Transmute

Transmutation is a sub-skill of Alchemy. It is highly valued since it allows the transmutation of some metals into more valuable ones, and transmutation of some elemental items into harder to find ones.

Formulas

All transmutations are on a shared cooldown of 20 hours, except  [Transmute: Arcanite],  [Transmute: Elemental Fire], Transmute: Primal Might, and Meta Gem transmutes, which have no cooldown. All transmutations require the alchemist to have a [Philosopher's Stone] or any of the variants of the [Alchemist's Stone] equipped or in his inventory.

225 Alchemy

•  [Transmute: Iron to Gold] purchased from Alchemist Pestlezugg
•  [Transmute: Mithril to Truesilver] purchased from Alchemist Pestlezugg

275 Alchemy

•  [Transmute: Arcanite] (no cooldown) purchased from Alchemist Pestlezugg

Essence Transmutations
Recipe	Source	Price
Air to Fire	Honored with Argent Dawn	1 50
Earth to Life	Drop	-
Earth to Water	Friendly with Timbermaw Hold	1 50
Fire to Earth	Plugger Spazzring in Blackrock Depths	1 50
Life to Earth	Drop	-
Undeath to Water	Drop	-
Water to Air	Magnus Frostwake after completing  [60] Kirtonos the Herald	1 50
Water to Undeath	Drop	-

300 Alchemy

•  [Transmute: Elemental Fire] (no cooldown) from Thorium Brotherhood at friendly

350 Alchemy

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

• Transmute: Skyfire Diamond from Honor Hold or Thrallmar at honored
• Transmute: Earthstorm Diamond from Cenarion Expedition at honored

Primal Transmutations
Recipe	Source	Price
Primal Air to Fire	Revered with The Sha'tar	8
Primal Fire to Earth	revered with Kurenai or The Mag'har	8
Primal Earth to Water	revered with Sporeggar	25
Primal Water to Air	revered with Cenarion Expedition	8
Primal Fire to Mana	Discovery	-
Primal Mana to Fire	Discovery	-
Primal Earth to Life	Discovery	-
Primal Life to Earth	Discovery	-
Primal Water to Shadow	Discovery	-
Primal Shadow to Water	Discovery	-
Primal Might	Vendors in Shattrath, Exodar and Silvermoon	8

350-450 Alchemy

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Trained transmutation recipes

• 395 Transmute:  [Titanium] (no cooldown) (trained)
• 425 Transmute:  [Earthsiege Diamond] (no cooldown) (trained)
• 430 Transmute:  [Skyflare Diamond] (no cooldown) (trained)

Eternal transmutations

• 400 skill required

All transmutations of Eternal materials are learned as discoveries while transmuting Titanium or while transmuting other Eternals. All have a minimum skill of 400, and transmute one item of the one type, to one (possibly more with  [Transmutation Master]) item of the other.

•  [Transmute: Eternal Air to Water]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Air to Earth]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Earth to Air]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Earth to Shadow]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Shadow to Earth]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Shadow to Life]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Life to Shadow]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Life to Fire]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Fire to Life]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Fire to Water]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Water to Fire]
•  [Transmute: Eternal Water to Air]

Epic Gem transmutations (all require 450 skill)

Recipe	Reagents	Source
[Transmute: Ametrine]	1x  [Monarch Topaz] 1x [Eternal Shadow]	trainer
[Transmute: Dreadstone]	1x  [Twilight Opal] 1x [Eternal Shadow]	trainer
[Transmute: Eye of Zul]	3x  [Forest Emerald]	trainer
[Transmute: King's Amber]	1x  [Autumn's Glow] 1x [Eternal Life]	trainer
[Transmute: Majestic Zircon]	1x  [Sky Sapphire] 1x [Eternal Air]	trainer
[Transmute: Cardinal Ruby]	1x  [Scarlet Ruby] 1x [Eternal Fire]	Quest: Cardinal Ruby

Elemental Essence Transmute Diagram

The alchemical essence transmutes are represented visually by this diagram:

Each essence points to the essence(s) it can be transmuted into.

Primals Transmute Diagram

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Primal transmutes work mostly the same as Essence transmutes.

And additionally alchemists can create [Primal Might] from:

• 1x [Primal Earth]
• 1x [Primal Water]
• 1x [Primal Air]
• 1x [Primal Fire]
• 1x [Primal Mana]

Gemstone Transmute Diagram

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Transmutation also allows the creation of 2 raw gems:

[Skyfire Diamond]:

• 3x [Blood Garnet]
• 3x [Flame Spessarite]
• 3x [Azure Moonstone]
• 2x [Primal Fire]
• 2x [Primal Air]

[Earthstorm Diamond]:

• 3x [Deep Peridot]
• 3x [Shadow Draenite]
• 3x [Golden Draenite]
• 2x [Primal Earth]
• 2x [Primal Water]

Eternal Elemental Transmute Diagram

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

All Wrath of the Lich King elemental transmutes must be discovered and are not available at the trainer.

Transmute circle for Eternal Elements

Epic Gemstone Transmute Diagram

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Transmutation also allows the creation of 6 epic gems:

[Majestic Zircon]:

• 1x[Eternal Air]
• 1x[Sky Sapphire]

[Eye of Zul]:

• 3x[Forest Emerald]

[Ametrine]:

• 1x[Eternal Shadow]
• 1x[Monarch Topaz]

[Dreadstone]:

• 1x[Eternal Shadow]
• 1x[Twilight Opal]

[Cardinal Ruby]:

• 1x[Eternal Fire]
• 1x[Scarlet Ruby]

[King's Amber]:

• 1x[Eternal Life]
• 1x[Autumn's Glow]

Transmutation Master

A transmutation created 5 items at once

"Allows an Alchemist to sometimes get greater results when transmuting materials" - When specialized as a  [Transmutation Master], there is a random chance that you create more than one item when transmuting. It's possible to get up to 5 items in a single process.

Transmutation Mastery still works with WotLK recipes.

It should be noted that there was an issue between Patch 2.3 and Patch 2.3.2 with Transmutation Mastery.