I played for a whole day, collected rocks and herbs on the maps as well as creature drops and cellars and world events, but none of those things gave me the material which will allow me to add a slot to an item.
Is there a specific place/content type I need to ‘farm’ to find this? Is it something I need to have crafter from other materials?
There are currently two ways you can acquire Scattered Prisms. The first and easiest way is to kill Treasure Goblins. These rare enemies are found randomly throughout the map in Diablo 4 and will run away from you at first sight. They are marked on your map as a hunched-over goblin icon and drop gold as they are running away, which allows you to track them. Treasure Goblins have plenty of health, so killing them won’t be a quick endeavor.
Upon killing a Treasure Goblin, they will drop plenty of gold, crafting materials, and other items. If you’re lucky enough, one of those items will be a Scattered Prism or two.
The second way of obtaining Scattered Prisms comes through defeating World Bosses. Currently, there are three World Bosses in Diablo 4, Ashava, Avarice, and Wandering Death. You cannot take on a World Boss until you have defeated the main story of Diablo 4 and you must also wait for the World Boss to appear at a scheduled time. If you manage to defeat one of them, they will almost certainly drop Scattered Prisms.
Basically, if you want to add sockets to your gear during the main story of Diablo 4, you have to find and kill Treasure Goblins. Otherwise, you will need to wait until after the main story and for a World Boss to appear.
I actually found some doing events, nightmare dungeons and other stuff but most reliable sources are gobs and bosses. Hope this helps!
Very thorough reply, ty. I’m in act 2, so will have to hope for some out of place goblins
If you’re so “early” in the story, just stick to world tier 1 and don’t worry about gems or sockets in items.
For the time you actually need them, you’ll have plenty of them. And yep, keep an eye for treasure gobs