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There has been no confirmation if they can be found Sources may spawn with [[Socketsocket]]s in or if the [[Blacksmith]] can place a socket in as with other off-hand weapons.
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'''Sources''' (formerly Orbs) are [[Wizard]]-specific items found in Diablo III. Sources are equipped in the [[off hand]], like [[shield]]s, but they do not have defensive bonuses and can not be used to block with. They come in a variety of graphics (usually crystal balls, but also books, as seen in the beta), and are simply items with bonus stats, usually to offense or general bonuses. Using a Source is essentially a way for a Wizard to dual-wield [[Caster Weapons]], at the cost of whatever defensive bonuses she might have obtained from using a shield.
As blocking is much less useful a defensive property in Diablo III than it was in Diablo II, using a Source in the off hand, purely for the offensive bonuses, is not such a damaging trade off, since the shield wouldn't have done all that may not be as much good anywayof a benefit to certain wizard builds. Sources are akin to the Necromancer's [[totem]]s, and add similar bonus properties.
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