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Path of Exile Item Upgrades Item upgrades are a common and important way to improve the performance of many items in Path of Exile. They can also provide additional damage, AD or even affixes. In most cases, however, upgraded Common and Magic gear is outclassed by Rare-grade gear due to their high requirements. Armor Armor upgrades can be applied to both weapon and armor items. They increase the effectiveness of the item that they are connected to. Armor upgrades are available in the world of games and can be purchased from Blacksmiths at bonfires. Alternately, they can be rescued from items with upgrade components inside them, using an expert or greater salvage kit. The level of an armor's or weapon's upgrade determines the amount of damage it will take on. Upgrading a piece of armor to maximum upgrade level will increase its damage absorption. It is important to keep in mind that this will increase the weight of the armor, so it must be heavier. There are a few different kinds of armor upgrades that are available in the game and they all have distinct effects. Certain upgrades give armor an additional amount of health points while others make it lighter and more powerful. The name of the upgrade will tell you the kind of upgrade that an item will receive, as shown below. A few upgrades are magic or a mix of technology and magic, which is identified by the “Magic” or “Hybrid” entry in the table below. Furthermore, some upgrades require a fee to use, and are identified by the “Charges” entry in the table below. The charges for these upgrades refresh daily or never expire depending on the upgrade. Iron Ore is the cheapest method to upgrade your armor. It can be found by exploring and looting small chests. Titanium is more expensive however, it is available from smelters located 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 increases in stats and are worth the investment. A piece of armor upgraded to its maximum upgrade level will greatly increase its defense values, but the player should be aware that increasing its weight will drastically reduce its speed and agility. This is why it is typically not recommended to upgrade armor pieces above +9, since the defensive boost gained is usually not worth the weight and power costs of the upgrades required. Weapons Weapon upgrades allow players to improve the effectiveness of certain aspects of an weapon. item upgrader can boost the accuracy of a rifle, or the damage that shotgun shells cause. Some weapons have special enhancements to enhance their intrinsic characteristics. They include Frictionless Materials (improves stability and reduces the risk of overheating of the weapon) and Kinetic Coils (increases the velocity of projectiles for greater damage). The majority of upgrades to weapons require the use of a whetblade, or one of the three Power Dices and a different amount Minerals and Erons. They can be obtained by completing Side Quests, taking out a certain number of bosses or monsters, or by contacting the Weapon Upgrade NPC located in Central Flarine. To upgrade the weapon, equipment set piece, or Whetblade You must go to the NPC [ArmorBoboko. Boboko located in Central Flarine, and pay her an upgrade fee of a certain number of Bars. The more bars needed to complete an upgrade the higher the level. 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 a bit. Prior to Chapter 2 Season 5, you could upgrade your weapon and equipment by paying a certain amount of Bars. You could do this until the weapon or equipment reached its maximum upgrade level and at that point, the upgrades would reset. This is still possible, but it is dependent heavily on RNG. Instead, you're much better off going to the stores and buying equipment with low upgrade levels, but good base scores and stat distributions. These items have a higher chance of granting you the highest level of benefits and blessings. The majority of players will prioritize upgrades to the weapons they are most likely to use to help them level up quicker. Players should also upgrade the weapons that their squadmates use to boost their strength. For instance, Shepard should consider upgrading the M92F to unlock the Beretta M93R to enhance its effectiveness when accompanied by experts in biotics like Grunt and Tali. Jewels Jewels can be used to improve the effectiveness of a skill or provide additional effects in armor and weapons. Jewelry crafting is a method for making them, in which you combine a gemstone with a number specific reagents in a jewelry table. The higher the level of the gem, the greater the secondary effect. These reagents can be found around the world through Treasure Goblins, World Bosses and sometimes by salvaging Legendary gear. You can also buy them from The Jeweler for gold and a Scattered Prism. The Jeweler can enhance the quality of a gem in stages ranging from Crude up to Royal. Based on the level of the jewel, it will provide a different stat boost when slotted into weapons, equipment and jewelry. All kinds of jewels are crafted at the Jeweler however, there are some exceptions to this, such as the rare and legendary jewels which require you to be at a high enough level to obtain the privilege of having them. Like other upgrade components jewels can be swapped out with a identical jewel without destroying the original one. However, you can only replace one jewel in an equipment piece once. Utilizing item upgrade in the movement will make it feel smoother and is typically used for aesthetic reasons. Apart from improving performance, the jewels also create an area that is stronger than metal, which means that repeated friction with pivots doesn't cause damage as easily. A Glyphmaster can offer glyphs to improve the appearance of your shields and weapons. These glyphs provide a small boost and can be traded, but they're not guaranteed to appear as loot. Glyphs can be upgraded as jewelry, by visiting the Jeweler for gold, and also scattered Crystal. Glyphs can also be taken out and returned to the inventory. item upgrades , like traits and aegis, are not swappable, and are only recoverable by using an Upgrade Extractor or salvaging them with the Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. Trinkets Trinkets can be used to give your character various small, but valuable advantages. They can be obtained in the starter areas as loot, personal story rewards, from vendors, and through completing road interactions. They can be purchased from the Trading Post, or crafted by jewelers. The first trinket players will be able to unlock is the cloak. It provides a tiny but beneficial boost in movement speed and the ability to evade. After that, they can purchase amulets, rings and necklaces in the same fashion to how the player obtains armor and weapons. Each piece of equipment has one upgrade slot that can accept either a universal or jewel upgrade. Universal upgrades offer smaller bonuses and can be used in any type of equipment, however, jewelry cannot be replaced or upgraded and only works with certain kinds of trinkets. These trinkets can provide additional bonuses and abilities that are active when the hero isn't engaged in combat. This allows the hero to become more efficient even when not in combat. It can also compensate for the lack of a good team or talent tree slots that are normally filled by the hero's best stats. As a rule trinket upgrades should be a priority BiS (Best in Slot) items that you will not replace soon. Next, any items with desirable statistics that are less significant than the iLevel for the item to be upgraded. This is especially true if an item has multiple stats you'd like to upgrade since it's generally more beneficial to upgrade one important stat rather than two sub-optimal ones. In the beginning of the game players in the jungle are likely to upgrade their trinket to a red, while top and mid players usually choose a green or pink ward (depending on the matchup). These choices can affect the hero's ability to manage the map. In addition to the items listed above, players will also discover other trinkets in form trophies and rewards throughout the game. They can be obtained by completing certain milestones in the story. For example, completing the main quest of a chapter or defeating the boss. These can be viewed by selecting the relevant achievement from the reward tab of the hero menu.