Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade

The stats of an item can be improved by upgrading it, which is also known as "upping". Each upgrade increment increases the stat linearly.

Players can recycle up to six items at a time to gain an indicator of the level of the item's upgraded components. The cost of recycling a piece of equipment increases depending on their rarity and level.

Upgrade components

An upgrade for an item in Guild Wars 2 is a process that can increase the stats of your weapons and armor. This can be achieved through a variety of methods such as using upgrade components or by increasing the rarity or mark level. Additionally to this, many items can be reforged to increase their stats.

You can find upgradeable items throughout the game. They are available throughout the world as well as rewards for missions. They can also be crafted by players. Upgrade components are the main way to upgrade equipment. These are items that slot into equipment. The majority of equipment comes with slots for upgrading, and many require a certain amount of upgrade. Some upgrade components provide specific bonuses, while other components offer an overall bonus.

There are a variety of upgrade components in the game, including universal upgrades, inscriptions, and jewels. Universal upgrades, such as gemstones and enchantments can be used in any equipment type and offer fewer bonuses than those that are equipment type specific to the type of equipment. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools, and provide numerous benefits, from increasing the speed at which an item gathers to providing additional crafting materials.

To upgrade an item, simply select it in your inventory, then open the Upgrade window. The preview will be displayed on the right side of the screen. It will display the expected statistics after the upgrade. The upgrade item button at the bottom will show Blocked if you do not have enough of either.

The upper-right corner shows the number of upgrade components required to create the specific item. The price of an upgrade increases depending on the rarity and level of the item. However you can cut down on this cost by purchasing upgrades from a merchant or trading them with other players.

Most weapons can be improved by adding a prefix, like a rune or an insignia, and others can be enhanced by adding an suffix. These upgrades alter the name of the item to add an adjective, such as 'Radiant' or 'Minor Vigor. The only exceptions are the non-inscribable wands, the shields and foci from the Prophecies and Factions campaigns, that cannot be upgraded using any mods.

Glyphs

Glyphs are a way to convey information via visuals. They are animated to grab the attention of the viewers and trigger interest in the brain. The animation of glyphs mimics body language, making them more effective in conveying the message across linguistic barriers. Glyphs can also increase the retention of the message by triggering an emotional connection in the brain.

Each glyph comes with 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 the maximum value that a glyph could enhance a stat by, not the amount that it will actually increase the stat by. The actual value of the glyph is determined by the tier and quality of the item you're creating it for.

The majority of upgrade components inserted into items can't be removed or replaced without removing them, with the exception of legendary equipment and upgrades. If you have a glyph or rune you don't want to use but it hasn't been incorporated to the gear yet, you can transfer the item to another piece by selecting the Upgrade Glyphs menu on the Glyphs Panel. This will create the new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.

You can remove the glyph using a Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. The item will be destroyed in which it is installed but you will be able to salvage the upgraded item using the glyph and its fragments, therefore it should not be considered a loss.

When you take away an item after putting a glyph on it, the shards from that glyph will disappear. You can also apply an inscription to your equipment to give it a bonus. Deferred Damage, for example can store damage, and be distributed slowly to the wearer instead of all at once. This is helpful for those who take a lot of damage from their enemies but don't want to be overwhelmed.

Reroll tokens

Reroll tokens permit players to alter the affixes on their weapons and equipment, and they can be obtained in a variety of ways, including in mistery boxes or as rare drops from skulled creatures, or from killing bosses. Reroll tokens give the player a new random affix that is usually superior to the original. Reroll tokens can be used to boost weapon stats to cause more damage or bonuses.

Rerolled items do not appear in the menu of upgrade options, but they can be upgraded. These rerolled items can 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. The level gauge is boosted by recycling an item. The amount is by the rarity of the item and also its level. Therefore, higher-leveled items are more valuable to recycle than lower-leveled ones.

In addition to reroll tokens, players can use Star Remnants and Reroll Tokens to reroll the weapon traits of an upgraded unit. Rerolls are based on a % chance to determine a weapon's trait. If it is higher, the weapon is upgraded. If it is lower, the weapon remains unchanged. Weapons can be upgraded up to three times.

Rerolling is a fantastic method to improve an item upgrader mod. However, players should be aware of the fact that the total ilvl is reduced by the number that it took to reroll it to the final level. This effect is most evident on Diadems and Rings, because they are the only options to raise the ilvl.

The Reroll system has been criticized by players for being too expensive and it's more equitable to let players pay for it with money or a food item that allows players to alter their builds without a lot of time and effort. However paying for rerolls is not something that the developers would like to incorporate at this point in the game's development. They're planning to include an ingredient that allows players to alter their race in the near future.

Leveling

There are many ways to increase the level of an upgrade item to an item. The first method of leveling up an item upgrade is by increasing the upgrade amount. This increases the upgrade value for any stat. The second option is to boost the impact of the upgrade, which increases damage or healing for the stat. The base item can be upgraded to an advanced upgrade type. The upgraded Best item upgrade will maintain its iLevel, but have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item upgrader.

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 where a higher or more special roll may occur. The Item upgrader kit type will also determine the iLevel. If you upgrade a unique or rare item to a special item type, then it has a chance of receiving a higher level.

Upgrades can be costly particularly if you are upgrading gear from the standard track to the legendary. The cost will depend on the item's base iLevel and the amount of upgrade levels it offers. Some upgrade tracks also require crests to reach the next level.

If you're fortunate the upgraded item will reach the maximum level on its upgrade track, and thus unlock an additional effect. This will give you a substantial increase in the value of the item. The bonus effect can change with each upgrade level, however. In general, the effect of upgrading is increased by +3.

Depending on the item's level of base and upgrade path, the iLevel of the upgraded item will also change. For example an item that has been upgraded from a rare or exclusive item to an extraordinary item will be able to get the Enhanced Defense of the new base type of item.