Socketing Equipment
Socketing Equipment
In Elsword, many equipment (Costume, 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). The cursor will then change into a sword icon with a small gem next to it.
2) Select the desired equipment from the inventory. Note that items currently equipped cannot be socketed and must be unequipped first.
3) A new window will then open, showing the item's available sockets. The amount of sockets available depends on its rarity; rarer equipment will have more sockets.
4) Drag the desired magic stone into the gray square 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.
The higher the upgrade level the higher the chance of obtaining higher values.
| Rarity | Socket Slot | |
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| Weapon | Armor | |
| Common | 1 | 1 |
| Rare | 2 | 1 |
| Elite | 3 | 2 |
| Unique | 4 | 3 |
| Legend | ||
Stones to socket equipment
In order to socket equipment, you must have certain magic stones. They range from basic to stat-specific stones. Basic stones give a random stat to an equipment, whereas stat-specific gems give a certain effect depending on the gem used.
Basic Magic Stones
| 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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| Sage's Magic Stone | Gives equipment a random stat, with higher values normally possible. Weapon: 6% more than the higher values normally possible. |
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Stat Specific Magic Stones
| Name | Description | Image |
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| Additional Damage Magic Stone (추가 데미지의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Additional Damage |
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| Reduced Damage Magic Stone (데미지 감소의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Reduced Damage |
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| Awakening Time Magic Stone (각성 지속의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Awakening Time |
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| Health Magic Stone (체력의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with HP |
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| Awakening Charging Speed Magic Stone (각성 충전의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Awakening Charge Speed |
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| Movement Speed Magic Stone (이동 속도의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Movement Speed |
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| Critical Magic Stone (크리티컬의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate |
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| Attack Speed Magic Stone (속도의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed |
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| Accuracy Magic Stone (명중의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Accuracy |
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| Evasion Magic Stone (회피의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Evasion Rate |
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| Jump Speed Magic Stone (점프 속도의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Jump Speed |
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Old Stat Specific Magic Stones
They cannot be obtained anymore.
| Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Attack Magic Stone (물리 공격력의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Physical Attack |
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| Magical Attack Magic Stone (마법 공격력의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Magical Attack |
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| Physical Defense Magic Stone (물리 방어력의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Physical Defense |
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| Magical Defense Magic Stone (마법 방어력의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Magical Defense |
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Dual Stat Magic Stones
These are special magic stones that give TWO effects on ONE socket. They can be made via the Alchemist, or acquired from some cubes.
These Magic Stones are no longer available through crafting in the KR server. However, you can still obtain them in Field Boss Cube or Raid Boss Cube.
| Name | Description | Image | Ingredients |
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| Magic Stone of Explosion (폭발의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Additional Damage and Reduction Damage. |
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Bethbite x15 |
| Magic Stone of Destruction (파괴의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and HP. |
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Bethbite x15 |
| Magic Stone of Quickness (신속의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed, Movement and Jump Speed. |
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Bethbite x15 |
| Magic Stone of Combustion (연소의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Evasion and Accuracy |
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Bethbite x15 |
| Magic Stone of Wrath (격노의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Awakening Time and Awakening Charge Speed. |
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Bethbite x15 |
Old Dual Stat Magic Stones
These are special gems that give TWO effects on ONE socket. They cannot be obtained anymore.
| Name | Description | Image |
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| Magic Stone of Harmony (조화의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Physical Attack and Magical Defense. |
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| Magic Stone of Mystery (신비의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Magical Attack and Physical Defense. |
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| Magic Stone of Brilliance (광휘의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Attack Speed and Awakening Duration Increase |
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| Magic Stone of Battle (전투의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Accuracy and Maximum HP. |
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| Magic Stone of Reinforce (증강의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Movement Speed, Jumping Speed and Awakening Charge Speed. |
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| Magic Stone of Bull's Eye (전투의 마법석) | Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Dodge Rate. |
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Ereda Dual Stat Magic Stones
These are special magic stones that give TWO effects on ONE socket.
| Name | Description | Image |
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| Resonant Magic Stone (공명의 마법석) |
Sockets your weapon with All Elements Resistance and Elemental Effect Chance. |
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| Mana Magic Stone (마나의 마법석) |
Sockets your weapon with MP Gain when attacked or attacking and Max MP. |
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| Impact Magic Stone (강타의 마법석) |
Sockets your weapon with Critical Hit Rate, Additional Damage and chance of double attack. |
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New Dual Stat Magic Stones
These are special gems that give TWO, THREE or FOUR effects on ONE socket. They can be made via the Alchemist, or acquired from some cubes.
