# I got a question about upgrading weapons **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 7, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302 "2020-08-07T15:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Denthegod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/denthegod/32/69138_2.png) [@Denthegod](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Denthegod)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/1 "2020-08-07T15:43:14Z")
I’m looking at the possible upgrades of my Serpentine Dagger Right now and at level 6 it says ‘destroy 3 blue gems’. When exactly does that happen? At the beginning of the match? When I cast? It’s not really saying. It also says ‘poison the first enemy’ for level 7 but when does that occur? For level 10 titled ‘treacherous’ it says ‘deal 5 damage to the last enemy’. When does that trigger? When I cast? Thanks for any help. The descriptions don’t really go into that much detail. ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/2 "2020-08-07T15:45:33Z")
When you cast. ---
**Author:** ![Dust\_Angel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dust_angel/32/35256_2.png) [@Dust\_Angel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dust_Angel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/3 "2020-08-07T15:49:18Z")
First five affixes that say something like “attack bonus +1” and such activate at the start of the battle; everything else that follows after - destroy gems, create gems, steal mana, enchant etc. - happens every time you cast. This should be true for all weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/4 "2020-08-07T15:54:50Z")
Ah also **if I correctly recall** : Any affix creating/destroying gems will happen after the regular effects of the weapon take place. Example: Weapon creates 3 Red Gems and with the upgrade it will then destroy 1 Red Gem. So after you cats 3 Red Gems will be created, and aftar that 1 Red Gem will be destroyed. It may or may not be one of the newly generated gems. This makes a whole difference in some weapons effects. ---
**Author:** ![Dust\_Angel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dust_angel/32/35256_2.png) [@Dust\_Angel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dust_Angel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/5 "2020-08-07T16:23:57Z")
> [@Razzagor](#): > > Ah also **if I correctly recall** : Any affix creating/destroying gems will happen after the regular effects of the weapon take place. The sequence goes - cast spell; activate affixes; resolve any gem matches that have occurred. To elaborate on this, let’s consider one of the most glaring examples - Doomed Blade; When you cast it, the events go 1) convert red to doomskulls, then 2) ‘Watery’ creates one blue gem, then 3) gem matches are resolved; since Step-2 may (in this case) overwrite any gem on the board, it leads to destroyed 4-matches and lost turns and that is what people have been complaining about to no avail since forever. (My favorite example is Darkshot - create purple via cast and immediately remove via affix.) ---
**Author:** ![Denthegod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/denthegod/32/69138_2.png) [@Denthegod](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Denthegod)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/6 "2020-08-07T17:49:16Z")
Thanks for explaining it to me, guys. I’m a putz. I got over a thousand of these Mythic ingots and the most I have ever upgraded to were the stats. I should have asked sooner. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jonathan/32/66724_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-got-a-question-about-upgrading-weapons/65302/7 "2020-08-08T06:10:48Z")
You did the right thing!! 👊