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Would you like to find out how to add sockets to your items and gear in Diablo IV? Read on as we guide you through the methods to do it in detail.
Gear plays a major part in your character’s strength when playing Diablo 4. All items come with random affixes, and some of them even come with sockets. In previous Diablo games, if you found a decent piece of gear that’s lacking a socket, that was detrimental to its power. But in Diablo 4, there’s a convenient option of adding sockets. This will turn some very good items into great items, so let’s find out how to do it. Luckily, the process is fairly simple. Here’s how you can add sockets to your gear in Diablo 4 to up your character’s stats and better their build.
How Do You Add Sockets to Gear in Diablo 4?
In order to add sockets to your gear in Diablo 4, you’ll first need to reach level 20 or higher. If you haven’t hit this milestone, you won’t be able to upgrade your gear sockets just yet. To get there, you can level up fairly easily by defeating enemies and bosses as you progress through the game.
At level 20, you can add sockets to your gear in Diablo 4 by following these simple steps:
- Meet with a Jeweller. One such Jeweller named Kratia can be found in Kyovashad.
- When you interact, a menu will open on your left-hand side.
- From the menu, click the Add Sockets directive.
- Drag and drop the gear you wish to add sockets to from the right-hand side of your screen to the left.
- Finally, you can pay with Scattered Prisms and Gold. If you don’t have enough, defeat World Bosses to earn more and return to the Jeweller.
What Are Sockets Used for in Diablo 4?
In Diablo 4, sockets essentially allow you to add attributes to your character’s gear, including weapons, jewellry, and armor. By adding sockets, new slots in which a variety of gems can be placed are created. With that, you can give your character an entirely unique build with the slots and gems at your disposal.
What Do Gems Do in Diablo 4?
With the application of gems, you can enhance the stats of your gear in a huge way. Although, each gem grants different attributes depending on its type and quality, which ranges from the lesser crude or chipped to the high-quality flawless and royal. Depending on your selection, you can enhance the different stats of your weapons, armor, and jewellry in a variety of ways.
Types of gems in Diablo 4 include:
- Amethyst
- Crude Amethyst
- Chipped Amethyst
- Flawless Amethyst
- Royal Amethyst
- Diamond
- Crude Diamond
- Chipped Diamond
- Flawless Diamond
- Royal Diamond
- Emerald
- Crude Emerald
- Chipped Emerald
- Flawless Emerald
- Royal Emerald
- Ruby
- Crude Ruby
- Chipped Ruby
- Flawless Ruby
- Royal Ruby
- Sapphire
- Crude Sapphire
- Chipped Sapphire
- Flawless Sapphire
- Royal Sapphire
- Skull
- Crude Skull
- Chipped Skull
- Flawless Skull
- Royal Skull
- Topaz
- Crude Topaz
- Chipped Topaz
- Flawless Topaz
- Royal Topaz
Bear in mind that the lesser the quality of your selected gem(s), the lesser the stat increase when added to sockets on your gear items. For example, a Crude Emerald or a Chipped Emerald will not give you as much of a stat increase as a Flawless Emerald, which grants better stat bonuses like 19.6% poison resistance. In this way, your character’s build has the potential to become undeniably powerful, indeed. Not only that, but you can make your character your own with the build of your desire.