quick question, if i have a MAGIC shield that has been found in late hell, and use lazaruk's socket quest..
the shield will be 1 socket only correct?
if it could max the sockets for magical items this would be godly.. please lmk

If it is blue it will get 1 or 2 sockets, 50/50. Larzuk unfortunately can't be bribed

If it is a Buckler or a Defender, you will get 1 socket from Larzuk.

Otherwise, Larzuk will give it either 1 or 2 sockets (50/50 odds).

Well done. 10/10
It is good to see some useful things posted.

This post was edited by izParagonzi on Oct 7 2008 01:42pm

QUOTE: When you said "As stated on the Arreat Summit, these cube formulae will NOT work on low quality or superior items. The item MUST be normal and unsocketed."....

I am wondering could you now use either formula:

1 Eld Rune + 1 Chipped Gem + Low Quality Weapon Normal Quality Weapon of same type
1 El Rune + 1 Chipped Gem + Low Quality Armor Normal Quality Armor of same type

then use the cube appropriate formula to random socket say a Berserker Axe or Achron Plate?

Thus avoiding using Larzuk and potentially getting the 5os for the Axe or 3os for the Plate? Also can you use the above formula a Low Quality Ethereal item (assuming LQ Eth can occur)?

Sorry about the dumb questions but I have been away from D2 for some years now and am getting back into it.

Nice work!

Great guide for newbies.
good job ^^

Good question actually.

The two "restoration formulae" you mention have an odd effect in that they reduce the internal level ("item level") to 1, regardless of what it was before. Thus, the restored items will both fall into the
"ilvl 1-25" tier and the maximum number of sockets will therefore be determined by that tier. According to the "Max Sockets Tables",

Berserker Axe (ilvl 1-25): max 4 sockets
Archon Plate (ilvl 1-25): max 3 sockets

These are the number of sockets you get if you bring either item to Larzuk. If you socket either item using the Horadric Cube, the "Horadric Cube Socket Odds" for "Max 4 sockets" and "Max 3 sockets"
from the guide should apply.

In regards to the AP, this topic is worth reading ^^
http://forums.d2jsp.org/index.php?showtopic=6649013&f=98

I have neither seen nor heard of any such thing as a Low-Quality ethereal item.

That's because they can't be both ethereal and low-quality.