Star Upgrades



In the Dungeons Update, a new way to upgrade weapons or armour was added, named Star Upgrades, also known as Essence Crafting. In exchange for Essence, a player could add 1 star to a Dungeon Item, which would give a 10% buff of the Item's current stats but only in dungeons.

The buff can be seen in grey brackets next to the corresponding stat on the item. An item can have a maximum of 5 stars, giving a 50% stat increase in Dungeons. You can also upgrade your item by adding Master Stars, which replace the regular stars and give a 5% stat boost in Master Catacombs. They act like regular stars while not in the master catacombs.

Upgrading

 * Upgrades costs can be seen beforehand in the Malik by clicking 'Essence Crafting' then the Redstone Torch, labelled 'Essence Guide' in which can choose the essence category the item is in and then find the item you want to upgrade. The 7 Categories of Essence are: Wither, Undead, Spider, Dragon, Gold, Ice, Diamond and Crimson.
 * The item you want to upgrade usually has a connection with the item, for example, wither essence is used to upgrade Wither Armor, hence it having 'Wither' tied in. Another example could be diamond essence used to upgrade Perfect Armor, as it is crafted out of diamonds.
 * Some items also need external items to be gathered to be able to add stars to it. This mostly includes items that use Crimson Essence, for example adding the first star to a pair of Rampart's Leggings needs: 5 Spectre Dust, 5 Blaze Ashes, 5 Wither Soul, and 1 Crimson Essence. The items that need to be used in putting stars on your item may be different than the ones in the example so check before blindly gathering materials.