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World of Warcraft Item Upgrades

Upgrades to an item are a way to increase the stats of an item. Depending on the type of upgrade you choose, it can boost the rarity of an item, or its Mark Level, and also boost other stats.

Each item comes with a track for upgrading it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next one by a set amount.

Item Level

When an item gets upgraded, its base stats increase in value. This is the sum of all its upgraded advantages (attack, magic attack and defense). Upgrades can be costly, depending on who you hire and what you decide to do. This is due to how many perks need to be replaced in order for the item to be upgraded.

It can also be used as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It is also used as a gating requirement when waiting for dungeons, scenarios and raids, and to limit the amount of PvP gear that a player can wear (since PvP is restricted to an lower level). The average item level can be found on the character sheet.

When deciding whether to purchase or sell gear, players can compare the levels of the item. It's a sign of the item's condition and its quality. The level of an item can be used to evaluate items when evaluating a vendor's inventory.

The item level can be checked by pressing the ALT key on a PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will display the complete description of the item, as well as its level. You can also locate it by hovering over an item and typing in /itemlevel chat.

There are various theories on how the item level calculation is made. One theory is that the item level is a number derived from a formula that determines the amount an item's stats are worth. It takes into consideration the fact that different perks have different values, and also that gems in sockets increase the item's overall value. This could result in an item's ilvl calculated, which is often very close to Blizzard's actual level of the item.

However, this is not the only factor which determines the ilvl of an item, because the size of the area the item was dropped in could alter the value of its stats, for instance by adding a level to its haste or crit rating. Items that drop in higher-level situations will have a higher ilvl.

Item Stats

The stats of an item are a major element in what makes or breaks an item for players. The game utilizes them in various ways to encourage players to not limit themselves to one weapon and to motivate players to experiment with other weapons. The base stats of a weapon are increased by the weapon's stat mods which are then boosted by the player's level.

Upgrades to an item can boost its stats. The costs for upgrades are determined by the rarity of the item. An item that is white or grey for instance, can only be upgraded once however, items that has rare tiers can be upgraded multiple times with higher costs.

Another method to alter the stats of an item is by affixing it. These are special stat boosts that can be added to an item by the player, and are available in all sizes and shapes. The affixes can provide the item additional damage, add a special capability to the item (such as reviving dead or reducing cooldowns) or make the item unique by giving an additional name to the item.

Currently, all affixes can be changed by selecting them from the upgrade window and pressing the green button, which is accompanied by circling arrows. This will cost a specific amount in gold and items. They can also be used as upgrade gauges, as with other methods of rerolling.

Players can upgrade an item by specific stats or reroll attaches. The stat ranges are determined by the item's level. However, all items will contain at least one stat in the range, unless they are an item that is unique, or an item that has a God Roll from a boss in a raid.

Another thing that can be modified by introducing an option to upgrade the equipment without having to reroll the affixes or deciding which stats to enhance. But as with base equipment, this would have to be performed on a per-item basis, and the item compare interface will not show all the stats that could be gained or lost at once.

Item Luck

A player's Luck stat stacks up to increase the odds of item discoveries as well as the properties that appear on loot drops, and the intensity of the properties. It doesn't, however, directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade items. It provides players with the chance to upgrade their gear earlier in the game. This is especially advantageous in the early game, since players tend to prioritize defenses and weapon scaling over raw damage gains.

In addition to influencing item discovery, Luck also increases the chance of success when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This should not be confused with the Blacksmith's overall upgrade chance that increases with each level of the Best item upgrade and can be further increased through the use of an anti-material such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.

Armor, shields and weapons have a default Luck value of 40. These items can be augmented with golden ingots, or spined leather (depending on their material type) to add another 40 luck or to increase an item's existing Luck up to 140.

Additionally, certain items, such as the Hollow infused weapon can be outfitted to increase the damage dealt by any damage-dealing skill by 5percent. These items can be purchased in the shop or crafted with the right ingredients.

Item Failure

Not all upgrades are successful. However, there are cash shop items which allow players to increase their chances of success or even prevent them from losing an item in the event that the upgrade fails.

When you upgrade item an item, the rate of success is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the probability of completing the upgrade successfully and can be enhanced by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The percentage of success can only be increased by so much, and the chance that the upgrade will fail cannot exceed 100%.

The luck of an item may affect the success of an upgrade. Each item has an average success rate of 25% and every item upgrader mod with Luck increases that chance by an additional 5percent.

It is important to note that upgrade items are rendered above the items in the inventory, so enchantment glint and other effects could be obstructed by them. If you wish to disable the upgrade overlays, the config option decoration.renderUpgradeOverlays can be set to False in the Item Upgrader CORE client config.