WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader
Upgrades will give you a boost to specific stats. Each upgrade increases the level of the item by +3. A random substat is also added to each upgrade.
Upgraded gear generally sees more value in trade regardless of whether it has low requirements (like the FB shield of the sorc) or very high stat variation (like the eth titan weapons). The latter are less valuable from upgrading due to the need to roll for a perfect version.
Recycle Points
The item upgrader enables players to upgrade items gear to a higher item level by supplying the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any type of weapon or armor. However, the item used for the upgrade will remain in use for a long time and can't be used again. Upgrades can also be applied to enchantments.
You can upgrade your equipment anytime by visiting the upgrader in any major city. To keep your gear current it is recommended you visit the upgrader every couple of weeks.
Upgrades will cost more, based on the level of the item, however, they are always cheaper than buying new equipment. Upgrades like upgrading a Benthic chest to the level of ilvl385 will cost you 20 recycle points. Buying a similar item will cost you 105.
Valorstones
Upgrades are items that can be used for tools, armor, weapon, and accessory upgrades. They can be purchased by players from NPCs of item upgraders for various currencies. They can also find them on random treasure lists. Once purchased, an upgrade is able to be used on any tool, weapon, or armor. button, which will show a preview of the item at the next upgrade level if the player has sufficient materials.
The cost of upgrades varies based on the item slot and the current item level and the weapon's price is higher than gloves or bracers for instance. Each upgrade cost 15 Flightstones plus a certain number of crests. Some upgrades offer a discount on the Flightstones. Once an item is upgraded to a certain amount, it can be degraded and sold back to the upgrader for a lesser amount of the two currencies.
A lot of locations offer upgraders for items in addition to the main island and a few outposts. The NPCs offer both an upgrade coupon and a possibility of getting a new recipe. The upgrade discount increases according to the number of items being upgraded, and can be boosted by having players complete some specific achievements or complete quests.
Icewind Dale does not have an item upgrader at beginning, unlike Cromwell from Baldur's gate II. The NPCs who are able to facilitate upgrades are only available via a variety of ways. This is both a positive and a disadvantage.
In Season 3, many new features were added to the upgrade system. Once a player obtains an upgrade to a particular item level upgrade (cool training) level for a particular armor slot, upgrading further items to the same level will cost less even when they are part of an entirely different set of gear.
The discount applies to all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests required to upgrade is reduced also, but is only available when certain milestones have been reached.
Crests
Players have a variety of options when it comes to upgrading their gear in WoW. Flightstones are an option that is accessible to all players for upgrading. Crests are more special and are utilized during specific item level upgrades. Crests are a key element of the Dragonflight gear progression system, which was introduced in 10.1 and are available in 4 ranks.
First, you must be aware that the crests can only be purchased for gear that is of a particular rank. Each rank has a different upgrade path. The simplest and simplest upgrade route costs 15 crests while the more complex one can require as much as 20 crests depending on the type of equipment that is being upgraded.
Players can earn crests by working through content that is of the appropriate level, which involves walking around and engaging in outdoor activities for lower-tier gear, raids or dungeons with all difficulty for items of higher tier or Mythic+ dungeons or heroic raid bosses for gear that is used in the endgame. The crests can later be exchanged at an item upgrader NPC, such as Cuzolth in Dornogal, or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to get the appropriate upgrade pathways and steps.
The use of these currencies isn't too difficult, but the system introduces some changes to the overall upgrade process. For instance, once an item is at the highest level of upgrading for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic) it won't require Flightstones to be upgraded. This change allows players to upgrade their gear to the highest level possible on all of their characters, instead of relying on seasonal loot.
Another important change is that crests only have one use therefore it's essential to make use of them in a responsible manner. For instance it's a good idea utilize all of your Whelpling rank crests on the Best item upgrade equipment available and keep Drake and Wyrm crests to use for the next set of upgrades you plan to make. This is particularly true for items like rings and trinkets that fill multiple slots on the character which can only be eligible to take advantage of the account-wide discount when all of the slots are filled with top-quality equipment.