https://notes.io/w3GzE Path of Exile Item Upgrading Item upgrading allows players to improve their weapons and gear with new affixes, increasing its base stats or adding additional perks. To upgrade items, players must have the item in their inventory and have access to the kiln. Items that have weak bases, like rings can be upgraded to a stronger base. Items with strong bases, such as the Titans of eth have little changes in their stats. Upgrade components Upgrade components are items that can be used to upgrade trinkets, armor, weapons and gathering tools, giving an attribute bonus or additional effect when the equipment is used. They can be purchased from vendors, gathered in loot, dropped by enemies, or obtained as a reward from missions or chests. Some upgrades additionally have special cosmetic effects. Most upgrades require that the equipment be at a certain level before you can upgrade. To upgrade the quality of a weapon or piece armor, the player must select it and then click on the Upgrade button located in the toolbar. The preview will appear on the right side of the screen, showing what the expected upgrade statistics will be and also the component or material needed to make that happen. There are three kinds of upgrade components including universal upgrades, prefix upgrades, and suffix upgrades. Universal upgrades, which comprise gems, can be placed in any type of equipment and provide smaller bonuses than upgrade components that are type-restricted. Infusions are gems that are only available in legendary and ascended equipment. They offer the same benefits as jewels, however they cannot be used with any other equipment. Suffix upgrades can be added to gathering tools. They will add the suffix to the end of item names. For instance adding a Glyph will transform the staff wrapping of Minor Vigor a Canthan staff wrapping of Minor Vigor. In the instance of upgrades for gathering tools If a player replaces one glyph with another the previous glyph will be