World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Upgrades to items are a method to boost the stats of an item. Based on the type of upgrade it can raise an item’s Mark level or Rarity, as well as boost other stats.
Upgrades to gear in The War Within requires a set number of Flightstones and Crests Each item comes with an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next item by a specific amount.
Item Level
The value of an item’s base stats increase when it is upgraded. This value is the sum of an item’s leveled-up perks (attack magic attack and defense). Upgrades to items can be costly depending on the upgrader and what type of upgrade you choose to do. This is due to the fact that many perks need to be replaced in order for the item to be upgraded.
It is also used as a gating requirement when queueing for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It is also used to limit how much PvP gear players can wear since PvP is not available at lower levels. The average item level is listed on the character sheet.
When deciding whether to purchase or sell gear players can evaluate the level of an item. It’s an indicator of the item’s condition and its quality. The level of the item can be used to compare items when examining the inventory of a vendor.
On PC, you can check the level of the item upgrader Mod using ALT, or by using the left stick on XB1 or PS4. This will show the item’s full description, including the ilvl. It can also be found by hovering over an item with the mouse cursor, and then typing /itemlevel into chat.
There are several theories about how the item level calculation is made. One theory is that the level is a number derived from a formula which calculates the amount an item’s stats are worth. It takes into account the fact that different perks have different values, and also that sockets have gems that increase the value of the item overall. This could result in an item’s ilvl which is calculated and is often very close to Blizzard’s actual level of the item.
However, this is not the only factor that can affect an item’s ilvl because the level of the region the item was dropped in could change the value of its stats, such as by adding an additional level to its haste rating or crit rating. Items that drop in higher-level instances will have a higher value.
Item Stats
Item stats are a big component of what determines the value of an item for players. The game utilizes them in many ways to encourage players not to limit themselves to a single weapon and to motivate players to explore other weapons. The base stats on a weapon are increased by the weapon’s stat modifications which are then boosted by the player’s level.
The upgrades to an item can increase its stats. The upgrade costs are determined by the rarity of the item. An item that is white or grey for instance, can only be upgraded once, while an item that has rare tiers can be upgraded several times at higher prices.
Affixes can also be used to change an item upgrade‘s stats. They are stat boosts that can be added by the player to an item. Affixes can provide the item additional damage, add a special ability to the item (such as reviving the dead or decreasing the cooldowns) or make the item unique by putting an additional name to the item.
All affixes can be currently re-rolled by selecting them in the upgrade menu pressing the green button. This procedure will cost the player a specific amount of gold as well as items that can be added to the upgrade gauge in the same way as the other rerolling options.
Players can upgrade an item by a specific stat or reroll attaches. The possible ranges of stats for an item are determined by the item level, but all items are guaranteed to have at least one stat within the specified range, unless it’s a unique item or the result of a God roll from a raid boss.
This is another thing that can be modified by adding the option to upgrade the equipment without having to reroll the affixes, or selecting which stats to enhance. But as with base equipment, this would need to be done on a per-item level, and the interface for comparing items wouldn’t show all possible stats gained or lost at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player increases the chance of finding items, the properties that are created by loot and the intensity of these properties. It does not, however, directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade items. It provides players with the chance to upgrade equipment earlier in the game. This is especially beneficial for early game runs, because players tend to put defenses and weapon scaling over raw damage gains.
In addition to influencing item discovery, Luck also increases the chance of success when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This is not to be confused with the Blacksmith’s overall chance of upgrading that increases with each item level and can be further increased by using an anti-material such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.
Armor, shields and weapons have the default Luck value of 40. These items can be enhanced by using golden ingots or spined leather (depending on the material they are made of) to increase the value of 40 luck or to increase an item’s existing Luck up to 140.
Certain items, like the weapon with Hollow-infused components, can also be equipped to increase the damage of any ability that is able to deal damage by 5%. These items can be found in the shop or crafted with the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Upgrades to items can be a costly process and not all upgrades will be successful. Cash shop items can be used to increase the chance of success of an upgrade or to prevent players from losing their items if it fails.
When you upgrade an item the success rate is shown in the Honing UI. The percentage is the probability of successful upgrading an item. This can be increased with Additional Materials or Special materials. There are limits to how much the success rates can be improved and the chance of an upgrade failing can’t exceed 100%..
The Luck of an item can affect the effectiveness of an upgrade. Every item has a success rate of 25 percent, and each item with Luck increases this chance by five percent.
Note that item upgrades are rendered above the inventory items which means that enchantment glints and other effects could be obstructed by them. 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.
