https://independent.academia.edu/BrittValentin2 World of Warcraft - Item Upgrading Item upgrading allows players to boost an item's gear score up to 700 and add a final perk. Items can be upgraded if they're in your inventory and you bring them to the Kiln. Certain items are worth upgrading due to their unique stats. (For instance, a perfectly broken point armor that is rolled can be used in melee PvP). Other items, like weapons don't really change after an upgrade and therefore aren't worth it. Weapons Weapons can be upgraded to increase their numeric stats like damage to attack, crit chance as well as PvE and PvP damage. Weapons have a flat-rate bonus that increases damage per second. A lot of weapons also come with a fixed bonus which is activated when three or more identical weapons are used in a unit. In some cases this bonus could add up to more than the amount of damage that a weapon is able to upgrade on its own. The cost of upgrading a weapon depends on its rarity and current level. For instance an item with a rating of +2 will require two regular Smithing Stones to upgrade while a +3 requires four. The number of stones needed to upgrade a weapon will continue increase until it requires an upgrade to a higher level of Smithing Stones, at which the amount will be reset to one. Upgrades to weapons can also alter the stats of the base. This is usually a positive factor, but it could also have negative consequences. For items that are only used in a certain build (Whistant's shield for FB sorcs for instance) upgrading them could make them unusable unless you get a fortunate roll. The ability to upgrade armor items to boost their effectiveness. can boost the defense base of a helm or chest while belts and gloves can boost their strength and agility. Armor also offers a reroll option for its Enhanced Defense percentage, which means that it may reroll to a lower value. The upgrade template for a weapon displays the new stats that it will gain when upgraded in addi