Upgrade
Upgrading is a way for players to increase the stats of their gear by using Gold or Defender Medals. The upgrade system has been changed in the Trials Update to allow upgrading from within the inventory.
Mechanics
The Upgrade menu can be opened by CTRL + LClick on the item. Only Shards, Armor, Weapons and Rings can be upgraded. Each item can usually be upgraded numerous times. Gear and relics can be upgraded up to 10 times and rings can be upgraded up to 50 times.
For Shards, the max upgrade level varies between each shard.
Protean Shift Update
As of the Protean Shift update, gear upgrades are performed within the player's inventory. There are 5 cores to upgrading gear: Upgrading, Evolving, Advancing, Rerolling and Tinkering.
- This process is for increasing the base stats of the item such as Hero Damage, Defense Health, etc. This process consumes Gold or Defender Medals, along with motes from the chaos tier of the current item. Additionally, it could require the respective upgrade material and ampoules from the chaos level of the item. An exhaustive list of these materials can be found in Crafting Materials. Uniquely, boots require Plain, Shiny, or Pristine leather when advancing from 9/10 to 10/10 on the item. Cost of upgrading depends on class of item (e.g. helmet, boots etc). It does not depend on the item's rarity.
- Cost from 0/10 to 10/10:
| Chaos Level | Ampoules | Motes | Corresponding Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos 1 |  0 |
 10 |
0 |
| Chaos 2 |  0 |
10 |
0 |
| Chaos 3 |  0 |
20 |
0 |
| Chaos 4 |  0 |
 10 |
0 |
| Chaos 5 |  0 |
20 |
2 |
| Chaos 6 |  0 |
20 |
2 |
| Chaos 7 |  0 |
 20 |
2 |
| Chaos 8 |  0 |
80 |
20 |
| Chaos 9 |  10 |
100 |
50 |
| Chaos 10 |  10 |
 100 |
50 |
Gold and Defender Medals
Since all items do not cost the same amount of Gold and Defender Medals to upgrade from 0/10 to 10/10, the table below will display all those values for each type of item in the format "Gold / Defender Medals" .
- Cost to upgrade from 0/10 to 10/10 :
| Chaos Level / Item | Helmet | Chest | Gloves | Boots | Weapon and Shield | Relic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campaign | 2,400 gold or 100 defender medal | 3,900 gold or 100 defender medal | 1,850 gold or 100 defender medal | 2,150 gold or 100 defender medal | 8,900 gold or 10 defender medal | 11,550 gold or 100 defender medal |
| Chaos 1 | 2,400 gold or 100 defender medal | 3,900 gold or 100 defender medal | 1,850 gold or 100 defender medal | 2,150 gold or 100 defender medal | 8,900 gold or 100 defender medal | 11,550 gold or 100 defender medal |
| Chaos 2 | 7,500 gold or 120 defender medal | 12,550 gold or 120 defender medal | 5,700 gold or 120 defender medal | 6,700 gold or 120 defender medal | 29,000 gold or 120 defender medal | 36,800 gold or 120 defender medal |
| Chaos 3 | 18,350 gold or 140 defender medal | 30,850 gold or 140 defender medal | 14,000 gold or 140 defender medal | 16,100 gold or 140 defender medal | 70,850 gold or 140 defender medal | 89,700 gold or 140 defender medal |
| Chaos 4 | 28,550 gold or 160 defender medal | 48,400 gold or 160 defender medal | 21,500 gold or 160 defender medal | 25,000 gold or 160 defender medal | 111,600 gold or 160 defender medal | 141,650 gold or 160 defender medal |
| Chaos 5 | 42,600 gold or 180 defender medal | 73,650 gold or 180 defender medal | 32,000 gold or 180 defender medal | 37,450 gold or 180 defender medal | 168,250 gold or 180 defender medal | 213,750 gold or 180 defender medal |
