Cut sapphire
- In a weapon+3 Magic damage · +6 Magic damage · +8 Magic damage · +12 Magic damage · +16 Magic damage
- In a chest piece+12 Mana · +23 Mana · +34 Mana · +53 Mana · +72 Mana
Sockets
Some weapons and chest pieces that drop come with holes: one, two or, very rarely, three sockets. Into each socket goes a cut gem that adds a fixed bonus to the piece. Once set it cannot be taken out: only the Jeweler empties a socket, and the gem is lost.
What they are
A socket is a hole in the piece. It comes empty and you fill it, with any of the six cut gems that come from Artisanry.
The gem's bonus adds to your stats like any other stat on the piece. It is fixed: it is worth the same in a grade I sword as in a grade V one, regardless of rarity or Excellence.
This is how a piece with two sockets, one holding a ruby and one empty, looks on its card:
- Ruby · +9 Physical damage
- Empty socket
Which pieces
Only two kinds of piece can come with sockets:
- Weapons
- Chest pieces
And only if they drop: in Adventures, in Dungeons, from bosses and from Chests. They show up at any grade, from I to the last.
Forged, sewn or bought gear never has sockets: if it did, crafting would be a way to buy the chance with gold, and a socket would stop being a reward for fighting. Neither do tools, unique pieces or anything that stacks.
Sockets belong to each piece, not to the model: two identical swords can have none and three. They travel with the piece to the vault, to another character on your account and to the market.
The odds
Every weapon or chest piece that drops, of any grade, rolls once:
| Sockets | Chance | One in |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0.08% | 1,250 pieces |
| 2 | 0.8% | 125 pieces |
| 1 | 5% | 20 pieces |
| None | 94.12% | — |
The rows exclude each other: a piece with three sockets does not also count as one with two. The piece drops with all its holes empty.
How to socket
- Get a cut gem: uncut gems come from Mining and are cut at the artisan table. Only cut gems can be socketed. They are also bought and sold on the market.
- Drag it onto the piece: take the gem from your backpack or vault and drop it on the weapon or chest piece, in the backpack, in the vault or worn. While you drag, pieces with a free socket light up.
- Confirm: the game shows you which gem, on which piece and what it adds, and warns you that once set it cannot be taken out.
- Done: the gem goes into the first empty hole and one is used from the stack. The bonus already counts in your stats.
What each gem gives
Each gem gives one thing in a weapon and another in a chest piece:
Cut emerald
- In a weapon+1% Crit chance · +1% Crit chance · +2% Crit chance · +2% Crit chance · +3% Crit chance
- In a chest piece+1% Evasion · +1% Evasion · +2% Evasion · +2% Evasion · +3% Evasion
Cut ruby
- In a weapon+3 Physical damage · +6 Physical damage · +9 Physical damage · +14 Physical damage · +20 Physical damage
- In a chest piece+12 Health · +22 Health · +32 Health · +51 Health · +70 Health
Cut diamond
- In a weapon+2% Crit damage · +3% Crit damage · +4% Crit damage · +6% Crit damage · +7% Crit damage
- In a chest piece+1% Elemental resist · +2% Elemental resist · +3% Elemental resist · +5% Elemental resist · +6% Elemental resist
Cut amethyst
- In a weapon+1% Life steal · +1% Life steal · +2% Life steal · +2% Life steal · +3% Life steal
- In a chest piece+2% Mana regen · +3% Mana regen · +4% Mana regen · +5% Mana regen · +6% Mana regen
Cut onyx
- In a weapon+1% Attack speed · +2% Attack speed · +3% Attack speed · +3% Attack speed · +4% Attack speed
- In a chest piece+4% Armor · +6% Armor · +9% Armor · +11% Armor · +13% Armor
Two identical gems in the same piece add up. Critical, evasion, speed and life steal stay low on purpose: a gem is worth a very good stat, no more.
Every cut gem comes in five qualities: chipped, flawed, cut, flawless and perfect. Three of one quality make one of the next at the artisan table (Cut tab), and the better the gem, the more it adds. Cutting also leaves a chipped gem as a bonus. All five can be socketed; the numbers above go from chipped to perfect.
The Jeweler
Osric, jewelerOsric, jeweler is in the smithy of Aurelia, next to Mirta, artisan. Walk up and press E to open his window: it lists your pieces with gems (in the backpack, the vault and worn) and the price of emptying each socket. See on the map
- Empties one socket at a time.
- The gem in that socket is lost: it does not go back to your backpack.
- Charges gold by the grade of the piece: what five story quests of that level pay. It is expensive on purpose: picking the wrong gem costs, and changing your mind is not free.
- The socket is left empty and you can set another gem.
Emptying one socket costs 5 story quests of the piece's level: the level is the first one of its grade on the gear ladder, and the total is rounded to the thousand.
| Piece grade | Level | Gold of one story quest | Empty one socket |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 0 | 2,000 | 10,000 |
| II | 11 | 16,520 | 83,000 |
| III | 22 | 60,080 | 300K |
| IV | 33 | 132K | 663K |
| V and above | 45 | 245K | 1,225K |
What you cannot do
- You cannot socket a piece you are wearing while on an outing (adventure, dungeon or gathering in progress). Wait until you are back.
- You cannot socket a piece listed on the market: take it down first.
- What is socketed does not come out. Only the Jeweler empties the socket, and the gem is lost.
- A piece has at most 3 sockets. If they are all taken, no more gems fit.
- Only cut gems can be socketed: an uncut gem must be cut first.
Market and selling
On the Market, each piece's card shows its sockets: the gems it holds with their bonus, or "Empty socket". The "With sockets" filter keeps only pieces that have any. The piece is sold whole, with its gems inside.
If you sell a piece with gems to a merchant, the gems add nothing to its price and are lost with the piece. The game warns you before selling.
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