Editing Socketing

A socket is a hollow area into which you can place a jewel or gem.
A socketed item has a jewel or gem permanently fixed into the hollow area. The Avatar can socket equipment using the appropriate socketing recipe at the [[Alchemy Station]].
Socketing a gem or jewel applies additional bonus effects to the socketed item.

=Items that Can Be Socketed=
* Player-crafted Chest/Torso pieces, [[Shield]]s, and [[Weapon]]s can be socketed with either a [[Gem|Non-imbued Gem]] or an [[Imbued Gem]].
* Player-crafted rings and necklaces/amulets can be socketed with either a [[Jewel|Non-imbued Jewel]] or an [[Imbued Jewel]].
* [[Artifact]] Chest/Torso pieces, [[Shield]]s, [[Weapon]]s, and [[Offhand]] items can be socketed with a [[Gem|Non-imbued Gem]].
* [[Artifact]] Rings and necklaces/amulets can be socketed with a [[Jewel|Non-imbued Jewel]].

Imbued Gems and imbued jewels <span style="color:fuchsia">cannot</span> be socketed into [[Artifacts]].

The following items <span style="color:fuchsia">cannot</span> be socketed:
* Back slot items (cloaks, backpacks, wings, etc.)
* Musical instruments
* Head slot items (helms, hoods, etc.)
* Belt slot item (belts, sashes, etc.)
* Leggings
* Hands slot items (gauntlets, gloves, etc.)
* [[Ephemeral Relics]]
* [[Pet Equipment|Pet/Summons Equipment]]


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! style="background-color: #1F1F1F; border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | '''Type of Item'''
! style="background-color: #1F1F1F; border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | '''Equipment Category'''
! style="background-color: #1F1F1F; border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | '''Socket Capacity'''
! style="background-color: #1F1F1F; border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | '''Socket Type'''
! style="background-color: #1F1F1F; border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | '''Recipe(s)'''
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| rowspan="6" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Player-Crafted Item
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Chest Piece
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 gem
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]<br>or [[Imbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed Chest Armor]]<br>[[Imbued Gem Socketed Chest Armor]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Shield
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 gem
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]<br>or [[Imbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed One-handed]]<br>[[Imbued Gem Socketed One-Handed]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | One-handed Weapon
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 gem
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]<br>or [[Imbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed One-handed]]<br>[[Imbued Gem Socketed One-Handed]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Two-handed Weapon
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;2 gems *
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]<br>or [[Imbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed Two-handed Weapon]]<br>[[Imbued Gem Socketed Two-Handed]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Ring
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 jewel
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel|Nonimbued Jewel]]<br>or [[Imbued Jewel]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet]]<br>[[Imbued Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Necklace/Amulet
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 jewel
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel|Nonimbued Jewel]]<br>or [[Imbued Jewel]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet]]<br>[[Imbued Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet]]
|-
| rowspan="6" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Artifact
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Chest Piece
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 gem
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed Chest Armor]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Shield
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 gem
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed One-handed]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | One-handed Weapon/Offhand Item
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 gem
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed One-handed]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Two-handed Weapon
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;2 gems *
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem|Nonimbued Gem]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Gem Socketed Two-handed Weapon]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Ring
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 jewel
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel|Nonimbued Jewel]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet]]
|-
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | Necklace/Amulet
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" |&nbsp;1 jewel
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel|Nonimbued Jewel]]
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 4px;" | [[Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet]]
|-
|}

: &lowast; Two-handed weapons must be socketed with 2 gems of the same type (using different types of gems does not work).

=Where to Obtain the Socketing Recipes=
* Non-Imbued - The recipes for socketing [[Gem|Non-imbued Gem]]s and [[Jewel|Non-imbued Jewel]]s can be purchased in most major towns from NPC [[Alchemist]]s, [[Magic Merchant]]s, and [[Magic Merchant|Reagent Merchant]]s.

* Imbued - The recipes for socketing [[Imbued Gem]]s and [[Imbued Jewel]]s can drop as loot from the [[Elves]] in [[The Obsidian Panopticon]], with the highest chance to drop from the [[Obsidian Watch Commander]].

=List of Socketing Recipes=
Socketing is performed by using the appropriate recipe at the [[Alchemy Station]].

===Imbued Socketing Recipes===
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===Non-Imbued Socketing Recipes===
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=See Also=
* [[Weapon Enhancement]]
* [[Armor Enhancement]]
* [[Jewelry Enhancement]]