I started new amazon offline game and get Arctic Gear Set from shared stash. At lvl 22 (minimum for “ghost armor” base) in 2nd act of Normal I upgraded set`s body armor using new recipe, but I cant wear it by amazon which meets the requirements of the base. Another character can do.
The level required increased after you upgraded that set item, it’s just not showing it. Wear that item on other higher leveled characters and it should show you the level required.
Just saw this upgrading Arctic Furs to a Ghost armor. It reports level 22 requirement on the item, which is the min level requirement for a Ghost armor. My character level is 25, I have enough strength, but I can’t equip it. I’m guessing that I’ll be able to wear it at level 27. Perhaps a digital ball was dropped on figuring the +5 on top of the base item level requirement.
There is a +5 modifier to the base level requirement when transmuting a normal rare/unique to the exceptional item type. There is a +7 modifier when a rare or unique is upgraded from exceptional to elite.