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Upgrading to blue (or purple at the most) isn't a bad decision in Veteran Levels, but definitely don't worry about upgrading all the way to gold (as mentioned above). If you have a decent build you probably really don't even need to upgrade past green, but having extra stats (if you have the extra resources) is never bad. Just don't waste the gold tempers and you'll be in a good place.