Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade

The statistics of an item are improved by upgrading it, also referred to as "upping". Each upgrade increment provides an increase in linearity of a given stat.

Players can recycle up to six items at once to gain an ability to gauge the level of each of the item's upgraded components. The cost of recycling items increases with their rarity and item level.

Upgrade components

In Guild Wars 2, an item upgrade is a way to increase the stats on your weapons and armor. This can be accomplished through a variety of methods such as using upgrade components or increasing the rarity of an item level upgrade or its mark level. Additionally there are many items that can be reforged to boost their stats even more.

Upgradeable items are available all over the game, both around the world and as rewards for Item Upgrades missions. They can also be made by players. Upgrade components are the main way to upgrade equipment. These are items that can slot into equipment. Most equipment has slots to upgrade, and many require a specific level of upgrade. Certain upgrade components provide specific bonuses while others give general bonuses.

There are a variety of upgrade components that are available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions, and jewels. The universal upgrades, such as gemstones and enchantments, can be placed on any equipment and offer lower bonuses than equipment-specific upgrades. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools and provide numerous bonuses, from increasing the speed of the item's collection to providing extra crafting materials.

To upgrade an item, select it in your inventory, then open the Upgrade window. This will display an overview on the right side of the screen, showing what the expected stats will be after the upgrade, along with any materials or components required. If you do not have enough of either, the Upgrade button will say Blocked.

The upper-right side of the screen shows the amount of upgrade components required for the specific item. The cost of an upgrade increases with the level and rarity of the item level upgrade increase. However you can cut down on this cost by purchasing upgrades from a vendor or trading them with other players.

Many weapons can be improved with a prefix, such as a rune or an insignia, and others can be upgraded with a suffix. These upgrades add an adjective to the name of the item like "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".

Glyphs

Glyphs are a way to convey information via visuals. They animate in order to grab the attention of the viewer and stimulate curiosity. The glyphs' animation mimics the body language and makes them more effective in transmitting the message of a language barrier. Glyphs also create a sense of familiarity in the brain, which increases retention of the message.

Each glyph has a set of values that it can increase a stat's value in the form of an item when you open the glyph in the Glyph Storage or when you use them to enchant an artifact. This is not the actual amount by which glyphs can improve the stat, but rather the maximum amount it can do so. The value of the glyph will depend on the tier as well as the quality of the product you are admiring.

Most upgrade components inserted into items can't be replaced or salvaged without removing the gear in question, except for legendary equipment and upgrades. If you have a rune or glyph you don't want to use, but it hasn't been incorporated to the gear yet, you can move the item to a different piece by using the Upgrade Glyphs menu on the Glyphs Panel. This will create a new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.

You can remove a glyph by using the Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. This will cause the item to be destroyed in which it is installed however, you can salvage the upgraded item by using the glyph and its fragments, so this should not be considered a loss.

Adding a glyph to an item can cause it to become unstable and the shards of that glyph will disappear from your inventory when you take it down. You can also apply an inscription on your equipment to provide a bonus. For instance the glyph Deferred Damage can store damage for the wearer and deal it slowly instead of all at once. This is helpful for those who take a lot of damage from their enemies but don't want to be overwhelmed.

Reroll tokens

Reroll tokens can be used to alter the affixes that are placed on weapons and other equipment. They can be obtained from many sources, such as mysterious boxes and rare drops from skulled monsters, or by killing bosses. Every reroll grants the player an affix randomly chosen and typically better than what they had prior to. Reroll tokens can also be a good option to reroll stats on weapons and can be upgraded for better damage or perks.

Rerolled items don't appear in the menu of item upgrades, but they can be upgraded. When you press the "upgrade button", you can recycle these recycled items. This will alter the design of the item's window, and allow up to six items to be selected to recycle. Recycling an item adds a small amount of points to its gauge of level. The amount is by the item's rarity and its level. Thus, items with higher levels are more valuable for recycling than lower-leveled ones.

In addition to tokens for rerolls players can also make use of Star Remnants and Reroll Tokens to roll the weapon traits of an upgraded unit. Rerolls will roll a % chance to determine a weapon's trait. If it is higher, the weapon is upgraded. If it is lower the weapon remains as is. Weapons can be repeated up to three times.

Rerolling is a great option to upgrade an item. However, players should be aware that the total ilvl will be diminished by the number of that it took to reroll it to the final level. This effect is most evident on Rings and Diadems since they have no other options for raising ilvl.

Some players have complained that the reroll system is too expensive. It's better to allow players to pay for it with cash or food items that will allow players to make adjustments to their builds without having to spend excessive amounts of time. However, paid rerolls are not something the developers want to incorporate at this point in the game's development. They're planning to include a potion that will allow players to alter their race in the future.

Leveling

There are many ways to upgrade an item. The most effective method to level up an item upgrade is to increase the upgrade amount. This boosts the value of an upgrade for a stat. The second option is to increase the effect of an upgrade, which can increase the damage or healing of an individual stat. Finally, there is the ability to upgrade the base item to an upgrade type. The new item will retain its iLevel, but have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item.

When upgrading items it is essential to remember that upgrades are not guaranteed. Most of the time the chance of a better roll will be derived from glyphs, but there are also possibilities for higher or more special rolls. Additionally, the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the type of item which means that if you upgrade a rare or unusual item to an exceptional item type you has a chance to get a higher iLevel.

Upgrades can be expensive Particularly if you're upgrading your equipment from the standard track to the legendary. The price will be based on the item's iLevel base and the number of upgrade levels it comes with. Certain upgrade tracks require crests to be completed in order to move on to the next level.

If you're lucky your upgraded item will be at the highest level of its upgrade track, and will unlock an additional benefit. This will provide a significant boost in the upgrade value of the Best item upgrade. The bonus effect will change with each upgrade level, though. In general the effect of upgrading is increased by a factor of +3.

The iLevel can also change according to the upgrade path and base level. For example an item upgraded from a rare or exclusive item to an extraordinary one is likely to gain the enhanced defense of the new base item.