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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 is a jewelcrafting term referring to the color (sometimes stated as 'type') of gem or socket. When referring to a gem, a prismatic gem matches any color socket. When referring to a socket, a prismatic socket matches any color gem. A prismatic gem counts for all 3 colors so you can put it where you want and it will give you the socket bonus. Likewise, a prismatic socket won't interfere with your socket bonus.
A fourth type of gem (and gem slot) has been added. Prismatic gems and sockets accept (or 'match') gems or sockets of any color. Blacksmiths can add a socket to their own one-handed weapons. Protip: stick the prismatic gem in an odd gem socket that you would lose dps/whatever by not using your normal gem, and in an item where you would get the most out of the socket bonus. Example, I used my prismatic on a blue slot in my belt for a 6 str socket bonus, I but a 20 str in the red and a 20 str in the prismatic.
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].
Meta gems added in Mists of Pandaria did not have this requirement.
What equipment has meta gem sockets?
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.
| Prefix | Attributes |
|---|---|
| Austere | Stamina and Increased Armor |
| Beaming | Critical Strike Rating and Mana |
| Bracing | Intellect and Threat Reduction |
| Brutal | Melee Damage & Chance to Stun |
| Chaotic | Critical Strike & Increased Critical Effect |
| Destructive | Critical Strike & Spell Reflect |
| Effulgent | Stamina & Reduced damage taken from spells |
| Ember | Intellect & Increased Mana |
| Enigmatic | Critical Strike & Reduced Snare/Root Duration |
| Eternal | Dodge or Stamina & Block Value |
| Forlorn | Intellect & Reduced Silence Duration |
| Imbued | Intellect & Stun Resistance |
| Impassive | Critical Strike & Reduced Fear Duration |
| Insightful | Intellect & Chance to Restore Mana on Spellcast |
| Invigorating | Haste & Chance to Heal on Crits |
| Mystical | Chance to Increase Cast Speed |
| Persistent | Attack Power & Reduced Stun or Snare/Root Duration |
| Powerful | Stamina & Reduced Stun Duration |
| Relentless | Agility & Increased Critical Effect |
| Revitalizing | Versatility & Increased Critical Effect |
| Shielded | Stamina & Reduced Spell Damage Taken |
| Swift | Critical Strike & Minor Run Speed Increase |
| Tense | Critical Strike & Stun Resistance |
| Thundering | Chance to Increase Melee/Ranged Attack Speed |
| Trenchant | Intellect & Reduced Stun Duration |
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Patch changes
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer requires other gems to activate effect.
See also
A socket is a special slot on an item into which gems can be inserted to provide bonuses similar to those gained from enchanting.
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.
- 2Socket types
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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.
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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
- ^Horadric Cube Formula for Removing Gems, Runes and Jewels from Sockets
- ^BlizzCast Episode 4: INTERVIEW 2 with Jon LeCraft
- ^Gear Socketing tab of Blacksmithing
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