https://www.openlearning.com/u/clemonsdrejer-sl65e4/blog/TheReasonsItemUpgradesIsTougherThanYouImagine https://park-adkins.hubstack.net/the-best-item-upgrading-techniques-to-transform-your-life World of Warcraft Item Upgrades The upgrading of your equipment is a vital aspect of equipping your character. Upgrades boost the base damage and enhancements of items. They also provide bonus effects and improvements. They can be acquired by contacting the Blacksmith. The upgrade button is located on any item. Every recycled item adds one level to the gauge for upgrading. Weapon When a weapon is upgraded, it will gain a base damage bonus, as well as an adjustment factor that affects other stats. The weapon could also gain a variety of upgrade components, which provide additional features or effects and some even have unique cosmetic effects. These upgrades can be put into armor, weapons trinkets and gathering tools, and most require that the equipment have an upgrade slot available and meet certain specifications. Once a weapon or armor piece is equipped with an upgrade component it, it can be upgraded with a different one but the prior upgrade will be destroyed (except for legendary equipment and upgrades). Upgrade components can be retrieved by using a Black Lion Salvage Kit or an Ascended Salvage Tool, or by using a high-tier salvage tool on the item itself. A weapon can also be upgraded to include a Calibration attribute that improves certain stats, for example Weakspot damage or Crit Rate. This is accomplished through the Gear Workbench's interaction menu. This can be repeated four times depending on the weapon's level. Once the weapon has reached its maximum level of improvement and is then reforged to add different bonuses and effects or improve specific stats. of these upgrades can be applied at once, and their effects are based on the rarity of the weapon. There are two Blacksmiths in the game that can perform these upgrades: Blacksmith Hewg in the Church of Elleh h