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Path of Exile Item Upgrading
In Path of Exile, item upgrading is one of the best ways to upgrade your equipment without relying on large-ticket drops or trade. This article will help you understand how to upgrade your items.
Upgrades to equipment provide an increase in the item's stats. The bonus increases with upgrade component level and rarity.
Components
Upgrade components make your armour and weapons better. They can be found by destroying enemies, purchasing them from karma sellers or finding them in item-spheres. You can also salvage them from equipment that contains the components or by using high-tier salvage kits such as Black Lion Salvage Kit and Ascended Salvage Tool. Upgrade components aren't destroyed by removing them from an item.
Upgrade components are primarily used to upgrade an item, however, they can also be used for other reasons. They can be stacked to increase the level or experience gained from upgrading existing equipment or weapons. They can be forged to give extra bonuses. A glyph that has been crafted can increase the chance of upgrading its target while an upgrade boosts the defense or attack capabilities of the weapon.
You can bind an upgrade template to an item by selecting it from the edition GUI. This will display the upgrade components that the item can be updated. You can also use the workbench when selecting an upgrade template. In either case, the item will be upgraded once enough upgrade components have been collected.
Each component has its own experience multiplier. This determines how much experience an item will gain when upgraded using that component. For instance, organic components give a higher experience multiplier than mechanical ones. It is recommended to upgrade organic components first until you reach the next level in the weapon or equipment then switch to mechanical upgrades.
In addition to the experience multiplier every item also has a 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. For example, the highest possible weapon upgrade is a weapon of tier 10. However, the most popular upgrade for weapons is a tier 6 weapon and a tier 5 armor upgrade.
Sets
A set is a set of items that all share the same bonus. Each item in the set can be upgraded at least one time, and the upgrade will increase the amount of bonuses that are guaranteed. When you first upgrade an item, its primary stat will be +1. After subsequent upgrades, the primary stats are enhanced even more (for instance, +1 for 12+/13+/14+) and each time an item is upgraded one of its additional stats increases randomly.
Upgrades to a weapon may increase its damage base, which could be necessary for certain builds. However, weapons cannot be upgraded to have a greater defense base than their normal base. It is possible to increase the value of specific sets and unique items by upgrading them, but they're not always better than a Runeword with a high level.
If the item you're upgrading has a guaranteed bonus that is guaranteed, it can be rerolled once and its guarantee will be reset to zero. The same amount of power die is used to roll an item as it would be used to increase its level. However, the new item has different bonuses. The NPC [Armor] Boboko can upgrade your armor in Central Flarine. To upgrade an item, you'll need 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. These can be purchased with Gold at the crafting table, or in the Ultra Collection. NPCs also offer special rewards for each level of the upgrade process. The reward can be rerolled one time using the same materials and components as the first item.
Rerolling
If the player has enough to reroll tokens, they are able to reroll any item that they've accumulated during the game. When an item is rerolled it will be replaced by the same level in another set. Reroll tokens are available from the store for a small amount of in-game currency, but they are not refundable. The new item upgraded will still have the extra bonuses of the first however, its stats will differ too.
In addition to rerolling items players can also alter the identification of any item by interacting with an upgrader NPC. The equipment's identification will change from a weapons to armor, or reverse the process. The base requirements and stats will remain the same. The change will be permanent and will affect all characters that own the equipment.
The player can also upgrade the level of an item for any equipped equipment. This is done by talking to an upgrader NPC, and then obtaining upgrade components. This will cost a set amount of crests as well as Valorstones according to the upgrade track and type. In the case of weapons, each step will add an additional 5% to its damage.
Upgrades can increase the power of an item level upgrade, however they can also reduce the quality of an item. It is therefore important to find a balance between these two. Certain items aren't worth upgrading, whereas others require upgrades to reach their full potential. For instance an individual player may wish to upgrade a piece breakpoint armor that comes with an interesting modifier ( percent chance of blocking or FHR) to discover what it could be.
Rerolling is a standard practice in Genshin Impact and other gacha-based games. People use it to gain access to a character or weapon that they wouldn't otherwise have. Getting these items can be expensive and time-consuming and the RNG gods don't always want to play. The only alternatives are to invest money or grind extensively. For this reason, rerolling is a very popular choice in Genshin Impact.
Leveling
When upgrading an item, you can level up the weapon or armor. This feature isn't available in the current version of the game. I think this feature was intended to increase the value of expensive and rare items. However, since the majority of items are replaced quite quickly and can only be leveled up one level, you will generally replace it before it becomes too old. It's also not worthwhile to upgrade item items with gem sockets since the value of the gem will outweigh the higher ilvl that comes with the upgrade.
You will see a small window when you click the upgrade option on an item. It will show the item's template, the crest, and the cost of Valorstone to increase the item level. The cost of upgrades will vary based on armor and weapons as well, with the former typically costing more than the latter. The upgrade template shows the stats that will be added to the upgraded item. It it also lists the current ilvl.
The crest and Valorstone costs are calculated based on the item upgrader mod's current ilvl as well as the upgrade template. In addition the ilvl of the new upgraded item will be decreased by the template's lvl decrease percentage. For example an upgrade of 8% can reduce the weapon's ilvl by 8 to 8%.
In addition to the increase in ilvl base it will also get upgrades in other stats like critical strike damage, PvE damage, block, parry and dodge rating. These upgrades are also based on the upgrade template.
The amount of defense and damage the item receives when leveled up can be shown below the upgrade cost and decrease percentages in the upgrade template window. All armor and weapons, except practice equipment, gain these stats upon leveling up. The value of these additional stats will be dictated by the market, with a perfectly rolled version of a piece of armor or weapon is able to command more in trade value than unupp'd versions. The same applies to other pieces of armor like tiaras and circlets.