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Augment Details Silver T1 Patch 26.9
Transmute: Gold

Transmute: Gold ARAM Mayhem Augment Guide

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

59.97%Win Rate
0.81%Pick Rate
T1Tier
164,232Games

Performance by Stage

Performance by stage

Stage stats
StageWin RatePick RateGamesPatch
Stage1T260.62%0.40%22,94226.9
Stage2T158.82%0.97%55,81426.9
Stage3T156.45%0.93%52,17326.9
Stage4T154.48%0.99%48,14526.9
Stage5T160.23%1.76%88026.9

Best Champions

Best champions with this augment

Top synergy

Transmute: Gold Hextech Combos

Must-have augment combinations extracted from the guide

Combos
Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Transmute: Prismatic Transmute: Prismatic Transmute: Prismatic Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
64.23%
Pick Rate
1.45%
Games
294,151

Gain one random Prismatic augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Prismatic

Transmute: Gold provides a random Gold augment, while Transmute: Prismatic grants a random Prismatic augment. This combination effectively doubles your augment acquisition, transforming a single Silver-tier pick into two powerful upgrades. The compounding value of gaining both a Gold and Prismatic augment creates exponential scaling that dramatically outperforms standard single augment selections.

Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Stats on Stats! Stats on Stats! Stats on Stats! Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
60.36%
Pick Rate
0.84%
Games
170,359

Gain 3 Stat Anvils , with a higher chance of obtaining Gold and Prismatic tier anvils.

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Transmute: Gold + Stats on Stats!

Transmute: Gold grants a random Gold augment, and Stats on Stats on Stats! provides 3 Stat Anvils with enhanced rarity chances. This pairing maximizes early-game resource acquisition by combining an immediate Gold-tier augment with multiple stat customization opportunities, creating a flexible foundation that adapts to any champion and compensates for Transmute's randomness.

Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Transmute: Chaos Transmute: Chaos Transmute: Chaos Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
57.83%
Pick Rate
0.58%
Games
118,552

Gain two completely random augments, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Chaos

Transmute: Gold delivers one random Gold augment, while Transmute: Chaos provides two completely random augments. This high-variance combination floods you with three total augments from a single selection window. The sheer quantity of additional effects creates overwhelming power potential, though outcomes vary significantly based on the random augment pool.

What Not to Pair with Transmute: Gold

Bad augment synergies and low-value pairings to avoid

Avoid
Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Transmute: Prismatic Transmute: Prismatic Transmute: Prismatic Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
64.23%
Pick Rate
1.45%
Games
294,151

Gain one random Prismatic augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Avoid Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Prismatic

Both augments serve the same purpose of rerolling into higher rarity options, creating functional redundancy. Taking Transmute: Prismatic after Transmute: Gold wastes a slot that could provide actual combat power. The random nature of both means you have no control over what you receive, and using two slots on reroll mechanics severely gimps your build's power.

Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Transmute: Chaos Transmute: Chaos Transmute: Chaos Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
57.83%
Pick Rate
0.58%
Games
118,552

Gain two completely random augments, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Avoid Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Chaos

Transmute: Chaos already provides two completely random augments, making the single random Gold augment from Transmute: Gold underwhelming by comparison. This pairing wastes valuable augment slots on layered RNG mechanics rather than guaranteed power. The randomness compounds unpredictability without offering sufficient payoff for sacrificing two augment slots.

Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Pandora's Box Pandora's Box Pandora's Box Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T3
Win Rate
53.87%
Pick Rate
0.37%
Games
75,146

Your current augments transform into an equal number of completely random Prismatic ones.

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Avoid Transmute: Gold + Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box transforms all current augments into random Prismatic ones, which would overwrite whatever Gold augment you received from Transmute: Gold. This creates a direct conflict where the Gold augment's value is completely negated. The layered randomness also means you lose any build direction or synergy you were developing.

Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Transmute: Gold Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.97%
Pick Rate
0.81%
Games
164,232

Gain one random Gold augment, excluding the other two offerings in your current assortment.

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Stats on Stats on Stats! Stats on Stats on Stats! Stats on Stats on Stats! Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T3
Win Rate
54.85%
Pick Rate
0.33%
Games
66,887

Gain 4 Stat Anvils , with a higher chance of obtaining Gold and Prismatic tier anvils. Additionally, on the next round of augment selection, you gain an additional reroll per augment slot.

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Avoid Transmute: Gold + Stats on Stats on Stats!

Stats on Stats on Stats! provides additional rerolls for the next augment selection round, which conflicts with Transmute: Gold's purpose of immediately securing a random Gold augment. If you wanted more control over your augment choices, taking Transmute: Gold contradicts that strategy. The reroll value from Stats on Stats on Stats! becomes partially wasted.

