Path of Exile Item Upgrading
In Path of Exile, item upgrading is one of the most effective ways to upgrade your gear without relying on big-ticket drops or trade. This article will teach you how to upgrade your gear.
Upgrades to equipment provide an increase in the item's stats. The bonus is depending on the rarity and quality of the upgrade component.
Components
Upgrade components can make your weapons and armour better. You can locate them by destroying enemies, purchasing them from karma vendors, or finding them in items-spheres. They can also be rescued from equipment that has them, or by utilizing the highest-quality salvage kits such as the Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. Contrary to other products upgrade components, upgrade components aren't destroyed when removed from an item.
Upgrade components are primarily used to upgrade an item, however, they can also be used for other purposes. They can be stacked to increase the quality of an upgradeable item or they can be used to boost the experience gained by upgrading an existing weapon or piece of gear. They can also be made to offer additional benefits. A glyph that is crafted can boost the chance of upgrading its target, while a boost upgrade increases the attack or defense capabilities of a weapon.
You can attach an upgrade template to an item by selecting it from the edition GUI. This will show a list of upgrade components that the item can be upgraded to. You can also use the workbench when selecting an upgrade template. In either scenario, the item will be upgraded after enough upgrade components are collected.
Each component has a unique experience multiplier. This determines how much experience an item will gain when upgraded using that component. For instance, organic components give an experience multiplier that is higher than mechanical ones. You should upgrade your organic components first until you reach the next level in the weapon or equipment and then move on to mechanical upgrades.
In addition to the multiplier of experience every item also has the maximum number of upgrades it can receive. The number of upgrades are determined by its upgradeable rank and the type of upgrade available to the upgradeable item. For instance, the most expensive possible upgrade for a weapon is a weapon of tier 10. However, the most common upgrades for weapons are an tier 6 weapon as well as an armor upgrade of tier 5.
Sets
A set is a group of items which share a bonus. Each item in the set can be upgraded at least once, and the upgrade will increase the guaranteed bonuses. When you first upgrade an item, its initial stat will be +1. On subsequent upgrades, the primary stats will be boosted even further (for instance the +1 bonus for 12+/13+/14+) and every time an item is upgraded one of its stats will increase randomly.
Upgrades can also increase the damage base of a weapon. This can be crucial for certain types of builds. However, weapons can't be upgraded to a higher defense level than their base. It is a good way to improve the value of a set and unique items, however it's important to note that they may not be superior to a high-level runeword in any build.
If the item you're upgrading comes with a guaranteed bonus it is able to be rerolled a few times, and then its guarantee will reset to 0. Rerolling costs the same amount of power dice as bringing an item, but the new item will offer different extra bonuses. The NPC [Armor] Boboko can upgrade your armor in Central Flarine. To upgrade an item you will need the appropriate amount Minerals and Erons, as well as a power dice of each kind. These are available at the crafting table or the Ultra Collector and can be purchased with Gold. The NPC will also offer an extra reward for each tier of the upgrade process. This reward can be rerolled a second time and will use the same materials used in the original item.
Rerolling
If players have enough tokens for rerolling, they can roll any item they've acquired during the game. If an item is rerolled, it will be replaced by a level 1 version in another set. Reroll tokens are sold at the store for a small amount of in-game currency. They cannot be refunded. The new upgraded item will still have the extra benefits of the previous one however its stats will be different too.
In addition to rerolling items players can also change the identity of any equipment by interacting with an upgrader NPC. This will change the identification from an armor to a weapon or vice versa, while retaining its base stats and required attributes. The change will last for a long time and affect all characters that own the equipment.
The player can also upgrade their item level for any equipment equipped. This is accomplished by interacting with an upgrader NPC and obtaining upgrade components. It will cost a specific number of crests and Valorstones dependent on the upgrade track and the item type. Each upgrade will add 5% more damage to weapons.
Upgrades can boost the power of an item, however they also can decrease its quality. Therefore, it is crucial to keep both in check. item upgrader may not be worth upgrading however, others will need to be upgraded in order to reach their potential. A player may want to upgrade breakpoint armor with an interesting modifier (% block chance or FHR) in order to explore what else it can become.
Rerolling is a common practice in Genshin Impact and other gacha-based games. People use it to try to obtain a character or weapon they cannot otherwise get. Getting these items can be expensive and time-consuming and the RNG gods aren't always willing to cooperate. The only other options are to spend money or grind extensively. This is why rerolling is a very popular choice in Genshin Impact.
Leveling
When upgrading an item, you can choose to upgrade the weapon or armor. However, this feature is absolutely nothing in the current game. I believe this feature was intended to add some value to rare and expensive items. However, since most equipment is replaced quickly and can only be upgraded one level, you'll generally replace it before it becomes too old. It's also not worth it to level items that have gem sockets since the value of the gem will far outweigh the increase in ilvl with the upgrade.
When you click the upgrade option on an item, you'll see a small window with the upgrade template for the item and the cost of crest and Valorstone to increase the level of the item. The cost will differ between armor and weapons, with the former usually costing more than the latter. The upgrade template lists the statistics that will be added to the upgraded item. It will also list its current base ilvl.
The Crest and Valorstone costs are calculated by analyzing the item's current ilvl and the upgrade template. The ilvl is also decreased by the upgrade templates lvl reduction percentage. For instance the weapon that has an 8% upgrade decrease will reduce its ilvl by 8 - 8%.
In addition to the increase in ilvl base it will also be upgraded in other stats like critical strike damage, PvE damage 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 an item will receive after being leveled up. This is listed below the cost as well as the upgrade percentages. Apart from the practice equipment, all other items and armor get the same stats once upgraded. The value of these additional stats will be determined by the market, with a perfectly rolled perfect version of a weapon or piece of armor can command significantly more in trade value than unupp'd versions. Similar is the case for other armor pieces, such as tiaras and circlets.