Gem merging and recovery

1. Right-click an anvil to open Forge & Sockets.
2. Put a gem in each input. Both must have the same gem type and the same grade.
3. Review the result, then choose Confirm Change.

One gem from each input is consumed to make one gem of the next grade. Gems climb five grades: Rough, Flawed, Fine, Flawless and Perfect. For example, two Rough Rubies become one Flawed Ruby. Perfect is the highest grade. Each grade adds the gem's bonus once more: a Perfect gem gives five times a Rough one.

Geodes found while mining and digging crack into Rough or Flawed gems; merging climbs the rest of the ladder.

Recovering means taking one gem back out of your equipment. It does not upgrade that gem or replace it with Dust.

1. Put identified equipment in the left input and Arcane Dust in the right input.
2. Select the filled socket you want to empty.
3. Review the selected gem and Dust cost, then confirm.

The cost depends on the grade of that one installed gem, not the rarity or level of the equipment:

You get the selected gem back with its original type and grade. Your other installed gems stay in place. Each recovery is a separate change. A review expires after 15 seconds, an input change or choosing another socket; review again before confirming.

Craft 4 Arcane Dust from 1 lapis lazuli + 1 amethyst shard. The amounts above are Dust items, not recipe batches.

Recovery and merging require room for the result. A full inventory spends nothing. Closing the forge is different: returned inputs that do not fit can drop at your feet. Leave space and work somewhere safe.