We will not adjust any other game mechanics, only this. For this reason, we will mod the Diablo II game.

There is no existing cube recipe that will allow you safely unsocket items without destroying them.

How to Unsocket Items Safely and Preserve Them You want the runes to be preserved so you can put them into your new and better base weapon. With the existing Horadric Cube recipes, you would be able to unsocket your Infinity, but it will destroy the runes, preserving the base weapon only. However, a few days later, you found a better base weapon, maybe a Giant Tresher. For example, you created a runeword for Infinity, after farming for days looking for Ber runes. Hence, as a runeword collector, you would not want to lose runes when you unsocket them. As an item collector, you do not want your efforts in farming and hunting loot wasted.

As the ingredients for crafting the best runewords are extremely rare, players would not want to lose them. The best among these are the runewords, magical items that you can craft using a base weapon or armor and runes. Diablo 2 has a lot of amazing items that you can find while you journey in your adventure.

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