Sockets - Revision history

82.41.176.69: /* =Cube Recipes */

2018-04-07T12:50:44Z

=Cube Recipes

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:50, 7 April 2018
Line 48:		Line 48:


	===Cube Recipes==		==Cube Recipes==
	Several [[Cube Recipes]] were added in v1.10 to make socketed items. Players can now turn low quality items into base quality (white) items which can be socketed via the socketing quest, or via a cube recipe.		Several [[Cube Recipes]] were added in v1.10 to make socketed items. Players can now turn low quality items into base quality (white) items which can be socketed via the socketing quest, or via a cube recipe.


	==Sockets by Number==		==Sockets by Number==

82.41.176.69: /* Normal Items */ corrected link to quest and typo

2013-12-29T23:30:06Z

Normal Items: corrected link to quest and typo

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:30, 29 December 2013
Line 32:		Line 32:
	Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many a given item can get is random for most item types, but the maximum is always limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, item type and in the case of naturally spawning sockets the difficulty level. Items can only naturally spawn with a maximum of 3 sockets on normal difficulty, 4 sockets on nightmare and 6 sockets on hell. This limitation only applies to sockets that are spawn naturally, not ones which are added through the cube recipe or socket quest. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.		Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many a given item can get is random for most item types, but the maximum is always limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, item type and in the case of naturally spawning sockets the difficulty level. Items can only naturally spawn with a maximum of 3 sockets on normal difficulty, 4 sockets on nightmare and 6 sockets on hell. This limitation only applies to sockets that are spawn naturally, not ones which are added through the cube recipe or socket quest. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.

	The number of sockets from the [[socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.		The number of sockets from the [[Siege_on_Harrogath\|socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.

	There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).		There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).

	If you need a number of sockets that [[~~Lazurk~~]] won't provide, then you'll have to try the [[cube recipes]] which adds a random number of sockets or find that item with the number of sockets you want. The cube recipe has equal chances of adding 1 to 6 sockets on an item, with any socket count exceeding the maximum sockets available being bumped back down to the max. You cannot use the socket recipe on low quality items.		If you need a number of sockets that [[Larzuk]] won't provide, then you'll have to try the [[cube recipes]] which adds a random number of sockets or find that item with the number of sockets you want. The cube recipe has equal chances of adding 1 to 6 sockets on an item, with any socket count exceeding the maximum sockets available being bumped back down to the max. You cannot use the socket recipe on low quality items.

	Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.		Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.


	==How to Obtain Socketed/Socketable Items==		==How to Obtain Socketed/Socketable Items==

82.41.176.69: Corrected socket quest to Act V, added link to actual quest

2012-01-12T04:52:54Z

Corrected socket quest to Act V, added link to actual quest

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:52, 12 January 2012
Line 3:		Line 3:

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	Socketed Items can be complicated, mainly in the number of sockets and how to add sockets to existing items. There are three [[Cube recipes]] to add them, as well as the socket quest in [[Act IV]]. Also items can generate with a variable number of sockets, and how many depends on the monster that drops them, the item type, and much more.		Socketed Items can be complicated, mainly in the number of sockets and how to add sockets to existing items. There are three [[Cube recipes]] to add them, as well as the [[Siege_on_Harrogath\|socket quest]] in [[Act V]]. Also items can generate with a variable number of sockets, and how many depends on the monster that drops them, the item type, and much more.

82.41.176.69: disambiguation edit

2011-07-31T11:50:11Z

disambiguation edit

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:50, 31 July 2011
Line 44:		Line 44:
	To find socketed items you want to kill a lot of [[monster]]s while wearing as little [[Magic Find]] % as possible.		To find socketed items you want to kill a lot of [[monster]]s while wearing as little [[Magic Find]] % as possible.

	The key is to not have any [[Magic Find]], since the more of that you have the more likely items dropped will be [[magic]]al or better ([[Rare]], [[Set]], [[Unique]]). Zero [[MF]] is best for finding socketed items, but if you can't avoid a small % bonus, it won't make much of a difference. The best characters for this are probably [[Sorc]]s for the high-level areas in hell mode and [[Javazons]] for the Cow level, where each can kill at a tremendous pace.		The key is to not have any [[Magic Find]], since the more of that you have the more likely items dropped will be [[magic]]al or better ([[Rare]], [[Set]], [[Uniques\|Unique]]). Zero [[MF]] is best for finding socketed items, but if you can't avoid a small % bonus, it won't make much of a difference. The best characters for this are probably [[Sorc]]s for the high-level areas in hell mode and [[Javazons]] for the Cow level, where each can kill at a tremendous pace.

