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WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades can give you boost in certain statistics. Each upgrade increases the level of an item by 3. A random additional substat is also increased with every upgrade.

The upgraded gear is usually more valuable, unless it is not required by nature (like FB sorc shields) or has a high variance in stats (like the eth Titan weapons). These types of gear get less value from upgrading due to the necessity to roll for a perfect version.

Recycle Points

The upgrader for items allows players to upgrade gear to a higher level by supplying the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any type of weapon or armor. The item upgrade used to upgrade the item is discarded and cannot be used again. Upgrades can also be applied to the enchantments.

The upgrader is located in all major cities and can be visited anytime to upgrade your equipment. It is recommended that you visit the upgrader at least once every few weeks to keep your equipment up to date.

Upgrades will cost more depending on the item level, however, they are always cheaper than buying new equipment. Upgrades like upgrading a Benthic chest to the level of ilvl385 will cost you 20 recycle points. If you purchase a similar item, it will cost you 105.

Valorstones

Upgrades are items that can be used to upgrade tools, armor, weapon, and accessory upgrades. They are purchased by players from NPCs that sell upgrades to items in exchange for various currencies, and can be found in random treasure lists. Once purchased, an upgrade is able to be applied to any weapon, tool, or armor. The button will display the item's next upgrade level when there are enough materials.

The cost of upgrading varies based on the item upgrader kit slot, and the current item level. For example weapons cost more than gloves, bracers or bracers. Each upgrade costs 15 Flightstones and a few crests, with certain upgrades offering discounts to reduce the cost of the Flightstones or the crests used. After an item has been upgraded to a certain level, it can be downgraded and sold to the upgrader at a lower cost.

Many locations have upgraders for their items, including the main Island and a few outposts. The NPCs provide both an upgrade discount and the chance to get a brand new upgrade recipe. The upgrade discount increases according to the number of items that are being upgraded. It can also be boosted by having players complete some specific achievements or complete quests.

Icewind Dale does not have an item upgrader at start unlike Cromwell from Baldur's gate II. The NPCs who can facilitate upgrades are only available through a variety means. This is both a benefit and an issue.

In Season 3, the upgrade system has been altered a bit, with numerous new features added. Once a player obtains an upgrade to a certain item upgrader mod level for a particular armor slot, upgrading other items to that level will cost less, even when they belong to a different gear set.

The amount of Valorstones needed for upgrades is decreased, and the discount is available across all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests required to upgrade is cut also, but is only available once certain milestones have been reached.

Crests

Players have several options for upgrading their equipment in WoW. Flightstones are a currency that is available to everyone for upgrading. Crests are more special and are used for specific item Level upgrade level upgrades. Crests are a crucial part of the Dragonflight Gear Progression System that was introduced in version 10.1. They come in four ranks.

The first thing to be aware of is that crests are only able to be used to purchase equipment that is of a particular rank, and that every rank has different requirements for upgrading. The easiest and most straightforward upgrade is 15 crests. The most complex upgrade requires up to 20 crests, contingent on the type or equipment that is being upgraded.

Players can earn crests through completing tasks at the appropriate level. This could be by engaging in outdoor activities or taking on dungeons and raids of all difficulty levels to obtain lower-tier gear or Mythicbosses of raids or dungeons with a heroic difficulty for endgame gear. These crests are then exchanged with an item upgrader like Cuzolth or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to upgrade the item in the proper steps and pathways.

The new currency system isn't complicated to use, but it brings some modifications to the upgrade process. Once a piece of gear has reached the highest level of upgrade item for any rank (Explorer or Adventurer), it no longer requires Flightstones. This change is intended to allow players to upgrade their gear up to the highest level possible for all their characters rather than relying solely on seasonal loot.

It's also essential to use crests in a wise manner, as they are only used for one purpose. It is best to put your Whelpling-rank Crests on the highest-quality gear you can locate, and save Drake and Wyrm Crests to be used for the next set of upgrades. This is particularly relevant for items like trinkets and rings that fill several slots. The discount on the account will only apply when all the slots on the character are filled with top-quality equipment.