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Transmutation
Skill Type:	Trade Skill
Max Level:	70
Skill Trainers:	Makara, Sona

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Most magic items are powered by a weird substance called Phlogiston. This is what gives them their magic power. But the substance is invisible and undetectable... unless you know the trick I just taught you.

— Makara

Transmutation Overview

Transmutation allows you to change, or reroll, a mod on a piece of gear. (Note: "mod" is used interchangeably with "treasure effect" and "treasure mod") This consumes phlogiston and durability. The higher the level of the item, the higher the tier of phlogiston consumed. The ability to pick and choose treasure effects is huge, and it's not an understatement to say that this is the most powerful skill for min-maxing gear. Please note that transmuting anything will ATTUNE that gear to your account, making it useless to other players (but note that repairing transmutation damage does NOT attune gear; it is possible to restore another player's item's durability, though it is not possible to bypass the repair cooldown this way).

In the Skills and Abilities tab, Transmutation is listed as a subskill of Alchemy.

NOTE: Differences between Transmutation and Augmentation: Transmutation lets you change the mods on your gear, whereas Augmentation lets you add one additional mod to a piece of gear. With Transmutation you distill items into phlogiston and use a transmutation table to make changes. With Augmentation you decompose items into beads and baubles in order to extract a mod from one item and place it on a different item.

In-Game Description

The science of permanently altering how a magical item works. Also covers manipulation of the basic materials of magic, such as phlogiston.

Training Transmutation

• Kalaba in Eltibule teaches Transmutation after starting a conversation. Basic recipes are learned through the quest Phlogiston Basics.
• Makara in Ilmari teaches Transmutation recipes for rarer equipment.
• Sona in New Prestonbule Cave can raise the level cap of Transmutation from 51-60 and 61-70.

Connected Skills

Sub-Skills:

• None

Secondary Skills:

• None

Related Skills:

• Augmentation - Augmentation is the other primary way for players to upgrade their gear.

Transmutation Complete Recipe List

Click "Expand" on the box below to view a complete list of Recipes for the Transmutation skill.

