell slot two levels higher than the spell's actual level."
To sum up, it only affects spells with dice.
This is what it says with Amplify Elixer:
"For the duration of this extract, any potion or elixir you consume is treated as if it were empowered. Increase all variable numeric effects of the potion or elixir by half.
If the potion or elixir does not have any variable numeric effects, it is instead treated as if it were extended (double the duration of the potion or elixir).
If the potion or elixir does not have any variable numeric effects, or has an instantaneous duration, amplify elixir has no effect"
It seems this extract only empowers spells with dice. I can't think of any potion that isn't personal that has dice to affect you. Any spell that has, "personal" in its description and targets you can not be a potion.
So what potion can you use to empower with this extract?
Healing potions? including the additional bit of healing that comes from the caster's level (cure moderate wounds 2d8+3 becomes 3d8+4).
But I see what you mean.
How about dispel magic.
For potions amplify elixir would most of the time just extend the duration.
It almost seems like it would almost serve just as well to call this formula elixer extender.
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I never thought about healing potions, combined with accelerated drinker I still think it is not feasible. The idea is to buff up using Amplify Elixer and Alchemical Allocation and not buff up during combat.
a free extend with a third level extract with Heroism, Magic C against Evil, and Resin Skin looks attractive with potions and Alchemical Allocation.
The empower part of the spell confuses me. It seems very limited in using this extract to empower a spell that only targets you. I wasn't thinking of casting Amplify Elixer during combat.
There is this term, "WBL", any idea what it means? I'm seeing it in another thread and in scanning it I haven't figured out it's meaning.
You can find the Wealth By Level table on page 399 of the rulebook.