	You want to be in as big a multi-player game as possible, so more items will drop, though this can be taken too far. If you don't have a power character and it's taking you much longer to kill in an 8-player, you could drop down to a 3-5 player and still have lots of items dropping, while killing so much faster that you actually got more items than you would taking twice as long in an 8 player game.		You want to be in as big a multi-player game as possible, so more items will drop, though this can be taken too far. If you don't have a power character and it's taking you much longer to kill in an 8-player, you could drop down to a 3-5 player and still have lots of items dropping, while killing so much faster that you actually got more items than you would taking twice as long in an 8 player game.

82.41.176.69 at 05:57, 7 March 2011

2011-03-07T05:57:09Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:57, 7 March 2011
Line 2,180:		Line 2,180:
	[[Category:Items]]		[[Category:Items]]
	[[category:Socketing]]		[[category:Socketing]]



			{{D2 items navbox\|Items}}

82.41.176.69 at 12:04, 3 March 2011

2011-03-03T12:04:32Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:04, 3 March 2011
Line 9:		Line 9:


	~~'''~~Rare/Set/Unique/Crafted Items''': The Socketing quest adds 1 and only 1 Socket to any of these types. Rares may spawn with 1-2 sockets from the Mechanic's prefix, and some sets and uniques have sockets inherently, and can't have more added. You will never get more than 1 socket added using the socketing quest on any of these items. Rare items can also have a socket added by a [[Cube_Recipes\| Horadric Cube Recipe]]. This requires 1 Stone of Jordan + 3 Perfect Skulls + One Rare Item. It's basically the same as putting that Rare item in the socketing quest reward. It can't be used on an item with sockets already.		==Rare, Set, Unique, Crafted Items==

			The Socketing quest adds 1 and only 1 Socket to any of these types. Rares may spawn with 1-2 sockets from the Mechanic's prefix, and some sets and uniques have 1 or more sockets inherently, and can't have more added. You will never get more than 1 socket added using the socketing quest on any of these items.

	~~'''Magical Items''': Magical~~ items can have 1~~-4 sockets, depending on the prefixes and~~ the item ~~type, and you can never add more to those. For magical items without sockets, using them~~ in the ~~socket~~ quest reward ~~will add 1 or 2 sockets, with equal chance at either~~. It'~~s entirely luck if you get 1 or 2~~ on ~~them, so cross your fingers~~.		Rare items can also have a socket added by a [[Cube_Recipes\| Horadric Cube Recipe]]. This requires 1 Stone of Jordan + 3 Perfect Skulls + One Rare Item. It's basically the same as putting that Rare item in the socketing quest reward. It can't be used on an item with sockets already.


	~~'''Chipped Gems''': There is a recipe for magical weapons. 3 chipped gems +~~ 1 ~~magical weapon = magical weapon of~~ the ~~same~~ type, ~~with 1-2~~ sockets ~~and~~ an item ~~level of 25. This results in a magical, socketed weapon~~ that ~~can be rerolled again with chipped, normal~~ or ~~flawless gems as many times as desired~~. ~~Weapons which cannot have~~ sockets ~~(like throwing weapons) won't get any~~ socket ~~and those with a maximum of~~ 1 ~~socket (like a few daggers and wands) have no chance for two of them. The issue of possible affixes (~~or ~~bonuses to single skills on wands, orbs etc.) is beyond the scope of this article. It follows the normal rules for the generation of magical items~~, ~~see the [[Item Generation Tutorial]] for details~~.		==Magical Items==
			Magical items can have 1-4 sockets, depending on the prefixes and the item type, and you can never add more sockets to an item that already has one or more. For magical items without sockets, using them in the socket quest reward will add 1 or 2 sockets, selected randomly.

	~~===How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items===~~
	~~To find socketed items you want to kill a lot of [[monster]]s while wearing as little [[Magic Find]] % as possible.~~

	~~The key~~ is ~~to not have any [[Magic Find]], since the more~~ of ~~that you have~~ the ~~more likely items dropped will be [[magic]]al or better ([[Rare]], [[Set]], [[Unique]]). Zero [[MF]] is best for finding socketed items, but if you can't avoid a small % bonus~~, ~~it won't make much of a difference. The best characters for this are probably [[Sorc]]s for the high~~-~~level areas in hell mode~~ and ~~[[Javazons]] for the Cow~~ level~~, where each can kill at a tremendous pace~~.		==Chipped Gems==

			There is a recipe for magical weapons.
			* 3 chipped gems + 1 magical weapon = magical weapon of the same type, with 1-2 sockets and an item level of 25.

