Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade

Item upgrade, commonly known as "upping," improves an item's stats. Each upgrade increment increases a stat linearly.

Players can recycle six items at a time to gauge the upgraded component of each item. The cost of recycling items increases according to their rarity and level.

Upgrade components

In Guild Wars 2, an item upgrade is a way to increase the stats on your weapons and armor. This can be achieved by a variety of methods through the use of upgrade components or increasing the rarity or mark level. A lot of items can be reforged in order to increase their value.

You can find upgradeable items throughout the game. They are available throughout all over the world and are rewards for missions. They can also be created by players. Upgrade components are the primary way to upgrade equipment. These are the items that can slot into equipment. Most equipment comes with upgrade slots, and most require a certain upgrade level. Certain upgrade components provide specific bonuses, while others offer an overall bonus.

There are many types of upgrade elements in the game, including universal upgrades, inscriptions, and jewels. Universal upgrades, like gemstones and enchantments, can be used in any equipment type and offer fewer bonuses than those that are type specific. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools and provide numerous bonuses, from increasing the speed of an item's gathering to providing additional crafting materials.

To upgrade item an item upgrading, click it from your inventory and open the Upgrade window. The preview will appear on the right hand side of the screen. It will show the expected stats following the upgrade. The Upgrade button at the bottom will be labeled as Blocked if you do not have enough of either.

The amount of upgrade components required for a given item upgrader can be seen in the upper-right corner of the Upgrade window. The cost of an upgrade increases depending on the level of the upgrade and its rarity, however it can be reduced by a variety of ways, such as purchasing upgrades from a vendor or trading them to other players.

Nearly all weapons can be upgraded using an upgrade to a prefix, such as an insignia or rune. Many are upgraded by an upgrade suffix. These upgrades alter the name of the item upgrader kit, adding an adjective, for example "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor. The only exceptions are the non-inscribable wands, the shields and foci from Prophecies and Factions campaigns, which are not upgradeable with any kinds of mods.

Glyphs

Glyphs are a way to convey information via visuals. They are animated to draw the attention of the viewer and spark curiosity. The glyphs' animation mimics body language, making them even more effective in communicating messages across language barriers. Glyphs also create a sense of familiarity in the brain, which increases retention of the message.

Each glyph has a set of values that it could increase a stat's value, as shown on the item when you open the glyph in the Glyph Storage or when you use it to enchant an Artifact. This is the maximum value that the glyph can improve a stat by but not the amount it actually increases the stat by. The actual value of the glyph is determined by the tier and the quality of the product you are in awe of it.

Most upgrade components slotted into items cannot be replaced or salvaged without dismantling the equipment in question, except for legendary equipment and upgrades. If you do have a rune or glyph that hasn't yet been applied to your equipment, you can transfer it to a different piece equipment by utilizing the Upgrade Glyphs context menu within the Glyphs panel. This will create a Glyph Set that includes the selected glyph.

If you wish to remove a glyph from a piece of you must salvage it using a Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. This will cause the item to be destroyed within which it is placed, but you can recover the upgraded item by using the glyph and its shards therefore it should not be considered as a loss.

The addition of a glyph to an item could cause it to become unstable, and the shards of the glyph will disappear from your inventory when you remove the item. You can also apply a glyph to your equipment to give it a bonus. Deferred Damage, for example can be used to store damage and then be dealt out slowly to the wearer rather than all at once. This is useful for those who take lots of damage from enemies, but don't want to be overwhelmed.

Reroll tokens

Reroll tokens let players change the affixes of their weapons and equipment and they can be obtained in a variety of ways like mistery boxes, as a rare drop from skulled creatures, or from killing bosses. Reroll tokens give players a new random affix that is usually superior to the one they had before. Reroll tokens are also a great way to reroll weapon stats that can be upgraded to provide better damage or other perks.

Items that have been rerolled may not appear in the item upgrade menu, but they are still eligible to receive upgrades. If you click the "upgrade button", you can recycle the recycled items. This will change the layout of the item's window and let up to six items to be chosen for recycling. Recycling an item upgrades can add a small amount of points to its level gauge. The amount is determined by the item's rarity and also its level. Thus, items with higher levels are more valuable for recycling than items with lower levels.

Players can also make use of Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to reroll weapons to upgrade units. Rerolls will determine the % chance of a particular weapon trait. If it rolls higher, the weapon will be upgraded. If it is lower, the weapon remains the same. Weapons can be upgraded up to three times.

Rerolling is an excellent method to improve an item. However, players must be aware that the total ilvl will be reduced by the number the rerolls required to bring it to the final ilvl. This effect is most evident on Diadems and Rings, because they are the only options to raise the ilvl.

Some players have complained that the reroll system is expensive. It would be fairer to allow people to pay for it using money or food items that allows players to make changes to their builds without spending excessive amounts of time. However the paid rerolls aren't something the developers want to implement at this time in the game's development. Instead, they plan to include an ability to change races in the near future.

Leveling

There are several ways to upgrade an item. The first is to increase the amount of upgrade that increases the value of upgrading a given stat. The alternative is to increase the impact of the upgrade, which increases the damage or healing of a stat. The base item can be upgraded to a more advanced upgrade type. The new item will retain its iLevel, but have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item.

When you upgrade items, it is important to keep in mind that upgrades are random. In the majority of cases, a better roll is determined by glyphs. However there are occasions when a greater or special roll could occur. The type of item will determine the iLevel. If you upgrade a rare or exclusive item to a unique item type, it's likely to getting an additional level.

Upgrades to items can be costly especially when you're upgrading a piece of equipment from the standard to legendary track. The price will depend on the item's base iLevel and the amount of upgrade levels it comes with. Additionally, certain upgrade tracks require crests to achieve the next upgrade level.

If you're fortunate the upgraded item will reach the maximum level on its upgrade track, and thus unlock an additional benefit. This will result in a significant increase in the value of the item. The bonus effect can change with each upgrade level though. Generally speaking the effect of upgrading is increased by a value of +3.

The iLevel also changes in accordance with the item's upgrade path and its base level. For example the weapon that has been upgraded from a unique or rare to an exceptional item is likely to gain the enhanced defense of the new base item type.