20 Things You Need To Know About Item Upgrade

WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades provide a guaranteed boost to certain stats. Each upgrade increases the level of the item by +3. A random extra substat is also increased with each upgrade.

The more modernized gear generally has a higher trade value as long as it meets low requirements (like the FB sorc's shield) or a very high stat variation (like the eth titan weapons). The latter see less value from upgrading due to the requirement to roll to get a perfect version.

Recycle Points

The upgrader for items allows players to upgrade their gear to a higher level by supplying the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any kind of weapon or armor. However, the item that is used to upgrade will remain in use for a long time and cannot be used again. Upgrades can also be applied to enhancements.

You can upgrade your gear anytime by visiting the upgrader in any major city. It is recommended that you visit the upgrader once every few weeks to ensure that your equipment is up-to-date.

Upgrades will cost more depending on the item level, however they'll always be less expensive than purchasing new gear. Upgrades such as upgrading a Benthic chest to 385 ilvl will cost you 20 recycle points. Buying a similar Item Level Upgrade will cost you 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are items that can be used to purchase weapons, armor, tools and accessory upgrades. They can be purchased from NPCs of item upgraders for various currencies. They can also find them on random treasure lists. Once an upgrade has been purchased, it can be used on any weapon or tool using an button, which displays a preview of the item at its next upgrade level if the player has sufficient materials.

The upgrade cost depends on the item slot and the current level of the item level upgrade as well as the level of the weapon, which is more than gloves or bracers, for instance. Each step costs 15 Flightstones and a few crests, with some upgrades having a discount to reduce the cost of Flightstones or crests used. Once an item has been upgraded to a certain level, it can be degraded and returned to the upgrader for a lesser amount of the two currencies.

Many locations have upgraders for their items, including the main Island and a few outposts. The NPCs offer both an upgrade discount and a chance to acquire a new upgrade recipe. The discount for upgrades increases with the number of items being upgraded, and can be increased by requiring players to complete specific achievements or complete quests.

Icewind Dale does not have an item upgrader at start, unlike Cromwell from Baldur's Gate II. Instead the NPCs that can be used to upgrade items are acquired via various methods that are both an improvement and a drawback.

In Season 3 the upgrade system has been modified a bit, and some new features added. After a player has earned an upgrade to a particular item level for a particular armor slot, upgrading further items to that same item level will be less expensive, even in the event that they belong to an entirely different set of gear.

The discount applies to all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests needed for upgrades is also reduced and is not available until players reach certain achievement milestones.

Crests

When upgrading equipment in WoW, players have a few options. Flightstones are an item that is available to everyone for upgrading. Crests are more special and are utilized during specific item level upgrades. Crests are the main component of the Dragonflight gear progression system introduced in 10.1, and come in four ranks.

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

Players can earn crests through finishing content at the appropriate level. This could mean doing outdoor activities or completing dungeons and raids in all difficulties to get lower-tier gear or Mythicbosses for raids, or dungeons that have a high difficulty for endgame gear. These crests are then exchanged with an upgrader such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn, in Valdrakken for the appropriate upgrade steps and routes.

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

Another important modification is that crests have one purpose, so it's important to use them properly. It is best to use your Whelpling-rank crests on the top-quality equipment you can locate, and keep Drake and Wyrm Crests for the next round of upgrades. This is particularly relevant for items like trinkets and rings that take up several slots. The discount for the entire account is only applicable when all the slots on the character are filled with high-quality equipment.