You can create Normal Socketed Weapons, Chest Armor, Head Armor, or Shields out of regular Normal unsocketed pieces using the Horadric Cube. Runeword-enhanced Normal Socketed armor is a major source of end-game gear for those playing the full version with the Lord of Destruction (LoD) expansion enabled. Normal Socketed Chest Armor, Helms, Weapons, and Shields are the only gear items that can be used to create Runewords. Normal Socketed gear items that have anywhere from 1-6 Sockets that can accept Gems, Jewels, or Runes. Can have up to the maximum number of Sockets: Weapons (1-6), Chest Armor (1-4), Shield (1-4), Helm (1-3).Item name is in White (Normal) or Grey (Normal Socketed).Normal quality items includes any items that have no magical properties on their own, except for built-in properties such as Defense for armor and Damage for weapons. Normal Rarity Gear in Diablo II: Resurrected Horadric Cube Recipes in Diablo II: Resurrected For all gear-related recipes, please see our separate guide:

Many gear types and qualities can be changed or improved using the Horadric Cube. Adding Magic Find items will increase your chances of getting any magical drops. While gear of any rarity can drop at nearly any level and difficulty in game, the higher the level of game, the more Rare, Set, and Unique items you will see. There are also Ethereal versions of all these types of gear, a special state of the gear where the armor has both great bonuses and one big drawback: it can't be repaired. There are five basic ranks of items, each with its own name color: Gear Rarity Levels in Diablo II: Resurrected There are some upgrade paths to some levels of gear, including adding sockets to certain types. There are many different gear rarity levels in D2:R, with roles and restrictions assigned to all. Welcome to Wowhead's guide to Item Rarity in Diablo II: Resurrected (D2:R).

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