World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
The upgrade of an item can be used to boost the stats of a particular item. Based on the type of upgrade you choose, it may increase the rarity of an item, or its Mark Level and increase other stats.
Upgrading gear in The War Within requires a specified number of Flightstones and Crests and each item has an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the cost of the following one by a certain amount.
Item Level
When an item is upgraded, its stats improve in value. The value is the sum of all the upgraded perks (attack, magic attack and defense). Upgrades can be expensive, dependent on who you employ and what you decide to do. This is due to how many perks need to be replaced to allow the item to get upgraded.
It is also used to enforce gating requirements when waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It also serves to limit how much PvP gear players can wear, since PvP is limited at lower levels. The average level of an item is listed on the character sheet.
The level of an item will allow players to compare the potency of gear when they decide to buy or sell. It's a measure of the item's damage and quality. Comparing items from the inventory of a vendor is possible using the level of the item.
The level of the item can be viewed by pressing the ALT key on PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will show the full description of the item, including its value. You can also locate it by hovering over an item and typing /itemlevel into chat.
There are several theories about how the calculation of the item's level is made. One theory suggests that the level of an item is calculated by a formula that calculates how valuable an item's stats really are. It considers the fact that various perks have different value and gems in sockets add to the overall value of the item. This process can result in a calculated value for the item's ilvl which is usually close to Blizzard's actual item level.
This isn't the only thing that affects the level of an item. The level of the area where the item was dropped may change its stats. For instance it can add a level to the item's haste, or crit rating. This means that items that drop at higher levels will have higher value than items dropped in lower-level instances.
Item Stats
Item stats can be the difference between a good or bad item for players. The game uses a variety of them in different ways to encourage players to use multiple weapons, and to prevent one weapon from being "the most effective." The stat modifications of weapons boost base stats. These stat mods are then boosted by a player's skill.
The upgrades to items add by boosting certain stats on the item. The costs for upgrades are determined by the rarity of the item. For instance, a gray or white item can only be upgraded once, while items with rare tiers can be upgraded many times, at higher costs.
Another method of altering the stats of an item is to use affixes. These are special stat boosts that can be added to an item by the player, and are available in all shapes and sizes. The affixes can do things like give the item additional damage, or give a specific capability to the item (such as reviving dead or reducing the duration of cooldowns) or make the item unique by putting an additional name to the item.
All affixes can be being re-rolled right now by selecting them in the upgrade window pressing the green button. 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 way as the other options for rerolling.
Players can choose to upgrade an item to a specific stat, or reroll attaches. The possible stat ranges for an item are based on the level of the item, however all items are guaranteed to have at least one stat within that range, unless it's a unique item or a God roll from a raid boss.
This is another aspect that can be modified by adding an option to upgrade the equipment without having to reroll the affixes or deciding which stats to enhance. Similar to base equipment, it would have to be done per item and the item comparison interface will not show all possible stats at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player boosts the probability of obtaining items and the properties that are created by loot and the intensity of these properties. However, it doesn't directly impact damage or the ability to upgrade items. It simply gives players a chance to upgrade their equipment earlier in the game and is therefore more valuable in the early game than later ones since most players prefer more powerful weapon scaling and defenses over damage gains.
In addition to influencing the discovery of items, Luck also increases the chance of success when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This is not to confuse with the Blacksmith’s overall chance of upgrading, which increase with each level of the item. They can also be increased by using anti-materials such as the Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing.
Weapons, shields, and armor can be created or spawned using the Luck property, with a default value of 40. These items can then be enhanced by golden ingots, spined leather, or oak boards (depending on the material of the item) to grant a further +40 Luck or to boost the Luck of the item up to 140.
Certain items, like the weapon with Hollow-infused components can also be crafted to increase the damage dealt by any ability that deals damage by five percent. These items can be found in the shop or crafted using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Upgrades to items can be a costly process and not all upgrades will be successful. However, there are some cash shop items that allow players to boost their success rate or prevent themselves from losing an item if the upgrade is unsuccessful.
The success rate of an upgrade is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the likelihood of successfully upgrading an item. This can be increased by using Additional Materials or Special Materials. The chance of success can only be increased by so much, and the chance that an upgrade will fail cannot exceed 100%..
The success of an can be affected by the luck of the item. Each item has an average success rate of 25% and each item with Luck increases that chance by an additional 5percent.
Note that item upgrades are rendered above the items in the inventory, so enchantment glint and other effects can be obstructed 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.