Diablo 2 Resurrected Horadric Cube: Recipes, location & how to find it

Ava Thompson-Powell
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The Horadric Cube in Diablo 2 Resurrected lets players combine items via recipes to create different outcomes such as transmogs. Here’s a full list of all the new and old Horadric Cube recipes, along with the location needed to find it.

The Horadric Cube may be an essential quest item in Diablo 2 Resurrected, but finding it can be quite tricky if you don’t know exactly where to look. Once you’ve located it during the main story quest, the Horadric Cube can upgrade items, runes, and gems to help you dominate Diablo’s hordes.

Its handiness doesn’t stop there, though, providing 12 extra inventory spaces while only taking up four slots, meaning you can stock up on more items without needing to make frequent stops as you explore the game’s narrative.


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An image of the Horadric Cube in Diablo 2 Resurrected
The Horadric Cube looks pretty fresh coming into Diablo 2 Resurrected.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Horadric Cube recipes

To use the Horadric Cube, you can open it by right-clicking on it within your Inventory. Next, place the items required for a particular recipe in it and select the ‘Transmute’ button. It’s worth noting that not everything is able to be combined, however.

Some items are less obvious, like jewelry, with The Cube being able to turn Rings into Amulets. Below, we’ve listed all of the recipes you’ll be able to utilize, along with its result.

The Horadric Cube is also used to transmog Runes. For a full breakdown of which runes can be combined, see our Diablo 2 Runewords guide here. 

Diablo 2 Resurrected patch 2.4 Horadric Cube recipes

New Recipe Result
1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Set Weapon Exceptional version of Set Weapon
1 Lum Rune +  1 Pul Rune + 1x Perfect Emerald + Exceptional Set Weapon Elite Version of Set Weapon
1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Set Armor Exceptional Version of Set Armor
1 Ko Rune + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Exceptional Set Armor Elite Version of Set Armor

Horadric Cube recipes

Recipe Result
3 Magic Rings 1 Random Magic Amulet
3 Magic Amulets 1 Random Magic Ring
3 Small Rejuvenation Potions 1 Full Rejuvenation Potion
3 Gems (same type and Grade – lower than Perfect) Creates 1 higher grade version of these Gems
2 Quivers of Bolts 1 Quiver of Arrows
2 Quivers of Arrows 1 Quiver of Bolts
1 Spear + 1 Quiver of Arrows 1 Stack of Javelins
1 Axe + 1 Dagger Throwing Axe
1 Strangling Gas Potion + Healing Potion 1 Antidote Potion
3 Perfect Skulls + 1 Rare Item + Stone of Jordan
1 High-quality rare item of the same type
6 Perfect Skulls + 1 Rare Item 1 random Low-quality rare item of the same type
4 Health Potions (of any type) + Ruby (any type) + Magical Sword A Magic Sword of the Leech
3 Perfect Gems (of any type) + 1 Magic Item 1 random Magic item of the same type
6 Perfect Gems (1 of each type) + 1 Amulet (Magic) Prismatic Amulet
1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Emerald + 1 Antidote Potion 1 Jade Ring
1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Ruby + 1 Exploding Potion 1 Garnet Ring
1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Topaz + 1 Rejuvenation Potion
1 Coral Ring
1 Magic Ring + 1 Perfect Sapphire + 1 Thawing Potion
1 Cobalt Ring
1 Magic Shield (any type) + 1 Spiked Club (any quality) + 2 Skulls (any quality) Magic Shield of Spikes
Diamond (any quality) + 1 Staff (any type and quality) + 1 Kris (any quality) + 1 Belt (any type and quality)
Savage Polearm Class Weapon
3 Health Potions + 3 Mana Potions + 1 Chipped Gem 1 Rejuvenation Potion
3 Health Potions + 3 Mana Potions + 1 Gem (normal)
1 Full Rejuvenation Potion
3 Standard Gems (normal) + 1 Socketed Weapon (any type) Socketed magic weapon
3 Chipped Gems + 1 Magic Weapon
Socketed magic weapon
3 Flawless Gems + 1 Magic Weapon Socketed magic weapon
Diablo 2 Horadric Cube layout
Once in your possession, the Horadric Cube will help immensely on your adventure.

Horadric Cube Rune recipes

Recipe Result
3 Runes of the Same Type (Runes 1-9) 1 Higher Level Rune
3 El Runes 1 Eld Rune
3 Eld Runes 1 Tir Rune
3 Tir Runes 1 Nef Rune
3 Nef Runes 1 Eth Rune
3 Eth Runes 1 Ith Rune
3 Ith Runes 1 Tal Rune
3 Tal Runes 1 Ral Rune
3 Ral Runes 1 Ort Rune
3 Ort Runes 1 Thul Rune
3 Thul Runes + 1 Chipped Topaz 1 Amn Rune
3 Amn Runes + 1 Chipped Amethyst 1 Sol Rune
3 Sol Runes + 1 Chipped Sapphire 1 Shael Rune
3 Shael Runes + 1 Chipped Ruby 1 Dol Rune

The following rune upgrades will only work on Single-Player, open, or Ladder game modes.

