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WoW Upgrades - The item level upgrade Upgrader
Upgrades provide a guaranteed boost to specific stats. Each upgrade boosts the level of an item by 3. A random extra substat is also increased with each upgrade.
The upgraded gear is usually more valuable, unless it has low requirements by nature (like FB sorc shields) or a high stat variance (like eth Titan weapons). Upgrades are not as useful for those with higher variance due to the need to roll an exact version.
Recycle Points
The upgrader for items allows players to upgrade their gear to a higher item level by providing the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades can be applied to any kind of weapon or armor. However, the item used to upgrade will be consumed forever and will not be able to be used again. Upgrades can also be applied to enhancements.
The upgrader can be found in every major city, and can be accessed at any time to upgrade your gear. To keep your gear current, it is recommended that you visit the upgrader every couple of weeks.
Upgrades can cost more based on the item level, but they will always be less expensive than purchasing new equipment. Upgrades like upgrading a Benthic chest up to ilvl385 will cost you 20 recycle points. A similar item will cost you 105.
Valorstones
Upgrades are items that are used to upgrade weapons tools, armor, and other items. They can be purchased by players from item upgraders NPCs for various currencies. They can also find them in random treasure lists. Once purchased, an upgrade items is able to be applied to any tool, weapon or armor. The button will display the item's next upgrade level, in the event that there are enough materials.
Upgrade costs vary depending on the slot of the item and the current level of the item upgrading. For instance, weapons will cost more than gloves, bracers or bracers. Each upgrade cost 15 Flightstones plus a set number of crests. Some upgrades give a discount on the Flightstones. Once an item is upgraded to a certain degree it can be re-downgraded and sold to the upgrader at a lower cost.
Item upgraders can be found at many locations including the main island and some outposts. The NPCs provide an upgrade discount as well as a chance to obtain a new upgrade recipe. The discount on upgrades increases when more items are upgraded. It can be increased by having players complete certain achievements or complete quests.
Icewind Dale does not have an item upgrader at start unlike Cromwell from Baldur's gate II. The NPCs that can assist with upgrades are only accessible through a variety means. This is both a positive and a disadvantage.
In Season 3, the upgrade system was modified a bit, and some new features added. Once the player has upgraded to a specific level for an armor slot upgrading other items to the same item level upgrade level will cost less. This is even if the items are from a different set of gear.
The amount of Valorstones required for upgrades is reduced, and the discount is account-wide. The amount of Harbinger Crests required for upgrades is reduced as well, but is only available once certain milestones are achieved.
Crests
When it comes to upgrading gear in WoW, players have a few options. Flightstones are an option that is accessible to everyone for upgrading. Crests are more special, and are used during specific item level upgrades. Crests are an essential part of the Dragonflight gear progression system introduced in 10.1 and are available in four ranks.
First, you must be aware that the crests can only be purchased for equipment of a certain rank. Each rank has a different upgrade path. The simplest and easiest upgrade costs 15 crests. The most complicated upgrade could require as much as 20 crests, based on the kind of equipment being upgraded.
Players can earn crests through finishing content at the appropriate level, which means walking around and doing outdoor activities for gear of lower tiers, raids or dungeons with all difficulties for higher-tier items, or Mythic+ heroic raid bosses or dungeons to obtain endgame gear. The crests can later be exchanged at an item upgrader NPC, such as Cuzolth in Dornogal, or Vaskarn in Valdrakken to get the appropriate upgrade paths and steps.
The new currency system isn't too difficult to use, however it will bring some changes to the process of upgrading. For example, once an item is at the highest level of upgrade for any rank (Explorer, Adventurer, Veteran, Champion, Hero, or Mythic), it won't require Flightstones to be upgraded. This allows players to upgrade their gear to the highest possible ilvl on all their characters rather than relying on seasonal loot.
Another notable change is that crests only have one purpose and it's crucial to use them properly. It is recommended to use your Whelpling-rank crests on the top-quality equipment you can find and keep Drake and Wyrm Crests to be used for the next set of upgrades. This is especially relevant for rings and trinkets that take up multiple slots on the character which will only be able to benefit from the account-wide discount if all of the slots are full of high-quality equipment.