Learn how to use the Horadric Cube + A list of useful recipes to Craft In Diablo 2
The Horadric Cube is a quest item that you will obtain in Act II and you can use it to complete several quests. Also, it’s better to have it always in your inventory in order to have more storage space available as you can store items inside the Cube.
Another helpful use of the Horadric Cube is that you can store some Jewels that boosts your resistances and equip them when you are facing a tough Cold, Fire, Lightning or Poison Master. In addition, Deckard Cain can identify your items even if they are inside the Cube.
Except for the basic Recipes in Diablo 2, you can craft also a wide variety of useful items, using the Horadric Cube. For doing so, you have to place the listed items into the Cube and then transmute them. Note that you can use any version of the items (Normal, Elite and Exceptional)
Depending on their bonuses, these items are divided into 4 categories:
| Crafted Item | Fixed Effects | Crafted Recipe |
| Safety Helm | + (10-30)% Enhanced Defense Lightning Resist + (5-10)% Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Crown/Grand Crown/Corona Ith Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Boots | + (10-30)% Enhanced Defense Fire Resist + (5-10)% Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Greaves/War Boots/Myrmidon Boots Ort Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Gloves | + (10-30)% Enhanced Defense Cold Resist + (5-10)% Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Gauntlets/War Gauntlets/Ogre Gauntlets Ral Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Belt | + (10-30)% Enhanced Defense Poison Resist +(5-10)% Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Sash/Demonhide Sash/Spiderweb Sash Tal Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Shield | + (10-30)% Enhanced Defense Magic Resistance +(5-10)% Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Kite Shield/Dragon Shield/Monarch Nef Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Body | + (10-30)% Enhanced Defense Half Freeze Duration Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Breast Plate/Cuirass/Great Hauberk Eth Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Amulet | + (1-10)% Increased Chance Of Blocking Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Amulet Thul Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Ring | + (1-5) To Vitality Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Ring Amn Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Safety Weapon | + (5-10%) Enhanced Defense Magic Damage Reduced By (1-2) Damage Reduced By (1-4) | Magic Normal/Exceptional/Elite Spear or Javelin Sol Rune Perfect Emerald Any Jewel |
| Crafted Item | Fixed Effects | Crafted Recipe |
| Caster Helm | (1-4)% Mana Stolen Per Hit Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Mask/Death Mask/Demonhead Mask Nef Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Boots | Increase Maximum Mana (2-5)% Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Boots/Demonhide Boots/Wyrmhide Boots Thul Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Gloves | + (1-3) Mana Per Kill Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Leather Gloves/Demonhide Gloves/Bramble Mitts Ort Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Belt | 5-10% Faster Cast Rate Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Light Belt/Sharkskin Belt/Vampirefang Belt Ith Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Shield | + (5-10)% Increased Chance Of Blocking Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Small Shield/Round Shield/Luna Eth Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Body | + (1-3) Mana Per Kill Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Light Plate/Mage Plate/Archon Plate Tal Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Amulet | (5-10)% Faster Cast Rate Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Amulet Ral Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Ring | + (1-5) To Energy Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Ring Amn Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Caster Weapon | Increase Maximum Mana (1-5)% Regenerate Mana (4-10)% + (10-20) To Mana | Magic Normal/Exceptional/Elite Rod** Tir Rune Perfect Amethyst Any Jewel |
| Crafted Item | Fixed Effects | Crafted Recipe |
