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World of Warcraft Item Upgrades Upgrades to items are a method to increase the stats of an item. Based on the type of upgrade, it can boost the rarity of an item, or its Mark Level and increase other stats. Each item has a track to upgrade it. Each upgrade increases the price of the next item by a specific amount. Item Level When an item is upgraded, its stats are increased in value. This value is the total of all the leveled up benefits (attack magic attack, attack defense). The cost of upgrading items can be high depending on the upgrader you choose and the type of upgrade you choose to perform. This is due to the fact that many perks must be replaced to allow the item to get upgraded. It can also be used to enforce gating requirements when queueing for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It can also be used to limit how much PvP gear players are able to wear, since PvP is limited at lower levels. Players can view their average level of items on their character sheet. The level of an item can help players compare the power of equipment when they decide to buy or sell. It's a sign of the item's damage and its quality. The level of the item can be used to compare items when evaluating a vendor's inventory. The item level can be checked by pressing the ALT key on PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. The item will be displayed with its full description, including the ilvl. It can also be located by hovering an item with the mouse cursor and typing /itemlevel in chat. There are a few theories on how the calculation of an item's level is done. One theory says that the item level is calculated by an equation that determines the value of the stats of an item really are. It is based on the fact that different advantages are valued differently and that gems found in sockets increase the item's value. This could result in an item's ilvl which is calculated and is usually very close to Blizzard's actual item level. However, this is not the only factor that can affect an item's ilvl because the size of the area the item was dropped in could change the value of its stats, such as by adding a level to its crit rating or haste rating. This means that items that drop at higher levels will have higher the ilvl than items from lower level instances. Item Stats The stats of an item can determine the fate of an item for players. The game uses a lot of them in various ways to encourage players to use multiple weapons, and also to stop one weapon from being “the most effective.” The stats of a base weapon are enhanced by the weapon's stat modification that are in turn increased by the player's skill. Item upgrades add to that by increasing certain stats of the item. The costs for upgrades are determined by the rarity of the item. For instance, a grey or white item will only be upgraded once, whereas an item with rare tiers will be upgraded several times with higher prices. Another way to change the stats on an item is through affixes. These are special stat boosts that can be added to an item by the player, and are available in all sizes and shapes. The affixes can provide the item additional damage, or give a specific ability to the item (such as reviving dead or decreasing the duration of cooldowns), or make the item unique by giving a special name to the item. At present, all affixes can be modified by selecting them in the upgrade window and pressing the green button with circles arrows. This process will cost the player a specific amount of gold as well as items that can be used to add to the upgrade gauge in the same way as other rerolling options. In addition to rerolling affixes, players can also choose which of the available stats to keep on an item when it is upgraded. The range of stats determined by the item's level. However each item will have at least one stat in the same range, unless it's a unique item or the item is a God Roll from a raid boss. Another thing that could be changed is the possibility to upgrade equipment without having to reroll affixes, or choose which stats to enhance. Like the base equipment, this would have to be done per item, and the interface for item comparison would not display all the possible stats simultaneously. Item Luck A player's Luck stat stacks up to increase the likelihood of item discoveries, the properties spawned on loot drops and the strength of the properties. However, it does not directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade items. It gives players the chance to acquire better gear in earlier waves, and is therefore more useful in early game runs than later ones since most players prefer greater weapon scaling and defense over raw damage gains. In addition to influencing the discovery of items, Luck also increases the chance of success when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This should not be confused with the Blacksmith's overall chance of upgrading that increases with each item level and can be further enhanced by using an anti-material such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing. Armor, shields and weapons can spawn or be crafted with the Luck property, with an initial value of 40. These items can then be upgraded with golden ingots, spined leather or oak boards (depending on the material of the item) to grant a further +40 Luck, or to increase the luck of the item up to 140. Additionally, certain items, such as the Hollow weapon, which is infused with Hollow can be used to boost the damage of any damage-dealing skill by 5percent. These items can be found in the shop or created using the right ingredients. Item Failure Not all upgrades work. item upgrader can be used to increase the success rate of an upgrade or to stop players from losing their item if it fails. The rate of success of an upgrade is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the probability of completing the upgrade successfully and it can be increased by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The chance of success can only be increased by so high, and the probability that an upgrade will fail cannot be greater than 100%.. The luck of an item may affect the success of an upgrade. All items have an average success rate of 25 percent and every item with Luck increases the chance of success by 5percent. Note that upgrades to items are rendered above the inventory items therefore enchantment glints and other effects could be obstructed by them. If you wish to disable the upgrade overlays, the config option decoration.renderUpgradeOverlays can be set to False in the Item Upgrader CORE client config.