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World of Warcraft Item Upgrades Item upgrades can be used to improve the stats of an item. Depending on the upgrade type it could boost an item's Mark Level or Rarity, as well as boost other stats. Each item has a track to upgrade it. Each upgrade increases the cost of the following one by a certain amount. Item Level When an item gets upgraded, its base stats increase in value. This value is the total of all of its upgraded advantages (attack, magic attack and defense). Upgrades can be expensive, depending on who you hire and what you do. This is due to the number of perks that must be modified to upgrade an item. It is also used to enforce gating requirements when queueing for dungeons, raids and scenarios. It can also be used to limit the amount of PvP gear players can use since PvP is not available at a lower level. The average level of an item can be found in the character sheet. When deciding whether to purchase or sell gear, players can compare the level of an item. It's a useful indicator of an item's quality and how much damage it is able to deal. The level of an item can be used to evaluate items when examining the inventory of a seller. 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 complete item description, including its level. You can also locate it by hovering over an item and typing /itemlevel in chat. There are several theories about how the level of an item is determined. One theory is that the level is a number derived from a formula that determines how much an item's stats are worth. It considers the fact that various perks have different value, and also that sockets have gems that increase the item's overall value. This process could result in a calculated value for the item's level, which is typically close to Blizzard's real level of the item. However, this isn't the only factor which can affect an item's ilvl because the level of the region the item dropped in can change the value of its stats, for example by adding an amount to its crit rating or haste rating. Items that drop in higher-level situations will have a higher ilvl. Item Stats Item stats can determine the fate of an item for players. The game utilizes them in various ways to encourage players not to limit themselves to a single weapon and to encourage players to experiment with other weapons. The stats of a base weapon are boosted by the weapon's stat modification, which are themselves boosted by the player's level. Upgrades to an item may increase its stats. The costs for upgrades are determined by the rarity of the item. A white or grey item, for example, will only be upgraded once, while an item that has rare tiers can be upgraded several 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 items additional damage or special abilities (such as the ability to revive dead or reduce cooling downs) or to distinguish them by naming them. At present, all affixes can be modified by selecting them in the upgrade window and pressing the green button, which is accompanied by the arrows that circle. This will cost a certain amount of gold and other items. They can also be used as upgrade gauges just like the other methods of rerolling. Players can choose to upgrade an item to specific stats or reroll affixes. The stat ranges are determined by the item's level. However, all items will contain at least one stat within the range, unless they are a unique item or a God Roll from a raid boss. Another thing that could change is the possibility of upgrading equipment without having to reroll the attaches, or select which stats to increase. Similar to base equipment, it must be done per item and the item comparison interface wouldn't display all possible stats at once. Item Luck A player's Luck stat stacks up to increase the chances of finding items and the properties that are spawned from loot drops, and the intensity of those properties. However, it does not directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade item s. It gives players the chance to upgrade gear earlier in the game. This is particularly advantageous in early game runs because players tend to put weapon scaling and defenses above raw damage gains. Luck can also boost the likelihood of upgrading items at the Blacksmith. This isn't to be confused with the Blacksmith’s overall upgrade chances, which increase with each new level of item. These can also be increased with the use of anti-materials such as the Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing. Armor, shields and weapons have a default Luck value of 40. These items can be enhanced with golden ingots, spined leather or oak boards (depending on the material of the item) to give +40 Luck, or to increase the Luck of the item up to 140. Certain items, such as the weapon with Hollow-infused components can also be outfitted to increase the damage dealt by any ability that causes damage by 5percent. These items can be found in the shops or made using the right ingredients. Item Failure Item upgrades are costly and not all upgrades will succeed. Cash shop items can be used to increase the chances of success for an upgrade or to stop players from losing their item in the event that it fails. The rate of success of an upgrade is shown in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the probability of successfully upgrading the item and can be increased by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The chance of success can only be increased so much, and the likelihood that the upgrade will fail cannot exceed 100%. The Luck of an item may affect the effectiveness of an upgrade. All items have an initial success rate of 25%, and every item that has Luck increases that chance by five percent. It is important to note that upgrade items are rendered above the inventory items, so enchantment glint and other effects can be obscured by the overlays. 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.