Path of Exile item upgrading Upgrades

Item upgrades are a common and crucial method to enhance the performance of many items in Path of Exile. They can be a fantastic source of extra damage and more AD or even more affixes.

Sometimes, however upgraded Common and Magic gear is often surpassed by Rare-grade equipment due to their higher requirements.

Armor

Armor upgrades can be applied to both armor and weapon items. They increase the stats of whatever item upgrading they are attached to. Armor upgrades are found in the world of the game and can be purchased from Blacksmiths at any bonfire. Alternately, they can be rescued from items with upgrade components within them by using a specialist or more powerful salvage kit.

The amount of damage that an armored item upgrading or weapon will absorb is contingent on the extent of its upgrades. Upgrading a piece of armor to its highest upgrade level will boost its damage absorption. It's important to remember that this will increase the weight of the armor, so it must be heavier.

There are many different kinds of armor upgrade available in the game. Each one has a distinct effect. For example, some upgrades give the armor a certain amount of additional health points, while others make it stronger and lighter. The name of the armor upgrade will tell you the kind of upgrade an item can be given, as illustrated below.

Some upgrades also feature magic or a mix of technology and magic which is shown by the "Magic" or "Hybrid" entry in the table below. Some upgrades also require a fee to use, and are indicated by the "Charges" entry in the table below. These charges are either continuously updated or never expire, depending on the upgrade.

Iron Ore is the cheapest way to upgrade your armor. You can find it by exploring and looting small loot chests. Titanium is more expensive however it is obtainable from the smelters in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City. Certain upgrades, such as the Reforge or the Hot Potato Books can only be used on armor pieces of the highest level. These upgrades can give a significant increases in stats and are worth the investment.

The player must be aware, however, that upgrading a piece to its maximum upgrade level will increase its defense value. However, it can also affect its agility and its speed. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to upgrade most armor pieces that are higher than +9 since the defensive boost gained is typically not worth the extra weight and power costs of the improvements required.

Weapons

Weapon upgrades give players the ability to improve certain aspects of their weapon. Upgrades can boost the accuracy of a rifle or the damage that shotgun shells do. Certain firearms have upgrades that enhance their inherent qualities. These include Frictionless Materials (improves stability and reduces the risk of weapon overheating) and Kinetic Coils (increases the speed of projectiles to cause more damage).

The majority of upgrades for weapons require a whetblade, one of three Power Dices and a different amount of Minerals and Erons. These are obtained through either completing Side Quests, taking out a certain number of monsters or bosses or from the Weapon Upgrade NPC located in Central Flarine.

Upgrading a Weapon, Equipment Set piece or Whetblade requires visiting the NPC [Armor] Boboko in Central Flarine and paying her an upgrade cost of a set number of Bars. The higher the upgrade level, the more bars required to complete it. The cost of the upgrades will be less if you have more than one of the upgrade materials.

In Chapter 2: Season 5 the way you upgrade your weapon and equipment sets has changed a bit. Before, you could seek out an Upgrade Bench and pay for a specific amount of Bars to upgrade your equipment or weapon to a higher quality. You could continue doing this until you reached a maximum upgrade level for the equipment or weapon, after which the upgrades would be reset.

It's still possible, but it depends heavily on RNG. Instead, you're better off going to the stores and buying gear with low upgrade levels, but good base scores and stat distributions. These items have a better likelihood of granting you most prestigious tier of advantages and benefits.

To level up faster, most players will prioritise upgrading their weapons. Players should also upgrade the weapons that their squadmates utilize to increase their power. For instance, Shepard should consider upgrading the M92F to unlock the Beretta M93R to enhance its effectiveness when paired with biotech specialists such as Grunt and Tali.

Jewels

Jewels can be used to boost the effectiveness of a skill or provide additional effects in weapons and armor. They can be made through the process of jewelry crafting, which is where you combine a gem with various reagents at a jewelry table. The higher the tier of the jewel, the better its secondary effect. These reagents can be obtained from Treasure Goblins and World Bosses all over the world, or through salvaging Legendary Gear. You can also purchase them from The Jeweler in exchange for Scattered Prisms and gold.

The Jeweler can boost the quality of gemstones in stages ranging from Crude up to Royal. The stat boosts can vary depending on the tier the jewel is in when it's slotted into weapons, jewelry, or equipment.

All kinds of jewels can be crafted at the Jeweler, with the exception of the rare and legendary gems that require you to be at a sufficient level to qualify for these. Like other upgrade components jewels can be swapped out with a jewel of the same type without damaging it. You can only replace the gem only once in a piece of equipment.

Using more jewels in a move will make it feel smoother and is typically used for aesthetic reasons. In addition to improving performance, the jewels create an area that is stronger than steel, so the repeated friction from pivots won't damage them as easily.

A Glyphmaster can provide glyphs that can enhance the appearance of your weapons and shields. These glyphs provide a small boost in power and can be swapped, but they're not guaranteed to be available as loot. Glyphs are upgradeable, like jewelry, at the Jeweler for gold and a scattered Crystal. Glyphs can also be removed from the inventory, and they are returned to the inventory. Other upgrade components, such as traits and aegis cannot be swapped out, and can only be recovered using an Upgrade Extractor or salvaging them with the Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool.

Trinkets

Trinkets can be used to give your character various small, but beneficial advantages. You can find them in the start-up area as loot or as personal story rewards. They are also available through vendors and after completing road interaction. They can also be found on the Trading Post, or crafted by jewelers.

The first trinket a player can unlock is the cloak, which gives a small, but valuable boost to movement speed and the ability to escape. The player will then be able to acquire necklaces, rings, and amulets in a similar fashion similar to how they obtained weapons and armor. Each piece of equipment has a slot for an upgrade that can be either universal or jewel. Universal upgrades offer smaller bonuses and can be put into any type of equipment however, jewelry cannot be replaced or upgraded and only works with certain kinds of trinkets.

These trinkets also provide additional buffs and skills that remain active even when the character is not fighting. This allows the hero to be more effective while inactive, and can also help to compensate for the absence of a solid team or the absence of any talent tree slots that would normally be filled with the hero's best statistics.

In general trinket upgrades should be prioritized over BiS (Best in Slot) items that you aren't likely to replace anytime soon. Also, consider items with desirable stats that are less significant than the iLevel of the item that is to be upgraded. This is especially true when you want to upgrade multiple stats on an item upgrading. It's better to upgrade one important stat rather than two suboptimal ones.

Jungle players will often upgrade their yellow trinkets to a red trinket at the start of the game. Top and mid players however will pick a pink or green ward, depending on the game's matchup. These choices will have a significant impact on the hero's abilities to control maps.

Apart from the items listed above, players may also find other trinkets in the game in the form of trophies and awards. These can be obtained through completing certain milestones in the story, such as completing a chapter's main quest or killing a particular boss. These achievements can be seen by selecting the appropriate achievement from the reward tab of the hero menu.