			This results in a magical, socketed weapon that can be rerolled again with chipped, normal or flawless gems as many times as desired. Weapons which cannot have sockets (like throwing weapons) won't get any socket and those with a maximum of 1 socket (like a few daggers and wands) have no chance for two of them. The issue of possible affixes (or bonuses to single skills on wands, orbs etc.) is beyond the scope of this article. It follows the normal rules for the generation of magical items, see the [[Item Generation Tutorial]] for details.

	You want to be in as big a multi-player game as possible, so more items will drop, though this can be taken too far. If you don't have a power character and it's taking you much longer to kill in an 8-player, you could drop down to a 3-5 player and still have lots of items dropping, while killing so much faster that you actually got more items than you would taking twice as long in an 8 player game.

			==Normal Items==

	~~'''Normal Items''':~~ Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many a given item can get is random for most item types, but the maximum is always limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, item type and in the case of naturally spawning sockets the difficulty level. Items can only naturally spawn with a maximum of 3 sockets on normal difficulty, 4 sockets on nightmare and 6 sockets on hell. This limitation only applies to sockets that are spawn naturally, not ones which are added through the cube recipe or socket quest. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.		Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many a given item can get is random for most item types, but the maximum is always limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, item type and in the case of naturally spawning sockets the difficulty level. Items can only naturally spawn with a maximum of 3 sockets on normal difficulty, 4 sockets on nightmare and 6 sockets on hell. This limitation only applies to sockets that are spawn naturally, not ones which are added through the cube recipe or socket quest. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.

	The number of sockets from the [[socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.		The number of sockets from the [[socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.
Line 35:		Line 39:

	Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.		Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.


			==How to Obtain Socketed/Socketable Items==
			To find socketed items you want to kill a lot of [[monster]]s while wearing as little [[Magic Find]] % as possible.

			The key is to not have any [[Magic Find]], since the more of that you have the more likely items dropped will be [[magic]]al or better ([[Rare]], [[Set]], [[Unique]]). Zero [[MF]] is best for finding socketed items, but if you can't avoid a small % bonus, it won't make much of a difference. The best characters for this are probably [[Sorc]]s for the high-level areas in hell mode and [[Javazons]] for the Cow level, where each can kill at a tremendous pace.

			You want to be in as big a multi-player game as possible, so more items will drop, though this can be taken too far. If you don't have a power character and it's taking you much longer to kill in an 8-player, you could drop down to a 3-5 player and still have lots of items dropping, while killing so much faster that you actually got more items than you would taking twice as long in an 8 player game.


			===Cube Recipes==
			Several [[Cube Recipes]] were added in v1.10 to make socketed items. Players can now turn low quality items into base quality (white) items which can be socketed via the socketing quest, or via a cube recipe.


	==Sockets by Number==		==Sockets by Number==
			The master list, with items sorted by Ilvl and alphabetically.

	{\|		{\|
Line 2,161:		Line 2,179:

	[[Category:Items]]		[[Category:Items]]
			[[category:Socketing]]

82.41.176.69: /* Introduction */

2010-07-15T09:46:38Z

Introduction

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:46, 15 July 2010
Line 9:		Line 9:


	'''Rare/Set/Unique/Crafted Items''': The Socketing quest adds 1 and only 1 Socket to any of these types. Rares may spawn with 1 ~~socket~~ from a prefix, and some sets and uniques have sockets inherently, and can't have more added. You will never get more than 1 socket added using the socketing quest on any of these items. Rare items can also have a socket added by a [[Cube_Recipes\| Horadric Cube Recipe]]. This requires 1 Stone of Jordan + 3 Perfect Skulls + One Rare Item. It's basically the same as putting that Rare item in the socketing quest reward. It can't be used on an item with sockets already ~~- it can receive 1-2 from the Mechanic's affix~~.		'''Rare/Set/Unique/Crafted Items''': The Socketing quest adds 1 and only 1 Socket to any of these types. Rares may spawn with 1-2 sockets from the Mechanic's prefix, and some sets and uniques have sockets inherently, and can't have more added. You will never get more than 1 socket added using the socketing quest on any of these items. Rare items can also have a socket added by a [[Cube_Recipes\| Horadric Cube Recipe]]. This requires 1 Stone of Jordan + 3 Perfect Skulls + One Rare Item. It's basically the same as putting that Rare item in the socketing quest reward. It can't be used on an item with sockets already.


