Path of Exile Item Upgrading
Item upgrading allows players to upgrade their weapons and equipment with new affixes that boost the base stats of the item or adding additional perks. To upgrade items, players must have the item in their inventory, and also access the kiln.
Typically objects that have weak bases (like rings) can be upgraded to a stronger base while objects with strong bases, such as eth titans do not vary significantly in their stats after being upgraded.
Upgrade components
Upgrade components can be added to armors, weapons, trinkets, and gathering tools. They provide an attribute benefit, or an additional benefit, while the equipment is being used. They can be purchased from vendors, retrieved as loot by enemies, or gotten from missions and chests. Some upgrades can have additional cosmetic effects. Most upgrades require that the equipment be at a certain level to upgrade.
To upgrade a weapon, armor or other item in the game, players must select it and then click on the Upgrade button on the toolbar. This will show a preview on the right side of the screen that shows what the expected upgrade statistics will be, as well as the required material or component needed for the upgrade to take place.
There are three kinds of upgrade components including universal upgrades, prefix upgrades and suffix upgrades. Universal upgrades, like gems, can be used on any kind of equipment. They provide a smaller bonus than upgrade components that have a specific type limitation. Infusions are jewels that are only available in legendary and ascended equipment. They provide the same benefits as jewels, however they cannot be used in any other equipment. Suffix upgrades are able to be placed in gathering tools, will add their names to the end of the name of the item they are attached to, for instance adding an Glyph to the Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor will make it a Canthan Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor.
If an individual upgrades a gathering tool, and replaces the glyphs with a different one the old one will be returned to their inventory. If you replace another upgrade component with a glyph, it will be destroyed, with the exception for the inscriptions, which can be freely swapped.
Leveling
Path of Exile's upgrade system is different from previous versions in several fundamental ways. Gear is now categorized in tracks, and each item can be upgraded a certain number of times before it's "leveled out." The upgrade costs increase with each level, but the materials needed do not. This allows players to focus their efforts on a handful of essential items and maximize their impact, instead of spreading the cost of upgrades across several items.
This allows the item to receive upgraded components and a greater chance of success. This bonus is known as the Artisan’s Energy and it resets to 0 if the upgrade fails or increases if the upgrade succeeds.
Once a piece is upgraded to the maximum level, it is able to get the affixes needed to enhance its abilities. The number of affixes that are available depends on the item's base type. For example, a rare or unique weapon with a normal base will only have two affixes for it, whereas legendary armors will have up to eight affixes for it.
Each upgrade step will require the use of a certain amount of Flightstones and crests, depending on the item's current level and the item slot it's in. In general, weapons will require more Flightstones to upgrade than other kinds of equipment.
If an item upgrade fails to reach its maximum level, the NPC offers the player the option to transfer it to a different character and then re-infuse it with a different set of upgrades. This process can take up to two hours, and costs the same amount of material. However it has a lower success rate.
Engineers may utilize a level to compare the height of the building with an established point, such as the benchmark. This method is known as a "level loop." This involves taking readings using the level, backsighting rod and then turning the level to take the foresighting rod reading. This method guarantees that structures are built to the highest degree of precision and safety.
Rerolling
Rerolling refers to the process of altering an item's upgrade components. It is a crucial aspect of the game and can dramatically improve an item's strength, damage, or other attributes. It is possible to do this through the item menu or by pressing the Reroll button every time you upgrade an item. Rerolling an Best item upgrade can be costly and should be done sparingly.
The game lets players recycle upgraded items, and use them to obtain Reroll tokens. These tokens are then used to upgrade the original item or another item of the same type. Recyclable items come with an indicator of the level which shows how much of the upgrade gauge has been filled. The amount of level that has been filled is contingent on the rarity and the upgrade cost of the item.
Prior to this, some upgrade items were given priority affixes, which made them more accessible for players to roll. This meant that you'd get the stats most important to your build more often than others. These included things such as the armor's total armor, thorns and control impaired duration reduction stats or the weapon's bonus attack speed and critical strike chance.
This has changed since the latest patch. Priority affixes are no longer required and all upgrades will have the same chance of rolling for each stat. This could be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and want from your equipment.
Each upgraded item can be equipped with a special bonus that boosts the power of the item level upgrade by a fixed percentage or a flat amount. These bonuses are added to the normal affixes. The more you improve an item, the better the chance of receiving a unique bonus.
The game also comes with a number of sets, which give a set bonus when three or more upgraded items from the same set are equipped on an item. This is a good method to give an individual character more power without spending a ton of money.
Many players choose to reroll their equipment and weapons, particularly in the beginning of the game. Rerolling can give players a faster route to becoming a strong character and allows them to climb high tiers and progress the game more quickly.
Sets
Sets are collections of elements that can be organized in various ways. They could be of various sizes, contain none of the elements, or have a single element. They are useful for organizing data or sorting information. They can also be used to study patterns. Sets can be classified in many ways, including size and shape.
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom provides an extensive selection of upgradeable set items. Some items are worth upgrading, while others aren't. Upgrades are worthwhile for armor sets with high defense values and set bonuses. However, most upgrades to weapons don't improve the quality of the item's stats when compared to their purple counterparts. This makes them less attractive to upgrade if you have a lot of armor pieces or weapons.
Set items can be upgraded to include specific functions that are beneficial for specific builds. This is evident in Aldur's Advance Boots and Guillaume's Face. Both were upgraded from Exceptional Winged Helm and Exceptional Mirrored Boots respectively, increasing their defense by 217 to 321 (Strength requirement and Level requirement increased as well).
Upgrades can also be done to bring certain items up to the level of the levels. The Immortal King Set, for instance, comes with a wide range of levels, ranging from 29 to 75. Upgrades to lower-level items could improve their defense, and increase their competitiveness in terms of damage.
To determine if an item is worth upgrading, players must click the upgrade item button in the screen for their character. The item's attributes will be displayed together with any required items. To upgrade the No-mouth face, for example, 1.1K Scrap Materials will be required, 250 Enchanted Dust and 5 Glowing Shards. Players can also verify the upgrade requirements for specific items at the Cyrodiil Golden vendor or Leaderboard.
In general, weapons and jewelry offer greater value for trading when fully upgraded than armor. Particularly, for weapons that feature damage glyphs that are spell-like or weapon-related, upgrading them to gold is recommended because it will provide a significant improvement in their stats. It will also boost the defense value of armor with an updated appearance.