Path Of Exile: How to change socket color

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Sockets are the slots on the equipment and resonators in the game of Path of Exile. Additional items could be placed on to those. And the socket color, yeah, it could be changed.

Currently, there are three types of sockets. This includes the Abyss sockets, the Resonator sockets, and the Colored sockets.

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Yet regardless of the type, the socket colour can still be changed in Path of Exile.

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Here's what you need to know about how to change the socket color in Path of Exile:

Change socket color by using the Chromatic Orb

The official GamePedia page of Path of Exile lists the Chromatic Orb as the currency item used to change the socket color.

Using this item can give players a chance to re-roll the color of their sockets. There are currently four available socket colors in the game.

Red is associated with strength. Blue is for intelligence. Green is for dexterity. The last one, which is white, is not associated with any character ability aspect.

Although the white ones can only be obtained through corruption and by using a Vaal orb at a 25% chance rate. And it is considered the most powerful socket color.

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Change socket color by using the Crafting Bench

The Crafting Bench also allows players to modify sockets in Path of Exile, thus it could change the socket color.

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It can be found in the hideout of the player. Yet using it would cost you some dose of currency, ranging from scrolls to orbs.

Modifying the sockets can lead to eventually changing the socket color. You'll just need to find the recipe intended for the socket you would like to do so.

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