Unable to upgrade a corrupted fated unique is an uncommon error in World of Warcraft. Historically, players have tried to upgrade such items, but were unsuccessful. As a result, fated versions of items were merged with their non-upgraded counterparts and then moved to endgame boss drops, where they cannot be chanced. The question that this article answers is: How do you upgrade a corrupted fated unique?
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Various incarnations of Doctor Fate
As a founding member of the Justice Society of America, Doctor Fate first appeared in the comic book More Fun #55 in 1940. This story later revealed the character’s background, and the character has since appeared in many media including TV shows, movies, and video games. The character’s origins can be traced back to the original characters in DC Comics, and it has been speculated that the new Doctor Fate movie will be starring Pierce Brosnan.
Initially, Doctor Fate was a superhero, but his powers were so powerful that his name and identity were unknown. His powers, originally scientific in origin, were later reimagined to reflect traditional sorcery. His powers included control over magnetism, time, matter, and people’s thoughts, among other things. Although the character had a complicated history, he still managed to keep himself safe from danger and protect the Earth.
His powers were originally discovered in the 1920s when he was a boy, and he was taught by his father while digging in Mesopotamia with his father. The two came across a sarcophagus containing the body of Nabu the Wise, who had been suspended in an inactive state. When Kent uncovered the sarcophagus, he was able to free the mummy and return it to life.
Unable to upgrade a corrupted fated unique
Getting a corrupted fated unique may cause you to be unable to upgrade it. A fated unique is an upgraded version of an existing unique item that you obtained through prophecies. These prophecies require the player to have a unique item in their inventory in order to upgrade it. The item must not be corrupted in order to be upgraded, but it must still be equipped at the time of killing an enemy. Unlike other items, the sockets and gems of the fated unique will remain intact, but the modifiers will change.
Corrupted uniques cannot be upgraded. This is because prophecies will not apply to corrupted uniques. However, there are exceptions. In some instances, you may be able to upgrade your corrupted uniques by using a blessing from the Ancient orb. Nonetheless, you should be aware that you will lose the unique if you apply a blessing to it.
Common prophecies
If you’re looking to improve your unique items, you can use prophecies to obtain better versions. To upgrade a corrupted unique, you must first obtain a prophecy. You can do this either by asking Navali for prophecies or by buying them from other players. For example, you can upgrade Doomfletch to Doomfletch’s Prism for practically free. A random roll of 40-50c gets you a decent value for Doomfletch. But a high roll will net you an Ancient Doom, which costs 45c.
The cost of sealing prophecies has been reduced. Prophecies no longer lock to a specific map. Even if they don’t trigger, they may still spawn the next time you play the same map. Certain prophecies no longer spawn on Cruel and Merciless difficulties. Also, they’re no longer available in Ancient Rivals. Hopefully, these new changes will help everyone in their quest to upgrade a corrupted fated unique.