Cheapskate

Cheapskate

Description?
Has a 1% chance per rank of transmuting a gathered resource to a lower tier.
Release date	14 March 2016 (Update)
Gizmo type	Tool
Maximum rank	3

Cheapskate is an Invention perk that has a chance to transmute a gathered resource to a lower tier, generally reversing the effect of the Polishing perk with minor exceptions. It can be created in tool gizmos.

When the perk triggers, it prompts the message: Your cheapskate perk downgrades the gathered resource. Even if the gathered item downgrades, the experience gained is always that of the original item.

Downgrade chance

Rank	Chance
1	1%
2	2%
3	3%

Fishing

Level	Original item	Transmuted item	Profit/loss
10	Raw herring	Raw sardine	−61
15	Raw anchovies	Raw shrimps	−114
16	Raw mackerel	Raw sardine	157
20	Raw trout	Raw sardine	232
23	Raw cod	Raw mackerel	−651
25	Raw pike	Raw trout	−254
30	Raw salmon	Raw trout	−126
35	Raw tuna	Raw cod	760
38	Raw rainbow fish	Raw bass	540
40	Raw lobster	Raw tuna	−5
46	Raw bass	Raw tuna	−666
48	Leaping trout	Raw trout	234
50	Raw swordfish	Raw tuna	7
52	Raw desert sole	Raw bass	683
58	Leaping salmon	Leaping trout	−1
60	Raw catfish	Raw desert sole	−267
62	Raw monkfish	Raw swordfish	−666
68	Raw green blubber jellyfish	Raw monkfish	394
70	Leaping sturgeon	Leaping salmon	−170
72	Raw beltfish	Raw catfish	−331
76	Raw shark	Raw monkfish	−420
85	Raw cavefish	Raw shark	−566
90	Raw rocktail	Raw cavefish	−2,505
91	Raw blue blubber jellyfish	Raw rocktail	−1,944
92	Raw seerfish	Raw tarpon	0
92	Raw sillago	Raw seerfish	−1
95	Medium crystal urchin	Small crystal urchin	-1 point
96	Raw wobbegong	Raw sillago	−1
97	Large crystal urchin	Medium crystal urchin	-1 point
97	Raw sailfish	Raw blue blubber jellyfish	650

Unaffected items

•  Raw crayfish
•  Raw minnow
•  Raw shrimps
•  Raw karambwanji
•  Raw sardine
•  Slimy eel
•  Frog spawn
•  Raw cave eel
•  Magnetic minnow
•  Raw baron shark
•  Raw sea turtle
•  Raw great white shark
•  Raw manta ray
•  Raw tarpon
•  Small crystal urchin
• Any items that are gathered from a crystallised fishing spot

Mining

Level	Original item	Transmuted item	Profit/loss
15	Iron ore	Copper ore	−112
30	Coal	Iron ore	337
40	Gold ore	Silver ore	−449
55	Mithril ore	Coal	−85
70	Adamantite ore	Mithril ore	−30
77	Concentrated coal rock	Iron ore	337
77	Harmonised coal rock	Coal	337
80	Concentrated gold rock	Silver ore	−449
84	Harmonised mithril rock	Coal	−85
85	Runite ore	Adamantite ore	−1,192
89	Harmonised adamantite rock	Mithril ore	−30
95	Harmonised runite rock	Adamantite ore	−1,192
97	Alaea sea salt	Sea salt	−1

Unaffected items

•  Clay
•  Copper ore
•  Rune essence
•  Soft clay
•  Tin ore
•  Blurite ore
•  Limestone
•  Stardust
•  Daeyalt ore
•  Silver ore
•  Pure essence
•  Sandstone
•  'Perfect' gold ore (the perk activates but doesn't transmute the ore)
•  Gem rock
•  Granite
•  Rubium
•  Concentrated sandstone rocks
•  Lunar ore
•  Living rock remains
•  Bane ore
•  Crystal-flecked sandstone
•  Red sandstone
•  Corrupted ore
•  Salty crabletine
•  Salty crablet
• Any items that are gathered from crystallised rocks

Unknown effect

•  Lunar ore
•  Golden idol

Woodcutting

Level	Original item	Transmuted item	Profit/loss
1	Achey tree logs	Normal logs	−698
15	Oak logs	Normal logs	−300
30	Willow logs	Oak logs	343
35	Teak logs	Willow logs	143
45	Maple logs	Willow logs	140
50	Mahogany logs	Teak logs	−195
54	Arctic pine logs	Maple logs	−216
58	Eucalyptus logs	Maple logs	−643
60	Yew logs	Eucalyptus logs	584
75	Magic logs	Yew logs	−213
90	Elder logs	Magic logs	−8,455
96	Golden bamboo	Bamboo	-2

Unaffected items

•  Logs
•  Bark
•  Acadia logs (the perk activates but doesn't transmute the logs)
•  Blisterwood logs
•  Cursed magic logs
•  Curly root
•  Straight root
•  Bloodwood logs
•  Bamboo
• Any items that are gathered from a crystallised tree

Sources

Material		Rarity	Perk ranks with X materials
			1	2	3	4	5
	Crystal parts	Common	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3
	Enhancing components	Uncommon	1	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3
	Smooth parts	Common	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3
	Variable components	Uncommon	1	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3