Socketing question

[txmielnik]

Socketing

Where could i find a formula to socket a weapon. I have a Cryptic axe and wanted to cube it to add sockets.

[Oscuro]

Short answer: Cube it with Amn + Ral + Pamethyst.

Long answer: Look up all the cube recipes here.

[krischan]

If you want its maximum of 5 sockets, use the Larzuk quest reward. He will add the maximum of sockets to nonmagical items. If you want it to have a lower number of sockets, use the cube recipe and you have a 1 in 6 chance to get that number.

[gorash]

If you want its maximum of 5 sockets, use the Larzuk quest reward. He will add the maximum of sockets to nonmagical items. If you want it to have a lower number of sockets, use the cube recipe and you have a 1 in 6 chance to get that number.

so i'm assuming that if i want something like a 3os phase for crescent moon runeword i'll have to try my lucky with the cube way.
btw if u dont like the socketed item afterwards, can u recube it again to try to get it the way u want it or do u have to find another item that is white before u can try again (btw sry for posting questions in someone elses thread)

[Oscuro]

btw if u dont like the socketed item afterwards, can u recube it again to try to get it the way u want it

No, this cannot be done.

or do u have to find another item that is white before u can try again

Correct.

[jiansonz]

so i'm assuming that if i want something like a 3os phase for crescent moon runeword i'll have to try my lucky with the cube way.

There is special "trick" for improving your odds of finding 3-socketed weapons. First, you need to find a Crude/Cracked version of the desired item type. Use the 'weapon + chippie + Eld rune' recipe to make the weapon normal (remove the Crude status). This recipe sets the item level to 1. That is good news, because no item type with ilvl 1 can have more than 3 sockets, which in turn means that you will have 2/3 chance to get 3 sockets with the recipe mentioned in this thread (and Larzuk will always make 3 sockets in it).