Lvl	Name	First-Time XP	XP	Ingredients	Results	Description	Source
1	Distill Simple Magical Item (0-30)	200	50	Small Prism x1 (!) Uncommon Magic Item (Lvl 0-30) x1	Distill Simple Magical Item (0-30)	Destroy an Uncommon (green-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 0 and 30.)	Leveling
5	Distill Rare Magical Item (0-30)	400	100	Small Prism x1 (!) Rare Magic Item (Lvl 0-30) x1	Distill Rare Magical Item (0-30)	Destroy a Rare (blue-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 0 and 30.)	??? Training: Kalaba Training: Makara
10	Repair Transmutation Damage 1	200	50	Small Prism x4 Magic Item x1	Repair Transmutation Damage 1	Use 4 small prisms to restore 30%-60% of a level 0-30 item's transmutation durability. After using this recipe on an item, you must wait 4 days before the item can be further repaired.	Training: Kalaba Training: Makara
15	Repair Transmutation Damage 2	600	150	Small Prism x6 Magic Item x1	Repair Transmutation Damage 2	Use 6 small prisms to restore 60%-100% of a level 0-30 item's transmutation durability. After using this recipe on an item, you must wait 6 days before the item can be further repaired.	Training: Kalaba Training: Makara
20	Distill Exceptional or Better Magical Item (0-30)	1000	250	Small Prism x1 (!) Exceptional or Better Magic Item (Lvl 0-30) x1	Distill Exceptional or Better Magical Item (0-30)	Destroy an Exceptional, Epic, or Legendary magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 0 and 30.)	Training: Kalaba Training: Makara
25	Repair Transmutation Damage 3	1000	250	Small Prism x8 Magic Item x1	Repair Transmutation Damage 3	Use 8 small prisms to restore 100% of a level 0-30 item's transmutation durability. After using this recipe on an item, you must wait 7 days before the item can be further repaired.	Training: Makara
31	Distill Rare Magical Item (31-60)	3200	800	Medium Prism x1 (!) Rare Magic Item (Lvl 31-60) x1	Distill Rare Magical Item (31-60)	Destroy a Rare (blue-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 31 and 60.)	Training: Makara
31	Distill Simple Magical Item (31-60)	1600	400	Medium Prism x1 (!) Uncommon Magic Item (Lvl 31-60) x1	Distill Simple Magical Item (31-60)	Destroy an Uncommon (green-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 31 and 60.)	Training: Makara
35	Distill Exceptional Magical Item (31-60)	4800	1200	Medium Prism x1 (!) Exceptional Magic Item (Lvl 31-60) x1	Distill Exceptional Magical Item (31-60)	Destroy an Exceptional (red-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 31 and 60.)	Training: Makara
40	Distill Epic or Legendary Magical Item (31-60)	6400	1600	Medium Prism x1 (!) Epic or Legendary Magic Item (Lvl 31-60) x1	Distill Epic or Legendary Magical Item (31-60)	Destroy an Epic or Legendary magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 31 and 60.)	Training: Makara
40	Repair Transmutation Damage 4	4800	1200	Medium Prism x8 Magic Item x1	Repair Transmutation Damage 4	Use 8 medium prisms to restore 100% of a level 31-60 item's transmutation durability. After using this recipe on an item, you must wait 7 days before the item can be further repaired.	Training: Makara
61	Distill Rare Magical Item (61-90)	25600	6400	Large Prism x1 (!) Rare Magic Item (Lvl 61-90) x1	Distill Rare Magical Item (61-90)	Destroy a Rare (blue-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 61 and 90.)	Training: Sona
61	Distill Simple Magical Item (61-90)	38400	3200	Large Prism x1 (!) Uncommon Magic Item (Lvl 61-90) x1	Distill Simple Magical Item (61-90)	Destroy an Uncommon (green-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 61 and 90.)	Training: Sona
65	Distill Exceptional Magical Item (61-90)	38400	9600	Large Prism x1 (!) Exceptional Magic Item (Lvl 61-90) x1	Distill Exceptional Magical Item (61-90)	Destroy an Exceptional (red-labeled) magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 61 and 90.)	Training: Sona
68	Distill Epic or Legendary Magical Item (61-90)	51200	12800	Large Prism x1 (!) Epic or Legendary Magic Item (Lvl 61-90) x1	Distill Epic or Legendary Magical Item (61-90)	Destroy an Epic or Legendary magic item and extract phlogiston. (The item must have an enchantment with a level requirement between 61 and 90.)	Training: Sona
70	Repair Transmutation Damage 5	38400	9600	Large Prism x8 Magic Item x1	Repair Transmutation Damage 5	Use 8 large prisms to restore 100% of a level 61-90 item's transmutation durability. After using this recipe on an item, you must wait 7 days before the item can be further repaired.	Training: Sona

Transmutation Mechanics

Distillation

You can distill non-white items (anything that has a mod) into phlogiston. Each distillation has a chance to consume a Prism, depending on what tier the distilled equipment is. In order to distill items, right-click the item and select distill [item name].

The quantity of phlog given depends on the tier of the item (Uncommon, Rare, Exceptional, Epic, or Legendary...see Items for a breakdown). Speaking very broadly, Uncommon gives 2 phlog, Rare gives 4-5, Exceptional gives 6-7, Epic gives 8-10, and Legendary gives 12-13.

The tier of phlog (Shoddy, Rough, Crude, Decent, or Nice) depends on the level of the item. Generally, the highest level requirement for the item is used. A sword that requires level 55 Sword and level 30 Psychology would distill into Decent Phlogiston. The table below maps level to phlog tier.

Transmutation

Transmuting an item will change a selected mod to a different, randomly chosen, effect. To do this, find a Transmutation table (list of locations below). Interact with the table, drag an item to it, and choose the mod you wish to reroll. You must unequip gear before transmuting it.

