WoW Upgrades – The Item Upgrader
Upgrades will give you a an increase in specific stats. Each upgrade increases Item Level Upgrade level by +3. A random additional substat is also boosted alongside every upgrade.
The upgraded gear typically has a higher trade value as long as it meets low requirements (like the FB sorc’s shield) or very high stat variance (like eth titan weapons). Upgrades aren’t as valuable for the latter due to the requirement to roll a perfect version.
Recycle Points
The item upgrader allows players to upgrade their gear to a higher item level by supplying the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied on any kind of armor or weapons. However, the item used for the upgrade items will remain in use for a long time and cannot be used again. Upgrades can be applied to the enchantments.
You can upgrade your equipment anytime by visiting the upgrader in any major city. To keep your gear up-to-date it is recommended that you visit the upgrader every several weeks.
The cost of upgrading will be based on the current level of the gear being upgraded, but will always be cheaper than buying new gear from other sources. For instance upgrading a Benthic chest piece to 385 levels will cost 20 recycle points, purchasing a similar piece from a different player will cost 105.
Valorstones
Upgrades are useful items that can be used to level up weapons tools, armor, and other accessories. Players can purchase them from item upgraders NPCs for a variety of currencies. They can also find them on random treasure lists. Once purchased, an upgrade item is able to be applied to any weapon, tool or armor. The button will show a preview of an item’s next upgrade level, in the event that there are enough materials.
The cost of upgrades varies based on the slot of the item and current item level as well as the level of the weapon, which is more than gloves or bracers for example. Each upgrade cost 15 Flightstones plus a certain number of crests. Some upgrades give discounts on Flightstones. Once an item is upgraded to a certain degree it is able to be degraded and returned to the upgrader for a lower amount of the two currencies.
Item upgraders can be found in many places on the main island, as well as a few outposts. The NPCs provide both an upgrade coupon and the chance to obtain the latest recipe. The discount on upgrades increases when more items are upgraded. It can also be increased by having players complete certain achievements or complete quests.
Unlike Cromwell in Baldur’s Gate II, there is no item upgrader available at the start of Icewind Dale. Instead, the NPCs that can be used to upgrade are acquired via a variety of means, which is both an improvement but also a drawback.
In Season 3, several new features have been added to the upgrade system. Once an upgrade has been completed to a specific level for an armor slot, upgrading other items to the same item level will cost less. This is true even if those items are from an entirely different set of gear.
The amount of Valorstones required for upgrades is decreased, and the discount is affixed to all accounts. In the same way, the amount of Harbinger Crests needed for upgrades is also reduced and is not available until players reach certain achievement milestones.
Crests
When upgrading gear in WoW, players have a variety of choices. Flightstones are an item that is available to everyone for upgrading. Crests are more special, and are used during specific item level upgrades. Crests are an essential part of the Dragonflight gear progression system introduced in 10.1 and are available in 4 ranks.
First, you must be aware that crests are only available for equipment that is with a certain rank. Each rank comes with a different upgrade path. The simplest and simplest upgrade is 15 crests. The most complicated upgrade could require as much as 20 crests, contingent on the type or equipment being upgraded.
Players can earn crests by finishing content at the appropriate level, whether that involves walking around and performing outdoor activities for gear of lower tiers, dungeons or raids of any difficulty for higher-tier items, or Mythic+ heroic raid bosses and dungeons to obtain endgame gear. The crests can then be exchanged with an upgrader, such as Cuzolth or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to upgrade the item in the proper steps and routes.
The new currency system isn’t complicated to use, however it brings some changes to the process of upgrading. For instance, once an item upgrade reaches the highest level of upgrading for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic) it won’t need Flightstones to be upgraded. This change lets players upgrade their equipment to the highest level possible for all their characters instead of relying on seasonal loot.
Another notable change is that crests have one purpose therefore it’s essential to make use of them in a responsible manner. For instance it’s best to utilize all of your Whelpling rank crests on the top equipment you have and then save Drake and Wyrm crests for the next round of upgrades you’re planning on making. This is especially applicable to rings and trinkets that take up multiple slots on the character which can only be eligible to benefit from the account-wide discount if all slots are full of high-quality equipment.