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Path of Exile Item Upgrades

Item upgrades are a common and crucial method to enhance the performance of many items in Path of Exile. They can cause additional damage, AD or even affixes.

Often times however upgraded Common and Magic gear is often surpassed by Rare-grade gear due to their high requirements.

Armor

Armor upgrades are a kind of upgrade that can be applied to weapons and armor items. They boost the performance of the item they are connected to. Armor upgrades can be found in the world of the game and purchased from Blacksmiths on bonfires. Alternatively, they can also be salvaged from items that have upgrade components inside them, with a professional or higher salvage kit.

The amount of damage an armored piece or weapon can absorb depends on the degree of upgrades. The damage absorption of an armor piece will increase when it is upgraded to its maximum upgrade level. It is important to keep in mind that this will increase the weight of the armor, so it must be more heavy.

There are many different kinds of armor upgrades available in the game. Each one has a distinct effect. Certain upgrades grant armor an extra amount of health points while others make it more powerful and lighter. The name of the armor upgrade will tell you the kind of upgrade that an item will receive, as shown below.

A few of the upgrades are also magic or a hybrid of magic and technology, which is identified by a "Magic" or "Hybrid" entry in the table below. Additionally, some upgrades require charges to use, which is identified by an "Charges" entry in the table below. The charges for these upgrades change daily or never expire depending on the upgrade.

The cheapest method of upgrading armor is by using Iron Ore, which can be obtained by exploring the area and looting minor loot chests. Titanium is more expensive, but it can be obtained from the smelters in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City. Certain upgrades, such as the Reforge and the Hot Potato Books, can only be applied to higher level armor pieces. These upgrades can provide significant boost to stats and are worth the investment, especially for 1-handed weapons.

A piece of armor upgraded to max upgrade level will dramatically increase its defense capabilities however, the user must be aware that putting on weight can drastically decrease its speed and agility. It is not recommended to upgrade armor past +9. The added defense generally isn't worth the weight and power cost of the upgrades.

Weapons

Weapon upgrades allow players to improve the effectiveness of specific aspects of the weapon. Upgrades can increase the accuracy of a rifle or the damage that shotgun shells do. Certain firearms have upgrades to improve their inherent characteristics. These include Frictionless Materials (improves stability and decreases the chance of weapon overheating) and Kinetic Coils (increases the velocity of projectiles for greater damage).

The majority of upgrades to weapons require three Power Dices, a different amount of Minerals and Erons, and a whetblade for applying. They can be obtained by finishing side quests, taking out a certain number of monsters or bosses, or from the Weapon Upgrade NPC in Central Flarine.

To upgrade  item upgrading , equipment set piece or Whetblade You must go to the NPC [ArmorBoboko. Boboko located in Central Flarine, and pay her an upgrade fee that is a certain amount of bars. The more bars needed to complete an upgrade the more expensive the upgrade. If you have multiple upgrade materials, the cost of upgrading will be less.

In Chapter 2: Season 5 the way you upgrade your weapon and sets has changed. In the past you could search for an Upgrade Bench and pay a set amount of Bars to upgrade your weapon or equipment to a higher rarity. You could continue to do this until you reached a maximum upgrade level for your weapon or equipment, after which the upgrades would reset.

It's possible, but it depends heavily on RNG. Instead, you're much better off visiting stores and buying gear with low upgrade levels, but excellent base scores and stat distributions. These will have a better chance of bringing you the best tier of benefits and blessings.

Most players will want to prioritize upgrades to the weapons they are most likely to use to help them level up faster. In addition players, they should think about upgrading the weapons they use with their squadmates to make them more powerful as well. Shepard for instance, should upgrade the M92F to unlock the Beretta M93R. This will make the weapon more effective when used with biotic specialists like Grunt and Tali.

Jewels

Jewels are placed in the armor's sockets and weapons, increasing the stats of a weapon and providing additional effects. They can be made through the process of jewelry crafting, where you combine a gem with a number of specific reagents at a jewelry table. The higher the grade of the gem, the better its secondary effect. These reagents are available from Treasure Goblins and World Bosses around the world, or by salvaging Legendary Gear. You can also buy them from The Jeweler in exchange for Scattered Prisms and gold.

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 according to the tier that the jewel is in when it is inserted into jewelry, weapons or other gear.

The Jeweler can create the highest levels of gems apart from the rare and legendary ones that you must be at certain levels to gain. Jewels can be replaced with another jewel without destroying the original. You can only replace the gem once in an item of equipment.

Utilizing more jewels in a movement can make it feel more comfortable and is typically done to enhance the aesthetics of the movement. In addition to improving performance, the jewels create an outer layer that is more durable than steel, so the repeated friction from pivots doesn't cause harm as easily.

In addition to the above-mentioned upgrades additionally, players can get glyphs for their shields and weapons from a Glyphmaster. These are a small perk and can be swapped freely but aren't guaranteed to drop as loot. Glyphs can be upgraded, like jewelry, at the Jeweler for gold, and also a Scattered Crystal. Glyphs can also be removed and returned to the inventory. Other upgrade components like aegis or traits cannot be exchanged, and can only be found through an upgrade extractor or salvaging with the Black Lion Salvage Kit, or Ascended Salvage.

Trinkets

Trinkets are small pieces of equipment that bestow many tiny but valuable benefits to your hero. They can be obtained in the areas of starting as loot or personal story rewards from vendors, and through performing road interactions. They can be purchased from the Trading Post, or crafted by jewelers.

The first trinket that a player can unlock is the cloak. It provides a tiny, but useful bonus in speed of movement and evasion. The player will then be able to acquire necklaces, rings, and amulets, in a similar way to how they acquired weapons and armor. Each piece of equipment comes with one upgrade slot that accepts either a universal upgrade or a jewel upgrade. Universal upgrades are smaller and can be used on any device. Jewels are not upgradeable or replaced and only work with certain trinkets.

These trinkets can also grant buffs and skills that are active even when the character is not in combat. This allows the hero to be more effective when not active and also helps make up for a lack of a solid team or the absence of any slots from the talent tree that would normally be filled with the hero's ideal statistics.

A good guideline for trinket upgrades is to prioritize BiS (Best-in-Slot) items that you will not replace soon, followed by any items with desirable stats but less important than the iLevel of the item that is being upgraded. This is especially true if you are looking to upgrade multiple statistics on an item. It's best to upgrade just one crucial stat rather than two suboptimal ones.

In the beginning of the game players who are in the jungle will typically want to upgrade their yellow trinket to a red, while top and middle players usually choose a green or pink ward (depending on the game's matchup). These choices will have a major impact on the hero's ability to control his map.

Aside from the items listed above, players may also find a number of other items in the form of trophies and awards. These can be obtained through completing certain milestones in the story, like finishing a chapter's main quest or killing a certain boss. You can see them by selecting the achievement in the reward section of the hero's menu.