The Horadric Cube is among Diablo 2: Resurrected’s most inscrutable items. Although it’s initially positioned as a purely story-related item, allowing the player to combine a pair of diablo 2 resurrected items to make an essential item, its ability to transmute items actually gives it wide-ranging utility. It can combine lesser gems and runes into higher ones, repair items, create items, add sockets to items, remove socketed gems, jewels and runes from items, and so much more.
Here are all the recipes yet discovered in Diablo 2: Resurrected, sorted by item type.
Consumable Items
Full rejuvenation potion: Small rejuvenation potions x3
Small rejuvenation potion: Health potions x3 + Mana potions x3 + any chipped gem x1
Full rejuvenation potion: Health potions x3 + Mana potions x3 + any gem (normal) x1
Quiver of bolts: Quiver of arrows x2
Quiver of arrows: Quiver of bolts x2
Antidote potion: Strangling Gas potion x1 + any Healing potion x1
Throwing Axe: Any axe x1 + any dagger x1
Stack of Javelins: Any spear x1 + quiver of arrows x1
Token of Absolution: Twisted Essence of Suffering x1 + Charged Essence of Hatred x1 + Burning Essence of Terror x1 + Festering Essence of Destruction x1 (You can use this item to respec your character’s attribute and skill points.)
Equipment
Magic Amulet (random): Magic Rings x3
Magic Ring (random): Magic Amulet x3
Upgraded Gem: Gems of the same type and grade (lower than perfect) x3
For example: To get a Flawed Ruby, you must combine three Chipped Rubies
Runes
Eld Rune: El Rune x3
Tir Rune: Eld Rune x3
Nef Rune: Tir Rune x3
Eth Rune: Nef Rune x3
Ith Rune: Eth Rune x3
Tal Rune: Ith Rune x3
Ral Rune: Tal Rune x3
Ort Rune: Ral Rune x3
Thul Rune: Ort Rune x3
Amn Rune: Thul Rune x3 + Chipped Topaz x1
Sol Rune: Amn Rune x3 + Chipped Amethyst x1
Shael Rune: Sol Rune x3 + Chipped Sapphire x1
Dol Rune: Shael Rune x3 + Chipped Ruby x1
Hel Rune: Dol Rune x3 + Chipped Emerald x1
Io Rune: Hel Rune x3 + Chipped Diamond x1
Lum Rune: Io Rune x3 + Flawed Topaz x1
Ko Rune: Lum Rune x3 + Flawed Amethyst x1
Fal Rune: Ko Rune x3 + Flawed Sapphire x1
Lem Rune: Fal Rune x3 + Flawed Ruby x1
Pul Rune: Lem Rune x3 + Flawed Emerald x1
Um Rune: Pul Rune x3 + Flawed Diamond x1
Mal Rune: Um Rune x2 + Topaz x1
Ist Rune: Mal Rune x2 + Amethyst x1
Gul Rune: Ist Rune x2 + Sapphire x1
Vex Rune: Gul Rune x2 + Ruby x1
Ohm Rune: Vex Rune x2 + Emerald x1
Lo Rune: Ohm Rune x2 + Diamond x1
Sur Rune: Lo Rune x2 + Flawless Topaz x1
Ber Rune: Sur Rune x2 + Flawless Amethyst x1
Jah Rune: Ber Rune x2 + Flawless Sapphire x1
Cham Rune: Jan Rune x2 + Flawless Ruby x1
Zod Rune: Cham Rune x2 + Flawless Emerald x1
Item Changes
Add a socket to a Rare item: Perfect Skull x3 + Rare item x1 + Stone of Jordan x1
Sockets can only be added to rare items without sockets, to a maximum of one socket.
