Path of Exile Item Upgrading
In Path of Exile, item upgrading is among the most effective ways to upgrade your equipment without relying on big-ticket drops or trade. This article will show you how to upp your items effectively.
Upgrades to equipment provide a bonus to the item's base stats. This bonus scales with the upgrade component's level and rarity.
Components
Upgrade components make your armour and weapons stronger. You can get them from the destruction of enemies, finding them in item spheres or buying them from karma dealers. You can also get them from equipment containing the components or by using salvage kits of high-end quality, such as Black Lion Salvage Kit and Ascended Salvage Tool. Upgrade components are not destroyed when they are removed from the item.
The primary function of upgrade components is to enable an item to be upgraded however, they also serve other purposes. They can be stacked to increase the level or experience gained from upgrading existing weapons or gear. They can also be made to provide extra bonuses. A glyph that has been crafted can increase the chance of upgrading its target while a boost upgrade increases the defense or attack capabilities of a weapon.
Selecting an upgrade template from the GUI will allow you to bind it to an item. This will display the upgrade components that the item can be updated. You can also use the workbench to select an upgrade template. In either case, an item will be upgraded once enough upgrade components have been gathered.
Each component is assigned an experience multiplier. This determines how much experience an item will gain when upgraded with that component. For instance, organic components give more experience multipliers 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.
Each item has an upgrade maximum number that is available for. The number of upgradeable items is determined by their upgradeable rank and the kind of upgrade they can get. The highest upgrade possible is a weapon with the tier 10. The most commonly used upgrade is a tier 6 gun and a armor upgrade of tier 5.
Sets
A set is a group of items that share a bonus. Each item in the set can be upgraded at least once, and each upgrade boosts the guaranteed bonuses. When you first upgrade an item, its initial stat will be +1. On subsequent upgrades, primary stats are boosted even further (for instance, +1 for 12+/13+/14+) and each time an item is upgraded one of its stats will increase randomly.
Upgrades can also increase the damage base of a weapon. This could be crucial for certain types of builds. However, weapons can't be upgraded to have a greater defense level than their base. It is a good option to increase the value of some set and unique items, but it's important to remember that they may not be superior to a high-level runeword in any build.
If you are upgrading an item that comes with bonuses it can be rerolled a single time, and its guarantee will reset to 0. Rerolling is the same amount of power dice as leveling an item, however the new item will offer various bonuses. The NPC [Armor] Boboko can upgrade your armor in Central Flarine. To upgrade an item, you'll require a power die of each type (Dice 4 or 6 drop from monsters 21+ and Giants; dice 7 drops from bosses) and the proper amount of Minerals and Erons. item upgrade are available at the crafting table or in the Ultra Collector, and can be purchased with Gold. The NPC will also give an extra reward for each tier of the upgrade process. This reward can be rerolled a second time, and the reroll will use the same materials used in the original item.
Rerolling
A player can play rerolling any item that they acquire in the game provided they have enough tokens. When an upgraded item gets being rerolled, it can be exchanged for a version at a level 1 of the same item in a different set. Reroll tokens can be bought at the store for small amounts of in-game currency, however they cannot be refunded. The new upgraded item will have the same benefits of the previous one however its stats will differ as well.
In addition to rerolling objects, players can also change the identification of any item by interfacing with an upgrader NPC. This will change the identity from a weapon to armor or vice versa, while keeping its basic stats and required attributes. The change is permanent and will affect all characters that are wearing the gear.
The player can also upgrade their level of an item for any equipment that is equipped. This can be done by engaging with an upgrader NPC and getting upgrade components. The cost of upgrading will depend on the upgrade track, item type and number of crests. Each step will add 5percent more damage to weapons.
Upgrades can increase the effectiveness of an item, however they also decrease its quality. Therefore, it is crucial to strike a balance between the two. Certain items might not be worth upgrading however, others will need to be upgraded in order to maximize their potential. For example an individual player may want to upgrade a piece breakpoint armor that has an interesting modifier (% chance to block or FHR) to see what it can become.
Rerolling is a common practice in Genshin Impact and other gacha-based games. It is a method used by players to gain access to a character or weapon that they wouldn't otherwise have. These items can be costly and time-consuming to acquire and the RNG doesn't always play nice. The only choices left are to invest real money or grind lots. Rerolling is a very popular choice in Genshin Impact.
Leveling
When upgrading an item, you can choose to level up the weapon or armor. This feature isn't available in the current version of the game. I believe it was designed to be a way to increase the value of rare items, but since gear in general drops fairly quickly and is only upgraded one level up, you'll usually replace the item before it gets old enough. It's also not worth it to upgrade items with gem sockets because the power of the gem will be greater than the higher ilvl that comes with the upgrade.
You will be presented with a small box when you click the upgrade option for an item. It will display the template of the item, the Crest, as well as the cost of Valorstone to increase the item's level. The cost will differ between weapons and armor and the latter typically costing more than the latter. The upgrade template lists the statistics that will be added to the upgraded item. It also lists its current ilvl.
The crest and Valorstone costs are calculated by analyzing the item's current ilvl as well as the upgrade template. The ilvl is also reduced by the upgrade template's reduction percentage of lvl. For example, an upgrade of 8% can reduce the ilvl of a weapon by 8 to 8%.
The item will receive upgrades to other stats, like critical strike damage, PvE damages and block, parry, and dodge rating, in addition to the base ilvl. The increases are also dependent on the upgrade template.
The amount of defense and damage the item will receive when it is leveled can be seen below the cost and upgrade decrease percentages in the upgrade template window. All armor and weapons, except practice equipment, get these stats once they've been leveled up. The value of these stats will be determined by the market, with a perfectly perfectly rolled version of a piece of armor or weapon able to command much higher trade values than non-upp'd versions. This is also true for other armor pieces like circlets and tiaras.