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. The gem or jewel applies additional effects to the socketed item.

Items that Can Be Socketed

• Player-crafted Chest/Torso pieces, Shields, and Weapons can be socketed with either a Non-imbued Gem or an Imbued Gem.
• Player-crafted rings and necklaces/amulets can be socketed with either a Non-imbued Jewel or an Imbued Jewel.
• Artifact Chest/Torso pieces, Shields, Weapons, and Offhand items can be socketed with a Non-imbued Gem.
• Artifact Rings and necklaces/amulets can be socketed with a Non-imbued Jewel.

Imbued Gems and imbued jewels cannot be socketed into Artifacts.

The following items cannot be socketed:

• Back slot items (cloaks, backpacks, wings, etc.)
• Musical instruments
• Head slot items (helms, hoods, etc.)
• Belt slot item (belts, sashes, etc.)
• Leggings
• Hand slot items (gauntlets, gloves, etc.)
• Ephemeral Relics
• Pet/Summons Equipment

Where to Obtain the Socketing Recipes

• Non-Imbued - The recipes for socketing Non-imbued Gems and Non-imbued Jewels can be purchased in most major towns from NPC Alchemists, Magic Merchants, and Reagent Merchants.

• Imbued - The recipes for socketing Imbued Gems and Imbued Jewels can drop as loot from the Elves in The Obsidian Panopticon, with the highest chance to drop from the Obsidian Watch Commander.

How to Socket An Item

Socketing is performed by using the appropriate recipe at the Alchemy Station.

Type of Item	Equipment Category	Socket Capacity	Socket Type	Recipe
Player-Crafted Item	Chest Piece	1 gem	Nonimbued Gem or Imbued Gem	Gem Socketed Chest Armor Imbued Gem Socketed Chest Armor
	Shield	1 gem	Nonimbued Gem or Imbued Gem	Gem Socketed One-handed Imbued Gem Socketed One-Handed
	One-handed Weapon	1 gem	Nonimbued Gem or Imbued Gem	Gem Socketed One-handed Imbued Gem Socketed One-Handed
	Two-handed Weapon	2 gems *	Nonimbued Gem or Imbued Gem	Gem Socketed Two-handed Weapon Imbued Gem Socketed Two-Handed
	Ring	1 jewel	Nonimbued Jewel or Imbued Jewel	Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet Imbued Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet
	Necklace/Amulet	1 jewel	Nonimbued Jewel or Imbued Jewel	Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet Imbued Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet
Artifact	Chest Piece	1 gem	Nonimbued Gem	Gem Socketed Chest Armor
	Shield	1 gem	Nonimbued Gem	Gem Socketed One-handed
	One-handed Weapon	1 gem	Nonimbued Gem	Gem Socketed One-handed
	Two-handed Weapon	2 gems *	Nonimbued Gem	Gem Socketed Two-handed Weapon
	Ring	1 jewel	Nonimbued Jewel	Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet
	Necklace/Amulet	1 jewel	Nonimbued Jewel	Jewel Socketed Ring or Amulet

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

See Also

• Weapon Enhancement
• Armor Enhancement
• Jewelry Enhancement