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World of Warcraft Item Upgrades The upgrade of an item can be used to boost the stats of a particular item. Based on the type of upgrade, it may increase an item's Mark Level or Rarity, and also boost other stats. Each item comes with a track for upgrading it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the following one by a certain amount. Item Level When an item gets upgraded, its stats are increased in value. The value is the sum of all of an item's leveled-up perks (attack magic attack and defense). Upgrades can be expensive, dependent on who you employ and what you do. This is because of how many perks have to be replaced in order for the item to get upgraded. The level of an item is a commonly used measure of power, and can be found on all tooltips of items. It is also used to limit the amount of PvP gear players are able to wear as PvP is restricted at lower levels. Players can view their average level of item on their character sheet. Utilizing the level of an item can help players evaluate the strength of equipment when they decide to buy or sell. It's an excellent indicator of an item's quality and the amount of damage it is capable of causing. Comparing items in the inventory of a vendor can be done using the item level. The item level can be viewed by pressing the ALT key on a PC or using the left stick (L3) on XB1 and PS4. This will display the item's full description, including the ilvl. It is also accessible by hovering over an item using the mouse cursor and typing /itemlevel in chat. There are a variety of theories on how the item level is calculated. One theory is that the item level is a number that comes from a formula that calculates the amount an item's stats are worth. It considers the fact that various perks have different value and gems in sockets increase the item's overall value. This process can result in a calculated value for the item's ilvl which is usually close to Blizzard's actual level of the item. It's not the only thing that affects the ilvl of an item. The level of the area where the item was dropped can change its stats. For instance it can add a level to the item's haste, or crit rating. Items that drop in higher-level instances will have higher ilvl. Item Stats The stats of an item can be the difference between a good or bad item for players. The game makes use of them in a variety of ways to encourage players not to limit themselves to one weapon and to encourage players to experiment with other weapons. The base stats of a weapon are increased by the weapon's stat modification that are in turn enhanced by the player's level. The upgrades to an item can boost its stats. The cost of upgrades is determined by the rarity of the item. For example, a grey or white item can only be upgraded once, whereas items with rare tiers can be upgraded many times at higher prices. Affixes can also be used to alter the stats of an item. 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 be used to give the item extra damage, or add a unique ability to the item (such as reviving the dead or decreasing the cooldowns) or make the item unique by giving a special name to the item. All affixes are currently re-rolled by selecting them in the upgrade window and pressing the green button. It will cost a set amount of gold and other items. These can be used as upgrade gauges, as with other rerolling methods. Players can upgrade an item to a specific stat or reroll affixes. The possible stat ranges of an item are determined by the level of the item, however every item is guaranteed to have at least one stat within the range, unless it's a unique item or an item that is a God roll from a raid boss. Another thing that could be changed is the possibility to upgrade equipment without having to reroll the attachments, or pick which stats to enhance. But as with base equipment, this would have to be done on a per-item basis, and the item compare interface would not display all the possible stats that were gained or lost at the same time. Item Luck The Luck stat of a player stacks up to increase the chances of finding items, the properties spawned on loot drops, and the intensity of these properties. However, it doesn't directly affect damage or ability to upgrade items. It gives the player the chance to upgrade equipment earlier in the game. This is particularly advantageous in early game runs since players tend to prioritize defenses and weapon scaling over raw damage gains. In addition to influencing item discovery, Luck also increases the chances of being successful when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This is not to confuse with the Blacksmith's overall chance of upgrading, which increase with each item level. It is also possible to be increased with the use of anti-materials, such as a Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing. Armor, shields and weapons come with a default Luck value of 40. These items can be improved with golden ingots, or spined leather (depending on the material they are made of) to increase the value of 40 luck or to boost an item's existing Luck up to 140. Certain items, like the Hollow-infused weapon can also be outfitted to increase the damage dealt by any skill that causes damage by 5percent. These items can be purchased at the store or crafted using the right ingredients. Item Failure Not all upgrades are successful. However, there are some cash shop items that allow players to boost their chances of success or even prevent them from losing an item in the event that the upgrade fails. The success rate of an upgrade can be seen in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the chance of successfully upgrading the item and can be enhanced by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. There are limitations to how much the success rates can be improved and the chance of an upgrade failing cannot exceed 100%. The success of an upgrade is also affected by the luck of that item. Every item has an average success rate of 25 percent and each item that has Luck increases this chance by 5%. The upgrade overlays for items are rendered above items in the inventory. This can cause obscurity to enchantment effects or other effects. If item upgrades wish to disable the upgrade overlays, the config option decoration.renderUpgradeOverlays can be set to False in the Item Upgrader CORE client config.