Can someone please tell me what the hell a Transmuter is?

[Wookie defense attorney]

I keep seeing this used.

I don't see any skills named transmuter.

i am confused.

please help/.

[Shadowreaver]

Transmuter if I remember correctly are those crystal looking things on some skills in the tree that change things or make skills more powerful.

[Honorable_D]

They mainly change the style of the skill in some way. In example the Transmuter for Dreeg's Evil Eye changes it from a spammable rapid fire attack to more of a big bomb type attack but one with a few seconds cooldown.

They don't necessarily make a skill better but rather make it into a new style of skill. Well, it could be better if it suits your taste more.

[chalupa batman mcArthur]

From the wiki, "A transmuter ability is one that modifies an active ability, and is denoted in the skill tree by a circle." so basically what Honorable_D said, its a passive ability that modifies an active skill.

[Kotli]

Transmuters are upgrade skill that is marked by an image of an aether cystal in a circle that is not in the main skill line. These normally have a major effect on the skill IE Tremor for Forcewave in Soldier this removes cooldown and reduces cost making the skill spammable but it comes with the down side of removing the stun and nerfing the damage.

[Aelies von Saladir]

Just like other have said, Transmuters are skill upgrades that branched out from the skill trees instead of going along with it. They are represented with an Aether Crystal symbol.
As far as I've expereinced, I'd say that there're 4 kinds of Tranmuters.
1. Increase the skill's effectiveness by adding cooldown, turning spammable skills into non-spammable ones. The examples of these are Dreeg's Evil Eye and Blade Arc.
2. Decrease the skill's effectiveness while eliminating the cooldown, making non-spammable skills spammable. The examples of there are Primal Strike.
3. Change the element of the skills without affecting the effectiveness. The examples of these are Storm Totem and Albrecth's Aether Ray, which have Transmuter that changes their element from Lightning and Aether, respectively, to Chaos.
4. Increase the skill's effectiveness but restrict it to certain item types. For example, Savagery can be used with any weapon without the Transmuter. With the Transmuter, however, Savagery further increases physical attack and defense but can only be used with 2 handed melee weapon.

[EddieDracula]

Originally posted by Kotli:

Transmuters are upgrade skill that is marked by an image of an aether cystal in a circle that is not in the main skill line. These normally have a major effect on the skill IE Tremor for Forcewave in Soldier this removes cooldown and reduces cost making the skill spammable but it comes with the down side of removing the stun and nerfing the damage.

It also only works if you use a two handed melee weapon. If you're using one handed and shield it does nothing to the skill at all.

For the Occultist's Solael's Witchfire skill there is also the Consecrated Blade transmuter, that adds +%Chaos and +%Vitatlity and +%Offencive, but only works with melee weapons (of any kind) and two-handed ranged weapons (like rifles)

[TheUnbeholden (ChainBreaker)]

Originally posted by EddieAlucard:

It also only works if you use a two handed melee weapon. If you're using one handed and shield it does nothing to the skill at all.

For the Occultist's Solael's Witchfire skill there is also the Consecrated Blade transmuter, that adds +%Chaos and +%Vitatlity and +%Offencive, but only works with melee weapons (of any kind) and two-handed ranged weapons (like rifles)

All this talk of transmutation makes me want to metamorphsis and drink blood, and defeat Dracula again.

[Ri0Rdian]

When I hear transmutation I want to put all my Scavenged armor plates and transmute them into something at least a bit more useful :D

[Jork]

Originally posted by TheUnbeholden:

Originally posted by EddieAlucard:

It also only works if you use a two handed melee weapon. If you're using one handed and shield it does nothing to the skill at all.

For the Occultist's Solael's Witchfire skill there is also the Consecrated Blade transmuter, that adds +%Chaos and +%Vitatlity and +%Offencive, but only works with melee weapons (of any kind) and two-handed ranged weapons (like rifles)

All this talk of transmutation makes me want to metamorphsis and drink blood, and defeat Dracula again.

Shh, pipe down! The Medusa Heads will hear you.

Oh god oh god oh god here they come noooooooo