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,→Socketed Items
* In the Expansion items can vary in their number of sockets. Helms can have from 1-4, Body armor 1-4, weapons 1-6, and shields 1-4. Full details elsewhere in the [[Items]] section.
Once a gem is inserted into a socket, it is there forever, and can't be upgraded in quality, so be sure you want to put a gem in before you do. However, there is a [[Cube Recipes|Horadric cube recipe]] which will allow a player to remove items from a socketed weapon. The items within the sockets are destroyed in the process.
In Diablo II only [[normal]] items are socketed, and you can find or buy them.
