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World of Warcraft Item Upgrades

Item upgrades are a way to boost the stats of an item. Based on the type of upgrade it can increase an item's Mark Level or Rarity, as well as boost other stats.

Each item has a track for upgrading it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next one by a certain amount.

Item Level

The value of an item's base stats increases when it is upgraded. This value is the sum of all of an item's upgraded perks (attack magic attack and defense). The cost of upgrading items can be high depending on the upgrader and the type of upgrade items you choose to make. This is because of how many perks must be replaced in order for the item to be upgraded.

The level of an item is a popular measure of power, and can be seen on all tooltips for items. It also serves as a gating requirement while queueing for dungeons, raids and scenarios, and to limit the amount of PvP gear that a player can wear (since PvP is capped at the lower levels). Players can see their average item level in their character sheet.

When deciding to purchase or sell equipment, players can compare the level of an item. It's an indicator of the item's condition and its quality. Comparing items from a vendor's stock can be done by using the level of the item.

The item level can be viewed by pressing the ALT key on your PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will display the item's full description, including ilvl. It is also accessible by hovering over an item using the mouse cursor, and then entering /itemlevel into chat.

There are a few theories on how the calculation of the item's level is done. One theory is that the level is a numerical value derived from a formula which calculates how much an item's stats are worth. It takes into consideration that different perks are valued differently, and that gems found in sockets boost the value of the item. This can result in an item's ilvl which is calculated and is usually very close to Blizzards actual item level.

This isn't the only factor that influences the level of an item. The level of the area where the item dropped can also alter its stats. For instance, it could increase the item's haste or crit score. This means that items dropped at higher levels will have more value than items dropped in lower-level instances.

Item Stats

item upgrade stats are a big part of what determines the value of an item for players. The game uses a lot of them in a variety of ways to encourage players to play with multiple weapons, and to prevent one weapon from being "the best." The stat mods of a weapon boost the base stats. These stat mods are then increased by a player's skill.

The upgrades to an item can increase its stats. The rarity of an item determines its upgrade item cost. For instance, a gray or white item will only be upgraded once, whereas an item with rare tiers will be upgraded several times at higher prices.

Affixes are another way to change an item's stats. These are special stat boosts that can be added to an item by the player and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The affixes can be used to give items additional damage, special abilities (such as the ability to revive dead or reduce cooling downs) or to distinguish them by naming them.

Currently, all affixes can be modified by selecting them in the upgrade window and pressing the green button, which is accompanied by circling arrows. This procedure will cost the player a specific amount of gold and other items which can be used to add to the upgrade gauge in the same way as the other options for rerolling.

In addition to rerolling affixes, players can also choose which stats to be kept on an item after it is upgraded. The possible ranges of stats for an item are based on the level of the item, however all items are guaranteed to have at least one stat within that range, unless it's a unique item or a God roll from a boss of a raid.

This is another aspect that could be changed by adding an option to upgrade the equipment without having to reroll the affixes or choosing which stats to enhance. Like base equipment, it would have to be done per item and the item comparison interface would not display all the possible stats simultaneously.

Item Luck

The Luck stat of a player can increase the chance of finding items as well as the properties created by loot and the strength of these properties. It does not, however, directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade items. It simply gives the player a possibility to obtain better equipment in earlier waves and is thus more useful in the initial game run than in later ones, because most players value higher weapon scaling and defenses over raw damage gains.

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

Weapons, armor, and shields can be created or spawned using the Luck property, with an initial value of 40. These items can then be enhanced with golden ingots, spined leather, or oak boards (depending on the material of the item) to give +40 Luck or to increase the existing Luck of the item up to 140.

Certain items, like the weapon with Hollow-infused components, can also be equipped to increase the damage of any skill that deals damage by five percent. These items can be purchased at the store or made using the correct ingredients.

Item Failure

Upgrades to items are a costly process and not all upgrades will succeed. Cash shop items can be used to increase the chance of success of an upgrade, or to protect players from losing their items if it is not successful.

When you upgrade an item the rate of success is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage is the probability of successfully upgrading the item. This can be increased by using Additional Materials or Special materials. There are limitations to the extent to which the success rates can be improved, and the overall chance of an upgrade failing cannot exceed 100%.

The Luck of an item can influence the success of an upgrade. All items have an average success rate of 25 percent and each item upgrader mod with Luck increases the chance of success by 5%.

Note that item upgrades are rendered above the inventory items which means that enchantment glints and other effects can be masked by the overlays. 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.