Path of Exile
item upgrade Upgrading
In Path of Exile, item upgrading is among the best ways to upgrade your gear without relying upon massive drops or trade. This article will teach you how to upp your items effectively.
Upgrades in equipment can add a bonus to the item's base stats. The bonus is depending on the rarity and strength of the upgrade component.
Components
Upgrade components are the things that can make your weapons and armor better. They can be obtained by fighting off enemies, locating them in spheres of items or buying them from karma dealers. They can also be rescued from equipment with them, or by utilizing a high-tier salvage kit like the Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. Upgrade components aren't destroyed by removing them from the item.
The primary function of upgrade components is to allow an item to be upgraded however, they also serve other functions. They can be stacked to increase the quality of an upgradeable item, or they can be used to boost the amount of experience gained from upgrading an existing weapon or piece of equipment. They can also be made to give additional bonuses. For instance, a specially designed glyph will increase the upgrade chance of its target, whereas a boost upgrade will increase the attack or defense quality of a weapon or armor.
By selecting an upgrade template from the GUI will allow you to bind it to an item. This will display the upgrade components to which the item can be updated. Alternatively, you can make use of the workbench to choose an upgrade template. In either scenario the item will be upgraded once enough upgrade components have been collected.
Each component is assigned an experience multiplier. This determines how much experience an item can gain when upgraded using that component. For instance, organic components offer a higher experience multiplier than mechanical ones. It is recommended to upgrade your organic components first until you reach the next level in the weapon or equipment and then switch to the mechanical upgrades.
In addition to the multiplier of experience every item also has an maximum number of upgrades it can receive. The number of items that can be upgraded is determined by their upgradeable rank, and the kind of upgrade they can receive. The highest level of upgrade is a weapon of the tier 10. However, the most common upgrade for weapons is the tier 6 weapon and an armor upgrade of tier 5.
Sets
A set is a collection of objects that all share the same bonus. Each item in the set can be upgraded at least once and the upgrade increases the guaranteed bonuses. The first time you upgrade the set piece or weapon, it will receive an increase of +1 to its primary stat. In subsequent upgrades the primary stats will be increased a bit further (for example, +1 to 12+/13+/14+), and each time you upgrade the item it will have one of its additional stats will be increased randomly.
Upgrading a weapon can also increase the damage base, which may be important for some builds. However, weapons can't be upgraded to a higher maximum defense roll than their regular base. Upgrades can be a great way to improve the value of a set and unique items, however it's important to note that they might not be superior to a high-level runeword in any build.
If an item you're upgrading has a guarantee bonus, it can be rerolled only once, and then its guarantee will be reset to zero. Rerolling costs the same amount of power dice as bringing an item, however the new item will offer additional bonuses. Upgrades can be made by visiting the NPC [Armorthe ] Boboko in Central Flarine. To upgrade an item, you will require a power dice of each kind (Dice 4 or 6 drop from monsters 21+ and Giants; dice 7 drops from bosses) and the proper amount of Minerals and Erons. These can be purchased by using Gold at the crafting table, or in the Ultra Collection. NPCs also offer special rewards for each level of the upgrade process. This reward can be rerolled a second time, and the reroll will use the same materials as the first item.
Rerolling
If the player has enough rerolling tokens, they can play rerolling any
item upgrades they've acquired during the game. If an upgraded item is being rerolled, it can be exchanged for a level 1 version of the same item in another set. Reroll tokens can be bought from the store for an amount of in-game currency, however they cannot be refunded. The upgraded item will still have the extra bonuses of the first however its stats will differ also.
Players can change the identification of their equipment as well as rerolling it by interacting with a NPC upgrader. This will change the identification from an armored weapon to a weapon, or vice versa, while maintaining its base stats and attributes that are required. The change is permanent and will affect all characters that own the gear in question.
The player can also upgrade the level of the item for any equipped equipment. This can be done by interacting with an upgrader NPC, and then obtaining
upgrade Items (
https://Telegra.ph/7-Things-Youve-Always-Dont-Know-About-Item-Upgrades-10-11). It will cost a specific amount of crests and Valorstones according to the upgrade track and item type. In the case of weapons, each step up will add an additional 5percent to the damage.
Upgrades can increase the power of an item, however they also can decrease its quality. It is therefore important to strike a balance between the two. Some items may not be worth upgrading however, others will need to be upgraded to reach their potential. For instance one player might decide to upgrade a piece breakpoint armor that has an interesting modifier ( percent chance of blocking or FHR) to explore the possibilities of what it can become.
Rerolling is a standard practice in Genshin Impact and other gacha-based games. People use it to gain access to an item or character they cannot otherwise get. These items can be costly and time-consuming to acquire and the RNG isn't always a good fit. The only other options are to invest money or grind extensively. This is why rerolling is a very popular option in Genshin Impact.
Leveling
When upgrading an item, you can choose to upgrade the weapon or armor. This feature is not available in the current version of the game. I think this feature was created to add some value to rare and expensive items. However, since most equipment is replaced quickly, and can only be upgraded to a certain level, you will generally replace it before it gets too old. It's also not worth it to
upgrade items with gem sockets because the power of the gem will outweigh the increased ilvl that comes with the upgrade.
You will see a small box when you click the upgrade option for an item. It will display the item's template, the crest, and the cost of Valorstone to increase the level of the item. The costs will vary between armor and weapons, with the former usually costing more than the latter. The upgrade template lists the stats that can be added to an upgraded item, as well as its current base ilvl.
The cost of the Valorstone and the crest is calculated based on the current Ilvl of the item and the upgrade templates. The ilvl is also reduced by the upgrade templates lvl reduction percentage. For example an upgrade of 8% can reduce the weapon's ilvl by 8 to 88%.
In addition to the base ilvl increase the item will also be upgraded in other stats such as critical strike damage, damage from PvE and dodge, block, and parry rating. These increases are also based off the upgrade template.
In the upgrade template you can determine the amount of damage or defense that the
item upgrades will receive after it is leveled up. This is listed below the cost as well as the upgrade percentages. All armor and weapons that are not practice equipment get these stats when they level up. The value of these additional stats will be determined by the market, with a perfectly rolled version of a weapon or piece of armor is able to command more trade value than non-upp'd versions. Similar is the case for other armor pieces, like tiaras and circlets.