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A socketed item is like any other item in World of Warcraft, except that it can be upgraded by attaching magical gemstones into the item itself. This imbues the item with additional powers similar to an enchantment. The number of sockets and the types of gems used within the item allow for a wide variety of customizations based upon how you wish to improve your character.
How do I place a gem into a socketed item?
What can you put into a socketed item?
Can I put a different gem into a socket that already has a gem in it?
Do I have to fill all the sockets in an item at once?
How do I gain a socket bonus? Note: If a gem matches the socket it is being placed into, the socket will begin to sparkle.
Item Socketing
Cenarion Thicket Circlet
Head Cloth94 Armor +16 Intellect Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina
Equip: Improves spell critical strike rating by 16.
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 20.
Figure 1:
This item requires a red gem and two yellow gems to gain a socket bonus.
Item Socketing
Cenarion Thicket Circlet
Head Cloth94 Armor +16 Intellect +5 Spell Damage
+5 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike Rating
Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina
Equip: Improves spell critical strike rating by 16.
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 20.
Figure 2:
Placing a red, blue, and yellow gem into the sockets will give the item the inherent bonuses of those three gems, but not the socket bonus (which remains grey).
Item Socketing
Cenarion Thicket Circlet
Head Cloth94 Armor +16 Intellect +5 Spell Damage
+4 Intellect
+4 Critical Strike Rating
Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina
Equip: Improves spell critical strike rating by 16.
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 20.
Figure 3:
Placing a red and two yellow gems in the corresponding sockets will grant the item the gems' inherent bonuses, as well as the socket bonus. The sockets will
sparkle if the matching gem color is put inside it.
Do I have to use only gems of a certain color in a socket? No. You can place a red gem in a yellow socket, or a blue gem in a red socket. The only downside to not matching the colors with the sockets and the gems is not receiving the item's socket bonus. Again, it's important to note that you can put any color gem in any socket (except meta gems / meta sockets). Thus, you may decide you would rather take the benefits from individual gems that don't match instead of going for the socket bonus. In that case it would be better to ignore the suggested gems and pick the ones you want to use instead. In this way, you can tailor an item to your needs. You can take an item that you might not otherwise use and make it suit your needs by picking your own gems.
What are meta sockets and meta gems?
Figure 4:
Top: Item socketing window of a socketed item with a meta gem slot and a normal gem slot.
Bottom: A meta gem's characteristics and requirements. Meta gems have their own requirements before they will activate. If a gem requires a specific number of other gems, it counts this based on all other gems currently socketed in equipped items on the character. Secondary colored gems will count towards both colors they are eligible for.
Can I put a different gem into a meta socket that is already filled?
Can I use meta gems in a normal socket?
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