The Advanced Guide To Item Upgrade

WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades provide a guaranteed boost to certain stats. Each upgrade items increases the Item level Upgrade level by +3. Each upgrade also increases a random substat.

The upgraded gear typically has a higher trade value regardless of whether it has low requirements (like the FB shield of the sorc) or very high stat variance (like the eth titan weapons). Upgrades aren't as important for those with higher variance because of the requirement to roll a perfect version.

Recycle Points

The item upgrader mod upgrader lets players upgrade their gear by giving the currency to an NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any type of weapon or armor. However, the item used for the upgrade will remain in use for a long time and will not be able to be used again. Upgrades can be used to create enchantments.

You can upgrade your gear at any time by visiting the upgrader in any major city. To keep your gear up-to-date it is recommended you visit the upgrader every couple of weeks.

Upgrades will cost more, based on the item level, however they'll always be cheaper than purchasing new equipment. For example, upgrading a Benthic chest to 385 ilvl will cost 20 recycle points purchasing a similar piece from another player will costs 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are items that can be used to purchase weapon, armor, tool and accessory upgrades. They can be purchased from item upgraders NPCs for various currencies. They are also available on random treasure lists. Once an upgrade has been purchased, it can be applied to any weapon or tool using a button, which will display a preview of the item at the next upgrade level when the player has enough materials.

The upgrade cost depends on the item slot and current item level, with weapons costing more than gloves or bracers for instance. Each step costs 15 Flightstones and a few crests, with some upgrades offering discounts to lower the cost of Flightstones or the crests used. Once an item is upgraded to a certain degree it is able to be downgraded and sold to the upgrader for a lower price.

Many locations have upgraders for their items in addition to the main island and some outposts. The NPCs provide both an upgrade coupon and a possibility of obtaining the latest recipe. The discount for upgrades increases depending on the amount of items being upgraded, and can be increased by having players complete some specific achievements or complete quests.

Icewind Dale does not have an upgrader for items at the beginning unlike Cromwell from Baldur's Gate II. The NPCs who are able to facilitate upgrades are only accessible via a variety of ways. This is both a benefit as well as an issue.

In Season 3 the upgrade system was altered a bit, with some new features added. Once a player has upgraded to a certain item level for an armor slot, upgrading other items to the same item level, will cost less. This applies even if the items are from another set of equipment.

The discount applies to all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests needed to upgrade is reduced also, but is only available once certain milestones have been reached.

Crests

Players have a number of options when it comes to upgrading their equipment in WoW. Flightstones are an item that is available to all players for upgrading. Crests are more specific and are used for specific item level upgrades. Crests are an integral component of the Dragonflight Gear Progression System that was introduced in version 10.1. They are available in four ranks.

First, you should know that crests are only available for equipment that is of a particular rank. Each rank has an upgrade path that is different. The most basic and straightforward upgrade process costs just 15 crests while the most complicated requires as many as 20 crests based on the type of gear being upgraded.

Players can obtain crests by working through content that is of the appropriate level, which involves walking around and engaging in outdoor activities for gear of lower tiers, dungeons or raids of any difficulty for higher-tier items, or Mythic+ dungeons or heroic raid bosses to obtain endgame gear. Crests can be exchanged at an item upgrader NPC, such as Cuzolth in Dornogal, or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to get the appropriate upgrade paths and steps.

Utilizing these new currencies isn't too complicated, but the system will introduce a few modifications to the upgrade process. For instance, when an item level upgrade reaches the highest level of upgrading for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic) it won't require Flightstones to be upgraded. This change lets players upgrade their gear to the highest possible level for all their characters rather than relying on seasonal loot.

It's also crucial to choose crests wisely, as they have only one purpose. For instance it's a good idea to utilize all of your Whelpling rank crests on the top gear you have available and then keep Drake and Wyrm crests for the next batch of upgrades you plan on making. This is particularly applicable to items like trinkets and rings that fill multiple slots. The account-wide discount is only applicable when all the slots on the character are filled with top-quality equipment.