Socketing Equipment

In Elsword, many equipment (Avatar, Weapons and Armors) contain sockets, which can be socketed with certain gems to add special effects to the equipment. These can range from increase in Critical Hit Rate to an increase in Element Resistance.

Guide

1) Open your inventory menu (i) and click on the 2nd button to the left (It has a gem icon).

2) Click on the equipment you wish to socket.

3) A new window opens, showing the item's sockets. The amount of sockets your armor/weapon has depends on it's rarity. The more rare the equipment is, the more slots it will have.

4) To use a socket, drag the gem you wish to use onto the gray box and click on the button on the bottom right of the window.

5) You have now socketed your equipment! Repeat if you want different stats/higher values.


You can only socket gems if you have sufficient ED. This amount needed is shown in the box at the bottom of the window.


Common (White name) - Weapon: x sockets  Armor: x sockets

Uncommon (Yellow name) - Weapon: 2 sockets  Armor: 1 socket

Elite (Purple name) - Weapon: 3 sockets  Armor: 2 sockets

Unique (Beige name) - Weapon: 4 sockets  Armor: 3 sockets

Gems to socket equipment

In order to socket equipment, you must have certain gems. They range from basic ones to stat specific gems. Basic gems give a random effect to an equipment, whereas stat specific gems give a certain effect depending on the gem used.

Basic Gems

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Gives equipment a random stat, ranging from high to low.
 
Gives equipment a random stat, with a greater chance of getting higher values.
 


Stat Specific Gems

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Sockets your equipment with Physical Attack
 
Sockets your equipment with Magical Attack
 
Sockets your equipment with Physical Defense
 
Sockets your equipment with Magical Defense
 
Sockets your equipment with Awaken Duration Increase
 
Sockets your equipment with HP
 
Sockets your equipment with Awaken Charge Speed Rate
 

Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed (you may recognise the icon as Movement Speed, but it is indeed Attack Speed)

 
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate
 
Sockets your equipment with Movement Speed (you may recognise the icon as Attack Speed, but it is indeed Movement Speed)
 
Sockets your equipment with Accuracy
 
Sockets your equipment with Evasion Rate
 
Sockets your equipment with Jump Speed
 


Dual Stat Gems

These are special gems that give TWO effects on ONE socket. They can be made via the Alchemist

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Sockets your equipment with Physical Attack and Magical Defense.
 
Sockets your equipment with Magical Attack and Physical Defense.
 
Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed and Awakening Duration Increase
 
Sockets your equipment with Accuracy and Maximum HP.
 
Sockets your equipment with Movement Speed, Jumping Speed and Awakening Charge Speed.
 
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Dodge Rate.
 

Acquirable stats

These are the stats you may get from socketing equipment.

Stat Korean Text Description Minimum Maximum
Physical Attack   Increases your Physical Attack +x amount. On Weapon: 35
On Armor: 5
On Weapon: 225
On Armor: 50
Magical Attack   Increases your Magical Attack +x amount. On Weapon: 35
On Armor: 5
On Weapon: 225
On Armor: 50
Physical Defense   Increases your Physical Defense +x amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
On Weapon: 30
On Armor: 20
Magical Defense   Increases your Magical Defense +x amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
On Weapon: 30
On Armor: 20
Maximum HP   Increases your Max HP +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
Dodge Rate   Increases your Dodge Rate +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: 1%
On Weapon: 6%
On Armor: 3%
Critical Hit Rate   Increases your Critcal Hit Rate +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: 1%
On Weapon: 6%
On Armor: 3%
Attack Speed   Increases your Attack Speed +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: 1%
On Weapon: 6%
On Armor: 3%
Accuracy   Increases your Accuracy +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: 2%
On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
Movement Speed   Increases your Movement Speed +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: 3%
On Weapon: 18%
On Armor: 9%
Jump Speed   Increases your Jump Seed +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: 3%
On Weapon: 18%
On Armor: 9%
Elemental Resistance  

Increases your Elemental Resistance +x amount.

(Each socket will only give Resistance for 1 type of Element).

On Weapon: N/A
On Armor: 75
On Weapon: N/A
On Armor: 110
Awaken Charge Speed   Increases your Awaken Charge Speed +x% amount. On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
Awaken Duration Increase   Increases your Awaken Duration +x seconds.
On Weapon: ?
On Armor: ?
On Weapon: 6s
On Armor: 3s

Obtaining Stat Specific and Dual Stat Gems

These gems can only be obtained from the Alchemist, or the Free Market. They require materials to craft them. Stat Specific gems require 2 blue socket gems and 4 red socket gems. Be warned, the Stat specific gem you get is RANDOM. To craft Dual Stat Gems, they require materials found only in 2-x, 3-x, 4-x or the Free Market.


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