Recipe Result
3 Dol Runes + 1 Chipped Emerald 1 Hel Rune
3 Hel Runes + 1 Chipped Diamond 1 Io Rune
3 Io Runes + 1 Flawed Topaz 1 Lum Rune
3 Lum Runes + 1 Flawed Amythest 1 Ko Rune
3 Ko Runes + 1 Flawed Sapphire 1 Fal Rune
3 Fal Runes + 1 Flawed Ruby 1 Lem Rune
3 Lem Runes + 1 Flawed Emerald 1 Pul Rune
2 Pul Runes + 1 Flawed Diamond 1 Um Rune
2 Um Runes + 1 Topaz Mal Rune
2 Mal Runes + 1 Amethyst Ist Rune
2 Ist Runes + 1 Sapphire Gul Rune
2 Gul Runes + 1 Ruby Vex Rune
2 Vex Runes + 1 Emerald Ohm Rune
2 Ohm Runes + 1 Diamond Lo Rune
2 Lo Runes + 1 Flawless Topaz Sur Rune
2 Sur Runes + 1 Flawless Amethyst Ber Rune
2 Ber Runes + 1 Flawless Sapphire Jah Rune
2 Jah Runes + 1 Flawless Ruby Cham Rune
2 Cham Runes + 1 Flawless Emerald Zod Rune

Advanced Rune recipes

Recipe Result
1 Tal Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Topaz + Normal Body Armor Socketed Body Armor of same type
1 Ral Rune + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Perfect Amethyst + Normal Weapon Socketed Weapon of same type
1 Ral Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Sapphire + Normal Helm Socketed Helm of same type
1 Tal Rune + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Perfect Ruby + Normal Shield Socketed Shield of same type
1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Unique Weapon Exceptional Version of Weapon
1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Unique Armor Exceptional Version of Armor
1 Lum Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Exceptional Unique Weapon Elite Version of Weapon (Single Player and Ladder Only)
1 Ko Rune + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Exceptional Unique Armor Elite Version of Armor (Single Player and Ladder Only)
1 Ort Rune + 1 Amn Rune + 1 Perfect Sapphire + Normal (Basic) Rare Weapon Exceptional Rare Weapon
1 Ral Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Amethyst + Normal (Basic) Rare Armor Exceptional Rare Armor
1 Fal Rune + 1 Um Rune + 1 Perfect Sapphire + Exceptional Rare Weapon Elite Rare Weapon
1 Ko Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Amethyst + Exceptional Rare Armor Elite Rare Armor
1 Ort Rune + Weapon Fully Repaired Weapon
1 Ral Rune + Armor Fully Repaired Armor
1 Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item Remove items from sockets
1 Ort Rune + 1 Chipped Gem (any kind) + Weapon Fully Repaired and Recharged Weapon**
1 Ral Rune + 1 Flawed Gem (any kind) + Armor Fully Repaired and Recharged Armor**
1 Twisted Essence of Suffering + 1 Charged Essence of Hatred + 1 Burning Essence of Terror + 1 Festering Essence of Destruction Token of Absolution**

NOTE: Where indicated by two asterisks (**) above, these recipes will destroy any gems, runes, or jewels you have socketed.

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Diablo 2 Resurrected Horadric Cube location

The Horadric Cube can be found in Act 2 of the main story quest. This is after Andariel has been defeated and the player leaves the Rogue Encampment and travels East to Lut Gholein in search of the Dark Wanderer.

  • The Horadric Cube is found during The Horadric Staff quest in the Halls of the Dead. The item is heavily guarded and in the possession of a unique monster called Bloodwitch the Wild – so be ready for a fight.

Once picked up, The Cube is needed to fuse the Staff of Kings and the Amulet of the Viper to make the Horadric Staff. It’s also needed to fuse Khalim’s body parts and Flail together into Khalim’s Will, another important quest item. After you’ve used it for its main storyline purpose, the Cube is then yours to use as you wish.

How to find the Horadric Cube in Diablo 2 Resurrected

Horadric Cube location Diablo 2 Resurrected
Head to the marked location to find the Horadric Cube.

For a simple breakdown of how to find the Horadric Cube, follow these simple steps:

  • Reach Level 3 in the Halls of the Dead.
  • Once there, bear a hard left and continue onward.
  • Defeat the slew of demons in front of you.
  • The Horadric Cube will be tucked away in a Purple Chest – open it.
  • That’s it! The item will now be in your inventory.

How to combine Gems in Diablo 2 Resurrected

As shown in the tables above, combining Gems by using the Horadric Cube allows you to upgrade them. All you need to do is to place three Gems of the same type into it, press ‘Transmute‘, and voilà – you’ll have one higher-level version of them ready to utilize for whatever you need.

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So that’s it for all things Horadric Cube coming into Diablo 2: Resurrected. Looking to get ahead of the game coming into Resurrected? Be sure to check out our extensive guides:

Diablo 2 Runewords Guide | How Diablo 2 Resurrected’s ladder system works | Diablo 2 Classes: All characters in Resurrected | How to play with friends | How to swap between modern & legacy graphics | Is Diablo 2: Resurrected cross-platform?  | Diablo 2 Assassin builds | Diablo 2 Amazon builds | Diablo 2 Barbarian builds | Diablo 2 Druid builds | Diablo 2 Paladin builds |

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Ava was formerly Dexerto's Evergreen Editor, based in England. With a BA (Hons) in Media and Communications, and a passion for RPGs, The Sims, Pokemon, and Dead by Daylight, she primarily covered tips, guides, and reviews.