Transmutation Geode Source/Number Summary

Mix · October 2017

With so many changes over the PTS incremental patches I am having a bit of trouble keeping this straight. If I am correct the following is how Transmute Geodes are going to be awarded. (and there are still some gaps not covered in the patch notes I think)

100 Transmute Crystal cap (200 with ESO+).
Geodes cannot be opened if the account is at cap.
Transmute Crystals are an Account-Wide currency.
50 Transmute Crystals are needed for each trait-change.

Transmute Crystal: may be awarded directly (instead of inside a Geode)?
Transmutation Geode: give a set amount of Transmute Crystals (higher quality = more Transmute Crystals)
Uncracked Transmutation Geode: give a random amount of Transmute Crystals (higher quality = more Transmute Crystals)

Guaranteed Sources:

Random Normal Dungeon via Group Finder: Transmutation Geode (quality?)
Random Veteran Dungeon via Group Finder: Transmutation Geode (quality?)
Daily Normal Pledges: ?
Daily Veteran Pledges: ?
Weekly Normal Trial Quests: 5 Transmute Crystals (or Geode?)
Weekly Veteran Trial Quests: 5 Transmute Crystals (or Geode?)
Veteran Maelstrom Arena Completion: 4 Transmute Crystals (or Geode?)
Veteran Dragonstar Arena Completion: 5 Transmute Crystals (or Geode?)
Trial Leaderboard placement: Transmutation Geode (5 Crystals)
7-day Cyrodiil Campaign Leaderboard placement: Transmutation Geode (10 Crystals)
30-day Cyrodiil Campaign Leaderboard placement: Transmutation Geode (50 Crystals)
First Rewards for the Worthy: Uncracked Transmutation Geode (4-25 Crystals)
Battleground Leaderboard: ?
Battleground End-of-Match Rewards: ?

Chance at Geodes:

Normal Dungeon Final Boss: Uncracked Transmutation Geode sometimes
Veteran Dungeon Final Boss: Uncracked Transmutation Geode sometimes (higher chance of Geode than on Normal)
HM Veteran Dungeon Final Boss: Uncracked Transmutation Geode sometimes (higher chance of Geode than on Normal)
Normal Trial Final Boss: ?
Veteran Trial Final Boss: ?
HM Veteran Trial Final Boss: ?
Rewards of the Worthy (after first): Uncracked Transmutation Geode (4-25 Crystals)

Transmutation Geode (Quality and Transmute Crystals Awarded)

Standard/White: 4 Transmute Crystals?
Fine/Green: 5 Transmute Crystals?
Superior/Blue: 10 Transmute Crystals?
Epic/Purple: 50 Transmute Crystals?
Legendary/Gold:

Uncracked Transmutation Geode (Quality and Transmute Crystals Awarded)

Standard/White:
Fine/Green: 1-10 Transmute Crystals?
Superior/Blue:
Epic/Purple: 4-25 Transmute Crystals?
Legendary/Gold:

Questions:

Do all random dungeons grant a Transmutation Geode? Is the quality the same or is the first Geode better than subsequent random Geodes?
Will the Transmute Crystals always come in Geodes or are they sometimes awarded directly?
Is each completion of vMA and vDSA guaranteed Transmute Crystals or only the first of the week?
For Trial Leaderboard Placement is there a reward for each Trial or just the Weekly?
Does placing in the Solo-Trials Leaderboard (vMA) reward a Geode?
Does completing hard mode veteran dungeon and trial bosses have a higher chance of dropping geodes vs. non-hardmode?
Could we get a cohesive list of activity:geode type and quality: number of crystals in said geode list?

Integral1900 · October 2017

Finally some numbers, oh boy has ZOS been cagey about this...

Be nice to fill in those blanks...

goldenarcher1 · October 2017

Can someone post a screenshot of one of these infamous geodes.

WhiteNoiseMaker · October 2017

I thought it was 40 Transmute Crystals per Trait Change?

Did that get changed as of last PTS update?

Nebthet78 · October 2017

WhiteNoiseMaker wrote: »

I thought it was 40 Transmute Crystals per Trait Change?

Did that get changed as of last PTS update?

yes it"s now 50

Olupajmibanan · October 2017

Pledges were listed in 3.2.0 patch notes but no concrete numbers.

I would like some info on this.

Evilspock · October 2017

When I open uncracked transmutation geodes I get nothing.

paulsimonps · October 2017

Mix. I got purple uncracked ones from HM pledges, has given me as low as 1 crystal.

vovus69 · October 2017

green geode gives me always 1 crystal. Got ~40 between pledges and cyro. So, no rng here.

-vovus

Ashtaris · October 2017

Not sure about the numbers here. I have received as little as one crystal from a Purple Uncracked geode. So either something is bugged, or ZOS hates me

Arwaut · November 2017

Does completing hard mode veteran dungeon and trial bosses have a higher chance of dropping geodes vs. non-hardmode?

We tried this exsessive and the result is no higher chance (Killed around 40 Times Kra!gh on vHM, get 4 purple Geodes at all)

At the moment pvp is the easiest and fastest way to get Geodes, just create some level 10 Toons, let them get the reward of the worthy (you only need 5k instead of 20k with your highlevel/realmrank chars and you are in max one hour done. You'll get 40-80 Stones a Day and you don't have to play this idiotic "only daily Quests give rewards we hate you pvers no farming for you" game.

pdebie64b16_ESO · November 2017

Did VMA yesterday, no Geode...

firedrgn · November 2017

Maybe someone can help me ... I opened two,geodea and I,can not find the crystals.

firedrgn · November 2017

I checked the buy back on my merchant. Looked in craft bag . and in bank.

paulsimonps · November 2017

firedrgn wrote: »

I checked the buy back on my merchant. Looked in craft bag . and in bank.

@firedrgn
Click inventory, then in the tabs, click currency, there they are. They are not items, they are currency

Asardes · November 2017

pdebie64b16_ESO wrote: »

Did VMA yesterday, no Geode...

Oddly enough, it gives the crystals directly. If you scroll trough the chest content you'll see them. I missed them the first time, then checked the currency tab and saw that it had incremented by 4. On subsequent runs I checked the contents (I usually take all then check later) and saw them. vMA and vDSA are actually some of the more effective PvE sources since you can run them within an hour and give 4 and 5 crystals respectively.

Asardes · November 2017

The drop rate is sufficient IMO. I've gotten enough for almost 4 conversions since the patch and didn't even bother farming them efficiently, just did my usual schedule for the most part. In fact I did so far less effectively since during the first week of the patch, which coincided with the double XP event, I've been mostly leveling characters.

I agree though that PvP is by far the most effective. For PvE running the trials on multiple characters for the weekly quest box and vMA/vDSA are way more effective than the daily dungeon pledges. One PvP trick is to PvP on a single character then take just the first Rewards for the Worthy box. Keep the others in mail then when you are finished relog on other characters and take one on each of them - each will contain a geode that will reward you between 4 and 10 crystals. Only the first box per character per day will have a geode.

firedrgn · November 2017

paulsimonps wrote: »

firedrgn wrote: »

I checked the buy back on my merchant. Looked in craft bag . and in bank.

@firedrgn
Click inventory, then in the tabs, click currency, there they are. They are not items, they are currency

Thank you . I appriciate your reply.