Socketing Equipment
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: 2 sockets Armor: 1 socket
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
| Name | Description | Image |
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| Magic Stone | Gives equipment a random stat, ranging from high to low. |
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| Advanced Magic Stone | Gives equipment a random stat, with a greater chance of getting higher values. |
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Stat Specific Gems
| Image | Description | Image |
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| ? | Sockets your equipment with Physical Attack (CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| ? | Sockets your equipment with Magical Attack (CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| ? | Sockets your equipment with Physical Defense (CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| ? | Sockets your equipment with Magical Defense (CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| Awakening Charging Speed Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Awaken Charge Speed Rate |
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| Health Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with HP |
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| Awakening Time Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Awaken Duration Increase |
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| Movement Speed Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Movement Speed |
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| Critical Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate |
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| Attack Speed Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed |
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| Accuracy Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Accuracy |
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| Evasion Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Evasion Rate |
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| Jump Speed Magic Stone | Sockets your equipment with Jump Speed |
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Dual Stat Gems
These are special gems that give TWO effects on ONE socket. They can be made via the Alchemist
| Name | Description | Image |
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| Magic Stone of Harmony | Sockets your equipment with Physical Attack and Magical Defense.
(CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| Magic Stone of Mystery | Sockets your equipment with Magical Attack and Physical Defense.
(CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| Magic Stone of Brilliance | Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed and Awakening Duration Increase
(CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| Magic Stone of Battle | Sockets your equipment with Accuracy and Maximum HP.
(CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| Magic Stone of Reinforce | Sockets your equipment with Movement Speed, Jumping Speed and Awakening Charge Speed.
(CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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| Magic Stone of Bull's Eye | Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Dodge Rate.
(CANNOT OBTAINED IN KR ANYMORE) |
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New Dual Stat Gems
These are new dual stat gems (currently obtainable in KR). They can be made via the Alchemist
| Description | Image | Ingredients |
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| Sockets your equipment with Additional Damage and Damage Reduction. |
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Purple Bytes x2 |
| Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and HP. |
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Purple Bytes x2 |
| Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed, Movement and Jump Speed. |
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Purple Bytes x3 |
| Sockets your equipment with Evasion and Accuracy |
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Purple Bytes x5 |
| Sockets your equipment with Awakening Time and Awakening Charge Speed. |
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Purple Bytes x5 |
Acquirable stats
These are the stats you may get from socketing equipment.
Please note that in new version, stat values are nerfed or increases based on character level. Sockets in equipment has fixed values except sockets in Ice Burners.
| Stat | Korean Text | Description | Minimum (Old) | Maximum (Old) | Minimum (New) - Level 60 | Maximum (New) - Level 60 |
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| Physical Attack | 
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Increases your Physical Attack +x amount. (No longer existed in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | On Weapon: 35 On Armor: 5 |
On Weapon: 225 On Armor: 50 |
N/A | N/A |
| Magical Attack | 
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Increases your Magical Attack +x amount. (No longer existed in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | On Weapon: 35 On Armor: 5 |
On Weapon: 225 On Armor: 50 |
N/A | N/A |
| Physical Defense | 
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Increases your Physical Defense +x amount. (No longer existed in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | On Weapon: ? On Armor: ? |
On Weapon: 30 On Armor: 20 |
N/A | N/A |
| Magical Defense | 
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Increases your Magical Defense +x amount. (No longer existed in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | On Weapon: ? On Armor: ? |
On Weapon: 30 On Armor: 20 |
N/A | N/A |
| Damage Amplification (New) | ?? | Increases your damage (both magical and physical) that works in both PvE and PvP | N/A | N/A | On Weapon: 98 (1%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 588 (6%) On Armor: 294 (3%) |
| Damage Reduction (New) | ?? | Reduce the damage taken (both magical and physical) that works in both PvE and PvP | N/A | N/A | On Weapon: 98 (1%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 588 (6%) On Armor: 294 (3%) |
| Maximum HP | 
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Increases your Max HP +x% amount. | On Weapon: 3% On Armor: 2% |
On Weapon: 10% On Armor: 6% |
On Weapon: 985 (1%) On Armor: 492 (1%)[1] |
On Weapon: 5910 (6%) On Armor: 2955 (6%)[2] |
| Dodge Rate | 
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Increases your Dodge Rate +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon: 2% On Armor: 1% |
On Weapon: 6% On Armor: 3% |
On Weapon: 196 (2%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 1176 (12%) On Armor: 294 (3%) |
| Critical Hit Rate | 
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Increases your Critcal Hit Rate +x% amount. | On Weapon: 2% On Armor: 1% |
On Weapon: 6% On Armor: 3% |
On Weapon: 98 (1%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 588 (6%) On Armor: 294 (3%) |
| Attack Speed | 
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Increases your Attack Speed +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon: 2% On Armor: 1% |
On Weapon: 6% On Armor: 3% |
On Weapon: 98 (1%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 588 (6%) On Armor: 294 (3%) |
| Accuracy | 
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Increases your Accuracy +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon: 2% On Armor: 2% |
On Weapon: 10% On Armor: 6% |
On Weapon: 196 (2%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 1176 (12%) On Armor: 588 (6%) |
| Movement Speed | 
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Increases your Movement Speed +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon: 6% On Armor: 3% |
On Weapon: 18% On Armor: 9% |
On Weapon: 294 (3%) On Armor: 147 (1.5%) |
On Weapon: 1764 (18%) On Armor: 882 (9%) |
| Jump Speed | 
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Increases your Jump Speed +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon: 6% On Armor: 3% |
On Weapon: 18% On Armor: 9% |
On Weapon: 294 (3%) On Armor: 147 (1.5%) |
On Weapon: 1764 (18%) On Armor: 882 (9%) |
| Elemental Resistance | 
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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 |
N/A | N/A |
| Awaken Duration Increase | 
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Increases your Awaken Duration Increase +x seconds. (No longer existed in Korea. New version is calculate based on percentages. Maximum is 40% / additional 36 seconds) | On Weapon: ? On Armor: 1 sec |
On Weapon: 6 seconds On Armor: 3 seconds |
On Weapon: 1.5% (+1 second) On Armor: 0.75% (+0.5 seconds) |
On Weapon: 9% (+6 seconds) On Armor: 4.5% (+3 seconds) |
| Awaken Charge Speed | 
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Increases your Awaken Charge Speed +x%. (Max: 50%) |
On Weapon: 4% On Armor: ? |
On Weapon: 12% On Armor: 6% |
On Weapon: 196 (2%) On Armor: 49 (0.5%) |
On Weapon: 1176 (12%) On Armor: 588 (6%) |
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.