| Blood Helm | 5-10% Deadly Strike (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Helm/Casque/Armet Ral Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Boots | Replenish Life + (5-10) (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Light Plated Boots/Battle Boots/Mirrored Boots Eth Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Gloves | Crushing Blow (5-10)% (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Heavy Gloves/Sharkskin Gloves/Vampirebone Gloves Nef Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Belt | Open Wounds (5-10)% (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Belt/Mesh Belt/Mithril Coil Tal Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Shield | Attacker Takes Damage of (4-7) (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Spiked Shield/Barbed Shield/Blade Barrier Ith Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Body | + (1-3) Life Per Demon Kill (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Plate Mail/Templar Coat/Hellforge Plate Thul Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Amulet | 5-10% Faster Run/Walk (1-4)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Amulet Amn Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Ring | + (1-5) To Strength (1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Ring Sol Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Blood Weapon | + (35-60%) Enhanced Damage (1-4)% Life Stolen Per Hit +(10-20) To Life | Magic Normal/Exceptional/Elite Axe Ort Rune Perfect Ruby Any Jewel |
| Crafted Item | Fixed Effects | Crafted Recipe |
| Hit Power Helm | (25-50) Defense vs. Missiles 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-7) | Magic Full Helm/Basinet/Giant Conch Ith Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Boots | (25-50) Defense vs. Melee 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-7) | Magic Chain/Mesh/Boneweave Boots Ral Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Gloves | Knockback 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-7) | Magic Chain Gloves/Heavy Bracers/Vambraces Ort Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Belt | (5-10) % Damage Goes to Mana 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-7) | Magic Heavy Belt/Battle Belt/Troll Belt Tal Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Shield | (5-10%) Increased Chance of Blocking 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-10) | Magic Gothic Shield/Ancient Shield/Ward Eth Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Body | 10-20% Faster Hit Recovery 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-10) | Magic Field Plate/Sharktooth Armor/Kraken Shell Nef Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Amulet | Hit Causes Monster To Flee (3-11)% 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-10) | Magic Amulet Thul Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Ring | + (1-5) To Dexterity 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-6) | Magic Ring Amn Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
| Hit Power Weapon | + (35-60%) Enhanced Damage 5% Chance To Cast Level 4 Frost Nova When Struck Attacker Takes Damage of (3-7) | Magic Normal/Exceptional/Elite Blunt Weapon Tir Rune Perfect Sapphire Any Jewel |
Blunt Weapons: Hammers, Clubs, Maces, Wands, Scepters, Staves
Hammers: Great Maul, Maul, War Hammer
Clubs: Spiked Club, Club
Maces: Flail, Mace, Morning Star
Rods: Wands, Staves, Scepters
You can use the Horadric Cube in order to craft some new items. For doing so, you have to gather the proper ingredients and place them inside the Cube and then hit the ‘Transmute’ button.
3 same type Runes = 1 Rune of the above Level
Stone of Jordan + 1 Rare Item + 3 Perfect Skulls = Add 1 Socket to a Rare Item.
Note that you can only add 1 socket to a Rare Item with zero sockets.
Stone of Jordan + 1 Rare Item + 1 Perfect Skull = 1 same type High Quality ItemÂ
1 Rare Item + 6 Perfect Skulls = 1 same type Random Low Quality Rare Item
Magical Sword + 4 any type Health Potions + any type of Ruby = a Magic Sword of the Leech
You can use this formula to get an Item Level 30 Life Stealing sword (4-5% Life Stone per hit).
3 Magical Rings = 1 Random Magical Amulet
3 Magical Amulets = 1 Random Magical Ring
3 Small Rejuvenation Potions = 1 Full Rejuvenation Potion
3 Gems (lower than Perfect) of the Same Grade and Type = 1 same type Higher Grade Gem
Use this formula to upgrade your great amounts of low quality Gems into something more valuable.
2 Quivers of Arrows = 1 Quiver of Bolts (it works the other way around as well, 2 Quivers of Bolts = 1 Quiver of Arrows)
Spear + 1 Quiver of Arrows = 1 Stack of Javelins
1Dagger + 1 Axe = Throwing Axe
1 Magic Item + 3 any type Perfect Gems = 1 same type Random Magic Item
Any type of Healing Potion + Strangling Gas Potion = 1 Antidote Potion
1 Magical Amulet + 6 Perfect Gems = Prismatic Amulet (All Resistances +16-20)
1 Antidote Potion + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Magic Ring = 1 Jade Ring (poison Resistance 21-30%)
1 Exploding Potion+ 1 Perfect Ruby + 1 Magic Ring = 1 Garnet Ring (Fire Resistance 21-30%)
1 Rejuvenation Potion + 1 Perfect Topaz + 1 Magic Ring = 1 Coral Ring (Lightning resistance 21-30%)
1 Thawing Potion+ 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Magic Ring = 1 Cobalt Ring (21-30% Cold Resistance)
1 any type Magic Shield + 1 Spiked Club + 2 any quality Skulls = 1 Magic Shield of Spikes
1 any quality Diamond+ 1 any type Staff + 1 any quality Kris + 1 any type Belt = Savage Polearm Class Weapon (66-80% Enhanced Damage)
1 Tome of Town Portal + Wirt’s Leg =Â Secret Cow Level
Note that you have to Transmute in the Rogue Encampment (Act 1). You must have already defeated Baal in the same Difficulty Level (one time per Difficulty Level).
