Path of Exile Item Upgrades
Upgrades to items are a common and crucial method to enhance the performance of many items in Path of Exile. They can provide extra damage, AD or even affixes.
Rare-grade equipment is usually superior to upgraded Common or Magic gear due to their higher requirements.
Armor
Armor upgrades are a kind of upgrade that can be used on armor and weapon items. They boost the effectiveness of the item they are connected to. Armor upgrades 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 kit to salvage upgrade components from items.
link web site of damage an armored piece or weapon is able to absorb is dependent on the level of its upgrades. The ability to absorb damage of a piece armor will increase as it is upgraded to the maximum upgrade level. It is important to keep in mind that this will increase the weight of the armor, therefore it should be heavier.
There are several kinds of armor upgrades that are available in the game and they all have different effects. Some upgrades give armor an extra number of health points, while others make it more powerful and lighter. The type of armor upgrade that an item can get will be indicated by the name of the upgrade as indicated in the table below.
Some upgrades are magic or a hybrid of magic and technology, which is shown by an "Magic" or "Hybrid" entry in the table below. Certain upgrades require charges to use. They are referred to as "Charges" entries in the table. These charges are either continuously updated or never expire depending on the upgrade.
The cheapest method to upgrade armor is to use Iron Ore, which can be obtained through exploring the surroundings and looting small loot chests. Titanium is more expensive however, it is available in 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 well worth the cost.
The player should be aware, however, that upgrading a piece to its maximum upgrade level will increase its defense values. However, it can also affect its agility and speed. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to upgrade the majority of armor pieces beyond +9, because the increase in defense is usually not worth the weight and power cost of the upgrades needed.
Weapons
Weapon upgrades give players the ability to improve certain aspects of their weapon. For example, an upgrade may enhance the damage caused by the shells of a shotgun or the accuracy of the sniper rifle. Some weapons have special upgrades to improve their inherent characteristics. Frictionless materials (improves stability, minimizes the possibility of overheating), and Kinetic coils (increases the projectile's acceleration for greater damage) are two examples.
The majority of upgrades to weapons require a whetblade, one of three Power Dices and a different amount Minerals and Erons. They can be obtained by finishing side quests, killing a certain amount of monsters or bosses, or from the Weapon Upgrade NPC in Central Flarine.
Upgrades to a weapon, equipment Set piece or Whetblade requires visiting the NPC [Armor] Boboko in Central Flarine and paying her an upgrade cost that is based on a specific number of Bars. The higher the upgrade level, the more bars required to complete it. The cost of upgrades will be less if you have more than one of the upgrade materials.
In Chapter 2: Season 5, the ways to upgrade your equipment and weapon sets has changed a bit. Previously, you could seek out an Upgrade Bench and pay a set amount of Bars to upgrade your equipment or weapon to an increased level of rarity. You could do this until your weapon or equipment reached its maximum upgrade level, at which point the upgrades would reset.
This is still possible, but it depends heavily on RNG. You should consider buying equipment with low upgrade levels, but high base scores and stat distributions. These will then be able to give you the highest tier perks and blessings.
The majority of players will prioritize weapon upgrades for the weapons they most often use to make sure they are able to level up quicker. Players should also upgrade the weapons that their squadmates use to make them stronger. Shepard, for example should upgrade his M92F in order to unlock the Beretta M93R. link web site will make the weapon more useful when used in conjunction with biotic specialists such as Grunt and Tali.
Jewels
Jewels are placed in the armor's sockets and weapons, increasing a stat and providing secondary effects. They can be created using an process known as jewelry crafting, where you combine a gem and various reagents at a jewelry 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 collecting 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. Depending on the tier of the jewel it can provide different stat boost when slotted into gear, weapons and jewelry.
The Jeweler can create all tiers of gems, except for the rare and legendary ones, which you must be at an appropriate level to obtain. Jewels can be replaced with another jewel without damaging the original. However you can only swap out a jewel in an item of equipment once.
It is common to use more jewelry for aesthetic reasons. Jewels also enhance performance and create an outer layer that is more durable than metal so that repeated friction from pivots does not cause damage to them.
In addition to the above-mentioned upgrades players can also acquire glyphs for their weapons and shields from a Glyphmaster. They offer a small benefit and can be swapped out at any time, but are not guaranteed to drop as loot. Glyphs, like jewelry, can be upgraded at the Jeweler to exchange gold and Scattered Crystals. Glyphs can also be removed, which returns them to the inventory. Other upgrade components such as aegis or traits cannot be swapped, and can only be retrieved with an Upgrade extractor, or salvaging with Black Lion Salvage Kit or an Ascended Salvage.
Trinkets
Trinkets are a great way to provide your hero with many small, but useful benefits. They can be acquired starting in the starter areas as loot or personal story rewards from vendors, and through performing road interactions. They may also be crafted by jewelers and later found or purchased from the Trading Post.
The first trinket a player will unlock is the cloak. It provides a tiny but valuable boost in movement speed and the ability to escape. The player can then acquire necklaces, amulets, and rings in a similar fashion to how they acquired weapons and armor. Each piece of gear comes with one upgrade slot that can accommodate either a universal upgrade or a jewel upgrade. Universal upgrades offer smaller bonuses and can be placed in any type of equipment, while jewelry cannot be changed or upgraded and only works with specific types of trinkets.
These trinkets can also grant buffs and skills that are active when the hero is not fighting. This allows a hero to be more efficient while inactive. It can also compensate for the absence of strong slots in the team or talent tree which are usually filled by a hero's top stats.
A good general rule of thumb for trinket upgrades is to prioritize BiS (Best-in-Slot) items that you aren't planning to replace in the near future, then any items with desirable stats, but less important than the iLevel of the item being upgraded. This is particularly true if an item has multiple stats you'd like to upgrade, as it's usually better to upgrade just one important stat rather than two sub-optimal ones.
In the beginning of the game players who are in the jungle will typically want to upgrade their yellow trinket into a red one in the middle and top players will usually opt for either a pink or green ward (depending on the game's matchup). These choices can impact the hero's ability to manage the map.
Apart from the items mentioned above, players can find a number of other trinkets in the game in the form of trophies and awards. These can be obtained by completing certain milestones in the story. For instance, finishing the main quest for a chapter or defeating the boss. They can be viewed by selecting the appropriate achievement from the reward tab of the hero menu.