MedianXL Cube Recipes
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Horadric Cube recipes can be one of the more interesting and confusing features in a Diablo 2 mod. To avoid information overload - this wiki is meant for new players to the mod, after all - only the more common recipes are listed. For a complete listing of recipes, including sacred items, crafting, and character challenges, please visit the official website.
Basics: Reagents and Crafting Points
Before we start listing recipes, be aware that in MedianXL several of them require special items called reagents. Some recipes also have a further special requirement called Crafting Points.
- Reagents
- Victim's Heart, Meditation Candle
- - These may be purchased from any magic items vendor.
- Mystic Orb
- - These may be purchased from any magic items vendor or dropped by monsters. Not all types may be bought.
- Portable Shrine
- - These orange crosses are dropped late in Terror and Destruction difficulties. They allow you to create and consecrate items.
- Arcane Shard
- - These are obtained by disenchanting unique items.
- Arcane Crystal
- - Arcane Shards are not useful on their own, but can be cubed in sets of 5 to obtain these.
- Crafting Points
Several recipes have this new requirement type. Crafting Points appear as affixes on items. Therefore, to meet a recipe's crafting point requirement, you must wear items that have crafting points on them. If the total number of crafting points you have equals or exceeds the recipe requirement, then you will be able to do it.
Tip: Crafting points aren't very common. Try to collect a set of crafting points equipment. Remember, you only need to wear them when you are attempting a recipe.
Pearl of Wisdom
When you create a character, it will receive a Pearl of Wisdom. This little item gives hints to new players about the mod. Simply cube it to read other pearls of wisdom.
Pearl of Wisdom next Pearl of Wisdom |
Gems and Runes
- Gem upgrading
Upgrading gems now only requires two of the same quality gem instead of three.
same gem x2 next higher gem quality |
Upgrading from flawless to perfect quality requires 50 Crafting Points.
- Rune upgrading and downgrading
Similar to gems, you now only need two of the same rune to upgrade up to the next rune.
same rune x2 next higher rune |
rune next lower rune |
The three greater runes (Taha, Ghal, Qor) may not be upgraded / downgraded.
- Unsocketing
This very useful recipe takes a filled socketed item and separates its individual components for you to reuse again.
socketed item + (town portal scroll x3) separated item and socket fillers |
That works for all but nonmagical grey / gemworded / runeworded items. For those, use this:
socketed item + (town portal scroll x3) + (perfect gem x3) separate item and socket fillers |
Affix Mod Recipes
- Mystic Orb recipe
This recipe is a simple addition type. You put in the item and Mystic Orb, stir, and the item gains the orb's bonus.
any non-ethereal item of the appropriate type + Mystic Orb orb bonus is added to item, with an additional +2 level requirement modifier |
Appropriate item type means the item must match the Mystic Orb requirement. This requirement is displayed in each Mystic Orb's description. For example, some Mystic Orbs say Cube this with armor.
- Affix removal
This recipe consumes all the magic in an item, leaving a basic damaged low quality item. Why? You may want the base item to use for a runeword, for example, when you find a blue magic item you don't need.
any item + rune + healing potion + mana potion reroll item as low quality |
- Reroll
This simple recipe "rerolls" the item. In essence, it's as if it was dropped again. You may get a lowly white or blue magical item... or a powerful rare or unique. Having high magic find helps.
any item + jewel + healing potion + mana potion reroll item randomly |
- Reroll superior / magic / rare
Unlike the previous recipe, this one retains the item type and quality. If you use a blue item, it'll produce a blue item. What it changes is the magical affixes and number of sockets on it. So for example if you find a rare sword of a base type you want but you don't like the mods on it, use this recipe to change the mods while keeping the sword.
superior / magic / rare item + rune reroll item |
- Zomghelp recipe
Yes, this is the official name for it on the mod's website. If you have very bad luck and no useful items, this will give you some baseline items. It's unlikely you'll be this desperate given that the mod has fairly generous drop rates and you could just farm the area you can't pass, but the option is here.
magic weapon / armor + rare amulet + rare ring reroll item as level 1 magic item |
It's not a total ripoff; the resulting magic item has built-in +25% Enhanced Damage (for weapons) or +25% Enhanced Defence (for armor) if you use it at level 1, and an additional +2% for each higher character level.
