Spirit is one of the best end-game runewords you can use in weapons in D2R. But as its recipe calls for four runes, you will need weapons and armor with 4 sockets to make Spirit runeword. So today let’s look at how to get 4 socket shield, and sword to use Spirit Runeword in Diablo 2 Resurrected.

Socketed equipment functions on a similar principle, but it can be less obvious, as the correlation between number of sockets in an item and rune rarity aren’t as clear. You can buy 3-socket weapons and shields in Normal difficulty, Act 2, so it may be reasonable to expect 4-socket weapons and shields to drop shortly thereafter. This, however, is sadly not the case.

How to Get 4 Socket Shield in Diablo 2 Resurrected
To get a Diablo 2 Resurrected 4 Socket Shield, you’ll have to play the game on Hell difficulty if you’re any class aside from Paladin. There are only three shields that can have four sockets on them, Aegis, Monarch and Ward, and out of the three, Monarch is the only one with a remotely reasonable Strength requirement.

Spirit Shield Stats

•     +2 To All Skills
•     +25-35% Faster Cast Rate
•     +55% Faster Hit Recovery
•     +250 Defense Vs. Missile
•     +22 To Vitality
•     +89-112 To Mana
•     +3-8 Magic Absorb
•     Cold Resist +35%
•     Lightning Resist +35%
•     Poison Resist +35%
•     Attacker Takes Damage of 14

The Spirit Shield is favored over the Spirit Sword as it's an off-hand piece of equipment that doesn't need to be actively used to reap the most benefits. Having the shield instead of the sword means other classes can get better attack bonuses with other weapons. Players must be at least Level 25 to make Spirit.

To get 4 Socket Monarch Shield in Diablo 2 Resurrected you need to at least reach character level 54 and play the D2R in Hell difficulty.

Monarch is not class-specific and is the lowest weight designation shield in D2R. So the Monarch is the best 4 Socket Shield to get in Diablo 2 Resurrected, considering the lowest Strength requirement. Monarch is the elite variant of a Kite Shield. Ward is an elite type Gothic Shield, but are Monarchs due to high strength requirement. Apart from this, the Aegis shield requires much higher strength and they lack in defense in addition to high movement speed reduction.

Tal + Amn + Perfect Ruby + any Shield = socketed Shield

The formula above will add a random number of sockets into the shield, based on the maximum number of sockets said shield can possess and the shield’s iLv.

Diablo 2: Resurrected is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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