

Unique items can be upgraded to exceptional base types in any game mode, but can only be upgraded to elite base types in Single Player or on the Ladder of.Rares may be upgraded to exceptional or elite base types in any game mode.Furthermore, Rune Words are counted as Unique Items, though they cannot be upgraded nonetheless.


This can be done with Rare or Unique armor or weapons, and can extend the usefulness of some items to higher levels. Upgrading or "upping" in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction changes an item's base type from basic to exceptional, or from exceptional to elite.
