WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades give a guaranteed boost to certain stats. Each upgrade increases the level of the item by +3. Each upgrade also boosts a random substat.

Upgraded gear is generally more valuable, unless it has low requirements by nature (like FB sorc shields) or has a high variance in stats (like the eth Titan weapons). Upgrades are not as useful for those with higher variance due to the requirement to roll a perfect version.

Recycle Points

The item upgrader allows players to upgrade their gear by offering the currency to an NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any type of armor or weapon. The item used to upgrade the item will be consumed and can't be used again. Upgrades can also be used to create enhancements.

The upgrader is located in every major city, and is accessible anytime to upgrade your gear. To keep your gear current it is recommended you visit the upgrader each few weeks.

The cost of upgrades will vary based on the current item level of the equipment being upgraded however, they will always be cheaper than purchasing new gear from other sources. For example, upgrading a Benthic chest piece to ilvl 385 will cost 20 recycle points while buying a similar item upgrade from another player will costs 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are items that can be used to purchase tools, armor, weapon and accessory upgrades. They can be bought by players through NPCs that sell upgrades to items in exchange for various currencies, and may also be found in random treasure lists. Once purchased, an upgrade is able to be applied to any tool, weapon, or armor. The button will show the preview of an item upgrading's next upgrade level, in the event that there are enough materials.

The cost of upgrading is based on the slot of the item and the current level of the item upgrade as well as the level of the weapon, which is more than bracers or gloves, for instance. Each step costs 15 Flightstones plus a certain number of crests. Certain upgrades provide a discount on the Flightstones. After an Item level upgrade has been upgraded to a certain degree it is able to be degraded and returned to the upgrader for a lesser amount of the two currency types.

Many locations have upgraders for their items which include the main island and some outposts. The NPCs provide both an upgrade discount and a chance to get a brand new upgrade recipe. The discount for upgrading increases as more items are upgraded. It can be increased if players complete certain achievements or complete quests.

Contrary to Cromwell in Baldur's Gate II there is no upgrader for items in the beginning of Icewind Dale. The NPCs who can facilitate upgrades are only accessible via a variety of ways. This is both a benefit as well as an issue.

In Season 3, many new features have been added to the upgrade system. When a player has an upgrade to a certain level for an item in an armor slot, upgrading additional items to that level will be less expensive, even when they belong to a different gear set.

The amount of Valorstones needed for upgrades is decreased, and the discount is available across all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests required for upgrades is reduced as well, but is only available when certain milestones are achieved.

Crests

Players have a number of choices when it comes to upgrading their equipment in WoW. Flightstones are an item that is available to everyone who wants to upgrade. Crests are more specific and are utilized during specific item level upgrades. Crests are an integral component of the Dragonflight Gear Progression System that was introduced in version 10.1. They come in four ranks.

The first thing to remember is that crests are only able to be spent on equipment that is of a particular rank, and that each rank has different requirements for its upgrade path. The simplest and simplest upgrade path costs 15 crests, while the more complex one can require as much as 20 crests based on the type of gear that is being upgraded.

Players can earn crests by completing content of the appropriate level, which means walking around and doing outdoor activities for lower-tier gear, raids or dungeons of all difficulties for higher-tier items or Mythic+ dungeons or heroic raid bosses for gear that is used in the endgame. The crests can then be exchanged with an upgrader for the item such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn, in Valdrakken for the appropriate upgrade steps and paths.

The use of these currencies isn't too difficult, but the system will introduce a few changes to the overall upgrade process. When a piece of equipment has reached the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer or Adventurer), it will no longer require Flightstones. This allows players to upgrade their equipment to the highest possible level for all their characters rather than relying on seasonal loot.

Another significant change is that crests have one use, so it's important to make use of them in a responsible manner. For instance it's a good idea to utilize all of your Whelpling rank crests on the best equipment you have, and then keep Drake and Wyrm crests to use for the next set of upgrades you plan on making. This is especially true for items like rings and trinkets that take up multiple slots on the character which will only be able to take advantage of the discount for all accounts when all of the slots are filled with high-quality equipment.