- Lucky modifier
This allows you to use 3 runes for the chance to add an extra bonus to an item.
any non-ethereal item + (rune x3) returns item, may add bonus |
This recipe gives a 20% chance to add the following bonuses, depending on the item type:
Weapon: +40% Enhanced Damage, 100% bonus to Attack Rating
Armor: +40% Enhanced Defence, Damage Reduced by 1%
Amulet: +1 to All Skills
Ring: +10% to Spell Damage
Quiver: 5% bonus to All Attributes
Jewel: +2 to Strength, +2 to Dexterity, +2 to Energy, +2 to Vitality
Quality Mod Recipes
- Socket Drill
This adds sockets to an item. The more jewels you feed, the more sockets you get - up to the item's limit.
non-socketed non-ethereal item + (jewel x(1-6) ) returns item with [1-6] sockets |
This recipe also rerolls the socket count on the item. |
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- Uptier recipe
This upgrades the base item type to the next quality tier. Your item mods will remain intact, but the base quality will have upgraded stats (as well as requirements). Note: due to an unfortunate bug in the game (not mod), ethereal items cannot be uptiered.
any non-sacred weapon / armor + Arcane Crystal return item as next higher tier |
This extremely useful recipe of course comes with a price:
Tier 1 to 2 - 50 Crafting Points
Tier 2 to 3 - 100 Crafting Points
Tier 3 to 4 - 150 Crafting Points
Tier 4 to 5 - 200 Crafting Points
Tier 5 to 6 - 250 Crafting Points
- Special unique uptier recipe
You can fix lower tier uniques too. Also, the unique item isn't simply base uptiered - the modifiers are rerolled for the resulting higher tier version.
non-sacred unique weapon / armor + Arcane Crystal + perfect gem reroll as next higher tier unique |
This recipe has similar requirements.
Tier 1 to 2 - 50 Crafting Points
Tier 2 to 3 - 100 Crafting Points
Tier 3 to 4 - 150 Crafting Points
Tier 4 to 5 - 200 Crafting Points
Tier 5 to 6 - 250 Crafting Points
Item Reroll Recipes
- Reroll non-magical to magic
This rerolls any non-magical (grey, or white) item and upgrades it to a blue magic item. Although blues are not very powerful compared to what else is out there, they have their uses, especially as preparation for further upgrades - notably for honorific items. See the next two recipes.
any non-magical item + gem + scroll of Town Portal + scroll of Identify reroll item as magic |
- Reroll magic to rare (gem shatter recipe)
This turns blue magic items into yellow rares. Note that the process lowers the output item level to 85% of the input item level, with a corresponding drop in affixes if applicable. For example, using a hypothetic level 100 item will result in a level 85 item; therefore the mods on the output will be restricted to affixes that can occur on level 85 items (and not level 100 items).
magic item + gem + rune reroll item as rare |
- Reroll magic to honorific
Honorifics are blank items that receive a double bonus from Mystic Orbs. They are green in color, have no mods, and have the max number of sockets available in them. The primary purpose is to take advantage of high end Mystic Orbs.
magic weapon / armor + Meditation Candle + Victim's Heart return item as honorific |
Advanced Item Recipes
- Dupe Recipe
Long story short, we now have a recipe that allows you to duplicate items.
item + any gem or jewel + Arcane Crystal + (scroll of Town Portal x3) item x2 |
- Disenchanting Uniques
Arcane Crystals, which are cubed from Arcane Shards, are used in a few recipes, notably turning rares into uniques. So, to get those Arcane Shards, this is what you use.
unique item + mana potion Arcane Shards |
...and five of those make an Arcane Crystal:
(Arcane Shard x5) Arcane Crystal |
- Disenchanting Sets
You can sacrifice these high level items to obtain Signets of Learning. Each Signet may be consumed to gain 1 attribute point permanently. A character can only consume 1,000 signets in this manner.
set item + mana potion Signet of Learning |
- Reroll any to unique
This does not work on sacred items.
non-sacred item + (Arcane Crystal x4) reroll item as unique |
- Cow level
Yes, it's here -_- You need to have already slain Baal in the current difficulty, and do this recipe while standing in the Rogue Encampment in Act 1.
Wirt's Leg + tome of Town Portal Cow Level portal |
Warning! The Cow Level is now a Heroic Area.
Alchemy
Elixirs in MedianXL are consumeable items that grant you a powerful effect with a limited duration of time. They can be dropped by monsters, but you can concoct your own. Please bear in mind that alchemy recipes have a 500 Crafting Point requirement.
Currently, there are five known alchemical recipes.
perfect Amber + scroll of Identify Elixir of Adrenaline - cancels a running spell timer |
perfect Emerald + scroll of Town Portal Elixir of Greater Experience - +300% to Experience Gained |
perfect Ruby + scroll of Identify Elixir of Greater Greed - +350% better chance to find magic items |
perfect Sapphire + scroll of Town Portal Elixir of Power - +15 to All Skills |
perfect Topaz + scroll of Identify Elixir of Love - reduces all vendor prices by 25% |
The Elixir of Adrenaline works instantly to reset any currently timered skills, so it does not have a duration like other elixirs.
Jewelcrafting
These can potentially be the best jewels in the game, if you are dedicated enough to make a full set of them.
jewel + perfect gem + rune + healing potion + mana potion reroll jewel as crafted, add bonuses |
The bonuses on the jewel depend on the rune used, as follows:
50 Crafting Points
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100 Crafting Points
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150 Crafting Points
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200 Crafting Points
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250 Crafting Points
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300 Crafting Points
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350 Crafting Points
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400 Crafting Points
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