Talk:Alchemy Recipes/Guild Battle Recipes/@comment-93.38.211.123-20150117073737/@comment-202.160.35.30-20150117095239

I reckon both the IA (and therefore, the bonus) will be available once the season ends. So, no, you wouldn't lose something that hasn't existed yet.

Alchemizing early helps if your guild can't maintain a specific rank by the end of the season if the guild did manage to get the rank at one point.