====== Sockets & Spheres ======

Socket gear is where the real power lives on FanaticMU. Higher gear
tiers carry more sockets (1 at T2 up to **5 at T6** - see
[[progression:gear|Gear Progression]]), and filled sockets are what
separates two players in the same set.

===== How it works =====

A socket is filled by mounting a **seed sphere**: a **seed** (the
option) combined with a **sphere** (the strength). Seeds are
**crafted, never dropped** - the Seed Master and Seed Researcher in
Elbeland handle creation and mounting, the classic way.

Spheres are the progression:

^ Sphere ^ Where it comes from ^
| Sphere (Mono)- Tier 1 | Sold by town merchants - for a price that will make you respect it. Also a rare Blood Castle prize |
| Sphere (Di)- Tier 2 | Chaos Castle and Illusion Temple reward pools, the highest Boxes of Kundun - and one of the **new golden monsters** in the Golden Invasion carries them |
| Sphere (Tri)- Tier 3 | **Uber Kundun only** |

Tetra and Penta spheres are not currently obtainable. Tri is the
ceiling, and the raid is the only place it exists.

===== The direction =====

Fill your sockets with whatever you can mount early - an occupied
socket always beats an empty one. Chase Di through events, then run
[[events:uber-kundun|Uber Kundun]] for Tri. The endgame loadout is
T6 with five Tri-tier sockets - and the raid itself is tuned assuming
you will get there.