A Step-By-Step Guide To Item Upgrade
WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader
Upgrades will give you a boost to certain stats. Each upgrade boosts the level of an item by +3. A random extra substat is also added to each upgrade items.
The upgraded gear is usually more useful, unless the item has low requirements by nature (like FB sorc shields) or has a high variance in stats (like the eth Titan weapons). Upgrades are not as important for the latter because of the requirement to roll the perfect version.
Recycle Points
The item upgrader allows players to upgrade gear to a higher Item level upgrade level by providing the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied on any type of armor or weapons. The item used to upgrade the item will be consumed and can't be used again. Upgrades can also be applied to the enchantments.
You can upgrade your equipment at any time by visiting the upgrader in any major city. It is recommended to visit the upgrader at least once every few weeks, to ensure that your equipment is up-to-date.
The cost of upgrading will vary based on the current level of the item upgrader mod being upgraded however, they will always be less expensive than buying new gear from other sources. Upgrades like upgrading a Benthic chest to ilvl385 will cost you 20 recycle points. A similar item will cost you 105.
Valorstones
Upgrades are items that can be used for weapon, armor, tool, and accessory upgrades. They can be purchased through NPCs who sell upgrades to item owners for various currencies. They can also find them in random treasure lists. Once an upgrade has been purchased, it can be applied to any weapon or tool with an The button will show a preview of an item's next upgrade level, when there are enough materials.
Upgrade costs differ based on the item upgrading slot, and the current item level. For instance weapons are more expensive than bracers, or gloves. Each upgrade cost 15 Flightstones plus a certain number of crests. Certain upgrades provide discounts on Flightstones. After an item has been upgraded to a certain level it is able to be degraded and returned to the upgrader for a lower amount of the two currency types.
Item upgraders can be found at many locations on the main island as well as some outposts. The NPCs provide an upgrade discount and the chance to obtain a new upgrade recipe. The discount on upgrades increases as more items are upgraded. It can also be increased by having players finish certain achievements or quests.
Icewind Dale does not have an item upgrader at beginning, unlike Cromwell from Baldur's gate II. Instead, the NPCs that are available to help with upgrades require various methods which is both an improvement as well as a disadvantage.
In Season 3 the upgrade system has been altered a bit, with some new features added. Once a player has upgraded to a specific level for an armor slot, upgrading other items to the same item level will cost less. This applies even if those items come from a different set of gear.
The discount is available to all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests needed to upgrade is also reduced and is not available until players have reached certain milestones in their achievements.
Crests
When upgrading gear in WoW, players have a variety of choices. Flightstones are an option that is accessible to everyone for upgrading. Crests are more specialized and are utilized during specific item level upgrades. Crests are a crucial element of the Dragonflight Gear Progression System introduced in version 10.1. They are available in four ranks.
First, you must be aware that the crests can only be purchased for equipment that is with a certain rank. Each rank has distinct upgrade paths. The most basic and straightforward upgrade route costs 15 crests while the more complex one may require as many as 20 crests depending on the type of equipment that is being upgraded.
Players can earn crests by completing content at the appropriate level. This could be done by doing outdoor activities or taking on dungeons and raids of any difficulty to earn equipment of lower tier or Mythicbosses for raids, or dungeons with heroic difficulty for gear in the endgame. These crests are then exchanged with an upgrader for the item such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to upgrade the item in the proper steps and routes.
Utilizing these new currencies isn't too complicated however, the system does introduce some modifications to the upgrade process. When a piece attains the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer or Adventurer), it is no longer required to purchase Flightstones. This allows players to upgrade item their equipment to the highest level possible for all their characters, instead of relying on seasonal loot.
Another notable change is that crests have one usage therefore it's essential to make use of them in a responsible manner. It's best to use your Whelpling-rank Crests on the highest-quality gear that you can find and keep Drake and Wyrm Crests for the next set of upgrades. This is particularly applicable to trinkets and rings that occupy multiple slots on the character, which can only be eligible to avail the account-wide discount if all of the slots are full of high-quality equipment.