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

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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

External links

'Hands' redirects here. For the hozen, see Hands (hozen).

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• 2Non-armor
• 3Weapons
• 4Decorative
• 5Other
• 6Removed

There are 18 equipment slots on a character, as well as 4 bag slots above the Micro Menu and a mount equipment slot in the Mount Journal. The combination of equipment slot and item type is often the first categorization of items used.

Armor

The eight armor slots may have one of four types of armor: cloth, leather, mail, and plate. Each class may equip only certain types of armor.

Head

Equipment names

helm, helmet, mask, lens, monocle, cap, headpiece, crown, circlet, shroud, cowl, hood, headband, goggles, coif, headdress, chapeau, barbute

Upgrades

Meta gems, Gems

Shoulders

Equipment names

amice, spaulders, pads, pauldrons, mantle, monnions, epaulets, shoulder, shoulderpads, shoulderguards

Upgrades

Shoulders enchants, Gems, Inscriptions (inscribers only)

Chest

Equipment names

robes, vest, tunic, armor, wraps, harness, hauberk, jerkin, chain, breastplate, blouse, chestpiece

Upgrades

Chest enchants and armor kits, Gems

Wrist

Equipment names

bindings, armguards, cuffs, bracers, vambraces, wristguards, bracelets

Upgrades

Wrist enchants, Gems, Fur Lining (Leatherworkers only), [Socket Bracer] (Blacksmiths only)

Hands

Equipment names

gloves, gauntlets, mitts, mittens

Upgrades

Hands enchants and armor kits, Gems, Tinkers (Engineers only), [Socket Gloves] (Blacksmiths only)

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Waist

Equipment names

belt, girdle, sash, cinch, cord

Upgrades

Belt Buckles, Gems, Tinkers (Engineers only)

Legs

'Legs' redirects here. For the companion, see [Legs].

Equipment names

chausses, trousers, breeches, leggings, kilt, dungarees, loincloth, woollies, pants, britches

Upgrades

Legs armor kits and spellthreads, Gems

Feet

Equipment names

boots, walkers, greaves, footwraps, sabatons, slippers, shoes, stompers, footpads

Upgrades

Feet enchants and armor kits, Gems

Non-armor

Non-armor gear only has one type, so there will be nothing in the 'type' spot in item tooltips.

Neck

Equipment names

amulet, lei, talisman, medallion, necklace, charm, choker, chain, pendant, collar.

Upgrades

Gems

Back

Equipment names

cape, blanket, cloak, drape, mantle

Upgrades

Back enchants, Gems, Embroideries (Tailors only), Tinkers (Engineers only)

Finger

Equipment names

ring, band, signet, seal, loop, circle.

Upgrades

Enchantments (Enchanters only), Gems

Two finger slots are available

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Trinket

Upgrades

Gems (Jewelcrafters only)

Two trinket slots are available

Weapons

Main-Hand (One-Hand/Two-Hand)

Weapon types

Axe, Bow, Crossbow, Dagger, Fist weapon, Gun, Mace, Polearm, Staff, Sword, Wand, Fishing Pole

Upgrades

Weapon enchants, Counterweights, Weapon Chains, Fishing line (fishing pole only)

The Main Hand slot can hold main hand, one-handed or two-handed weapons. If a two-handed weapon is equipped, the off-hand slot must be empty unless the character is a warrior with the [Titan's Grip] talent.

Off-Hand (One-Hand/Two-Hand)

Weapon types

Axe, Dagger, Held In Off-hand, Fist weapon, Mace, Shield, Sword

Upgrades

Enchantments, Counterweights, Weapon Chains, Shield Spike

The Off Hand slot can hold off hand or one-handed weapons (Dual wielding classes only), shields (warrior, paladin and shaman only) or Held In Off-hand frill items. If a two-handed weapon is equipped in the main hand slot, this slot must be empty unless the character is a Fury warrior with [Titan's Grip].

Decorative

Decorative items only have one type, so there will be nothing in the 'type' spot in item tooltips. Decorative items have no stats and cannot be upgraded.

Tabard

Shirt

Other

Bag

Removed

Ammo

Ranged or Relic

Equipment slots in macros

When creating macros based on 'click to use' items (especially trinkets), the common practice is to enter the actual item name. However, using the numeric equipment slot identifiers eliminates the need to manually modify macros after upgrading a particular item.

These slot designations are particularly handy for engineers whose Tinker enhancements and Engineering-only items add and/or posses an 'on use' ability for items in the Back, Belt, Foot and Head slot that would not normally posses such capability for non-engineers.

Wrist Slot Osrs

Here are is a complete list of each equipment slot and its numeric designation for macro purposes

Patch changes

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Range/Relic slots are being removed from all classes. Range weapons (bows, guns, wands) will use the main hand slot.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): The ammo mechanic was removed from the game, and the ammo slot was removed along with changing ammo items to gray items.