I believe you need 50 each time, and I know you can get them thru PvP, but not sure where else, if any.

Azyle1 wrote: »

I have been away for a while and am coming back after about 2 - 2.5 years.

Are transmute crystals still basically just "Do daily dungeons and PVP" ? Is it faster to get them now? I don't PVP much and I assume I will need a bunch of them.

The methods of acquiring them haven't changed. The storage cap is higher and if you have a full known set you only need 25 to reconstruct, so there's a bit more flexibility in the system in that regard. I don't think it's actually faster now, but more people seem to value transmutes, which means more people run random normals, so if you're in an active guild it can be quicker to pump some out than before. Even without that, the queue seems to generally pop faster than 2 years ago, at least during busy times.

I think it still costs 50 crystals to transmute the trait on a piece of gear, which might be what @koopdaville68 meant.

Reconstructing a known piece of set gear can cost anywhere from 25 to 75 crystals, depending on how many items from that set you've collected, so 50 crystals would be the average cost of reconstruction.

Although it's often cheaper to reconstruct set gear with the desired trait than to transmute the trait on an existing piece, that isn't an option for non-set gear and craftable set gear-- although in those cases it's likely cheaper to just recraft the gear with the desired trait.

Of course, the other advantage of reconstruction over transmutation is that most reconstructed gear can be deconstructed to recover 25 transmute crystals, although I'm not sure whether reconstructed mythic gear can be deconstructed to recover the transmute crystals.

Azyle1 wrote: »

I have been away for a while and am coming back after about 2 - 2.5 years.

Are transmute crystals still basically just "Do daily dungeons and PVP" ? Is it faster to get them now? I don't PVP much and I assume I will need a bunch of them.

10 for each first daily dungeon you do on each toon. The more toons you have, the faster you get them. It's wonderful.

PeacefulAnarchy wrote: »

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

Of course, the other advantage of reconstruction over transmutation is that most reconstructed gear can be deconstructed to recover 25 transmute crystals, although I'm not sure whether reconstructed mythic gear can be deconstructed to recover the transmute crystals.

No, mythic gear can't be deconstructed.

Yeah, that's what I heard, and I'd planned to test it for myself (for verification) on the PTS, but kept forgetting to. Bummer.

fizl101 wrote: »

random normal gives you 10 transmutes, pvp, trial leaderboard for the weekly, pledges

Yes, but only once a day. For every random (and vet) after that, it's only one.

When you queue for the random dungeon it will tell you what kind of rewards you are going to get. Premium is 10 crystals.

LannStone wrote: »

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

most reconstructed gear can be deconstructed to recover 25 transmute crystals.

I've not tried that. Is that regular deconstruction at a crafting table or something you do at the transmute station?

Regular deconstruction at a crafting table. Reconstructed items will always yield 25 crystals, but no style or trait items. You may get one temper (as with a regular deconstruction) if the item has been upgraded above the default reconstruction quality.