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WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades give you an increase in specific statistics. Each upgrade increases the level of the item by +3. A random additional substat is also added to every upgrade.

Upgraded gear is generally more valuable, unless it has a low requirement by nature (like FB sorc shields) or has a large variance in stats (like Eth Titan weapons). Upgrades are less useful for those with higher variance because of the requirement to roll an exact version.

Recycle Points

The item upgrader allows players to upgrade their gear to a higher item level by supplying the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any type of weapon or armor. The item upgrader mod used to upgrade the item is discarded and cannot be used again. Upgrades can be applied to Enchantments.

You can upgrade your equipment at any time by visiting the upgrader in any major city. It is recommended that you visit the upgrader once every few weeks to keep your equipment up to date.

The cost of upgrades will depend on the current item level of the gear being upgraded however, they will always be less expensive than buying new gear from other sources. Upgrades such as upgrading a Benthic chest up to 385 ilvl will cost you 20 recycle points. A similar item will cost you 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are items that can be used to upgrade weapons, tools, armor, and other accessories. They can be purchased by players through item level upgrade upgrader NPCs in exchange for different currencies, and can also be found in random treasure lists. Once purchased, an upgrade is able to be applied to any tool, weapon or armor. The button will display the item's next upgrade level when there are enough materials.

Upgrade costs differ based on the slot of the item and the current level of the item. For example weapons cost more than gloves, bracers or bracers. Each upgrade costs 15 Flightstones plus a set number of crests. Certain upgrades provide a discount on the Flightstones. Once an item has been upgraded to a certain degree it is able to be downgraded and sold to the upgrader for a lower price.

Item upgraders can be found at many locations on the main island as well as some outposts. The NPCs offer an upgrade coupon and a chance to obtain the latest recipe. The discount for upgrades increases with the number of items that are being upgraded. It is also possible to be increased by having players complete some specific achievements or complete quests.

Unlike Cromwell in Baldur's Gate II there is no item upgrader available in the beginning of Icewind Dale. Instead, the NPCs that are available to facilitate upgrades must be acquired through several methods, which is both an improvement and a drawback.

In Season 3, many new features have been added to the upgrade system. After the player has upgraded to a certain level of item for an armor slot, upgrading other items to the same level will cost less. This is regardless of whether the items are from another set of equipment.

The discount is available to all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests needed to upgrade is cut too, but it is only available after certain milestones have been reached.

Crests

Players have several choices when it comes to upgrading their equipment in WoW. They can choose to use Flightstones, which are a common upgrade currency available to everyone, or crests, which are more specific and consumed during upgrades on specific levels of items. Crests are a crucial part of the Dragonflight Gear Progression System, which was introduced in version 10.1. They come in four ranks.

The first thing to note is that crests are only able to be used on gear of a specific rank, and each rank has different requirements for its upgrade path. The simplest and simplest upgrade path costs 15 crests, while the more complex one requires as many as 20 crests depending on the type of equipment that is being upgraded.

Players can obtain crests by completing content of the appropriate level, which involves walking around and performing outdoor activities for gear of lower tiers, raids or dungeons of all difficulty for items of higher tier, or Mythic+ heroic raid bosses and dungeons to obtain endgame gear. These crests are then exchanged with an item upgrader, such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn, in Valdrakken for the appropriate upgrade steps and routes.

The new currency system isn't too difficult to use, however it does bring some changes to the upgrade process. Once a piece of gear attains the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer or Adventurer), it no longer requires Flightstones. This change lets players upgrade their equipment to the highest level possible for all their characters, instead of relying on seasonal loot.

It's also essential to use crests in a wise manner, as they only have one use. For instance, it's a good idea to make use of all your Whelpling-rank crests on the best gear you have available, and then save Drake and Wyrm crests for the next round of upgrades you plan on making. This is particularly relevant for items like trinkets and rings that fill several slots. The discount on the account will only apply when all slots on the character are filled with high-quality gear.