Can you recover sockets in Diablo 2?
I put a gem that I thought was a diamond in to my armor, and it was actually a topaz. Is there any way to get them out?
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To empty a socket in Diablo 2 LoD, there is the Horadric cube recipe:
1 Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item = Remove items from sockets Warning: This will destroy any gems, runes, or jewels you have socketed. This is useful if you are not happy with the gems you have socketed and you want to socket the item in another way.
If you want to remove your diamond from the socket (and thus destroy it) and replace it with a topaz, you can do it but the cost (Hel rune) is probably not worth it unless the armor is particularly valuable and you intend to use it for a while.
This recipe isn't present in Diablo 2 Classic, which doesn't have runes or socketed armor, so presumably you are talking about D2 LoD and not Classic (aka non-expansion.)
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How do you get sockets back in Diablo 2?
To unsocket and remove socketed gems, jewels, or runes from items and gears in Diablo 2 Resurrected, you need to unlock Horadric Cube in Halls of the Dead dungeon in the Dry Hills during Act 2 to use a Hel rune, a Scroll of Town Portal, and the socketed item, and then click on the Transmute button.Can you reset sockets d2?
2 Answers. Show activity on this post. To empty a socket in Diablo 2 LoD, there is the Horadric cube recipe: 1 Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item = Remove items from sockets Warning: This will destroy any gems, runes, or jewels you have socketed.Can you recover gems from sockets Diablo 2?
The way to remove Gems from a socket is to use the Horadric Cube, an item that can be obtained from the bottom floor of the Halls of the Dead in Diablo 2's second act. It's tied to several quests but can be used early on for making lots of recipes and combining gems.Can you remove runes Diablo 2 Resurrected?
Removing Runes in Diablo II: ResurrectedYou can remove Runes (and Gems and Jewels) from socketed gear by using the following Horadric Cube recipe. This is permanent and will destroy everything in ALL your sockets. Insert items into sockets carefully, and be sure keeping the armor is worth the cost of removing them.Diablo 2 Resurrected - How to remove Runes Gems and Jewels from armor sockets - How to unsocket gear
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Diablo 2 offered no way to recycle a weapon or piece of armor. There is no way to remove a socket without the use of an unofficial mod or save editor.
If you are playing with a local character, I would consider simply using a character editor. It has been a long time since I played, but I remember there being a few good programs with a lot of customisation. You might have to re-generate the gemstones and the armor.
This feature was only brought in with Diablo 3, where if you salvaged an item with something in it's socket, the socket item will be returned to the player at the expense of destroying the main item.
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