When you select a mod to reroll, you will get a prompt telling you how much phlog and durability will be consumed. Rerolling a mod from a normal combat skill costs 35 phlog and 25% durability. The tier of phlog required depends on the tier level that the mod belongs to, see the chart above for the exact ranges. EX: Rerolling a level 55 sword mod will require 35 Decent Phlogiston.

If you reroll an Endurance or generic mod, the cost is 20 phlog and 20% durability.

All skills have a list of specific mods that are available for each slot (Head, Chest, etc.). The new mod will be chosen from that list, and is guaranteed to NOT be something that is already on the gear. EX: Let's say that there are 10 possible mods for Fire Magic MainHands. Let's say you have 2 Fire Magic mods on your current Staff. If you reroll one of them, there are 8 possible mods it could become.

Due to the random nature of transmutation, it can be very frustrating or very satisfying. You should be aware that you can roll many, many times without getting the mod you want...that's just how luck works.

Bug: After transmuting a mod, you are given the option to try again. IF YOU CLICK TRY AGAIN, YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE REROLLING THE SAME MOD. This is because the game generally puts the "new" (rerolled) mod at the bottom of the list, but will try to transmute from the mod's old position if you hit "Try Again". To be safe, it is recommended that you instead choose "All done." and re-drag the item to the transmutation table.

Note: The game will allow you to transmute an augmented mod. Your gear will still be useable, but that piece of equipment will not be un-augmentable. If you try to undo the augment, you'll receive an error message.

Tip: ANY tier of a mod will "block" all tiers of that mod from being rerolled. In other words, if you had "Riposte Damage +11%" (level 5 mod) on your gear, any rerolls on other mods would never result in any tier of "Riposte Damage +X%". This means that you can augment a low-level mod that you do NOT want on your gear to increase your chances of getting the mods you want. Using the example above, say there are 10 possible Fire Magic Staff mods and our gear already has 2 of them. Normally any reroll would be picking from a pool of 8. Instead, before transmuting, say that we augmented a mod that we definitely didn't want the reroll to become. Now you're choosing from a pool of 7. Once you've gotten the mod you want, you simply undo the augment (see Augmentation). This method is definitely a bit more tedious than just transmuting, but may be worth it in terms of time/gold/phlog/prisms saved. Make sure that you do not accidentally transmute the low-level augment, see the Note above.

Durability

Durability is consumed every time you transmute an item. Having 0% durability will NOT stop you from being able to wear and use that gear, but you cannot transmute if you don't have the required durability. You can repair an items durability with Transmutation Recipes, but each one sets a timer on that piece of equipment. That equipment cannot be repaired again until the timer expires. For the max-level repair skill (repairs 100% durability), the timer is 7 days.

Theorycrafting

If you're trying to transmute gear in search of specific mods, you could probably use a list of possible mods for a particular skillset. You can visit Gorgon Explorer for a player-run database of every mod (the Mod and Build Planner tabs are particularly useful). Mods are also available on the wiki at <skill name>/Treasure Effects. (Example: Fire Magic/Treasure Effects)

Phlogiston

 

Shoddy Phlogiston

 

Rough Phlogiston

 

Crude Phlogiston

 

Decent Phlogiston

 

Nice Phlogiston

 

Quality Phlogiston

 

Great Phlogiston

 

Amazing Phlogiston

 

Astounding Phlogiston

 

Awesome Phlogiston

Magic Table Locations

Serbule

Located in the adjoining room of Marna's shop.

Ilmari

Located in Makara's house.

Rahu

Located in the city of Rahu, in the building housing the Community Library.

Gazluk

A transmutation Item Workbench can be found inside the New Prestonbule Cave.

Red Wing Casino

Located in Ragabir's shop.

Transmutation Book

Transmutation Level Up Rewards

Transmutation Experience Table

Trivia

Write a little about this history of the skill, or things that don't belong in above areas

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