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 multiple resources are gathered in one action and Polishing activates, all of them 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 210 1 Raw crayfish Raw herring 20 5 Raw sardine Raw herring 224 10 Raw herring Raw cod 602 16 Raw mackerel Raw cod 643 20 Raw trout Raw salmon 17 23 Raw cod Raw tuna −846 25 Raw pike Raw salmon −155 30 Raw anchovies Raw cod 501 30 Raw salmon Raw tuna −153 35 Raw tuna Raw bass 2,075 38 Raw rainbow fish Raw bass 1,443 40 Raw lobster Raw bass 1,925 46 Raw bass Raw swordfish −2,062 48 Leaping trout Leaping salmon 13 50 Raw swordfish Raw monkfish 1,512 52 Raw desert sole Raw catfish −77 58 Leaping salmon Leaping sturgeon −34 60 Raw catfish Raw beltfish 361 62 Raw monkfish Raw shark −842 68 Raw green blubber jellyfish Raw shark 118 70 Leaping sturgeon Raw shark 676 76 Raw shark Raw cavefish −21 85 Raw cavefish Raw rocktail 367 90 Raw rocktail Raw blue blubber jellyfish 4,873 90 Raw tarpon Raw seerfish 0 91 Raw blue blubber jellyfish Raw sailfish −950 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 Raw cave eel Slimy eel Frog spawn Magnetic minnow Raw beltfish Raw baron shark Raw sea turtle Raw great white shark Raw manta ray Fungal algae Enriched fungal algae Raw sillago Raw wobbegong Large crystal urchin 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 1,192 1 Tin ore Iron ore 1,154 10 Iron ore Coal −1,139 20 Silver ore Gold ore 383 20 Coal Mithril ore 255 30 Mithril ore Adamantite ore 968 30 Mithril ore Luminite 1,842 40 Adamantite ore Runite ore 598 40 Luminite Runite ore −276 50 Runite ore Orichalcite ore 117 50 Runite ore Drakolith 1,325 60 Drakolith Necrite ore 777 60 Drakolith Phasmatite −67 60 Orichalcite ore Necrite ore 1,985 60 Orichalcite ore Phasmatite 1,141 70 Necrite ore Banite ore −778 70 Phasmatite Banite ore 66 77 Coal from concentrated coal deposit Mithril ore 255 80 Banite ore Light animica 1,654 80 Banite ore Dark animica 1,340 90 Sea salt from salty crabletine Alaea sea salt 1 90 Sea salt from salty crablet Alaea sea salt 1

Clay Soft clay Blurite ore Limestone Daeyalt ore Elemental ore Pure essence Gold ore Sandstone Gems from gem rocks Granite Rubium Sandstone Living minerals Gold ore from concentrated gold deposit Crystal-flecked sandstone Red sandstone Calcified fungus Corrupted ore Light animica Dark animica Enriched calcified fungus Alaea sea salt

Affected

Unaffected

Level Original item Transmuted item Profit/loss 1 Logs Oak logs −7 1 Achey tree logs Oak logs −829 15 Oak logs Willow logs −32 30 Willow logs Maple logs −456 35 Teak logs Mahogany logs 771 45 Maple logs Eucalyptus logs 733 47 Acadia logs Eucalyptus logs −88 50 Mahogany logs Yew logs −664 54 Arctic pine logs Yew logs −185 58 Eucalyptus logs Yew logs −614 60 Yew logs Magic logs 205 75 Magic logs Elder logs 8,978 90 Bamboo Golden bamboo 2

Bark Blisterwood logs Cursed magic logs Jade roots Bloodwood logs Timber fungus Elder logs Enriched timber fungus 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	Approx costs
	Polishing 3–4 Open in calculator: Ancient tool	38,573,251.15 9x Oceanic 4,231,286.83 each Ancient tool gizmo 491,669.68 each See RS:Material prices for details on how prices are approximated.
	Fortune 2–3 Polishing 1–2 Open in calculator: Ancient tool	17,600,253.8 4x Oceanic 4,231,286.83 each 5x Timeworn 36,687.36 each Ancient tool gizmo 491,669.68 each See RS:Material prices for details on how prices are approximated.
	Polishing 2–4 Hoarding Open in calculator: Ancient tool	656,122.81 9x Protective 18,272.57 each Ancient tool gizmo 491,669.68 each See RS:Material prices for details on how prices are approximated.
	Polishing 1–3 Other possible perks: Hoarding Open in calculator: Tool	192,921.1 4x Protective 18,272.57 each 1x Dextrous 6,159.42 each Tool gizmo 113,671.4 each See RS:Material prices for details on how prices are approximated.
	Polishing 2–3 Open in calculator: Tool	21,270,105.55 5x Oceanic 4,231,286.83 each Tool gizmo 113,671.4 each See RS:Material prices for details on how prices are approximated.

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 20 June 2022 (Update):
  • The Polishing perk now correctly upgrades Sea Salt to Alaea Sea Salt when mining Salty Crabletines.

• 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.
• When used with Cheapskate, it's possible for both perks to proc at the same time, causing the original resource to be gathered.
• Polishing may trigger at the same time as Butterfingers, and this causes Polishing to not upgrade the dropped item.