Polishing

Polishing
Release date	14 March 2016 (Update)
Gizmo type	Tool
Maximum rank
Standard	3
Ancient	4
In-game description
Has a 3% chance per rank of transmuting a gathered resource to a higher tier. This perk has an increased chance to activate on level 20 items.
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Polishing is an Invention perk that has a chance to transmute a gathered resource to a higher tier. It can be created in tool gizmos.

When the perk triggers, it prompts the message: Your polishing perk upgrades the gathered resource.

When Polishing activates while Fishing or Woodcutting, the experience gained in the gathering skill will be that of the original item, not the transmuted item. For example, if Polishing transmutes a regular log into an oak log, only 25 Woodcutting experience will be gained, instead of 37.5 experience.

When Polishing activates while Mining, all ores received in that swing will be transmuted.

This perk has no effect on Archaeology.

Upgrade chance

Rank	Chance
1	3% (3.3%)
2	6% (6.6%)
3	9% (9.9%)
4	12% (13.2%)

Resources

The following lists both affected and unaffected resources for the Fishing, Mining, and Woodcutting skills by the Polishing perk.

Affected

Unaffected

Level Original item Transmuted item Profit/loss 1 Raw shrimps Raw anchovies -32 1 Raw crayfish Raw herring 211 5 Raw sardine Raw herring 116 10 Raw herring Raw cod 515 16 Raw mackerel Raw cod 642 20 Raw trout Raw salmon 123 23 Raw cod Raw tuna -832 25 Raw pike Raw salmon 14 30 Raw anchovies Raw cod 651 30 Raw salmon Raw tuna -226 35 Raw tuna Raw bass 1,378 38 Raw rainbow fish Raw bass 1,043 40 Raw lobster Raw bass 1,372 46 Raw bass Raw swordfish -1,345 48 Leaping trout Leaping salmon -12 50 Raw swordfish Raw monkfish 1,024 52 Raw desert sole Raw catfish 12 58 Leaping salmon Leaping sturgeon -9 60 Raw catfish Raw beltfish 569 62 Raw monkfish Raw shark 628 68 Raw green blubber jellyfish Raw shark 1,308 70 Leaping sturgeon Raw shark 1,668 76 Raw shark Raw cavefish 578 85 Raw cavefish Raw rocktail 1,859 90 Raw rocktail Raw blue blubber jellyfish 2,903 90 Raw tarpon Raw seerfish 0 91 Raw blue blubber jellyfish Raw sailfish -1,494 92 Raw seerfish Raw sillago 1 93 Small crystal urchin Medium crystal urchin 1 point 95 Medium crystal urchin Large crystal urchin 1 point

Raw minnow Raw karambwanji Frog spawn Slimy eel Raw cave eel Lava eel Raw baron shark Raw beltfish Raw sea turtle Raw great white shark Raw manta ray Large crystal urchin Raw sillago Raw wobbegong Raw sailfish Any items that are gathered from a Crystallised fishing spot.

Affected

Unaffected

Level Original item Transmuted item Profit/loss 1 Copper ore Iron ore 191 1 Tin ore Iron ore 220 10 Iron ore Coal -163 20 Silver ore Gold ore 375 20 Coal Mithril ore 186 30 Mithril ore Adamantite ore 606 30 Mithril ore Luminite 528 40 Adamantite ore Runite ore 462 40 Luminite Runite ore 540 50 Runite ore Orichalcite ore 1,778 50 Runite ore Drakolith 1,959 60 Drakolith Necrite ore 1,448 60 Drakolith Phasmatite 723 60 Orichalcite ore Necrite ore 1,629 60 Orichalcite ore Phasmatite 904 70 Necrite ore Banite ore 1,250 70 Phasmatite Banite ore 1,975 77 Concentrated coal deposit Mithril ore 186 80 Banite ore Light animica 194 80 Banite ore Dark animica -1,448 90 Salty crabletine Alaea sea salt 1 90 Salty crablet Alaea sea salt 1

Clay Soft clay Blurite ore Limestone Daeyalt ore Elemental ore Pure essence Gold ore Sandstone Gem rocks Granite Rubium Concentrated sandstone rocks Living rock remains Concentrated gold deposit Crystal-flecked sandstone Red sandstone Corrupted ore Light animica Dark animica Alaea sea salt

Affected

Unaffected

Level Original item Transmuted item Profit/loss 1 Logs Oak logs 156 1 Achey tree logs Oak logs -1,263 15 Oak logs Willow logs -2 30 Willow logs Maple logs -353 35 Teak logs Mahogany logs 955 45 Maple logs Eucalyptus logs 882 47 Acadia logs Eucalyptus logs 416 50 Mahogany logs Yew logs -849 54 Arctic pine logs Yew logs -254 58 Eucalyptus logs Yew logs -822 60 Yew logs Magic logs 199 75 Magic logs Elder logs 9,262 90 Bamboo Golden bamboo 2

Bark Blisterwood logs Cursed magic logs Jade roots Bloodwood logs Elder logs Golden 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
	Dextrous components	Uncommon	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	0	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	1–4	1–4
	Oceanic components	Rare	1	1–2	1–2	2–3	2–3	0	1	1–2	1–2	2–3	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–4
	Protective components	Uncommon	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	0	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	1–4	1–4
	Padded parts	Common	0	1	1–2	1–2	1–2	0	1	1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3
	Fortunate components	Rare	1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	0	1	1–2	1–2	2–3	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–4

Suggested gizmos

Gizmo layout	Possible perks
	Polishing 3–4 Open in calculator: Ancient tool
	Fortune 2–3 Polishing 1–2 Open in calculator: Ancient tool
	Polishing 2–4 Hoarding Open in calculator: Ancient tool
	Polishing 1–3 Other possible perks: Hoarding Open in calculator: Tool
	Polishing 2–3 Open in calculator: Tool

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 13 July 2020 (Update):
  • The ‘Polishing’ perk can now upgrade sea salt to alaea sea salt.

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

• patch 26 June 2017 (Update):
  • The Polishing perk will now work on fish caught in the Menaphos Port district.

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

Trivia

• Prior to a hotfix on 27 July 2016, if polishing triggered on a sillago, it would upgrade it to a wobbegong and cause the fishing spot to instantly deplete - it was treated as if you fished the last wobbegong from a wobbegong spot, not like you caught a sillago from a sillago spot.