Line 26:		Line 26:


	'''Normal Items''': Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many on a given item is random for most item types, but the maximum is limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, and the ~~item type~~. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.		'''Normal Items''': Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many a given item can get is random for most item types, but the maximum is always limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, item type and in the case of naturally spawning sockets the difficulty level. Items can only naturally spawn with a maximum of 3 sockets on normal difficulty, 4 sockets on nightmare and 6 sockets on hell. This limitation only applies to sockets that are spawn naturally, not ones which are added through the cube recipe or socket quest. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.

	The number of sockets from the [[socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.		The number of sockets from the [[socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.
Line 32:		Line 32:
	There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).		There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).

	If you need a number of sockets that [[Lazurk]] won't provide, then you'll have to try the cube ~~recipe~~ which adds a random number of sockets or find that item with the number of sockets you want, ~~for a specific [[RuneWord]], generally~~. Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.		If you need a number of sockets that [[Lazurk]] won't provide, then you'll have to try the [[cube recipes]] which adds a random number of sockets or find that item with the number of sockets you want. The cube recipe has equal chances of adding 1 to 6 sockets on an item, with any socket count exceeding the maximum sockets available being bumped back down to the max. You cannot use the socket recipe on low quality items.

			Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.

	==Sockets by Number==		==Sockets by Number==

82.41.176.69: /* Introduction */

2010-07-14T22:13:05Z

Introduction

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:13, 14 July 2010
Line 3:		Line 3:

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	Socketed Items can be complicated, mainly in the number of sockets and how to add sockets to existing items. There are ~~two~~ [[Cube recipes]] to add them, as well as the socket quest in [[Act IV]]. Also items can generate with a variable number of sockets, and how many depends on the monster that drops them, the item type, and much more.		Socketed Items can be complicated, mainly in the number of sockets and how to add sockets to existing items. There are three [[Cube recipes]] to add them, as well as the socket quest in [[Act IV]]. Also items can generate with a variable number of sockets, and how many depends on the monster that drops them, the item type, and much more.


	You can ''never add a socket to an item that already has one or more sockets'', with any recipe or the socketing quest reward. The only partial exception is the 3 chipped [[gem]]s + 1 ~~sword~~ recipe, which will create a magical ~~sword~~ with new properties and 1-2 sockets. This doesn't add sockets to the existing ~~sword~~ though, since it is rolling new mods on the weapon, so is essentially random.		You can ''never add a socket to an item that already has one or more sockets'', with any recipe or the socketing quest reward. The only partial exception is the 3 chipped [[gem]]s + 1 magical weapon recipe, which will create a magical weapon with new properties and 1-2 sockets. This doesn't add sockets to the existing weapon though, since it is rolling new mods on the weapon, so is essentially random.


	'''Rare/Set/Unique/Crafted Items''': The Socketing quest adds 1 and only 1 Socket to any of these types. Rares may spawn with 1 socket from a prefix, and some sets and uniques have sockets inherently, and can't have more added. You will never get more than 1 socket added using the socketing quest on any of these items. Rare items can also have a socket added by a [[Cube_Recipes\| Horadric Cube Recipe]]. This requires 1 Stone of Jordan + 3 Perfect Skulls + One Rare Item. It's basically the same as putting that Rare item in the socketing quest reward. It can't be used on an item with ~~a socket~~ already.		'''Rare/Set/Unique/Crafted Items''': The Socketing quest adds 1 and only 1 Socket to any of these types. Rares may spawn with 1 socket from a prefix, and some sets and uniques have sockets inherently, and can't have more added. You will never get more than 1 socket added using the socketing quest on any of these items. Rare items can also have a socket added by a [[Cube_Recipes\| Horadric Cube Recipe]]. This requires 1 Stone of Jordan + 3 Perfect Skulls + One Rare Item. It's basically the same as putting that Rare item in the socketing quest reward. It can't be used on an item with sockets already - it can receive 1-2 from the Mechanic's affix.


