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- What is a Horadric Cube?
- Gem Recipes for the Horadric Cube
- Upgrading Runes in the Horadric Cube
- Potion Recipes in the Horadric Cube
- Repairing and Crafting Armor, Items, and Weapons in a Horadric Cube
- Other Horadric Cube Recipes
Diablo 2: Resurrected is an updated version of the original 2000 PC title. It has all new cinematic graphics that are significantly improved over the original Diablo 2 graphics, improved effects, and all sorts of new added changes. One thing that hasn't changed is the Horadric Cube and all of its recipes.
What is a Horadric Cube?
The Horadric Cube is a unique item that allows players to upgrade gems and runes in Diablo 2 into better versions of themselves. For example, a player with enough Chipped Topaz can merge them all into a Perfect Topaz or can upgrade the lower tiers of runes into better ones. Since the Horadric Cube is unique, players can only carry one at a time. If a Cube ends up getting lost, players can nab a new one in level 3 of the Halls of the Dead in Act 2 or in Act 3, Quest 5.
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The Horadric Cube is super easy to use; players just have to drag and drop the items they wish to craft into the cube. After dropping enough of the correct items into the Cube, it will output the crafted item. Any item dragged and dropped into the Horadric Cube will be identified by Deckard Cain, the Horadric Scholar.
Gem Recipes for the Horadric Cube
Regardless of what kind of gems a player has, the Horadric Cube can identify and upgrade them into higher rankings of the same type of gem. All players have to do is put 3 identicaly-leveled gems into the Cube, and they will receive the next tier of gem from the slot. This works for all seven kinds of gems.
- Amethysts
- Diamonds
- Emeralds
- Rubies
- Sapphires
- Skulls
- Topazes
The five different tiers of gems in Diablo 2 are:
- Chipped Gem Name
- Flawed Gem Name
- Gem Name
- Flawless Gem Name
- Perfect Gem Name
For example, 3 Chipped Diamonds must be added to the Horadric Cube to make one Flawed Diamond. Then players will need 3 Flawed Diamonds to make a Diamond, 3 Diamonds to make a Flawless Diamond, and 3 Flawless to make a Perfect Diamond.
Upgrading Runes in the Horadric Cube
Upgrading Runes in Diablo 2 works the same way as gems; players can put 3 lower tiered runes in the Cube and get a single rune of the next tier until Thul level. After that, the recipes require the addition of gems. This is usefull for any class in Diablo 2.
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- 3 El = 1 Eld
- 3 Eld = 1 Tir
- 3 Tir = 1 Nef
- 3 Nef = 1 Eth
- 3 Eth = 1 Ith
- 3 Ith= 1 Tal
- 3 Tal = 1 Ral
- 3 Ral = 1 Ort
- 3 Ort = 1 Thul
- 3 Thul + 1 Chipped Topaz = 1 Amn
- 3 Amn + 1 Chipped Amethyst = 1 Sol
- 3 Sol + 1 Chipped Sapphire = 1 Shael
- 3 Shael + 1 Chipped Ruby = 1 Dol
- 3 Dol + Chipped Emerald = 1Hel
- 3 Hel + 1 Chipped Diamond = 1 Io
- 3 Io + 1 Flawed Topaz = 1 Lum
- 3 Lum + 1 Flawed Amethyst = 1 Ko
- 3 Ko + 1 Flawed Sapphire = 1 Fal
- 3 Fal + 1 Flawed Ruby = 1 Lem
- 3 Lem + 1 Flawed Emerald = 1 Pul
- 2 Pul + 1 Flawed Diamond = 1 Um
- 2 Um + 1 Topaz = 1 Mal
- 2 Mal + 1 Amethyst = 1 Ist
- 2 Ist + 1 Sapphire = 1 Gul
- 2 Gul + 1 Ruby = 1 Vex
- 2 Vex + 1 Emerald = 1 Ohm
- 2 Ohm + 1 Diamond = 1 Lo
- 2 Lo + 1 Flawless Topaz = 1 Sur
- 2 Sur + 1 Flawless Amethyst = 1 Ber
- 2 Ber + 1 Flawless Sapphire = 1 Jah
- 2 Jah + 1 Flawless Ruby = 1 Cham
- 2 Cham + 1 Flawless Emerald = 1 Zod
Potion Recipes in the Horadric Cube
Potions can be improved as part of Diablo 2's game mechanics just like gems and runes can by mixing potions and gems together. Any level of healing or mana potions can be used in this way.
- 3 health potions + 3 mana potions + 1 chipped gem = 1 partial rejuvenation potion
- 3 health potions + 3 mana potions + 1 gem = 1 full rejuvenation potion
- 3 partial rejuvenation potions = 1 full rejuvenation potion to fill players' health and mana up in one of the best Blizzard games of all time.