| Chaos 6 | 60,000 gold or 200 defender medal | 103,050 gold or 200 defender medal | 45,100 gold or 200 defender medal | 52,650 gold or 200 defender medal | 236,600 gold or 200 defender medal | 296,950 gold or 200 defender medal |
| Chaos 7 | 257,400 gold or 300 defender medal | 444,450 gold or 300 defender medal | 191,850 gold or 300 defender medal | 226,950 gold or 300 defender medal | 511,800 gold or 300 defender medal | 641,050 gold or 300 defender medal |
| Chaos 8 | 300,000 gold or 600 defender medal | 600,000 gold or 600 defender medal | 250,000 gold or 600 defender medal | 300,000 gold or 600 defender medal | 600,000 gold or 600 defender medal | 800,000 gold or 600 defender medal |
| Chaos 9 | 15,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal | 15,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal | 15,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal | 15,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal | 15,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal | 15,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal |
| Chaos 10 | 18,750,000 gold or 2,500 defender medal | 18,750,000 gold or 2,500 defender medal | 18,750,000 gold or 2,500 defender medal | 18,750,000 gold or 2,500 defender medal | 18,750,000 gold or 2,500 defender medal | 18,750,000 gold or 2,500 defender medal |
| Chaos Level | Ampoules | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign to Chaos 1 | 1 |
5,125 gold or 75 defender medal |
| Chaos 1 to Chaos 2 | 1 |
5,125 gold or 100 defender medal |
| Chaos 2 to Chaos 3 | 1 |
16,375 gold or 120 defender medal |
| Chaos 3 to Chaos 4 | 1 |
40,000 gold or 140 defender medal |
| Chaos 4 to Chaos 5 | 1 |
62,800 gold or 160 defender medal |
| Chaos 5 to Chaos 6 | 1 |
94,600 gold or 180 defender medal |
| Chaos 6 to Chaos 7 | 1 |
132,400 gold or 200 defender medal |
| Chaos 7 to Chaos 8 | 1 |
200,000 gold or 400 defender medal |
| Chaos 8 to Chaos 9 | 1 |
2,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal |
| Chaos 9 to Chaos 10 | 1 |
2,000,000 gold or 2,000 defender medal |
| Chaos Level | Ampoules | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign | 0 | 6,705 gold or 25 defender medal |
| Chaos 1 | 2 |
6,705 gold or 25 defender medal |
| Chaos 2 | 3 |
15,255 gold or 45 defender medal |
| Chaos 3 | 7 |
27,630 gold or 60 defender medal |
| Chaos 4 | 7 |
39,090 gold or 70 defender medal |
| Chaos 5 | 13 |
43,940 gold or 70 defender medal |
| Chaos 6 | 10 |
59,515 gold or 70 defender medal |
| Chaos 7 | 30 |
677,820 gold or 200 defender medal |
| Chaos 8 | 30 |
777,820 gold or 200 defender medal |
| Chaos 9 | 15 |
877,820 gold or 200 defender medal |
| Chaos 10 | 30 |
1,228,948 gold or 200 defender medal |
| Chaos Level | Gold | Motes | Tokens | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2,500 gold | 2 |
 1 |
13 defender medal |
| 1 | 2,500 gold | 2 |
1 |
13 defender medal |
| 2 | 2,750 gold | 2 |
1 |
13 defender medal |
| 3 | 3,500 gold | 2 |
1 |
13 defender medal |
| 4 | 4,500 gold | 5 |
 1 |
13 defender medal |
| 5 | 5,000 gold | 5 |
1 |
13 defender medal |
| 6 | 6,000 gold | 5 |
1 |
13 defender medal |
| 7 | 11,000 gold | 3 |
 1 |
13 defender medal |
| 8 | 25,000 gold | 4 |
1 |
13 defender medal |
| 9 | 25,000 gold | 5 |
1 |
24 defender medal |
| 10 | 25,000 gold | 5 |
 1 |
24 defender medal |
Notes
- The primary stat of your item can be rerolled as well, it costs Talismans which are the same chaos tier as your item.
- The 286th reroll is guaranteed to be 10/10, it works accross all mods. Otherwise, there isn't a guaranteed 10/10 roll when rerolling the primary stat of your item.