WoW Upgrades - The Item Upgrader

Upgrades give a guaranteed boost to specific stats. Each upgrade boosts the item level by +3. Each upgrade also increases the random substatus.

Upgraded gear generally sees more value in trade, unless it has inherently low requirements (like the FB shield of the sorc) or very high stat variance (like Eth titan weapons). Upgrades are less useful for those with lower requirements because of the requirement to roll an exact version.

Recycle Points

The item upgrader allows players to upgrade their gear by transferring the currency to an NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any kind of armor or weapons. However, the item upgrader mod that is used to upgrade will be consumed forever and cannot be used again. Upgrades can also be applied to the enchantments.

You can upgrade your gear anytime by visiting the upgrader in any major city. It is recommended to visit the upgrader at least once every few weeks to keep your equipment up-to-date.

The cost of upgrading will depend on the current level of the item being upgraded but they will always be cheaper than purchasing new gear from other sources. Upgrades like upgrading a Benthic chest to 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 for tools, armor, weapon, and accessory upgrades. They are purchased by players from item level upgrade upgrader NPCs in exchange for various currencies, and can also be found in random treasure lists. Once an upgrade items is purchased, it can be used on any weapon or tool using the help of The button will display the preview of an item upgrade's next upgrade level, in the event that there are enough materials.

Upgrade costs differ based on the slot of the item and the current level of the item. For example weapons are more expensive than gloves, bracers, or bracers. Each upgrade costs 15 Flightstones plus a set number of crests. Some upgrades give a discount on the Flightstones. After an item has been upgraded to a certain amount it is able to be downgraded and sold to the upgrader for a lower price.

Many locations offer item upgraders in addition to the main island and a few outposts. The NPCs offer both an upgrade coupon as well as the possibility of obtaining an entirely new recipe. The discount on upgrades increases depending on the amount of items that are being upgraded, and can be boosted by having players complete some specific achievements or quests.

Icewind Dale does not have an upgrader for items at the beginning unlike Cromwell from Baldur's Gate II. The NPCs who can facilitate upgrades are only accessible through a variety means. This is both a positive and a disadvantage.

In Season 3, a number of new features have been added to the upgrade system. Once an upgrade has been completed to a certain item level for an armor slot upgrading other items to the same level, will cost less. This is true regardless of whether the items are from a different set of gear.

The amount of Valorstones needed for upgrades is reduced, and the discount is available across all accounts. The amount of Harbinger Crests required to upgrade is reduced as well, but is only available when certain milestones have been reached.

Crests

Players have a number of options for upgrading their gear in WoW. Flightstones are an option that is accessible to everyone for upgrading. Crests are more specialized and are utilized during specific item level upgrades. Crests are an essential part of the Dragonflight gear progression system introduced in 10.1, and come in 4 ranks.

The first thing to remember is that the crests can only be purchased for equipment with a certain rank. Each rank has distinct upgrade paths. The easiest and most straightforward upgrade is 15 crests. The most complicated upgrade requires up to 20 crests, contingent on the type or equipment being upgraded.

Players can earn crests through finishing content at the appropriate level. This could be done by doing outdoor activities, or by completing dungeons and raids in any difficulty to earn equipment of lower tier or Mythicbosses of raids or dungeons with a heroic difficulty for gear in the endgame. These crests are then exchanged with an upgrader for the item Level upgrade like Cuzolth or Vaskarn, in Valdrakken to upgrade the item in the proper steps and routes.

Utilizing these new currencies isn't too complicated however, the system does introduce some modifications to the upgrade process. Once a piece of gear has reached the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer or Adventurer) it is no longer required to purchase Flightstones. This is to allow players to upgrade their equipment up to the highest possible ilvl on 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. For instance it's a good idea utilize all of your Whelpling rank crests on the top equipment you have, and then keep Drake and Wyrm crests to use for the next set of upgrades you're planning to make. This is particularly relevant for trinkets and rings that occupy multiple slots on the character which can only be eligible to benefit from the discount for all accounts when all of the slots are filled with top-quality equipment.