Socket

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.

Player-crafted chest 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.

Imbued Gems and imbued jewels cannot be socketed into Artifacts, Ephemeral Relics, or Pet/Summons Equipment. However, Artifact chest pieces, shields, and weapons can be socketed with a Non-imbued Gems and rings and necklaces/amulets can be socketed with a Non-imbued Jewel.

The recipes for socketing Non-imbued Gems and Non-imbued Jewel can be purchased from most NPP Alchemists, Magic Merchants, and Regent Merchants.

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