The 10 Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

Path of Exile Item Upgrading

Item upgrading allows players to enhance their weapons and gear by adding new affixes, boosting its stats base or adding additional perks. To upgrade items, the player must have the item in their inventory and access the kiln.

Usually items that have weak bases (like rings) can be upgraded to a stronger base, whereas items with strong bases like eth titans do not vary much in their stats after being upgraded.

Upgrade components

Upgrade components can be added to armors, weapons trinkets, weapons and gathering tools. They can be used as an attribute bonus, or additional effect, when the equipment is in use. They can be purchased from vendors, gathered in loot, dropped by enemies, or obtained as rewards from missions or chests. Some upgrades have additional cosmetic effects. Most upgrades require that the equipment be above a certain point before they can be upgraded.

To upgrade the quality of a weapon, armor or other item in the game, players must select it and click the Upgrade button on the toolbar. The screen will show on the right-hand side of the screen a preview of the expected upgrade stats and the necessary component or materials.

There are three kinds of universal upgrades (which include gems) prefix upgrades and suffix upgrade components. Universal upgrades, such as gems, are able to be placed on any type of equipment. They offer a lesser bonus than upgrade components that have a specific type restriction. Infusions are only placed in ascended gear and legendary equipment, are the same as gems, but offer higher bonuses and cannot be used in any other equipment. Suffix upgrades that can be put in gathering tools, will add their names to the end of the name of the item they are attached to, for example adding the word Glyph to an item upgrader kit that is a Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor will transform it into a Canthan Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor.

If a player upgrades a gathering tool and replaces the glyphs by a different one the old one will be returned to their inventory. If you replace another upgrade component the item upgrader kit will be destroyed, except for inscriptions, which can be swapped freely.

Leveling

Path of Exile's upgrade system is different from previous versions in several key ways. Gear is now broken down into tracks and items can be upgraded a set number of times before being "leveled out." The upgrade cost increases with each level up however, the materials needed do not increase as much. This allows players to concentrate their efforts on a few items and maximize the impact of these items rather than dispersing upgrade costs across multiple pieces.

When an item is finished being leveled and is leveled out, it will be able to receive an upgrade set of components, as well as an increase in the likelihood that the upgrade will succeed. This bonus is called the Artisan’s Energy and it resets at 0 if the upgrade fails, or increases if the upgrade succeeds.

When a piece is upgraded to the maximum level, it can receive an affix to increase its capabilities. The number of affixes that are available will depend on the item upgrades's kind. For instance an uncommon or rare weapon with a normal base will have no more than two affixes for it, whereas legendary armors will have up to eight affixes for it.

Each upgrade requires the use of a certain amount of Flightstones and crests to complete depending on the item's current level and the slot it's in. Weapons typically require more Flightstones than other equipment.

If an item does not attain its maximum level, the NPC grants players the option to transfer it to a different character and then re-infuse it with a new set or upgrades. This process can take up to two hours and cost the same amount of materials. However it has a lower chance of success.

To measure the height of a structure engineers employ a level to compare the measurement with an established reference point like a benchmark, or the ground's elevation. This is known as a "level loop." It involves taking readings using the backsight rod and level before turning the level to make the foresight rod reading. This method helps ensure that buildings are built to a high level of accuracy and safety.

Rerolling

Rerolling is the process of changing the upgrade components of an item. It is a very important part of the game and can increase the strength, damage or other characteristics. You can do this through the item menu, or by pressing the Reroll button whenever you upgrade an item. Rerolling can be expensive and should only be used in very rare instances.

The game lets players recycle upgraded items, which can be used to obtain Reroll tokens. These tokens can be used to upgrade either the original item or another similar item. Recyclable items have a level gauge that shows how much of the upgrade gauge has been filled. The cost and rarity of upgrading an item will determine the level of filling.

In the past, some upgrade items were affixed with priority that made them easier to roll for than others. This meant that you'd get the stats that mattered most to your build more often than others. This included stats like the armor's total armour, thorns and the control impaired duration stats or the weapons' bonus attack speed and crit strike chance.

This has changed since the most recent patch. Priority affixes were removed and all upgrades have the same chance of rolling for each statistic. This can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking to get from your equipment.

Each upgraded item may come with a bonus that boosts the power of the item by a specific percentage or a flat amount. These bonuses are added to the regular affixes. The more you improve an item, the greater your chance of getting an exclusive bonus.

The game also comes with number sets that grant a bonus when three or four upgraded items from the set are placed on a unit. This is a great method of giving a character a lot more power without spending a ton of money.

Many players choose to reroll their gear and weapons, particularly in the beginning stages of the game. This is because rerolling can provide a much faster route to a more powerful character, allowing them to reach high tiers and progress the game more quickly.

Sets

Sets are collections of elements that can be arranged in various ways. They can be of various sizes, have no elements at all or contain just one element. They can be used to organize data or organize information. They can also be used to analyze patterns. Sets can be classified in many ways, including size and shape.

There are a variety of set items available to upgrade in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Certain items are worth upgrading and others aren't. Sets of armor that offer the highest defense value or set bonuses are usually worth upgrading. Upgrades to weapons aren't as effective in boosting stats as their purple counterparts. This makes them less attractive to upgrade when your collection of armor and weapons pieces is already extensive.

Certain set items are upgraded to take advantage of their own special functions, which can be particularly useful in some builds. Guillaume's Face face and Aldur's Advance boots are two examples of this. Both were upgraded to Exceptional Winged Helms and Exceptional Mirrored Boots, respectively. This increased their defense from 217 to 321. (Strength requirements and Level requirements were also increased).

Upgrades can also be made to bring certain items to par with the levels. For example the Immortal King set has a vast range of levels, ranging from 29 to 76. Upgrades to lower-level items of the set can increase their defense and make them more competitive in terms of damage.

To determine if an item upgrader kit is worth upgrading, players can click the Upgrade button in the screen of their character. The attributes of the item will be displayed, along with any required items. For instance the No-mouth Face will require 1.1K Scrap Materials as well as 250 Enchanted Dust and 5 Glowing Shards to upgrade. Alternatively, players can go to the Leaderboard or Golden vendor in Cyrodiil to see the requirements for upgrading specific items.

In general, weapons and armor have higher value when fully updated. Especially for weapons that have damage glyphs for spells or weapons, upgrading them to gold is recommended since it will result in a significant improvement in their stats. It will also boost the defense value of armor that has an updated look.