World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Upgrades to an item are a way to boost the stats of an item. Depending on the type of upgrade you choose, it may increase the rarity of an item, or its Mark Level, and also boost other stats.
Each item has a track for upgrading it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the following one by a certain amount.
Item Level
When an item is upgraded, its basic stats increase in value. This is the sum of all of the perks that are leveled up (attack magic attack and defense). The cost of upgrading items can be high depending on the upgrader and the type of upgrade you choose to make. This is due to the fact that many perks must be replaced to allow the item to get upgraded.
It can also be used as a gating requirement when queueing for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It can also be used as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, scenarios and raids, and to limit the amount of PvP gear that a player can wear (since PvP is limited to the lower levels). The average level of the item can be found on the character sheet.
Using the item level can help players evaluate the strength of equipment when choosing to buy or sell. It's an excellent indicator of the quality of an item and the amount of damage it is capable of dealing with. The item level can also be used to evaluate items when looking at the inventory of a vendor.
The level of the item can be viewed by pressing the ALT key on your PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will show the item's full description, including the ilvl. It can also be found by hovering over an item with the mouse cursor, and then entering /itemlevel into chat.
There are a few theories on how the item level calculation is carried out. One theory suggests that the level of an item is calculated by formulas that determine the value of an item's stats actually are. It is based on the fact that different perks are valued differently, and that gems in the sockets increase the item's value. This process can result in a calculated value for the item's ilvl, which is typically close to the actual Blizzard level of the item.
This isn't the only factor that affects the ilvl of an item. The degree of the area in which the item was dropped may alter its stats. For instance it can add a level to the item's haste or crit score. This means that items dropped at higher levels will have higher ilvl than those from lower-level instances.
Item Stats
The stats of an item are a major element in what makes or breaks an item for players. The game utilizes them in a variety of ways to encourage players not to restrict themselves to a particular weapon and to encourage players to explore other weapons. The stat mods of a weapon boost the base stats. These stat mods are then boosted by a player's skill.
Upgrades to the item add by increasing certain stats on the item. The rarity of an item determines its upgrade cost. For instance, a grey or white item can only be upgraded once, while items with rare levels will be upgraded multiple times, at higher costs.
Another method of altering the stats of an item is by affixing it. They are stat boosts that can be added by the player to an item. The affixes can be used to give the item additional damage, add a special ability to the item (such as reviving dead or reducing cooldowns), or make the item unique by adding a special name to the item.
Currently, all affixes can be rerolled by selecting them from the upgrade window and pressing the green button using circling arrows. This procedure will cost the player a certain amount of gold and items, which can be added to the upgrade gauge in the same way as other rerolling options.
Players can upgrade an item to a specific stat or reroll the affixes. The range of stats determined by the item's level. However, all items will have at least one stat in the range, unless they are a unique item, or an item that has a God Roll from a raid boss.
This is another thing that could be changed by adding an option to upgrade the equipment without rerolling the affixes or deciding which stats to enhance. But as with base equipment, this would have to be carried out 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.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player can increase the probability of obtaining items as well as the properties generated by loot, and the strength of these properties. It does not, however directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade item s. It merely gives players the chance to acquire better equipment earlier in the game and is therefore more useful in the initial game run as opposed to later ones, as most players prioritize more powerful weapon scaling and defenses over the raw damage gain.
In addition to influencing item discovery, Luck also increases the probability of being successful when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This is not to confuse with the Blacksmith’s overall chance of upgrading, which increase with each new level of item. They can also be increased by using anti-materials, such as a Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing.
Weapons, shields, and armor can be made or spawn using the Luck property, which has an initial value of 40. These items can then be upgraded with golden ingots, spined leather, or oak boards (depending on the item's material type) to grant a further +40 Luck or to boost the Luck of the item up to 140.
Moreover there are certain items, like the Hollow infused weapon can be used to increase the damage dealt by 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 are successful. Cash shop items can be used to increase the success rate of an upgrade, or to protect players from losing their item if it does not work.
The rate of success of an upgrade is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the likelihood of successfully upgrading the item. This can be increased with Additional Materials or Special materials. There are limitations to the extent to which success rates can be increased and the probability of an upgrade failing can't exceed 100%.
The Luck of an item can affect the success of an upgrade. All items have an overall success rate of 25 percent and each item with Luck increases the chance of success by 5percent.
Note that item upgrades are rendered above the inventory items, so enchantment glint and other effects can 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.