The Ultimate Guide To Item Upgrade

WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades provide a guaranteed boost to certain stats. Each upgrade increases item level by 3. Each upgrade also increases a random substat.

The more modernized gear generally has a more value in trade, unless it has inherently low requirements (like the FB sorc's shield) or has a high stat variance (like Eth titan weapons). The latter are less valuable from upgrading due to the requirement to roll for a perfect model.

Recycle Points

The Item Level Upgrade upgrader allows players to upgrade their gear by offering the currency to an NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any type of weapon or armor. However, the item used for the upgrade will be consumed forever and will not be able to be used again. Upgrades can be used to create Enchantments.

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

Upgrades will cost more depending on the level of the item however, they are always cheaper than buying new gear. For instance upgrading a Benthic chest piece to ilvl 385 will cost 20 recycle points while purchasing the same item from another player will costs 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are items that can be used to improve the quality of weapons, tools, armor, and other items. They are purchased by players from NPCs that sell upgrades to items in exchange for different currencies, and can 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 a preview of an item's next upgrade level, if there are enough materials.

Upgrade costs vary depending on the slot for the item and the current level of the item upgrades. For example weapons are more expensive than gloves, bracers or bracers. Each upgrade costs 15 Flightstones and a few crests, with some upgrades offering discounts to reduce the cost of the Flightstones or crests used. Once an item upgrade has been upgraded to a certain degree, it can be degraded and sold back to the upgrader for a lower amount of both currencies.

Upgraders for items are available in many places including the main island, as well as a few outposts. The NPCs provide an upgrade discount and a chance to acquire a new upgrade recipe. The discount for upgrades increases depending on the amount of items being upgraded. It is also possible to be increased by requiring players to complete specific achievements or complete quests.

Unlike Cromwell in Baldur's Gate II is no upgrader for items at the beginning of Icewind Dale. Instead the NPCs that can be used to upgrade must be acquired through various methods which is both an improvement and a drawback.

In Season 3 the upgrade system was modified a bit, and several new features added. When a player has an upgrade to a specific level for an item in an armor slot, upgrading further items to that same item upgrader mod level will cost less, even in the event that they are part of a different gear set.

The amount of Valorstones needed for upgrades is decreased, and the discount is available across all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests needed for upgrades is reduced also, but is only available after certain milestones have been reached.

Crests

When upgrading gear in WoW, players have a couple of options. Flightstones are an option that is accessible to everyone who wants to upgrade. Crests are more special and are used for specific item level upgrades. Crests are an essential part of the Dragonflight gear progression system, which was introduced in 10.1, and come in four ranks.

The first thing to remember is that the crests can only be purchased for gear that is of a particular rank. Each rank comes with distinct upgrade paths. The simplest and simplest upgrade costs 15 crests. The most complex upgrade can require up to 20 crests, based on the type or equipment being upgraded.

Players can obtain crests by completing content of the appropriate level, whether that involves walking around and engaging in 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 for endgame gear. These crests are then exchanged with an item upgrader such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn, in Valdrakken for the appropriate upgrade steps and pathways.

The new currency system isn't difficult to use, but it will bring some modifications to the upgrade process. For instance, once an item is at the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic) it will no longer require Flightstones to be upgraded. This change is designed to allow players to get their equipment to the highest possible ilvl for all their characters instead of relying on seasonal loot.

Another significant modification is that crests have one usage therefore it's essential to make use of them in a responsible manner. For instance it's best to utilize all of your Whelpling rank crests on the best equipment available, and then keep Drake and Wyrm crests to use for the next set of upgrades you're planning to create. This is particularly applicable to items like trinkets and rings that take up several slots. The account-wide discount will only be applicable if all the slots on the character are filled with top-quality equipment.