Line 15:		Line 15:


	'''Chipped Gems''': There is a recipe for magical weapons. 3 chipped gems + 1 magical ~~sword~~ = magical ~~sword~~ of the same type, with 1-2 sockets~~. This should be done by a high~~ level ~~character, lvl 70+ is sufficient to get Cruel as a prefix, which is what 99.9%~~ of ~~the people doing this quest most want~~. This results in a magical, socketed weapon that can be rerolled again with chipped, normal or flawless gems as many times as desired.		'''Chipped Gems''': There is a recipe for magical weapons. 3 chipped gems + 1 magical weapon = magical weapon of the same type, with 1-2 sockets and an item level of 25. This results in a magical, socketed weapon that can be rerolled again with chipped, normal or flawless gems as many times as desired. Weapons which cannot have sockets (like throwing weapons) won't get any socket and those with a maximum of 1 socket (like a few daggers and wands) have no chance for two of them. The issue of possible affixes (or bonuses to single skills on wands, orbs etc.) is beyond the scope of this article. It follows the normal rules for the generation of magical items, see the [[Item Generation Tutorial]] for details.

	===How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items===		===How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items===

82.41.176.69: /* How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items */

2010-07-14T21:48:47Z

How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:48, 14 July 2010
Line 20:		Line 20:
	To find socketed items you want to kill a lot of [[monster]]s while wearing as little [[Magic Find]] % as possible.		To find socketed items you want to kill a lot of [[monster]]s while wearing as little [[Magic Find]] % as possible.

	The key is to not have any [[Magic Find]], since the more of that you have the more likely items dropped will be [[magic]]al or better ([[Rare]], [[Set]], [[Unique]]). Zero [[MF]] is best for finding socketed items, but if you can't avoid a small % bonus, it won't make much of a difference. The best characters for this are probably [[Sorc]]s for the ~~[[Bloody Highlands]]~~ and [[Javazons]] for the Cow level, where each can kill at a tremendous pace.		The key is to not have any [[Magic Find]], since the more of that you have the more likely items dropped will be [[magic]]al or better ([[Rare]], [[Set]], [[Unique]]). Zero [[MF]] is best for finding socketed items, but if you can't avoid a small % bonus, it won't make much of a difference. The best characters for this are probably [[Sorc]]s for the high-level areas in hell mode and [[Javazons]] for the Cow level, where each can kill at a tremendous pace.


Line 32:		Line 32:
	There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).		There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).

	If you need a number of sockets that [[Lazurk]] won't provide ~~(most likely 5)~~, then you'll have to try ~~and~~ find that item with the number of sockets you want, for a specific [[RuneWord]], generally. Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.		If you need a number of sockets that [[Lazurk]] won't provide, then you'll have to try the cube recipe which adds a random number of sockets or find that item with the number of sockets you want, for a specific [[RuneWord]], generally. Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.

	==Sockets by Number==		==Sockets by Number==

82.41.176.69: /* How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items */

2010-07-14T12:27:55Z

How to Find Socketed/Socketable Items

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
-'''Normal Items''': Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many on a given item is random for most item types, but the maximum is limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, and the item type. Check our [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types. In terms of how many max, this is determined by the mlvl of the monster that drops the item. This max applies to sockets on socketed items they drop, and also on how many sockets you'll get if you socket quest a normal item they drop.
+'''Normal Items''': Normal items can have from 1-6 sockets. How many on a given item is random for most item types, but the maximum is limited by the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops the item, and the item type. Check the master table below, or the individual [[Armor]] and [[Weapon]]s pages for info on how many sockets are possible on given item types.
 The number of sockets from the [[socket quest]] is not affected by the difficulty level, only by the [[ilvl]] of the item, which is based on the [[mlvl]] of the monster that drops it. '''Your [[Clvl]] and the difficulty level of the quest reward has nothing to do with the number of sockets you get.''' You can use the [[Normal]] quest reward on a Crystal Sword and get 6 sockets, or the [[Hell]] quest reward and get 3, depending on the ilvl of the swords used.
 There are rumours of the quest reward varying the number of sockets further but these rumours are completely unfounded. Its likely that minions on a borderline area level dropped a white item that was thought to have a lower ilvl. The number of sockets from a quest reward is always the maximum possible based on the ilvl and item type (assuming its a white item).
 If you need a number of sockets that [[Lazurk]] won't provide (most likely 5), then you'll have to try and find that item with the number of sockets you want, for a specific [[RuneWord]], generally. Trade for it if you have to, or ask in games, most people don't save socketed items, so you might ask as soon as you join, say you'll make 100k for a 5-socket [[Ogre Maul]], for example, or trade more if someone drives a hard bargain. If they aren't keeping it, they'll only get 35k at most for the sale, so shouldn't be too greedy.