WoW Upgrades - The item upgrader kit Upgrader
Upgrades provide a guaranteed boost to specific stats. Each upgrade boosts the level of an item by +3. Each upgrade also increases a random substat.
Upgraded gear generally sees more value in trade, unless it has inherently low requirements (like the FB sorc's shield) or has a high stat variance (like the eth titan weapons). Upgrades are less useful for the latter due to the need to roll the perfect version.
Recycle Points
The item upgrader allows players to upgrade their gear to a higher item level by providing the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be made on any type of armor or weapons. However, the Item Upgrade that is used to upgrade will be consumed forever and will not be able to be used again. Upgrades can be applied to Enchantments.
The upgrader can be found in every major city, and is accessible anytime to upgrade your equipment. To keep your gear up-to-date it is recommended that you visit the upgrader every few weeks.
The cost of upgrades will depend on the current level of the equipment being upgraded, but will always be cheaper than buying new equipment from other sources. For example upgrading a Benthic chest piece to 385 levels will cost 20 recycle points, while purchasing the same item from another player will costs 105.
Valorstones
Upgrades are items that can be used to purchase weapon, armor, tool, and accessory upgrades. They can be purchased by players from item upgrader NPCs in exchange for various currencies, and can be found in random treasure lists. Once an upgrade has been purchased, it can be used on any weapon or tool using an The button will display the item's next level of upgrade, when there are enough materials.
Upgrade costs differ based on the slot of the item and the current level of the item upgrades. For instance, weapons will cost more than bracers, or gloves. Each step costs 15 Flightstones and a variety of crests, with some upgrades having a discount to lower the cost of the Flightstones or crests used. Once an item is upgraded to a certain degree, it can be downgraded and sold to the upgrader for a lower price.
Item upgraders can be found at many locations, including the main island as well as some outposts. The NPCs offer both an upgrade discount and the chance to get a brand new upgrade recipe. The upgrade discount increases as more items are upgraded. It can be increased if players complete certain achievements or quests.
Contrary to Cromwell in Baldur's Gate II is no item upgrader available in the beginning of Icewind Dale. The NPCs that can assist with upgrades are available only through a variety of methods. This is both a positive and an issue.
In Season 3 the upgrade system has been tweaked a bit, with some new features added. After a player has upgraded to a specific level for an armor slot, upgrading other items to the same level, will cost less. This applies regardless of whether the items are from an entirely different set of equipment.
The amount of Valorstones needed to upgrade is reduced and the discount is available across all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests needed for upgrades is reduced as well, but is only available after certain milestones are reached.
Crests
When it comes to upgrading equipment in WoW, players have a variety of options. They can choose to use Flightstones that are a common upgrade currency available to everyone players, or crests that are more specialized and used to upgrade specific item levels. Crests are an essential part of the Dragonflight gear progression system introduced in 10.1 and are available in 4 ranks.
The first thing to remember is that Crests are only available to equipment of a certain rank. Each rank has distinct upgrade paths. The simplest and simplest upgrade is 15 crests. The most complex upgrade can require up to 20 crests, depending on the kind of gear that is being upgraded.
Players can obtain crests by finishing content at the appropriate level, which means walking around and doing outdoor activities for gear of lower tiers, dungeons or raids of all difficulty for items of higher tier, or Mythic+ heroic raid bosses and dungeons for endgame gear. The crests can then be exchanged with an item upgrader such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn, in Valdrakken to upgrade the item in the proper steps and paths.
Utilizing these new currencies isn't too difficult however, the system does introduce some modifications to the upgrade process. For instance, when a piece of equipment reaches the highest level of upgrading for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic) it won't need Flightstones to be upgraded. This is to allow players to get their gear up to the highest level possible on all their characters rather than relying solely on seasonal loot.
It's also crucial to choose crests in a wise manner, as they have only one purpose. For instance, it's a good idea make use of all your Whelpling-rank crests on the best gear you have available, and then keep Drake and Wyrm crests for the next round of upgrades you plan to make. This is especially relevant for trinkets and rings that occupy multiple slots on the character, that will be able to benefit from the account-wide discount if all of the slots are full of high-quality equipment.