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A socket is a special slot on an item into which gems can be inserted to provide bonuses similar to those gained from enchanting.

At least 2 gems that 'fit in blue sockets' (are blue, green, purple or prismatic)- and 1 gem that 'fits in red sockets' (is red, orange, purple, or prismatic) this meta gem would be active. A gem that matched more than one required color (purple or prismatic, for the above example) would satisfy any requirements that it matched. Prismatic (or uncolored) sockets are the default socket found in any item with gem sockets. They can also be added to an item by blacksmithing skills (or items created with blacksmithing such as the Eternal Belt Buckle). Any gem (except meta gems) may be placed in them. You can put any gem in prismatic slot, like in the belt bucklet. I know but having a +20 to all, that counts as any color is much better arent they going to introduce prismatic gems in this expansion?

There is currently no way to remove a gem once it has been placed into a socket. You can place another gem in the same socket, but doing so will destroy the existing gem (much like overwriting enchants).

[Pocket-Sized Computation Device] from Mechagon is a trinket that has sockets for specific punch card items.

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Placing gems in sockets

Gems can be added to sockets in the 'Item Socketing' window, which can be opened by holding shift and right clicking on a socketed item. The gems are then dragged into the slots, and the 'Socket Gems' button is pressed to apply the gems.

Socket types

Sockets are separated into the following types:

• Prismatic Sockets -
• Cogwheel Sockets -
• Meta Sockets -
• Sha-Touched Sockets -

Gems may be placed by anyone into a socketed item via a drag-and-drop interface, invoked by shift-right-clicking the weapon or piece of armor you want socketed.

Prismatic sockets

Prismatic (or uncolored) sockets are the default socket found in any item with gem sockets. They can also be added to an item by blacksmithing skills (or items created with blacksmithing such as the [Eternal Belt Buckle]). Any gem (except meta gems) may be placed in them.

Items that has a Sha-Touched socket can have one prismatic socket added to them by using [Eye of the Black Prince].

Cogwheel sockets

Cogwheel sockets are engineering-only sockets first introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Any class is capable of adding cogwheels to these sockets as long as they have the engineering skill to do so. Currently the only known items that have cogwheels are the epic helms crafted by engineers with 75 skill points in Cataclysm or Pandaria engineering.

The cogwheels themselves are purchased in Twilight Highlands, Stormwind, or Ironforge using other engineering crafted items as currency.

Meta sockets

Main article: Meta gem

Meta sockets are only found on high-level head gear from The Burning Crusade to Mists of Pandaria (currently only in particular varieties of head items). Meta sockets only accept meta gems, and meta gems may only be placed in meta sockets.

Prior to patch 7.0.3, a meta gem introduced before Mists of Pandaria would be inactive unless certain requirements were not met, such as equipped items being socketed with a certain number and color of other gems.

Sha-Touched sockets

Main article: Sha-Touched

Sha-Touched sockets are only found on weapons from Grand Empress Shek'zeer in Heart of Fear and Tsulong, Lei Shi and Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring. Sha-Touched sockets only accept Sha-Touched gems.

Colored sockets

Prior to patch 7.0.3, the majority of sockets found on equipment were Red, Yellow, and Blue sockets. While any gem could be put in any of these socket types, the item socket bonus would only be activated if all of the sockets were filled with the matching gem color.

With the exception of meta gems, all gems matched one or more of these colors.

• Primary-color gems — red, yellow, and blue — would only match into the specific sockets for their color.
• Secondary-color gems — green, orange, and purple — would match into either of the two slots that correspond to their color. (For example, an orange gem would match a red or yellow slot for the bonus.)
• Prismatic gems would match any of the three socket colors.

History

Sockets were introduced in The Burning Crusade and modelled after a similar concept using gems in Diablo II, though the method of replacing them is different.^[1] The rune word system in the Diablo II expansion Lord of Destruction, which added additional bonuses if a particular set of runes was inserted in a particular order, has not been replicated in WoW — special combinations of gems do not confer any bonuses except the item's pre-defined socket bonus, unless using a meta gem.

As of patch 3.0.2, Blacksmiths with skill level 400+ are able to permanently place an additional socket on their bracer and glove, making the socketed item soulbound.^[2][3] Blacksmiths were originally given the ability to socket one-handed weapons, but this appears to not have been implemented in a patch release (although it is referenced in the game files).

A blacksmith with skill level 425+ can make an [Eternal Belt Buckle], which can be used by anyone (even sold via the Auction House) to add a prismatic socket to a belt, making the belt soulbound.

Starting with Warlords of Draenor, no items have a socket by default. Instead, every item that drops from a dungeon has a small chance to have a prismatic socket.

Patch changes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): All colored sockets changed into prismatic sockets.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.
  

See also

References

1. ^Horadric Cube Formula for Removing Gems, Runes and Jewels from Sockets
2. ^BlizzCast Episode 4: INTERVIEW 2 with Jon LeCraft
3. ^Gear Socketing tab of Blacksmithing

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A meta gem is a gem that only fits in a meta gem socket. A meta gem socket only accepts a meta gem.

Meta gem requirements

Prior to patch 7.0.3, each meta gem had a set of requirements. These requirements were that the wearer's equipment also had a particular number of other gems. If those requirements were met, the meta gem provided its bonus. If they were not, the meta gem was inactive.

Example:

[Shielded Skyflare Diamond]

For this meta gem, if the character's gear had

-- at least 2 gems that 'fit in blue sockets' (are blue, green, purple or prismatic)

-- and 1 gem that 'fits in red sockets' (is red, orange, purple, or prismatic)

this meta gem would be active.

A gem that matched more than one required color (purple or prismatic, for the above example) would satisfy any requirements that it matched. For instance, this meta gem would become active with as little as one blue gem and one purple gem socketed in equipped items.

A prismatic gem on your gear counted for all meta gem color requirements. One [Nightmare Tear], for example, was enough to activate your [Destructive Skyflare Diamond].

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Meta gems added in Mists of Pandaria did not have this requirement.

What equipment has meta gem sockets?

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Meta gem slots are sockets that (currently) only appear on particular varieties of headgear. Most often, meta gem slots are found on items intended for 'end game usage': level 70/80/85/90 gear, arena gear, dungeon sets, and so on.

Meta gem properties

Meta gems of the same name adjective have the same effects, but may have different activation requirements.

Patch changes

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• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer requires other gems to activate effect.
  

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