World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Item upgrades can be used to increase the stats of a particular item. Based on the type of upgrade it can raise an item's Mark level or Rarity and boost additional stats.
Each item comes with a track for upgrading it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next item by a specified amount.
Item Level
When an item gets upgraded, its stats improve in value. This value is the total of all of its leveled up perks (attack, magic attack and defense). Upgrading items can be expensive, depending on the upgrader and the type of upgrade you choose to make. This is due to the number of perks that need to be altered to upgrade an item.
It can also be used as a gating requirement when waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It can also be used as a gating requirement when waiting to queue for dungeons and raids and scenarios, and to limit the amount of PvP gear a player can wear (since PvP is capped at a lower level). Players can view their average level of items on their character sheet.
Using the item level can help players compare the power of equipment when choosing to buy or sell. It's an excellent indicator of an item's quality and the amount of damage it is capable of causing. Comparing items in the inventory of a seller can be done using the level of the item.
On your PC, you can check the level of the item by pressing ALT or by using the left stick on XB1 or PS4. This will display the full item description, including its value. It is also accessible by hovering over an item using the mouse cursor, and then entering /itemlevel into chat.
There are a few theories on how the calculation of an item's level is carried out. item upgrade is that the item level is a number derived from a formula that calculates the amount an item's stats are worth. It takes into consideration that different perks are valued differently, and that gems in the sockets boost the value of the item. This process can result in a calculated amount for the item's level, which is usually close to the actual Blizzard level of the item.
However, this is not the only factor which can affect an item's ilvl since the size of the area the item is dropped into can change the value of its stats, for example by adding a level to its haste or crit rating. Items dropped in higher-level instances will have higher ilvl.
Item Stats
The stats of an item can be the difference between a good or bad item for players. The game makes use of a lot of them in various ways to encourage players to play with a variety of weapons, and also to stop one weapon from being "the most effective." The base stats of a weapon are increased by the weapon's stat mods that are in turn enhanced by the player's level.
The upgrades to items add by increasing certain stats on the item. The rarity of an item determines its upgrade cost. For example, a grey or white item will only be upgraded once, while an item with rare tiers will be upgraded several times with higher prices.
Another method to alter the stats on an item is by affixing it. They are stat boosts which can be added by the player to an item. Affixes can do things like give the item extra damage, or add a unique capability to the item (such as reviving dead or cutting down cooldowns), or make the item unique by putting an exclusive name to the item.
All affixes are being re-rolled right now by selecting them in the upgrade window, and pressing the green button. This will cost a specific amount in gold and other items. These can be used as upgrade gauges, as with other methods of rerolling.
In addition to Rerolling affixes and rerolls, players can select which stats to be kept on an item when it is upgraded. The possible stat ranges of an item are determined by the level of the item, but all items are guaranteed to have at minimum one stat within the specified range, unless it is a unique item or an item that is a God roll from a boss of a raid.
Another thing that could be altered by adding an option to upgrade the equipment without having to reroll the affixes or deciding which stats to increase. Like base equipment, it would have to be done per item, and the item comparison interface will not show all possible stats simultaneously.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player stacks up to increase the likelihood of finding items, the properties spawned on loot drops and the intensity of the properties. However, it does not, directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade items. It gives players the chance to upgrade their equipment in earlier waves and is therefore more useful in the initial game run than in later ones, since most players prefer more powerful weapon scaling and defenses over damage gains.
item upgrader can also increase the chance of upgrading items at the Blacksmith. This is not to be confused with the Blacksmith's overall upgrade chance that increases with each level and can be further enhanced through the use of an anti-material such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.
Armor, shields and weapons come with the default Luck value of 40. These items can then be enhanced with golden ingots, spined leather, or oak boards (depending on the material of the item) to grant an additional +40 Luck or to boost the luck of an item, up to 140.
Furthermore some items, such as the Hollow weapon that is infused with hollow, can be equipped to increase the damage of any damage-dealing skill by 5%. These items can be purchased in the shops or made using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Not all upgrades are successful. However, there are cash shop items which allow players to increase their chances of success or even prevent them from losing an item in the event that the upgrade fails.
The rate of success of an upgrade can be seen in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the probability of completing the upgrade successfully, and can be increased by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The percentage of success can only be increased as much, and the chance that an upgrade will fail cannot exceed 100%..
The luck of an item may influence the effectiveness of an upgrade. All items have an overall success rate of 25 percent and each item with Luck increases this chance by five percent.
Note that upgrades to items are rendered above the items in the inventory, so enchantment glint and other effects may be masked 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.