https://anotepad.com/notes/tyj62a2i World of Warcraft Item Upgrades Item upgrades are a key part of gearing up your character. Upgrades increase item damage and enchantments. They also provide rewards and upgrades. The Blacksmith can also sell them to you. The upgrade button is available on any item. Every recycled item adds one level to the gauge for upgrading. Weapon When a weapon is upgraded, it will gain an initial damage bonus, as well as an increase in the scaling factor that affects other stats. The weapon could also gain a variety of upgrade components that offer additional attributes or effects as well as distinctive cosmetic effects. These upgrades can be added to armors, weapons trinkets, gathering tools and trinkets. The majority of them require that the item has an upgrade slot and meets certain specifications. Once a weapon or armor piece features an upgrade component within it, it can be upgraded however the prior upgrade will be destroyed (except for legendary equipment and upgrades). Upgrade components can be found with the help of a Black-Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool, or by using a high-tier salvage tool on the item itself. In addition to the basic upgrades, a weapon may be upgraded by adding the Calibration Attribute which improves certain stats, such as Weakspot Damage or Crit Rate. This is done through the Gear Workbench interaction menu. This can be done four times based on the weapon's level. Once the weapon is at maximum upgrade, it can be rebuilt using a variety of different upgrade types to boost certain stats or add bonuses and effects. Several of these upgrades can be applied at once, and the effects vary depending on the quality of the weapon. There are two Blacksmiths in the game who can perform these upgrades: Blacksmith Hewg in the Church of Elleh hub area as well as Smithing Master Iji on the Road to the Manor Site of Grace. Both upgrade materials are different: Smithing Stones to modify the kind of damage a weapon deals