Change item to new High quality Rare item of the same type: Perfect Skull x1 + Rare item x1 + Stone of Jordan x1
Change item to new Low quality Rare item of the same type: Perfect Skull x6 + Rare item x1
Magic Sword of the Leech: Any health potion x4 + any Ruby x1 + Magic rarity sword x1
Change Magic item to a new Magic item of the same type: Any Perfect Tier Gems of the same type x3 + Magic rarity item x1
Magic Shield of Spikes: Magic shield x1 (any type) + Spiked Club x1 (any quality) + Skulls x2 (any quality)
This shield also has a chance of getting a prefix as well, and it retains its shield type
Savage Polearm: Diamond x1 (any quality) + Staff x1 (any quality) + Kris x1 (any quality) + Belt x1 (any type and quality)
Has a chance of getting a suffix as well
Secret Cow Level portal: Tome of Town Portal x1 + Wirt’s Leg x1
Socketed Magic weapon of the same type: Standard gems (normal) x1 + Socketed weapon (any type) x1
Add a socket to a Magic weapon: Chipped Gems x3 + Magic weapon x1
Up to item level 25
Add a socket to a Magic weapon: Flawless Gems x3 + Magic weapon x1
Up to item level 30
Add a socket to body armour: Tal Rune x1 + Thul Rune x1 + Perfect Topaz x1 + Normal body armour
1-4 sockets added based on item level
Add a socket to weapon: Ral Rune x1 + Amn Rune x1 + Perfect Amethyst x1 + Normal weapon
1-6 sockets added based on item level
Add a socket to helm: Ral Rune x1 + Thul Rune x1 + Perfect Sapphire x1 + Normal helm
1-3 sockets added based on item level
Add a socket to shield: Tal Rune x1 + Amn Rune x1 + Perfect Ruby x1 + Normal shield
1-4 sockets added based on item level
Change base item type from normal unique weapon to Exceptional version of weapon: Ral Rune x1 + Sol Rune x1 + Perfect Emerald x1 + Normal unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade Ethereal items. Jewels and Runes remain socketed.
Change base item type from normal unique armor to Exceptional version of armor: Tal Rune x1 + Shael Rune x1 + Perfect Diamond x1 + Normal unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade any armour type. Works on Ethereal items. Jewels and Runes remain socketed
Change base item type from Exceptional unique weapon to Elite version of weapon: Lum Rune x1 + Pul Rune x1 + Perfect Emerald x1 + Exceptional unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade Ethereal items. Jewels and Runes remain socketed
Change base item type from Exceptional unique armor to Elite version of armor: Ko Rune x1 + Lem Rune x1 + Perfect Diamond x1 + Exceptional unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade any armour type. Works on Ethereal items. Jewels and Runes remain socketed
Change basic rare weapon to Exceptional Rare weapon: Ort Rune x1 + Amn Rune x1 + Perfect Sapphire x1 + Normal rare weapon
Change basic rare armor to Exceptional Rare armor: Ral Rune x1 + Thul Rune x1 + Perfect Amethyst x1 + Normal rare armour
Change Exceptional rare weapon to Elite Rare weapon: Fal Rune x1 + Um Rune x1 + Perfect Sapphire x1 + Exceptional rare weapon
Change Exceptional rare armor to Elite Rare armor: Ko Rune x1 + Pul Rune x1 + Perfect Amethyst x1 + Exceptional rare armour
Fully repair a weapon: Any weapon x1 + Ort Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
Fully repair an armor piece: Any armor x1 + Ral Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
Fully repair and recharge a weapon: Weapon (any) + Chipped Gem x1 (any) + Ort Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
Fully repair and recharge an armor piece: Armor (any) + Flawed Gem x1 (any) + Ral Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
Remove items from sockets: Any socketed item x1 + Hel Rune x1 + Scroll of Town Portal x1
This will destroy any gems, runes, or jewels in the socketed items. You can’t get them back
Jewelry
Prismatic Amulet: Magic rarity amulet x1 + Perfect Tier Gems x6 (all six must be of different types)
Jade Ring: Magic Ring x1 + Perfect Emerald x1 + Antidote potion x1
Garnet Ring: Magic Ring x1 + Perfect Ruby x1 + Exploding potion x1
Coral Ring: Magic Ring x1 + Perfect Topaz x1 + Rejuvenation potion x1
Cobalt Ring: Magic Ring x1 + Perfect Sapphire x1 + Thawing potion x1
The first Horadric Cube is impossible to miss since you need it for the Act 2 story quest that requires the Horadric Staff. Bloodwitch the Wild guards the Cube, though you can technically get around her and her spawn to grab the Cube - if you’re lucky.
You can only carry one Horadric Cube at a time, but if you lose or get rid of the initial one, Diablo 2 gives you two more chances to recover the Cube. You can get another one from the Halls of the Dead again in Act 2 or get one in the fifth quest of Act 3, so don’t miss out.
With this guide in hand, you should be able to make everything you could possibly want from the junk lying around in D2R. Don’t forget to check out our dedicated Diablo section for guides, news, leaks and much more.