If you buy the tree (base + Transmute/Aug/Regal), you spend more than the 1-exalt dump. Only print if the rings dropped for free.
Cost to follow the tree
7.0 exalt1× white Gold Ring (~1 exalt) + Transmute + Aug + Regal, per attempt. Hits still list at the 1-exalt cluster.
Normal Gold Ring
p25 1 exalt · median 2.2 exalt · n=10 of 18911 transmute / 1 alchemy / 1 exalt
Gold Ring life + dual-res (loose)
p25 1 exalt · median 1 exalt · n=10 of 10000cheapest 10 are 1 exalt Instant Buyout
Currency Exchange: Orb of Transmutation 1 exalt · Orb of Augmentation 2.6 exalt · Regal Orb 2.1 exalt. Trade2 Instant Buyout for these orbs was empty — item-trade asks are not a fillable mat price.
Buy
Do not buy a pile today. Use dropped Gold / Ruby / Sapphire / Topaz rings. Trade2 whites are already ~1 exalt.
Sell this
Life + two resists, or life + rarity. On 2026-09-18 the cheap cluster was 1 exalt Instant Buyout (n=10 of 10k).
Session cost
Not a printer. Finished life/res rings Instant-Buyout at 1 exalt, and the orbs cost more.
Batch
If the ring dropped free, Transmute/Regal and list. If you have to buy the base, skip.
Walk the tree
Answer one question at a time. You can step back.
Decide
Did you search Trade2 for life + resist Gold/Ruby/Sapphire rings sold this week?
Same base + the keep mods. Ignore week-old listings and a single huge vanity ask.
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.