They are KR-exclusive content, coming only with the 8-X.
| Name | Description | Image |
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| Magic Stone of Amplification (증폭의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Additional Damage. |
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| Magic Stone of Absorption (흡수의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate ,Reduction Damage and HP. |
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| Magic Stone of Resistance (저항의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate ,Awakening Charge Speed and Awakening Time. |
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| Magic Stone of Ruin (파멸의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Increase Specific Skills' Damage (Actives, MP1 Tier Skills, MP2 Tier Skills, MP3 Tier Skills). |
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| Magic Stone of Gale (질풍의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate ,Attack Speed, Movement and Jump Speed. |
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| Shining Magic Stone of Amplification (빛나는 증폭의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Additional Damage, with a greater chance of getting higher values. |
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| Shining Magic Stone of Absorption (빛나는 흡수의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate ,Reduction Damage and HP, with a greater chance of getting higher values. |
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| Shining Magic Stone of Resistance (빛나는 저항의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate ,Awakening Charge Speed and Awakening Time, with a greater chance of getting higher values. |
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| Shining Magic Stone of Ruin (빛나는 파멸의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate and Increase Specific Skills' Damage (Actives, MP1 Tier Skills, MP2 Tier Skills, MP3 Tier Skills), with a greater chance of getting higher values. |
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| Shining Magic Stone of Gale (빛나는 질풍의 마법석) |
Sockets your equipment with Critical Hit Rate ,Attack Speed, Movement and Jump Speed, with a greater chance of getting higher values. |
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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 have fixed values except sockets in Ice Burners.
| Stat | Korean Text | Description | Minimum - Lv. 70 | Maximum - Lv. 70 |
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| HP | 
HP 증가 +x% (최대 50%) |
Increases your Max HP +x% amount. | On Weapon:1135 (1%) On Armor:567 (0.5%) |
On Weapon:6810 (6%) On Armor:3405 (3%) |
| Physical Attack | 
물리 공격력 +x |
Increases your Physical Attack +x amount. (No longer exists in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | N/A | N/A |
| Magical Attack | 
마법 공격력 +x |
Increases your Magical Attack +x amount. (No longer exists in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Defense | 
물리 방어력 +x |
Increases your Physical Defense +x amount. (No longer exists in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | N/A | N/A |
| Magical Defense | 
마법 방어력 +x |
Increases your Magical Defense +x amount. (No longer existed in KR, only available from selecting options when buying cash shop avatars) | N/A | N/A |
| Critical | 
x% 확률 1.5배 크리티털 |
Increases your Critcal Hit Rate +x% amount. | On Weapon:113 (1%) On Armor:57 (0.5%) |
On Weapon:678 (6%) On Armor:339 (3%) |
| Additional Damage | ?? | Increases your damage (both magical and physical) that works in both PvE and PvP. | On Weapon:113 (1%) On Armor:57 (0.5%) |
On Weapon:678 (6%) On Armor:339 (3%) |
| Accuracy | 
x% 확률 공격 명중 (최대 20%) |
Increases your Accuracy +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon:226 (2%) On Armor:113 (1%) |
On Weapon:1356 (12%) On Armor:678 (6%) |
| Awakening Charge Speed | 
각성 충전 속도 +x% |
Increases your Awakening Charge Speed +x%. (Max: 50%) |
On Weapon:226 (2%) On Armor:113 (1%) |
On Weapon:1356 (12%) On Armor:678 (6%) |
| Awakening Time | 
각성 시간 증가 +x초 (최대 30초) |
Increases your Awaken Duration +x%. (Max: 40%/additional 36 seconds) | On Weapon:1.5% On Armor:0.75% |
On Weapon:9% On Armor:4.5% |
| Evasion | 
x% 확률 공격 회피 (최대 20%) |
Increases your Dodge Rate +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon:113 (1%) On Armor:57 (0.5%) |
On Weapon:678 (6%) On Armor:339 (3%) |
| Damage Reduction (New) | ?? | Reduce the damage taken (both magical and physical) that works in both PvE and PvP. | On Weapon:113 (1%) On Armor:57 (0.5%) |
On Weapon:678 (6%) On Armor:339 (3%) |
| Attack Speed | 
속도 증가 +x% (최대 20%) |
Increases your Attack Speed +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon:113 (1%) On Armor:57 (0.5%) |
On Weapon:678 (6%) On Armor:339 (3%) |
| Movement Speed | 
이동 속도 증가 +x% (최대 20%) |
Increases your Movement Speed +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon:339 (3%) On Armor:170 (1.5%) |
On Weapon:2034 (18%) On Armor:1017 (9%) |
| Jump Speed | 
점프 속도 증가 +x% (최대 20%) |
Increases your Jump Speed +x% amount. (Max: 30%) | On Weapon:339 (3%) On Armor:170 (1.5%) |
On Weapon:2034 (18%) On Armor:1017 (9%) |
| Attribute (Elemental) Resistance | 
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Increases your Attribute (Elemental) Resistance +x amount. (Each socket will only give Resistance for 1 type of Element). |
N/A | N/A |
Stat Calculation
For Stats other than HP
Formula for 1% is (level * 1.5) + 8
For HP
Formula for 1% is (level * 15) + 85
Critical and Additional Damage
- Normalization begins at 40%
- Normalization function is y = -0.4x2 + 1.32x - 0.064
- Maximum 100% for Critical
- Maximum 165% for Additional Damage. The stats of Additional Damage can actually be higher than 165%, but the effect will decrease.
