Cheapskate

Cheapskate
Release date	14 March 2016 (Update)
Gizmo type	Tool
Maximum rank
Standard	3
Ancient	3
In-game description
Has a 1% chance per rank of transmuting a gathered resource to a lower tier.
Infobox • Talk page

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.

This perk has no effect on Archaeology.

Downgrade chance

Rank	Chance
1	1%
2	2%
3	3%

Fishing

Level	Original item	Transmuted item	Profit/loss
10	Raw herring	Raw sardine	-118
15	Raw anchovies	Raw shrimps	-185
16	Raw mackerel	Raw sardine	65
20	Raw trout	Raw sardine	140
23	Raw cod	Raw mackerel	-329
25	Raw pike	Raw trout	-217
30	Raw salmon	Raw trout	-145
35	Raw tuna	Raw cod	534
38	Raw rainbow fish	Raw bass	1,017
40	Raw lobster	Raw tuna	7
46	Raw bass	Raw tuna	-1,346
48	Leaping trout	Raw trout	89
50	Raw swordfish	Raw tuna	-102
52	Raw desert sole	Raw bass	1,333
58	Leaping salmon	Leaping trout	14
60	Raw catfish	Raw desert sole	2
62	Raw monkfish	Raw swordfish	-1,420
68	Raw green blubber jellyfish	Raw monkfish	1,007
70	Leaping sturgeon	Leaping salmon	-20
72	Raw beltfish	Raw catfish	-899
76	Raw shark	Raw monkfish	-254
85	Raw cavefish	Raw shark	-557
90	Raw rocktail	Raw cavefish	-1,989
91	Raw blue blubber jellyfish	Raw rocktail	-2,682
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	1,285

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
10	Iron ore	Copper ore or Tin ore	-251 or -164
20	Coal	Iron ore	175
30	Mithril ore	Coal	-238
40	Adamantite ore	Mithril ore	-316
40	Gold ore	Silver ore	-360
40	Luminite	Mithril ore	-482
50	Runite ore	Adamantite ore or Luminite	-957 or -791
60	Drakolith	Runite ore	-2,515
60	Orichalcite ore	Runite ore	-915
70	Concentrated coal deposit	Iron ore	175
70	Necrite ore	Orichalcite ore	-2,871
70	Phasmatite	Drakolith	604
80	Banite ore	Necrite ore or Phasmatite	-335 or -2,210
80	Concentrated gold deposit	Silver ore	-360
90	Dark animica	Banite ore	1,020
90	Light animica	Banite ore	-212
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
• 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	-1,683
15	Oak logs	Normal logs	-99
30	Willow logs	Oak logs	50
35	Teak logs	Willow logs	233
45	Maple logs	Willow logs	223
47	Acadia logs	Maple logs	-379
50	Mahogany logs	Teak logs	-804
54	Arctic pine logs	Maple logs	-395
58	Eucalyptus logs	Maple logs	-902
60	Yew logs	Eucalyptus logs	841
75	Magic logs	Yew logs	-182
90	Elder logs	Magic logs	-9,191
96	Golden bamboo	Bamboo	-2

Unaffected items

• Logs
• Bark
• 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
			Standard gizmo					Ancient gizmo
			1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Crystal parts	Common	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	0	1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3
	Enhancing components	Uncommon	1	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–3	2–3
	Smooth parts	Common	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	0	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
	Variable components	Uncommon	1	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3

Update history

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• patch 21 January 2019 (Update):
  • The Polishing, Imp-Souled, Butter-Fingers, and Cheapskate invention perks will now work correctly while mining.

• update 14 March 2016 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Cheapkate used to not have an effect for acadia logs, but after an unknown hidden update they now downgrade into maple logs.