If you've ever enjoyed playing WoW cataclysm Gold, then you'll be familiar with the concept of socketed items pretty quickly. A lot of the pieces of armor found in Outland will have sockets inside these, and into them jewels can be inserted as we have discussed in the section on Jewelcrafting of the guide.
Combining colored stones with colored sockets could reveal hidden advantages inside the product.
Contrary to WoW Cataclysm Classic, though each and every gem you come across is color coded, as are all sockets on objects. You can place a jewel of any color in an socket of any color. So should you stumble across an blue gem and you have an empty socket in red you are free to plug it into. But, the majority of socketable objects are equipped with a greyed-out boost in stats. The only method to activate this boost is to make sure that every socket on the item are paired with jewels that are of the suitable colors. If, in theory, you have stumbled across an item with three sockets of red, you'll need to locate three red gems to put into those sockets in order to unlock the stat boost that is in the item. It's possible to use any color jewels into the sockets. However, when you're using anything apart from red gems you'll not be able to unlock the boost. In the majority of cases, however the stat boosts are comparatively minor in comparison with the stats built into as well as the ones you'll earn through jewels.
Some gems have multiple colors. If you discover a piece that counts as yellow and red it is suitable for the socket of either color and nevertheless count towards activating the stat boost hidden in the background.
Tips: Items that are socketed can be brought from the Outland to Azeroth However, you will not discover any items that are socketed in Azeroth in the game or any gems from mobs within the non-expansion regions within the game. The only variation to this rule is Deadwind Pass, between Darkshire and the Swamp of Sorrows; there are high-level creatures here which could be dealt with by any player, even players who don't have Burning Crusade installed. They're unlikely to drop any gems or socketed objects for the players who are killed, however.
Additionally, unlike buy Cataclysm Classic Gold, you can remove jewels from sockets once they've been inserted which means you don't have to wait around to find the perfect jewel for your item. If you've filled an item with jewels and then locate another jewel you'd like to place in it, you can put it in the slot for jewels. The jewel will be destroyed by the one which was previously in the slot, and it won't be possible to sell or reuse it however you'll be able upgrade your item by adding this new gem.
