Transmute

This article is about the engineer trait. For transmuting, the process of changing appearance of equipment, see Wardrobe.

Drink a Lesser Elixir C when you use a healing skill. — In-game description

Transmute

Specialization

Alchemy (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Transmute

Drink a Lesser Elixir C when you use a healing skill.

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Lesser Elixir C (PvE)		60	Elixir. Quaff an elixir, converting conditions into boons.
Lesser Elixir C (PvP)		80	Elixir. Quaff an elixir, converting conditions into boons.
Lesser Elixir C (WvW)		60	Elixir. Quaff an elixir, converting conditions into boons.

Notes

Condition	Boon
Bleeding	Vigor (10 s)
Blinded	Fury (5 s)
Burning	Aegis (5 s)
Chilled	Alacrity (2 s)
Confusion	Resolution (5 s)
Crippled	Swiftness (10 s)
Fear	Stability (3 s)
Immobile	Resistance (2 s)
Poisoned	Regeneration (5 s)
Slow	Quickness (3 s)
Taunt	Stability (3 s)
Torment	Might (3 stacks, 10 s)
Vulnerability	Protection (3 s)
Weakness	Might (3 stacks, 10 s)

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	This trait will now activate after using a healing skill instead of upon reaching a threshold of conditions.
April 28, 2020	Increased cooldown from 60 seconds to 100 seconds in PvP only.
February 06, 2018	No longer converts conditions into boons. It now triggers Lesser Elixir C when you have 3 conditions. Lesser Elixir C has a 60-second cooldown and converts 3 conditions into boons in PvE, and 2 conditions into boons in PvP and WvW.
September 29, 2015	Updated this trait to use the standard conversion list for conditions into boons and to affect all stacks of a condition.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
December 10, 2013	Increased the percentage chance from 8% to 100%. This effect can now only trigger once every 15 seconds.
December 14, 2012	Transmute: has been updated from a 3% chance to an 8% chance.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Transmute has been added to the game.