World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Upgrades to items are a method to boost the stats of an item. Depending on the type of upgrade you choose, it can boost the rarity of an item or mark Level and increase other stats.
Upgrades to equipment in The War Within requires a specified number of Flightstones and Crests and each item comes with an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next one by a set amount.
Item Level
The value of an item's basic stats increases as it is upgraded. This value is the sum of an item's upgraded perks (attack magic attack and defense). Upgrading items can be expensive, depending on the upgrader and the type of upgrade you choose to do. This is due to how many perks must be replaced in order for the item to be upgraded.
It can also be used as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It also serves to limit the amount of PvP gear players are able to 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 can help players compare the strength of equipment when deciding to purchase or sell. It's an excellent indicator of the quality of an item and how much damage it is capable of dealing with. The level of an item can be used to evaluate items when looking at the inventory of a vendor.
The level of the item can be seen by pressing the ALT key on your PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will display the item's full description, including ilvl. It can also be found by hovering an item with the mouse cursor and typing /itemlevel into chat.
There are a variety of theories on how the item level is calculated. One theory states that the item level is calculated using formulas that determine the value of an item's stats really are. It considers the fact that different perks have different values, and also that sockets have gems that increase the overall value of the item. This process can result in a calculated value for the item's ilvl, which is usually quite close to Blizzard's real level of the item.
This is not the only thing that affects the ilvl of an item. The degree of the area in which the item was dropped can change its stats. For instance, it could add a level to the item's haste or crit rating. This means that items dropped at higher levels will have more the ilvl than items from lower level instances.
Item Stats
The stats of an item can make or break an item for players. The game utilizes them in various ways to encourage players not to restrict themselves to a particular weapon and to motivate them to try out other weapons. The stat modifications of an weapon increase the base stats. These stat mods are then enhanced by the player's level.
The upgrades to items add by boosting certain stats on the item. The rarity of an item determines the upgrade cost. An item that is white or grey for instance, will only be upgraded one time, while an item that has rare tiers can be upgraded several times at higher prices.
Affixes can also be used to alter the stats of an item. These are special stat boosts that can be added to an item by the player, and are available in all sizes and shapes. The affixes can provide the item extra damage, or give a specific ability to the item (such as reviving the dead or cutting down the duration of cooldowns) or make the item unique by giving a special name to the item.
All affixes can be being re-rolled right now by selecting them in the upgrade window, and pressing the green button. This will cost a certain amount in gold and other items. These can be used as upgrade gauges just like the other methods of rerolling.
Players can upgrade an item to a specific stat or reroll the affixes. The range of stats is determined by the item's level. However, all items will contain at least one stat in the same range, unless it's a unique item or a God Roll from a raid boss.
Another thing that could be changed is the possibility to upgrade equipment without having to roll the attachments, or pick which stats to boost. But, like base equipment, this would need to be carried out on a per-item basis and the item compare interface wouldn't show all possible stats gained or lost at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player increases the likelihood of locating items as well as the properties spawned by loot and the strength of these properties. It doesn't, however directly impact damage or the ability to upgrade item s. It gives players the chance to upgrade their equipment earlier in the game, and is therefore more valuable in the early game as opposed to later ones, because most players value higher weapon scaling and defenses over damage gains.
In addition to influencing item discovery, Luck also increases the probability of being successful when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This is not to be confused with the Blacksmith’s overall upgrade chances that increase with each new level of item. It is also possible to be increased with the use of anti-materials like a Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing.
item upgrader , shields and weapons can be created or spawned with the Luck property, which has the default value of 40. These items can be improved with golden ingots, or spined leather (depending on the type of material) to add another 40 luck, or to increase the Luck of an item up to 140.
Additionally there are certain items, like the Hollow weapon that is infused with hollow, can be equipped to boost the damage of any damage-dealing skill by 5%. These items can be found in the shops or made using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Not all upgrades work. Cash shop items can be used to boost the chances of success for an upgrade or to prevent players from losing their item in the event that it is not successful.
When you upgrade an item the rate of success is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage is the probability of successfully upgrading an item. This can be increased with Additional Materials or Special materials. The percentage of success can only be increased as much, and the chance that an upgrade will fail can't exceed 100%.
The luck of an item may influence the success of an upgrade. Each item has an average success rate of 25 percent and each item that has Luck increases the chance of success by 5%.
The upgrade overlays of the item are rendered above items in the inventory. This could block enchantment effects as well as other effects. 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.