Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade

Item upgrade, commonly referred to as "upping," improves an item upgrading's stats. Each upgrade increment gives an increase in the linearity of any stat.

Players can recycle six items at once to get a gauge of the upgraded component of each item. The cost of recycling an item increases with its rarity and level.

Upgrade components

An upgrade for an item in Guild Wars 2 is a process that can boost the stats of your weapon and armor. This can be done through many different methods that include the use of upgrade components and also upgrading an item's mark level or rarity. In addition there are many items that can be reforged, which can boost their stats even more.

Upgradeable items are available throughout the game, both within the world and as rewards for missions. Players can also craft them. The most common method of upgrading gear is through the use of upgrade components, which are the items that can be inserted into equipment. The majority of equipment comes with upgrade slots, and most require a certain upgrade level. Certain upgrade components offer specific bonuses, while other components offer a general bonus.

There are a variety of upgrade components that are available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions, and jewels. Universal upgrades, like gemstones and enchantments can be placed on any equipment and provide smaller bonuses than upgrades for specific equipment. Glyphs can be placed in gathering tools and provide numerous bonuses, ranging from increasing the speed of the item's collection to providing additional crafting materials.

To upgrade an item, simply select it in your inventory and open the Upgrade window. This will display a preview on the right side of the screen that shows what the expected stats are after the upgrade, as well as any necessary components or materials. If you don't possess enough of either, the Upgrade button will show as Blocked.

The number of upgrade components required for a given item upgrading is displayed in the upper-right corner of the window for upgrading. The price of an upgrade increases depending on the rarity and level of the item increase. However you can lower the cost by purchasing upgrades from a vendor or trading them with other players.

Almost all weapons can be upgraded using an upgrade to a prefix, such as an insignia, or a rune. Many can be upgraded using a suffix upgrade. These upgrades can be used to add an adjective to the item's name like "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".

Glyphs

Glyphs are a powerful instrument for communicating visual information. They are animated to grab the viewer's eye and spark curiosity. The animation of glyphs mimics the body language and makes them more effective in transmitting an inter-linguistic message. Glyphs also improve the retention of the message by triggering a familiarity in the brain.

Each glyph has a range of values it can improve a stat by, as shown on the item when you open the glyph in the Glyph Storage or when you use them to enchant an artifact. This is not the actual amount at the glyph can increase the stat, but rather the maximum value by which it is able to do so. The value of the glyph is contingent on the tier and quality of the item you are admiring.

Most upgrade components inserted into items cannot be repaired or replaced without dismantling the equipment in question, except for legendary equipment and upgrades. However, if you have an unusable rune or glyph that has not yet been incorporated into your equipment, you can transfer it to a different piece of equipment by using the upgrade Glyphs context menu within the Glyphs panel. This will create an Glyph Set that includes the selected glyph.

If you wish to remove the glyph from an item, you will need to salvage it using a Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. The item where the glyph is installed will be destroyed, but the upgraded item can be salvaged with the glyph shards.

A glyph added to an item can cause it to become unstable and the shards of the glyph will disappear from your inventory once you remove the item. You can also add a glyph to your equipment to give it an additional benefit. Deferred Damage, for example can be used to store damage and be distributed slowly to the wearer rather than all at once. This can be helpful for players who take a lot of damage from their enemies however do not want to be overwhelmed.

Reroll tokens

Reroll tokens can be used to change the affixes of weapons and equipment. They can be obtained from various sources, such as mystery boxes and rare drops from skulled monsters or by killing bosses. Every reroll grants the player an unspecified affix, which is typically better than what they had prior to. Reroll tokens are also a great option to reroll stats on weapons, which can be upgraded to provide better damage or additional perks.

Rerolled items do not appear on the menu for item upgrades, but they can be upgraded. These rerolled items are able to be recycled by pressing the "upgrade" button which alters the appearance of the window and allows up to six items to be chosen to recycle. Recycling an item can add a small amount of points to its level gauge. This amount is determined by the item's rarity and its level, which means items with higher levels are more valuable to recycle than lower level ones.

Players can also make use of Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to roll rerolling Weapon Traits to upgrade units. Rerolls are based on a % chance for a weapon's trait. If it is higher, the weapon is upgraded. If it is lower the weapon is left as it was. Weapons can be repeatedly rolled up to three times.

A reroll is a good option to upgrade an item, however, players must be aware that it could reduce the total ilvl of the weapon by the number of rerolls used in order to increase the weapon to its ultimate ilvl. This reduction effect is most effective for Diadems and ring items, which have no competing ilvl-raising options.

Players have complained that the reroll system is expensive. It's more fair to allow players to pay for it using money or food items, which would allow players to make adjustments to their builds without spending too much time. However the paid rerolls aren't something that the developers would like to implement at this point in the game's development. Instead, they're planning to add a race change potion in the near future.

Leveling

There are many ways to boost the value of an upgrade to an item. The most effective method to level up an item upgrade is to increase the amount of upgrade. This boosts the upgrade value for the stat. The second option is to boost the impact of the upgrade, which boosts the healing or damage for an individual stat. The base item can be upgraded to an advanced upgrade type. The new item will retain its iLevel, but will have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item.

It is crucial to keep in mind that upgrades can be random. In most cases the chance of a better roll will be derived from glyphs, however there are also possibilities for greater or special rolls. In addition the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the item type and when you upgrade a rare or unique item to an exceptional item type, it will have a chance to get a higher iLevel.

Upgrading items can be costly especially when you're upgrading a piece of gear from the normal to the legendary track. The cost will depend on the item's base iLevel and the number of upgrade levels it offers. Additionally, certain upgrade tracks require crests to achieve the next upgrade level.

If you're lucky, your upgraded item upgrader will be at the highest level of its upgrade track, and will unlock an additional benefit. This will provide a significant increase in the value of the item. The bonus effect will change with each upgrade level. In general, the upgrade effect is increased a value of +3.

Depending on the item's base level and its upgrade process, the iLevel for the upgraded item will change too. For instance an item that has been upgraded from a rare or unique item level upgrade to a rare or exceptional item will be able to gain the Enhanced Defense of the base type of item.