Path of Exile Item Upgrades
Upgrades to items are a common and essential way to boost the performance of a variety of items in Path of Exile. They can provide extra damage, AD or even affixes.
Rare-grade equipment is often superior to the more modernized Common or Magic equipment because of their high requirements.
Armor
Armor upgrades can be applied to both armor and weapon items. They improve the stats of whatever item they are connected to. Upgrades to armor can be found in the world of games and can be purchased from Blacksmiths at bonfires. They can also be salvaged by using an expert or higher salvage kits to recover upgrades from the items.
The amount of damage an armored item or weapon will absorb is contingent on the degree of upgrades. Upgrading a piece of armor to its highest upgrade level will increase its damage absorption. But, it's important to note that this will also raise its weight, requiring it to be heavier than before.
There are several kinds of armor upgrades available in the game and they all have distinct effects. Certain upgrades give armor a greater amount of health points while others make it lighter and more powerful. The kind of armor upgrade an item will receive will be indicated by the name of the upgrade, as illustrated in the table below.
Some of the upgrades also require magic or a hybrid technology and magic, which are identified by the "Magic" and "Hybrids" entries in the table. Some upgrades also require charges to use, which are shown by the "Charges" entry in the table below. These charges are either updated daily or never expire, depending on the upgrade.
The cheapest way to upgrade armor is to use Iron Ore, which can be gathered by exploring the environment and looting small loot chests. Titanium is more expensive but is readily available at the smelters of Orgrimmar and Stormwind City. Certain upgrades, such as the Reforge and the Hot Potato Books, can only be applied to high level armor pieces. These upgrades can give players a significant boost in stats, and are worth the investment.
The player must be aware that upgrading a piece to its maximum upgrade level will increase its defense values. However, it can also reduce its agility and its speed. This is why it is not recommended to upgrade armor pieces beyond +9, since the added defense is generally not worth the weight and power cost of the improvements required.
Weapons
Weapon upgrades allow players to improve the effectiveness of specific aspects of a weapon. Upgrades can boost the accuracy of a rifle, or the damage that shotgun shells do. you can try these out come with special enhancements to enhance their intrinsic capabilities. Frictionless materials (improves stability, and reduces weapon overheating) and Kinetic coils (increases the projectile's acceleration for greater damage) are two examples.
The majority of weapon upgrades require the use of a whetblade, or one of the three Power Dices and a different amount of Minerals and Erons. They can be obtained by completing side quests or killing a certain amount of monsters and bosses.
To upgrade an equipment set, weapon piece or Whetblade You must go to the NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine, and pay her an upgrade fee that is a certain amount of bars. The more bars you need to complete an upgrade, the more advanced the level. If you have multiple upgrade materials, the cost of upgrading will be lower.
In Chapter 2: Season 5, the way you upgrade your weapon and equipment sets was a bit different. Previously, you could seek out an Upgrade Bench and pay a set amount of Bars to upgrade your weapon or equipment to a higher rarity. You could do this until you reach a maximum upgrade level for your equipment or weapon, after which upgrades would reset.
It's still possible, but it relies heavily on RNG. Instead, you're better off going to the stores and purchasing equipment with low upgrade levels but good base scores and stat distributions. These will then have a chance at gaining you the most prestigious bonuses and blessings.
Most players will want to prioritize upgrades to the weapons they are most likely to use to help them level up quicker. In item upgrade , they should also consider upgrading the weapons favored by their teammates to increase their power as well. Shepard for instance, should upgrade the M92F in order to unlock the Beretta M93R. This will increase the effectiveness of the weapon when used by biotic specialists like Grunt and Tali.
Jewels
Jewels are placed in the sockets of armor and weapons, enhancing a stat and providing secondary effects. Jewelry crafting is a method for making them, in which you combine a gemstone with a number specific reagents on a table. The higher the tier of the gemstone, the better its secondary effect. These reagents can be gotten from Treasure Goblins and World Bosses around the world, or through salvaging Legendary Gear. You can also purchase them from The Jeweler for gold and a Scattered Prism.
The quality of a jewel can be improved at the Jeweler in stages that range from Crude to Royal. The stat boosts can vary depending on the level the jewel is in when it's inserted into weapons, jewelry, or equipment.
All levels of jewels can be crafted at the Jeweler and Jeweler's Workshop, with the exception of the rare and legendary jewels which require you to be at a sufficient level to qualify for these. Like other upgrade components jewels are able to be swapped with a jewel of the same kind without damaging the original one. However, you can only replace one jewel in an equipment piece only once.
Using more jewels in a movement will make it feel smoother and is usually performed to enhance the aesthetics of the movement. you can try these out can also enhance performance and make a surface harder than metal so that repeated friction caused by pivots does not cause damage to them.
In addition to the above upgrades players can also acquire glyphs for their shields and weapons from a Glyphmaster. These are a small perk and can be swapped out at any time but aren't guaranteed to drop as loot. Glyphs, like jewelry, can be upgraded at the Jeweler to exchange Scattered Crystals and gold. Glyphs are also removed, which returns them to the inventory. Other upgrade components, such as traits and aegis aren't swappable and can only be recovered using an Upgrade Extractor or salvaging them using Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool.
Trinkets
Trinkets can give your character many small, but useful, advantages. They can be acquired starting in the beginning areas as loot, personal story rewards, from vendors, and through doing road interactions. They can also be made by jewelers, and found or purchased on the Trading Post.
The first trinket players can unlock is the cloak. It grants a small but valuable boost in movement speed and the ability to escape. After that, they can acquire rings, amulets, and necklaces in the same way to how a player acquires weapons and armor. Every piece of equipment has a slot for an upgrade that is either universal or jewel. Universal upgrades provide smaller bonuses and can be placed in any type of equipment however, jewelry cannot be replaced or upgraded and is only compatible with specific types of trinkets.
These trinkets grant additional buffs and abilities that are active when the hero isn't in combat. This lets the hero be more effective when not active and also helps to compensate for the absence of a solid team or the absence of any slots from the talent tree which would normally be filled with the hero's best statistics.
A good general rule of thumb for trinket upgrades is to prioritize BiS (Best-in-Slot) items that you won't be replacing in the near future, then any items with desirable stats that are less important than the iLevel of the item to be upgraded. This is especially true if you are looking to upgrade multiple statistics on an item. It's better to upgrade one important stat than two less important ones.
Jungle players often upgrade their yellow trinkets to a red trinket at the beginning of the game. Mid and top players however they will select a green or a pink ward, depending on the matchup. These choices will have a major impact on the hero's abilities to control maps.
In addition to the things mentioned above, players may also find a number of other items in the form of trophies and awards. These can be obtained by completing certain milestones in the story. For instance, finishing the main quest of a chapter or defeating a boss. These achievements can be seen by selecting the relevant achievement from the reward tab of the hero menu.