World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Upgrades to items can be used to increase the stats of an item. Depending on the upgrade type it can raise an item's Mark level or Rarity and boost additional stats.
Upgrades to equipment in The War Within requires a set number of Flightstones and Crests, and each item comes with an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the cost of the following one 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 all 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 perform. This is because of how many perks need to be replaced to allow the item to be upgraded.
It can also be used to enforce gating requirements when waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It also serves as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, scenarios and raids, and to limit the amount of PvP gear players can wear (since PvP is restricted to the lower levels). The average item level can be found on the character sheet.
When deciding whether to buy or sell equipment players can look at the level of an item. It's a good gauge of an item's worth and the amount of damage it is able to deal. Comparing items from a vendor's stock can be done using the item level.
The level of the item can be seen by pressing the ALT key on PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will display the item's full description, including ilvl. You can also find it by hovering over an item and typing /itemlevel in chat.
There are various theories about how the calculation of the item's level is done. One theory is that the level is a numerical value derived from a formula which calculates how much an item's stats are worth. It is based on the fact that different advantages are valued differently and that gems in the sockets boost the value of the item. This process could result in a calculated amount for the item's ilvl, which is typically close to Blizzard's actual level of the item.
However, this is not the only factor that determines the ilvl of an item, as the level of the region the item dropped in can alter the value of its stats, for instance by adding a level to its haste or crit rating. Items dropped in higher-level instances will have higher ilvl.
Item Stats
Stats on an item are a significant component of what determines the value of an item for players. The game uses a variety of them in different ways to encourage players to use multiple weapons, and also to stop one weapon from being "the most effective." The base stats of a weapon are enhanced by the weapon's stat modification, which are themselves boosted 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. For instance, a grey or white item will only be upgraded once, whereas an item with rare levels will be upgraded multiple times at higher prices.
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 sizes and shapes. The affixes could do things like give the item additional damage, add a special capability to the item (such as reviving the dead or decreasing cooldowns) or make the item unique by giving an additional name to the item.
At present, all affixes can be rerolled by selecting them from the upgrade window and pressing the green button, which is accompanied by the arrows that circle. This procedure will cost the player a certain amount of gold and other items, which can be added to the upgrade gauge in the same way as the other options for rerolling.
Players can choose to upgrade an item with a specific stat, or reroll attaches. The stat ranges are determined by the item's level. However, all items will have at least one stat within that range unless they are a unique item, or the item is a God Roll from a raid boss.
Another thing that could be changed is the option to upgrade equipment without having to roll the affixes, or choose which stats to increase. But, like base equipment, this would have to be performed on a per-item basis, and the interface for item comparison would not display all the possible stats that were gained or lost at the same time.
Cases gg of a player boosts the probability of obtaining items and the properties that are spawned by loot and the strength of these properties. However, it does not directly impact damage or the ability to upgrade items. It simply gives players a possibility to obtain better gear in earlier waves, and is therefore more valuable in the initial game run than later ones since most players prefer more powerful weapon scaling and defenses over the raw damage gain.
Luck can also boost the chance of upgrading items at the Blacksmith. This should not be confused with the Blacksmith's overall upgrade chance which increases with each level and can be further enhanced by using an anti-material, such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.
Armor, shields and weapons come with an initial Luck value of 40. These items can be enhanced with golden ingots or spined leather (depending on the material they are made of) to increase the value of 40 luck or to boost the luck of the item to 140.
Certain items, like the weapon with Hollow-infused components, can also be equipped to increase the damage dealt by any ability that causes damage by 5percent. These items can be purchased in the shop or created by using the appropriate ingredients.
Item Failure
Item upgrades are costly and not all upgrades will succeed. Cash shop items can be used to increase the chances of success for an upgrade or to prevent players from losing their items if it is not successful.
The success rate of an upgrade can be seen in the Honing UI. The percentage indicates the probability of successful upgrading an item. This can be increased with Additional Materials or Special materials. There are limitations on the extent to which the success rates can be improved and the chance of a failed upgrade cannot exceed 100%..
The luck of an item can also affect the effectiveness of an upgrade. Every item has an initial success rate of 25%, and every item that has Luck increases the chance of success by 5%.
Note that item upgrades are rendered above the inventory items which means that enchantment glints and other effects may be obscured 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.