1 Chipped Topaz + 3 Thul Runes = Amn Rune
1 Chipped Amethyst + 3 Amn Runes = Sol Rune
1 Chipped Sapphire + 3 Sol Runes = Shael Rune
1 Chipped Ruby + 3 Shael Runes = Dol Rune
The following Runes’ recipes will only work for Ladder, Single-Player, Open Characters. They don’t work for Normal Realm Characters.
Chipped Emerald + 3 Dol Runes = 1 Hel Rune
Chipped Diamond + 3 Hel Runes = 1 Io Rune
Flawed Topaz + 3 Io Runes = 1 Lum Rune
Flawed Amethyst + 3 Lum Runes = 1 Ko Rune
Flawed Sapphire + 3 Ko Runes = 1 Fal Rune
Flawed Ruby + 3 Fal Runes = 1 Lem Rune
Flawed Emerald + 3 Lem Runes = 1 Pul Rune
Flawed Diamond + 2 Pul Runes = 1 Um Rune
Topaz + 2 Um Runes = 1 Mal Rune
Amethyst + 2 Mal Runes = 1 Ist Rune
Sapphire + 2 Ist Runes = 1 Gul Rune
Ruby + 2 Gul Runes = 1 Vex Rune
Emerald + 2 Vex Runes = 1 Ohm Rune
Diamond + 2 Ohm Runes = 1 Lo Rune
Flawless Topaz + 2 Lo Runes = 1 Sur Rune
Flawless Amethyst + 2 Sur Runes = 1 Ber Rune
Flawless Sapphire + 2 Ber Runes = 1 Jah Rune
Flawless Ruby + 2 Jah Runes = 1 Cham Rune
Flawless Emerald + 2 Cham Runes = 1 Zod Rune
1 Chipped Gem + 3 Mana Potions + 3 Health Potions = 1 Rejuvenation Potion
1 normal Gem + 3 Mana Potions + 3 Health Potions = 1 Full Rejuvenation Potion
1 Socketed Weapon + 3 Standard Gems = 1 Socketed same type Magical Weapon
1 Magical Weapon + 3 Chipped Gems = 1 Socketed Magical Weapon
1 Magical Weapon + 3 Flawless Gems = 1 Socketed Magical Weapon
Normal Body Armor + 1 Perfect Topaz+ 1 Thul Rune + 1 Tal Rune = 1 Socketed Body Armor
Normal Weapon + 1 Perfect Amethyst + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Ral Rune = 1 Socketed Weapon
Normal Helm + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Ral Rune = 1 Socketed Helm
Normal Shield + 1 Perfect Ruby + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Tal Rune = 1 Socketed Shield
Low Quality Weapon + 1 Chipped Gem + 1 Eld Rune = Normal Quality Weapon
Low Quality Armor + 1 Chipped Gem +1 El Rune = Normal Quality Armor
Normal Unique Weapon+ 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Ral Rune = 1 Exceptional Weapon
Normal Unique Armor + 1 Perfect Diamond + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Tal Rune  = Exceptional Armor
Exceptional Unique Weapon + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Lum Rune = Elite Weapon (Only Single Player. Ladder)
Exceptional Unique Armor + 1 Perfect Diamond + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Ko Rune = Elite Armor (Only Single Player. Ladder)
Normal Rare Weapon + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Ort Rune = Exceptional Rare Weapon (upgraded)
Normal Rare Armor + 1 Perfect Amethyst + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Ral Rune = Exceptional Rare Armor (upgraded)
Exceptional Rare Weapon + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Um Rune + 1 Fal Rune = Elite Rare Weapon (upgraded)
Exceptional Rare Armor + 1 Perfect Amethyst+ 1 Pul Rune + 1 Ko Rune = Elite Rare Armor (upgraded)
Weapon + 1 Ort Rune = Fully Repaired Weapon
Keep in mind that it’s impossible to repair Ethereal items.
1 Ral Rune + Armor = Fully Repaired Armor
Any Socketed Item + Scroll of Town Portal + 1 Hel Rune = Remove sockets from items
This will destroy any Jewels. Runes or gems that you have socketed
Weapon + 1 Chipped Gem + 1 Ort Rune = Fully Recharged and Repaired WeaponÂ
Armor + 1 Flawed Gem + 1 Ral Rune = Fully Recharged and Repaired ArmorÂ