Scattered Prisms are rare upgrade materials that drop from World Bosses in Diablo 4 (Diablo IV). Read on to learn how to get Scattered Prisms as well as how to use them to add gem sockets to your equipment!

How to Farm Scattered Prisms

How to Farm Scattered Prisms
Drops from Defeated World Bosses Defeat Treasure Goblins Can Drop from Nightmare Dungeon Event Chests Season 1 Journey Chapter 2 Reward

Defeat World Bosses to Get Scattered Prisms

The main way to obtain Scattered Prisms in Diablo 4 is by defeating World Bosses. These are the large and powerful enemies that only spawn at certain times of the day and at specific locations on the map.

World Boss Schedule and Locations

Defeat Treasure Goblins

Treasure Goblins are another confirmed way to get Scattered Prisms. Find Treasure Goblins in the Overworld and chase them down for rare drops, including Scattered Prisms.

How to Hunt for Treasure Goblins

Can Drop from Event Chests in Nightmare Dungeons

Scattered Prisms also have a chance to drop from Dungeon Event Chests inside Nightmare Dungeons. To unlock these high tier instances, players will first need to reach World Tier 3 and craft or obtain Nightmare Sigils for the dungeon they want to run.

Best Nightmare Dungeons and Dungeon Affixes

4 Available for Free from Season 1 Journey Chapter 2

The Reward Cache for completing Chapter 2 of the Season 1 Journey contains 4 Scattered Prisms. If you're looking for one and in the middle of playing Season 1, this is a surefire way to get them. Also, 5 Scattered Prisms are needed as one of the challenges in Season 1 Journey Chapter 3, so this reward is extremely convenient!

How to Complete Season 1 Journey and Rewards

How to Use Scattered Prisms

Used to Add Gem Sockets to Your Equipment

You can use Scattered Prisms to add a gem socket to your equipment at the Jeweler. You will need one Scattered Prism per gem socket that you want to add. However, do note that there is a max number of allowable gem sockets per item type, with boots and gloves having 0 chances of getting gem sockets.

Scattered Prism Overview

Scattered Prism	Type
	Rare Ore
	Description
	A mysterious prism most often found in very, very large bodies, such as world bosses.

Rare and hoarded by their previous owners, these prisms are often guarded jealously.

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Angelbreath	Fiend Rose	Scattered Prism	Forgotten Soul
Veiled Crystal	Coiling Ward	Abstruse Sigil	Sigil Powder
Baleful Fragment	Gallowvine	Howler Moss	Biteberry
Reddamine	Blightshade	Lifesbane	Silver Ore
Superior Leather	Demon's Heart	Paletongue	Grave Dust
Crushed Beast Bones	Iron Chunk	Rawhide