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Percentage (the stat) | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% | 110% | 120% | 130% | 140% |
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| Percentage (when normalized) | 40% | 49.6% | 58.4% | 66.4% | 73.6% | 80% | 85.6% | 90.4% | 94.4% | 97.6% | 100% | |
| Numeral (based on a lvl 70 character) | 4520 | 5650 | 6780 | 7910 | 9040 | 10170 | 11300 | 12430 | 13560 | 14690 | 15820 |
Awakening Charge
- Normalization begins at 20%
- Will say (Normalized Adjusted) after 23%
- Because of this, normalization causes stats between 20% and 25% to be higher than unnormalized
- Normalization function is y = -0.6x2 + 1.27x - 0.03
- Maximum 50%
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Percentage (the stat) | 20% | 22.5% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50% | 55% | 57.18% |
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| Percentage (when normalized) | 20% | 22.54% | 25% | 29.7% | 34.1% | 38.2% | 42% | 45.5% | 49.7% | 50% | |
| Numeral (based on a lvl 70 character) | 2260 | 2543 | 2825 | 3390 | 3955 | 4520 | 5085 | 5650 | 6215 | 6461 |
Reduced Damage
- Normalization begins at 20%
- Will say (Normalized Adjusted) after 23%
- Because of this, normalization causes stats between 20% and 21.18% to be higher than unnormalized
- Normalization function from
- 20% ~ 68.75% is y = -0.85x2 + 1.18x
- 68.75% and higher is y = 0.02x + 0.3957
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Percentage (the stat) | 20% | 25% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 90% | 120% | 150% | 180% |
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| Percentage (when normalized) | 20.2% | 24.19% | 27.75% | 33.6% | 37.75% | 40.2% | 40.97% | 41.37% | 41.97% | 42.57% | 43.17% | |
| Numeral (based on a lvl 70 character) | 2260 | 2825 | 3390 | 4520 | 5650 | 6780 | 7910 | 10170 | 13560 | 16950 | 20340 |
All Other Stats
- Normalization begins after 20%
- Normalization function from
- 20% ~ 25% is y = 0.3x + 0.14
- 25% ~ 30% is y = 0.2x + 0.165
- 30% and higher is y = 0.05x + 0.21
- Maximum 30%
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Percentage (the stat) | 20% | 22.5% | 25% | 27.5% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% |
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| Percentage (when normalized) | 20% | 20.75% | 21.5% | 22% | 22.5% | 22.75% | 23% | 23.5% | 24% | 24.5% | 25% | |
| Numeral (based on a lvl 70 character) | 2260 | 2543 | 2825 | 3108 | 3390 | 3955 | 4520 | 5650 | 6780 | 7910 | 9040 |
Obtaining Stat Specific and Dual Stat Gems
These gems can be crafted at the Alchemist NPCs, purchasable from the Free Market, or obtainable during certain events. They require materials to craft them. Stat Specific gems require 2 Magic Stones and 4 Advanced Magic Stones. Be warned, the Stat specific gem you get is RANDOM. To craft Dual Stat Gems, they require Bethbites found only in 2-X, 3-X, 4-X, 6-X and 7-X or the Free Market.
Note: They are now obtainable through Camilla's store, as long as you meet the rank requirements.