Repairing and Crafting Armor, Items, and Weapons in a Horadric Cube
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- Diablo 2: Resurrected players can combine 6 Perfect Skulls + any Rare Item = 1 Random Low Quality Rare Item of the same type
- 1 Perfect Skull + any Rare Item + Stone of Jordan = 1 High Quality New Rare Item of the same type
- 3 Perfect Gems + any Magic Item = 1 New Random Magic Item of the same type
- 4 of any quality of Health Potions + any type of Ruby + 1 Magical Sword = A Magic Sword of the Leech
- 1 Perfect Amethyst + 1 Perfect Diamond + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Perfect Ruby + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Perfect Skull + 1 Perfect Topaz + 1 Magic Amulet = Magic Prismatic Amulet
- 1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Antidote Potion = 1 Jade Ring
- 1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Ruby + 1 Exploding Potion = 1 Garnet Ring
- 1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Topaz + 1 Rejuvenation Potion = 1 Coral Ring
- 1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Thawing Potion = 1 Cobalt Ring
- 1 Magic Shield + 1 Spiked Club + 2 Skulls of any quality = Magic Shield of Spikes
- 1 Diamond + 1 Staff + 1 Kris + 1 Belt = 1 Savage Polearm Class Weapon
- 3 Chipped Gems + 1 Magic Weapon = 1 Socketed Magic Weapon
- 3 Standard Gems + 1 Socketed Weapon = 1 Socketed Magic Weapon
- 3 Flawless Gems + 1 Magic Weapon = 1 Socketed Magic Weapon
- 1 Eld Rune + 1 Chipped Gem + Low Quality Weapon = a random Normal Quality Weapon of same type
- 1 El Rune + 1 Chipped Gem + Low Quality Armor = a random Normal Quality Armor of same type
- 1 Tal Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Topaz + Normal Body Armor = a random Socketed Body Armor of same type
- 1 Ral Rune + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Perfect Amethyst + Normal Weapon = a random Socketed Weapon of same type
- 1 Ral Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Sapphire + Normal Helm = a random Socketed Helm of same type
- 1 Tal Rune + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Perfect Ruby + Normal Shield = a random Socketed Shield of same type
- 3 Perfect Skulls + 1 Rare Item + 1 Stone of Jordan = Add 1 Socket To a Rare Item
- 1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Normal Unique Weapon = Exceptional Version of the same Weapon
- 1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + 1 Normal Unique Armor = Exceptional Version of the same Armor
- 1 Lum Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Exceptional Unique Weapon = Elite Version of the same Weapon
- 1 Ko Rune + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + 1 Exceptional Unique Armor = Elite Version of the same Armor
- 1 Ort Rune + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Normal (Basic) Rare Weapon = Exceptional Rare Weapon
- 1 Ral Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Amethyst + 1 Normal (Basic) Rare Armor = Exceptional Rare Armor
- 1 Fal Rune + 1 Um Rune + 1 Perfect Sapphire + Exceptional Rare Weapon = Elite Rare Weapon
- 1 Ko Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Amethyst + Exceptional Rare Armor = Elite Rare Armor to help in defeating the most difficult bosses in Diablo 2
- Combine an Ort Rune with a weapon to fully repair it. Add a chipped gem to recharge it as well. Forgetting to repair weapons is one of the biggest mistakes players can make in Diablo 2.
- Combine 1 Ral Rune with an armor piece to fully repair it. Add a flawed gem to recharge it as well.
Other Horadric Cube Recipes
There are a ton of other recipes in Diablo 2 that allow players to upgrade items, get random new items, and maybe even visit a certain secret Cow Level.
- Players can convert three rings of any type into a random amulet. The formula for the item level of the amulet is: Item Level of Amulet = INT (.75 x Character Level)
- Likewise, players can convert 3 amulets into 1 ring.
- Combining a Wirt's Leg and A Tome of Town Portal in the Cube while in the Rogue Camp gives players a portal to the Secret Cow Level after defeating either Baal or Diablo.
- 1 Key of Hate + 1 Key of Terror + 1 Key of Destruction = a Pandemonium Event
- 1 Baal's Eye + 1 Diablo's Horn + 1 Mephisto's Brain = Red Portal to Uber Tristram
- Players can respec in Diablo 2 by making a Token of Absolution out of 1 Twisted Essence of Suffering, 1 Charged Essence of Hatred, 1 Burning Essence of Terror, and 1 Festering Essence of Destruction.
- 1 Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item will remove the Diablo 2: Resurrected gems from any socketed item, destroying the gems.
- 2 Quivers of Bolts will make 1 Quiver of Arrows or 2 Quivers of Arrows will make 1 Quiver of Bolts of a random quantity.
- A spear can be combined with a quiver of arrows to create a stack of non-magic javelins.
- An axe and a dagger can be combined to make a stack of non-magic throwing axes.
- 1 Strangling Gas Potion + 1 Healing Potion gives the player 1 Antidote Potion.
Diablo 2: Resurrected will be available September 23, 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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