
Other items ( Rare/ Crafted/ Set/ Unique) receive 1 socket.Magic items receive 1-2 sockets (equal chance for either outcome).Regular items receive the maximum amount of sockets (depends on the base and ilvl).Larzuk will reward the player by adding sockets to an item of their choice:

Note that items can get sockets from these recipes and also get corruption modifiers - they aren't limited to one or the other.īesides recipes, the first quest in Act 5 (Siege on Harrogath) offers another way to get sockets. In addition to these recipes, corruptions also have a chance to add sockets. The recipes utilizing Larzuk's Puzzlebox and Larzuk's Puzzlepiece have equal chances for each resulting number of sockets.Grim Helm will get 1 socket 1/6 of the time and 2 sockets 5/6 of the time) The socketing recipes for regular items each roll 1-6 sockets with equal chances, but the actual number of sockets added will still be limited by the item base (e.g.The socketing recipes for regular items only work with "standard" items (not superior or inferior) and the eth bug involving them has been fixed in PD2.

Larzuk's Puzzlepiece + Non-Unique/Non-Set Other Item Larzuk's Puzzlepiece + Non-Unique/Non-Set Two-Handed Weapon Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item Ral Rune + Thul Rune + Perfect Sapphire + Standard Regular Helm Tal Rune + Thul Rune + Perfect Topaz + Standard Regular Chest Tal Rune + Amn Rune + Perfect Ruby + Standard Regular Shield Ral Rune + Amn Rune + Perfect Amethyst + Standard Regular Weapon


Gems and Runes cannot be inserted into equipment sockets while in their stacked forms.ġ unstacked Gem/Rune + remaining Stacked Gems/Runes Some other items are newly stackable as well, and those items can be stacked/unstacked in the same way. They can be switched between their stacked and unstacked forms by cubing them. Flawless Gems, Perfect Gems, and all Runes are now stackable.
