14 Common Misconceptions About Item Upgrade

WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades can give you boosts in certain statistics. Each upgrade boosts the level of an item by +3. A random substat is also added to each upgrade.

Upgraded gear generally sees higher trade value, unless it has inherently low requirements (like the FB shield of the sorc) or has a high stat variation (like the eth titan weapons). Upgrades aren't as useful for those with lower requirements due to the need to roll an exact version.

Recycle Points

The item upgrader enables players to upgrade gear to a higher level by providing the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied on any type of armor or weapons. However, the item upgrades that is used to upgrade will be consumed forever and can't be used again. Upgrades can also be used to create enchantments.

You can upgrade your gear at any time by visiting the upgrader in any major city. It is recommended to visit the upgrader once every few weeks to ensure that your equipment is up to date.

Upgrades can cost more based on the item level, however they'll always be less expensive than purchasing new gear. For example upgrading a chest piece from Benthic to 385 ilvl will cost 20 recycle points while purchasing the same item upgrader mod from a different player will cost 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are useful items which can be used to improve the quality of weapons tools, armor, and accessories. They can be purchased through NPCs who sell upgrades to item upgrader kit owners for various currencies. They can also find them in random treasure lists. Once an upgrade is purchased it can be used on any weapon or tool with a button, which will display a preview of the item level upgrade when it is upgraded if the player has sufficient materials.

The cost of upgrading varies based on the slot of the item and the current level of the item. For instance weapons are more expensive than gloves, bracers, or bracers. Each upgrade costs 15 Flightstones and a few crests, with some upgrades offering discounts to lower the cost of the Flightstones or the crests used. Once an item is upgraded to a certain degree and is degraded, it can be sold and sold back to the upgrader for a lower amount of both currency types.

Many locations have upgraders for their items which include the main island and some outposts. The NPCs provide an upgrade discount and a chance to get a brand new upgrade recipe. The discount on upgrades increases depending on the amount of items that are being upgraded, and can be boosted by having players complete specific achievements or complete quests.

Contrary to Cromwell in Baldur's Gate II, there is no upgrader for items at the start of Icewind Dale. Instead the NPCs that are available to help with upgrades require a variety of means, which is both an improvement but also a drawback.

In Season 3, several new features were added to the upgrade system. Once the player has upgraded to a specific level for an armor slot, upgrading other items to the same item level, will cost less. This is true even if the items come from a different set of equipment.

The amount of Valorstones needed to upgrade is reduced and the discount is account-wide. The amount of Harbinger Crests required for upgrades is reduced as well, but is only available after certain milestones are reached.

Crests

Players have a variety of options for upgrading their gear in WoW. Flightstones are an option that is accessible to everyone who wants to upgrade. Crests are more specialized, and are used during specific item level upgrades. Crests are a crucial part of the Dragonflight Gear Progression System that was introduced in version 10.1. They are available in four ranks.

The first thing to note is that crests are only able to be used on equipment that is of a particular rank, and each rank has its own requirements for its upgrade path. The simplest and simplest upgrade costs 15 crests. The most complex upgrade could require as much as 20 crests, contingent on the kind of equipment being upgraded.

Players can earn crests through completing content at the appropriate level. This could be by doing outdoor activities, or by doing dungeons or raids in any difficulty to earn lower-tier gear or Mythicbosses for raids, or dungeons that have a high difficulty for endgame gear. These crests can then be exchanged at an item upgrader NPC like Cuzolth in Dornogal or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to get the appropriate upgrade pathways and steps.

Using these new currencies isn't too complicated however, the system will introduce a few changes to the overall upgrade process. For example, once an item is at the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic) it won't require Flightstones to be upgraded. This allows players to upgrade their equipment to the highest possible level for all their characters rather than relying on seasonal loot.

Another important change is that crests have one use and it's crucial to make use of them in a responsible manner. For instance, it's best to make use of all your Whelpling-rank crests on the Best item upgrade equipment available, and then save Drake and Wyrm crests to use for the next set of upgrades you plan to create. This is particularly true for items like rings and trinkets that fill multiple slots on the character, that will be able to take advantage of the account-wide discount when all of the slots are full of high-quality gear.