Path of Exile Item Upgrades
Item upgrades are a common and crucial method to enhance the performance of numerous items in Path of Exile. They can provide extra damage, AD or even affixes.
Rare-grade equipment is often superior to upgraded Common or Magic gear because of their high requirements.
Armor
Armor upgrades can be applied to both weapon and armor items. They improve the stats of the item they're attached to. Armor upgrades are available in the world of the game and can be purchased from Blacksmiths at bonfires. Alternatively, they can also be rescued from items with upgrade components in them using a specialist or more powerful salvage kit.
The level of an armor's or weapon's upgrade determines the amount of damage it is able to absorb. A piece of armor upgraded to its highest upgrade level will boost the damage it absorbs. It is important to keep in mind that this will increase the weight of the armor, therefore it must be heavier.
There are many different kinds of armor upgrades that are available in the game. Each one has a distinct impact. For instance, some upgrades give the armor a certain amount of additional health points, while others make it stronger and lighter. The name of the upgrade will tell you the kind of upgrade the item can be given, as illustrated below.
Certain upgrades require magic or a hybrid technology and magic, as shown by the "Magic" and "Hybrids" entries in the table below. Some upgrades also require charges to use, which are shown by a "Charges" entry in the table below. The charges associated with these upgrades refresh every day or never expire, according to the upgrade.
The cheapest way to upgrade armor is by using Iron Ore, which can be gathered through exploring the surroundings and looting minor loot chests. Titanium is more expensive but can be found at the smelters of Orgrimmar and Stormwind City. Some upgrades, like the Reforge or the Hot Potato Books can only be applied to armor pieces that are of high-level. These upgrades can give players a significant increases in stats and are worth the cost.
Upgrading a piece of armor to the highest upgrade level will dramatically increase its defense capabilities but the wearer must be aware that putting on weight will drastically reduce its agility and speed. It is not recommended to upgrade armor above +9. The defensive boost gained typically isn't worth the weight and power expenses of the upgrades.
Weapons
Weapon upgrades let players increase the effectiveness of certain aspects of a weapon. For example an upgrade could enhance the damage caused by a shotgun's shells or the accuracy of the rifle sniper. Some weapons also have special enhancements that enhance their intrinsic capabilities. These include Frictionless Materials (improves stability and decreases the chance of the risk of overheating) and Kinetic Coils (increases the speed of projectiles to cause more damage).
The majority of upgrades for weapons 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 finishing side quests, killing a certain amount of bosses or monsters, or by contacting the Weapon Upgrade NPC in Central Flarine.
The process of upgrading a weapon, equipment Set piece or Whetblade requires visiting the NPC [Armor] Boboko in Central Flarine and paying her an upgrade price of a certain number of Bars. The higher the upgrade level, the more bars are required to complete it. The cost of upgrades will be lower if you have more than one of the relevant upgrade materials.
In Chapter 2: Season 5 the way you upgrade your weapon and equipment sets has changed a bit. In the past you could search for an Upgrade Bench and pay a certain amount of Bars to upgrade your weapon or equipment to a higher quality. You could do this until your weapon or equipment reached its maximum upgrade level at which point the upgrades would reset.
It's still possible, but it is dependent heavily on RNG. It is better to purchase gear with minimal upgrade levels, but high base scores and stat distributions. These gears have a higher chance of giving you the highest level of advantages and benefits.
To level up faster, many players be more inclined to upgrade their weapons. item upgrading should also upgrade the weapons their teammates use to make them stronger. Shepard for instance should upgrade his M92F to unlock the Beretta M93R. This will make the weapon more useful when used in conjunction by biotic specialists like Grunt and Tali.
Jewels
Jewels can be used to boost a stat or provide secondary effects on weapons and armor. They can be created through the process of jewelry crafting, which is where you combine a gem and various ingredients at a table for jewelry. The higher the grade of the gemstone, the better the secondary effect. These reagents can be obtained from Treasure Goblins and World Bosses in the world, or by salvaging Legendary Gear. You can also buy them from The Jeweler in exchange for gold and Scattered Prisms.
The quality of a jewel can be improved by the Jeweler in stages that vary from Crude to Royal. The boosts to stats will differ depending on the tier the jewel is at when it's inserted into jewelry, weapons, or other gear.
All levels of jewels are crafted at the Jeweler, with the exception of the rare and legendary jewels that require you to be at a high enough level to obtain them. Unlike other upgrade components, jewels can be swapped with another identical jewel without damaging it. You can only replace the gem only once in a piece of equipment.
It is typical to use more jewelry to enhance the appearance of. The jewels also improve performance and make a harder surface than steel, so that the repeated friction from pivots does not cause damage to the movement.
In addition to the upgrades mentioned above additionally, players can obtain glyphs for their shields and weapons from a Glyphmaster. These glyphs provide a small boost and can be freely exchanged, however they are not guaranteed to show up as loot. Glyphs can be upgraded as jewelry, by visiting the Jeweler for gold and Scattered Crystal. Glyphs may also be removed and returned to the inventory. Other upgrade components such as traits or aegis can't be swapped, and can only be retrieved with an Upgrade extractor or salvaging using a Black Lion Salvage Kit, or Ascended Salvage.
Trinkets
Trinkets can be used to provide your hero with various small, but valuable, advantages. They are available in the starting area as rewards for personal stories or loot. They are also available from vendors as well as through doing road interaction. They can also be crafted by jewelers and later found or purchased on the Trading Post.
The first trinket a player will be able to unlock is the cloak. It provides a tiny but valuable boost in speed of movement and evasion. After that, they'll be able to get amulets, rings, and necklaces in the same manner to the way a player acquires armor and weapons. Each piece of equipment has one upgrade slot that accepts either a universal or a jewel upgrade. Universal upgrades are smaller and are able to be used on any device. Jewels cannot be upgraded or replaced and only work with certain trinkets.
These trinkets can provide additional bonuses and abilities that are active when the hero isn't fighting. This lets the hero be more effective when not active and may also help to compensate for the absence of a strong team or the absence of any slots in the talent tree that normally are filled with the hero's ideal statistics.
As a rule trinket upgrades should be a priority BiS (Best in Slot) items you won't replace in the near future. Then, you should consider any items with desirable stats that are less significant than the iLevel for the item that is to be upgraded. This is especially true when an item has multiple stats you wish to upgrade, as it's often better to upgrade a single crucial stat than two subpar ones.
Jungle players usually upgrade their yellow trinket to a red one prior to the beginning of the game. Top and mid players however, will choose either a pink or green ward, depending on the matchup. These choices will have a significant impact on the hero's ability to control his map.
Aside from the items listed above, players can find a number of other trinkets throughout the game in the form of awards and trophies. They can be earned through completing certain milestones in the story, such as completing a chapter's main quest or killing a particular boss. These can be viewed by selecting the relevant achievement in the reward tab of the hero menu.