Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The stats of an item can be improved by upgrading it, also known as "upping". Each upgrade increment increases the stats linearly.
Players can recycle six items at once to gain a gauge for the upgraded component of each item. The cost of recycling items increases depending on their rarity and level.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an upgrade of an item can be a method to increase the stats of your weapons and armor. This can be achieved in a variety of ways, including by using upgrade components or increasing an item's rarity or mark level. A lot of items can be reforged in order to increase their stats.
Upgradeable items are available all over the game, both around the world and as rewards for missions. They can also be made by players. The primary method to upgrade equipment is by making use of upgrade components, which are items that can be slotted into equipment. Most equipment has upgrade slots, and most require a certain upgrade level. Certain upgrade components offer specific bonuses, while others give general bonuses.
There are many types of upgrade components available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. Universal upgrades, such as gems and enchantments, are able to be placed in any equipment type and offer less bonuses than those that are equipment-type specific to the type of equipment. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools and offer various bonuses, ranging from increasing the speed of an item's gathering to providing extra crafting materials.
Select the item in your inventory, and then open the Upgrade window. The window will show a preview on the right side of the screen showing the expected stats after the upgrade, as well as any materials or components required. The Upgrade button at the bottom will show Blocked if you do not have enough of or.
The number of upgrade components needed for a specific item can be seen in the upper-right corner of the Upgrade window. The cost of an upgrade increases depending on the rarity and level of the item. However you can lower the cost of upgrades by purchasing them from a vendor or trading them with other players.
Many weapons can be improved by a prefix like a rune or an insignia, and others can be improved by adding the suffix. These upgrades include an adjective in the name of the item, such as "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".
Glyphs
Glyphs are a powerful tool to communicate visual information. They are animated to grab the attention of the viewer and stimulate curiosity. The animation of glyphs resembles body language, which makes them more effective in conveying a message across linguistic barriers. Glyphs can also enhance the likelihood of remembering a message by evoking an experience of familiarity in the brain.
Each glyph can increase the value of a stat by certain range. This is shown on the item when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This is not the actual amount by which the glyph will increase the stat, but rather the maximum amount by which it can do so. The actual value of the glyph is determined by the tier and quality of the item you're creating it for.
Most upgrade components slotted into items are not able to be replaced or salvaged without removing the gear in question, unless it is legendary equipment and upgrades. However, if you have an unusable rune or glyph that has not yet been added to 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 a Glyph Set that includes the selected glyph.
If you wish to remove a glyph from an item, you will need to salvage it using an Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. The item on which the glyph is placed will be destroyed, but the upgraded item can be recovered by removing the glyph fragments.
Adding a glyph to an item could cause it to be unstable, and the shards of the glyph will disappear from your inventory once you remove the item. You can also add the glyph on your equipment to provide an additional benefit. Deferred Damage, for example can be used to store damage and then be dealt out slowly to the wearer instead of all at one time. This is beneficial for players who take many hits from their enemies however do not want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens permit players to alter the affixes on their weapons and equipment, and can be found in a variety of ways such as in mistery boxes, as rare drops from skulled creatures, or by killing bosses. Each reroll gives the player an unspecified affix, which is usually better than what they had prior to. Reroll tokens can be used to boost weapon stats for more damage or bonuses.
Items that have been rerolled will not appear in the item upgrade menu, however they can still receive upgrades. These rerolled items are able to be recycled by pressing the "upgrade" button that alters the layout of the item window and allows up to six items to be selected to recycle. Recycling an item adds small amount of points to its level gauge. The amount is determined by the item's rarity and its level, which means items with higher levels are more useful to recycle than lower-level ones.
In addition to tokens for rerolls players can also make use of Star Remnants and Reroll Tokens to reroll the traits of a weapon in an upgraded unit. A reroll will roll the % chance of a particular weapon trait. If it is higher, the weapon will be upgraded, and if it is lower, it remains unchanged. Weapons can be rerolled up to three times.
Rerolls are a good option for upgrading an item, but players should be aware that it will lower the overall ilvl of the weapon based on the number of rerolls needed to raise it to its final ilvl. This lowering effect is most effective on Diadems and ring items, which have no competing ilvl-raising options.
Some players have complained that the reroll system is expensive. It would be fairer to allow players to pay for it using money or food items, which allows them to make changes to their builds without spending excessive amounts of time. However paying for rerolls is not something that the developers would like to implement at this time in the game's development. They plan to add the ability for players to alter their race in the near future.
Leveling
There are a variety of ways to upgrade an item. The most effective method to level up an upgrade to an item is by increasing the upgrade amount. This boosts the value of an upgrade for any stat. The alternative is to increase the impact of the upgrade, which boosts damage or healing for an individual stat. Finally you have the option to upgrade the base item to a higher upgrade type. The upgraded item will keep its iLevel, but have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item.
When upgrading items it is essential to keep in mind that upgrades are not guaranteed. In most cases a better roll is determined by glyphs. However there are instances when a greater or special roll can occur. Additionally, the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the type of item which means that should you upgrade a rare or unusual item to a unique type you has a chance to get a higher iLevel.
The cost of upgrading items can be expensive, particularly when you're upgrading an item of equipment from the standard to legendary track. The cost of upgrading a piece of equipment will depend on the iLevel it's built upon as well as the number of upgrade levels. Certain upgrade tracks require crests to reach the next level.
If you're lucky your upgraded item will be at the maximum level of its upgrade track and unlock a bonus effect. This will provide a significant boost in the upgrade value of the item. The bonus effect will vary with each upgrade level, though. In general, the upgrade effect is increased by +3.
The iLevel will also change according to the upgrade path and its base level. For instance the weapon that has been upgraded from a rare or unique item to an exceptional item will be able to be upgraded to the Enhanced Defense of the base type of item.