Augment Explained

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Transmutation: Gold Tier: Upgrades a random non-Transmutation Rune to Gold quality with 50% increased effects, a high-value early-game transition Transmutation choice.

Mechanics Breakdown

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Transmutation: Golden: Core effect: Upon selection, immediately randomly upgrade 1 non-Transmutation, non-Quest Rune to Golden quality. Quality bonus: Golden quality Rune effects increased by 50% (both base stats and additional bonuses increased by half). Special rule: If no upgradeable Rune is available, gain 1 random Golden quality base Rune. Limit: Cannot upgrade other Transmutation, Quest, or Upgrade Runes. One-time effect: Only activates once upon selection.

Trigger Conditions

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Transmutation: Gold Tier: Triggered immediately when selecting this rune Upgrade all basic function runes Upgrade all attribute runes

What Does Not Trigger

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Glitch: Gold: Evolving Runes, Quest Runes, Enhancement Runes, any Runes gained later

Hidden Mechanics

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Prismatic: Priority Lock: Upgrades the lowest quality rune first Stack Retention: Keeps all stacks after upgrade Task Inheritance: Upgrading prerequisite task runes preserves progress and increases rewards by 50% Double Upgrade by Prismatic: Gold runes can be upgraded to Prismatic quality by Prismatic

Best Champion Types

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Quality Change: Gold Rank: All champions who obtain basic Runes early Champions focused on multiple core systems Champions with tight Rune slots

Low-Value Champion Types

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Champions without any basic runes Champions preparing for Transcendent: Prismatic tier Champions who rely purely on items

Playstyle Tips

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Prismatic: Select immediately after getting core basic runes early. If gotten late, prioritize upgrading growth runes. Build playstyle around enhanced runes after upgrading. Can serve as precursor for Prismatic tier.

Best Augment Combos

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Prismatic: Transmute: Gold provides a random Gold augment, while Transmute: Prismatic grants a random Prismatic augment. This combination effectively doubles your augment acquisition, transforming a single Silver-tier pick into two powerful upgrades. The compounding value of gaining both a Gold and Prismatic augment creates exponential scaling that dramatically outperforms standard single augment selections. Transmute: Gold + Stats on Stats!: Transmute: Gold grants a random Gold augment, and Stats on Stats on Stats! provides 3 Stat Anvils with enhanced rarity chances. This pairing maximizes early-game resource acquisition by combining an immediate Gold-tier augment with multiple stat customization opportunities, creating a flexible foundation that adapts to any champion and compensates for Transmute's randomness. Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Chaos: Transmute: Gold delivers one random Gold augment, while Transmute: Chaos provides two completely random augments. This high-variance combination floods you with three total augments from a single selection window. The sheer quantity of additional effects creates overwhelming power potential, though outcomes vary significantly based on the random augment pool.

Bad Augment Synergies

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Avoid Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Prismatic: Both augments serve the same purpose of rerolling into higher rarity options, creating functional redundancy. Taking Transmute: Prismatic after Transmute: Gold wastes a slot that could provide actual combat power. The random nature of both means you have no control over what you receive, and using two slots on reroll mechanics severely gimps your build's power. Avoid Transmute: Gold + Transmute: Chaos: Transmute: Chaos already provides two completely random augments, making the single random Gold augment from Transmute: Gold underwhelming by comparison. This pairing wastes valuable augment slots on layered RNG mechanics rather than guaranteed power. The randomness compounds unpredictability without offering sufficient payoff for sacrificing two augment slots. Avoid Transmute: Gold + Pandora's Box: Pandora's Box transforms all current augments into random Prismatic ones, which would overwrite whatever Gold augment you received from Transmute: Gold. This creates a direct conflict where the Gold augment's value is completely negated. The layered randomness also means you lose any build direction or synergy you were developing. Avoid Transmute: Gold + Stats on Stats on Stats!: Stats on Stats on Stats! provides additional rerolls for the next augment selection round, which conflicts with Transmute: Gold's purpose of immediately securing a random Gold augment. If you wanted more control over your augment choices, taking Transmute: Gold contradicts that strategy. The reroll value from Stats on Stats on Stats! becomes partially wasted.

Common Mistakes

Transmute: Gold

Augments

Prismatic: Don't take without basic runes: Taking it empty wastes a rune slot. Don't upgrade bad runes: Randomly upgrading filler runes wastes the Prismatic effect. Don't take after Pandora's Box: It will be randomly changed. Don't forget it can be upgraded twice: After getting Prismatic tier, gold runes become Prismatic quality.