World of Warcraft item upgrade Upgrades
Upgrades to an item are a way to increase the stats of an item. Depending on the type of upgrade, it can boost an Best item upgrade's Rarity or Mark Level, and also boost other stats.
Upgrades to gear in The War Within requires a certain number of Flightstones and Crests and each item has an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the price of the next item by a certain amount.
Item Level
The value of an item's stats base increase when it is upgraded. This value is the total of all the leveled up perks (attack magic attack, attack defense). Upgrades can be costly, dependent on who you employ and what you do. This is due to the fact that many perks need to be replaced to allow the item to be upgraded.
It is also used as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It is also used to limit how much PvP gear players are able to wear, since PvP is limited at lower levels. Players can view their average level of items on their character sheet.
Using the item level will allow players to compare the potency of gear when they decide to buy or sell. It's a sign of the item's damage and quality. The level of the item can be used to compare items when looking at the inventory of a seller.
The level of the item can be seen 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 an item with the mouse cursor, and then entering /itemlevel into chat.
There are several theories on how the item level calculation is made. One theory states that the level of an item is determined by a formula that calculates the value of an item's stats really are. It takes into account the fact that different perks have different worth, and also that gems in sockets add to the overall value of the item. This can result in an item's ilvl which is calculated and is often very close to Blizzards actual level of the item.
This isn't the only thing that affects the level of an item. The degree of the area in which the item was dropped can alter its stats. For instance it can add a level to the item's haste, or crit rating. This means that items dropped at higher levels will have more the ilvl than items from lower level instances.
Item Stats
The stats of an item can determine the fate of an item for players. The game makes use of a lot of them in various ways to encourage players to play with a variety of weapons, and prevent one weapon from being "the most effective." The stat mods on a weapon boost the base stats. These stat mods are then increased by a player's skill.
Upgrades to an item can increase its stats. The cost of upgrades is determined by the rarity of the item. For instance, a gray or white item can only be upgraded once, whereas an item with the rare levels will be upgraded multiple times, at higher costs.
Affixes are a different method to change an item's stats. They are stat boosts that can be added by the player to an item. The affixes can be used to give the item extra damage, or add a unique ability to the item (such as reviving the dead or reducing the cooldowns), or make the item unique by putting an exclusive name to the item.
Currently, all affixes can be changed by selecting them from the upgrade window and pressing the green button using circles arrows. This process will cost the player a specific amount of gold and items which can be used to add to the upgrade gauge in the same manner as other options for rerolling.
Players can choose to upgrade an item by a specific stat, or reroll attaches. The range of stats determined by the item's level. However each item will have at least one stat in the range, unless they are an item that is unique or a God Roll from a boss in a raid.
This is another thing that could be changed by adding the option to upgrade item the equipment without rolling the affixes or choosing which stats to boost. As with the base equipment, this will have to be done per item, and the interface for item comparison would not display all the possible stats at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player increases the probability of obtaining items as well as the properties spawned by loot and the strength of these properties. It does not, however directly impact damage or the ability to upgrade items. It provides players with an opportunity to get better gear earlier in the game. This is especially beneficial for early game runs, since players tend to prioritize weapon scaling and defenses above raw damage gains.
Luck can also increase the chances of upgrading items at the Blacksmith. This is not to confuse with the Blacksmith’s overall upgrade chances, which increase with each new level of item. These can also be increased with the use of anti-materials like the Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing.
The shields, armor and weapons have the default Luck value of 40. These items can be improved by using golden ingots or spined leather (depending on the material they are made of) to add another 40 luck or to increase the luck of the item to 140.
Moreover some items, such as the Hollow weapon, which is infused with Hollow can be outfitted to increase the damage of any damage-dealing skill by five percent. These items are available at the store or constructed using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Item upgrades are costly and not every upgrade will be successful. Cash shop items can be used to increase the chances of success for an upgrade Item or to stop players from losing their item in the event that it is not successful.
The rate of success of an upgrade is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage indicates the probability of successfully upgrading an item upgrade. This can be increased by using Additional Materials or Special Materials. The percentage of success can only be increased so high, and the probability that an upgrade will fail cannot be greater than 100%..
The success of an item can be affected by the Luck of that item. Each item has a base success rate of 25%, and each item with Luck increases the chance of success by 5%.
It is important to note that upgrade items are rendered above the items in the inventory therefore enchantment glints and other effects could 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.