1.8 Patch notes

[KiloVictor]

The reason the enchantments were removed was the act of transforming the item destroyed the one you had in inventory and then created the opposition item.  So everyone time you changed from one item to the other you were destroying your present one which would wipe any enchant/permanent effect.
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The other thing that's fixed on test is that the new form is automatically equipped for you. It used to be that converting Anathema <-> Benediction gave you a new item in inventory which you then had to equip. Often I'd forget to do that in the heat of battle.

This should put an end to me wandering the tunnels of MC without a weapon in hand. :)

~Kv