Calculating the cost of upgrading to Divine

To obtain an item of Divine quality, you will need 19,683 items of Normal quality:

  1. 1 Normal
  2. 3 Normal → 1 Good
  3. 9 Normal → 3 Good → 1 Rare
  4. 27 Normal → 9 Good → 3 Rare → 1 Epic
  5. 81 Normal → 27 Good → 9 Rare → 3 Epic → 1 Legendary
  6. 243 Normal → 81 Good → 27 Rare → 9 Epic → 3 Legendary → 1 Unique
  7. 729 Normal → 243 Good → 81 Rare → 27 Epic → 9 Legendary → 3 Unique → 1 Exotic
  8. 2,187 Normal → 729 Good → 243 Rare → 81 Epic → 27 Legendary → 9 Unique → 3 Exotic → 1 Perfect
  9. 6,561 Normal → 2,187 Good → 729 Rare → 243 Epic → 81 Legendary → 27 Unique → 9 Exotic → 3 Perfect → 1 Heroic
  10. 19,683 Normal → 6,561 Good → 2,187 Rare → 729 Epic → 243 Legendary → 81 Unique → 27 Exotic → 9 Perfect → 3 Heroic → 1 Divine

Thus, to create one item of Divine quality, you need 19,683 items of Normal quality, and the total cost will be 19,683 × $0.01 = $196.83.