World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Item upgrades can be used to boost the stats of an item. Based on the type of upgrade it can increase an item's Mark Level or Rarity and boost additional stats.
Each item has a track to upgrade it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next item by a specific amount.
Item Level
The value of an item's basic stats increases as it is upgraded. The value is the sum of all of its upgraded perks (attack magic attack, attack defense). Upgrades can be expensive dependent on who you employ and what you do. This is because of how many perks must be replaced in order for the item to be upgraded.
It is also used as a gating requirement while waiting for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It can also be used to limit how much PvP gear players are able to wear, since PvP is limited at lower levels. The average level of an item is listed on the character sheet.
The level of an item can help players compare the strength of equipment when deciding to purchase or sell. It's a useful indicator of an item's quality and the amount of damage it will be capable of dealing with. Comparing items from the inventory of a seller can be done using the item level.
The level of the item can be seen by pressing the ALT key on a PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will show the item's full description, including the ilvl. It is also accessible by hovering an item with the mouse cursor and entering /itemlevel into chat.
There are several theories about how the item level calculation is done. One theory states that the item level is calculated using formulas that determine the worth of the stats of an item really are. It considers that different perks are valued differently, and that gems in the sockets increase the item's value. This can result in a calculated value for the item's level, which is usually close to Blizzard's real level of the item.
This is not the only factor that affects the level of an item. The degree of the area in which the item dropped can also change 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 value than items dropped in lower-level instances.
Item Stats
The item's stats can be the difference between a good or bad item for players. The game utilizes them in many ways to encourage players to not restrict themselves to a particular weapon and to motivate them to try out other weapons. The base stats of a weapon are enhanced by the weapon's stat modifications, which are themselves increased by the player's skill.
The upgrades to items add by increasing certain stats on the item. The costs for upgrades are determined by the rarity of the item. For example, a grey or white item can only be upgraded once, whereas items with rare tiers will be upgraded several times with higher prices.
Another way to change the stats on 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 items additional damage or special capabilities (such as revitalizing dead or reducing cooling downs), or to distinguish them by adding a name.
Presently, all affixes are able to be changed 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 items that can be used to add to the upgrade gauge in the same manner as the other options for rerolling.
In addition to Rerolling affixes and rerolls, players can select which stats they want to keep on an item when it is upgraded. The possible ranges of stats for an item are based on the item level, but all items are guaranteed to have at least 1 stat within the specified range, unless it's a unique item or the result of a God roll from a boss of a raid.
Another thing that could change is the option to upgrade equipment without having to reroll affixes, or choose which stats to boost. However, as with the 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 gained or lost at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player boosts the probability of obtaining items as well as the properties created by loot and the strength of these properties. However, it doesn't directly impact damage or the ability to upgrade item s. It simply gives players the chance to upgrade their equipment earlier in the game and is therefore more useful in the initial game run as opposed to later ones, because most players value higher weapon scaling and defenses over damage gains.
Luck can also boost the chance of upgrading items at the Blacksmith. This should not be confused with the Blacksmith's overall chance of upgrading, which increases with each item level and can be further increased by using an anti-material, such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.
The shields, armor and weapons come with an initial Luck value of 40. These items can be upgraded with golden ingots, spined leather or oak boards (depending on the item's material type) to give +40 Luck or to boost the luck of an item up to 140.
Certain items, like the weapon with Hollow-infused components, can also be equipped to increase the damage of any ability that causes damage by five percent. These items are available in the shop or crafted using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Upgrades to items are costly and not all upgrades will succeed. However, there are some cash shop items which allow players to increase their success rate or prevent them from losing an item in the event that the upgrade fails.
When you upgrade an item, the success rate is shown in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the likelihood of successfully upgrading an item. This can be increased by using Additional Materials or Special materials. There are limits to the extent to which success rates can be increased and the chance of an upgrade failing cannot be greater than 100%..
The Luck of an item can influence the effectiveness of an upgrade. All items have an average success rate of 25 percent, and every item with Luck increases the chance of success by five percent.
The item upgrade overlays are rendered above items in the inventory. This could cause obscurity to enchantment effects or other effects. 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.