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World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
The upgrade of an item can be used to improve the stats of a particular item. Based on the type of upgrade it could boost an item's Mark Level or Rarity, and also boost other stats.
Each item has a track to upgrade it. Each upgrade increases the price of the next item by a specified amount.
Item Level
The value of an item's stats base increase when it is upgraded. The value is the sum of all of an item's upgraded perks (attack magic attack and defense). The cost of upgrading items can be high dependent on the upgrader and the kind of upgrade you decide to perform. This is due to how many perks must be replaced to allow the item to be upgraded.
It is also used as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It also serves to limit how much PvP gear players are able to wear, since PvP is limited at a lower level. Players can view their average item level in their character sheet.
The level of an item can help players compare the potency of gear when they decide to buy or sell. It's a sign of the damage and its quality. Comparing items in a vendor's stock can be done using the level of the item.
The level of the item can be checked by pressing the ALT key on your PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will display the item's full description, including the ilvl. You can also find it by hovering over an Best item upgrade and typing /itemlevel into chat.
There are a few theories on how the calculation of an item's level is made. One theory is that the level is a number that comes from a formula that calculates how much an item's stats are worth. It takes into account the fact that different perks have different values, and also that sockets have gems that increase the item's overall value. This can lead to an item's ilvl calculated, which is typically very close to Blizzard's actual item level.
However, this is not the only factor which affects an item's ilvl, since the level of the area the item is dropped into can change the value of its stats, for example by adding an additional level to its crit rating or haste rating. This means that items dropped at higher levels will have higher ilvl than those from lower-level instances.
Item Stats
The stats of an item are a major element in what determines the value of an item for players. The game makes use of a lot of them in various ways to encourage players to use multiple weapons, and prevent one weapon from being "the most effective." The stats of a base weapon are boosted by the weapon's stat modifications which are then enhanced by the player's level.
Upgrades to an item upgrader mod may boost its stats. The upgrade costs are determined by the rarity of the item. A grey or white item, for example, will only be upgraded once however, items that has rare tiers can be upgraded multiple times with more expensive costs.
Affixes are a different method to change an item's stats. They are stat boosters that can be added by the player to an item upgrade. Affixes can be used to give the item extra damage, or give a specific ability to the item (such as reviving dead or cutting down the duration of cooldowns), or make the item unique by giving a special name to the item.
All affixes are currently re-rolled by selecting them in the upgrade window and pressing the green button. This will cost a certain amount of gold and other items. These can be used as upgrade gauges as with other methods of rerolling.
Players can choose to upgrade an item by a specific stat or reroll affixes. The range of stats determined by the item's level. However, all items will include at least one stat within the same range, unless it's an item that is unique, or the item is a God Roll from a raid boss.
Another thing that could change is the possibility to upgrade equipment without having to roll the attachments, or pick which stats to increase. Like the base equipment, this must be done per item, and the interface for item comparison will not show all possible stats at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat for a player adds up to increase the chances of finding items, the properties spawned on loot drops and the intensity of those properties. However, it does not directly impact damage or the ability to upgrade items. It provides players with the chance to upgrade their gear earlier in the game. This is more advantageous in early game runs because players tend to put the scaling of weapons and defenses over raw damage gains.
In addition to influencing item discovery, Luck also increases the chances of success when upgrading items with the Blacksmith. This should not be confused with the Blacksmith's overall upgrade probability, which increases with each item level and can be further enhanced through the use of an anti-material such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.
Armor, shields and weapons can be created or spawned with the Luck property, with a default value of 40. These items can then be enhanced by golden ingots, spined leather or oak boards (depending on the type of material used) to grant an additional +40 Luck or to boost the Luck of an item, up to 140.
Certain items, such as the Hollow-infused weapon can also be crafted to increase the damage dealt by any ability that deals damage by 5percent. These items can be bought from the shop, or they can be crafted using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Upgrades to items are a costly process and not all upgrades will be successful. However, there are cash shop items that allow players to increase their success rate or prevent themselves from losing an item if the upgrade is unsuccessful.
The success rate of an upgrade can be seen in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the chance of successfully upgrading the item and can be increased by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The probability of success can only be increased as much, and the likelihood that the upgrade will fail cannot exceed 100%.
The Luck of an item can affect the effectiveness of an upgrade. Each item has an average success rate of 25%, and every item with Luck increases the chance of success by five percent.
It is important to note that upgrade items are rendered above the inventory items which means that enchantment glints and other effects could be masked by the overlays. If you wish to disable the Upgrade Item overlays, the config option decoration.renderUpgradeOverlays can be set to False in the item upgrade Upgrader CORE client config.