Diablo II Socketed Items
Smiths of ancient times mastered the art of bestowing magical properties upon weapons and armor by setting them with powerful gems. Most surviving examples of this art have long since been stripped of their valuable stones by ignorant thieves, rendering their true power silent until new gems are found and set into their empty sockets. The exact nature of the enchantment depends on the type and quality of the gemstones inserted into the item, as well as the item type.
Socketed items are easy to identify as their names appear in gray text when highlighted. You may insert a gem into a Socketed item by left-clicking on the gem to pick it up, and left-clicking over the Socketed item to fuse the gem and the item together.
Socketed Weapons and Armor allow you to customize your armor and weapons giving it added magical properties such as enhanced statistics, resistances to attacks and more.
Only Helms, Armor, Shields, and Weapons can be socketed. Not all weapon types can be socketed. Throwing Weapons cannot be socketed. The max number of Sockets a Socketed Item will have is 6. Weapons and Armor will have a random number of sockets depending on how many are allowed. Armor can only have 4 sockets. Weapons can have up to 6 sockets. Items with more sockets might be harder to find and may require higher Difficulty Levels.
Item Quality
Socketed Items can be normal quality and superior quality.
Magic, Rare, Crafted, Set and Unique Socketed Items
Magic Items can have up to 4 sockets. Rare items are limited to 2 sockets. Crafted, Set and Unique items are limited to 1 socket in most cases. There are a few Set and Unique Items that have more than one Socket as a default ability.
Socketed Item Quest
The first quest in Act V allows players to socket any item that allows sockets. This quest may not add the maximum number of sockets.
There is also a Horadric Cube formula that allows items to be Socketed.
Gems
Precious gems embody innate magical abilities. When set into a socketed item these gems can add powerful magic effects. [Learn more about Gems.]
Jewels
Jewels are similar to Gems, except that instead of having predetermined magical abilities like a Gem, each Jewel possesses random magic properties, allowing you to bestow a wide variety of magical abilities to your Socketed Item. [Learn more about Jewels.]
Runes
Runes are small stones inscribed with magical glyphs that can be inserted into Socketed Items. Runes are different from other Insertable Items: not only do individual Runes have set magical properties, certain combinations (or Rune Words), when inserted into the appropriate item, in the proper order, give that item even more wondrous abilities. [Learn more about Runes and Rune Words].
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D2-LoD_MasTerChieF
10 Nov 2009, 22:56
I once killed two demons with one hit in act 1 . That was a good day for every1
lemonlime
30 Sep 2009, 19:53
How do i remove socket items from weapons and armor?
Venom
05 Apr 2009, 22:48
theres a cube formula to empty sockets. but u will loose whats inside. also u need a hel rune to start with.
fran
30 Mar 2009, 01:40
how do i remove a gem from a sword?
charles
22 Feb 2009, 22:32
Can i have 2 socket on tal rasha armor?
dave
21 Nov 2008, 04:19
how do i add 4 sockets to a eth cryptic axe with no sockets in it? is there a cube recipie to get 4 or will the act 5 quest give me 4? witch way has the best odds to get 4 sockets?
ahhha
02 Jul 2008, 08:08
#27
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parlad
09 May 2008, 19:22
Breath Of The Dying-best rune word ever
jesus
19 Feb 2008, 08:01
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pk_PACman
12 Feb 2008, 15:39
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Cheef
31 Dec 2007, 12:23
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arun
23 Jun 2007, 06:52
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jay
23 Apr 2007, 06:31
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jrdbbb
10 Dec 2006, 01:15
Wee hoo i look just like buddy holy
longshankssss
27 Sep 2006, 01:19
I loved sockted items at one time and then u just have to let them go. Trust me am lvl 76 word of advice they aren't that great but if you have PERFECT GEMS or p gems i would use em on 6 sockted items only!
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