In the recent Season of the Malignant Official Preview, Blizzard highlighted the new Malignant hearts system and noted that Caged Hearts (the gem-like item that can be socketed into jewelry with Malignant Sockets) cannot be traded to other players throughout Season 1. Malignant Socketed Jewelry, however, can be still be traded. All 32 Malignant Heart Effects in Season 1Season of the Malignant Official Preview
Blizzard Caged HeartsDeveloper’s Note: Caged Hearts cannot be traded between players because we want Hearts to feel like an achievement for slaying challenging Malignant Monsters. However, Jewelry containing Malignant Sockets can be traded to ensure that there are multiple sources for Jewelry with Malignant Sockets that correspond to the Caged Hearts players have earned.
This clarification about Caged Malignant Hearts seems to be in-line with the other trading aspects of the game where trading Legendaries and Aspects seems to be off limits while rare quality items seem to be freely tradeable. We assume that socketing a Caged Heart into a rare piece of jewelry doesn't permanently bind the jewelry to the player, but we'll confirm this once Season 1 is live. Be sure to check out the all 32 Malignant Heart Effects coming in Season 1. Which effects are you most excited to play with? All 32 Malignant Heart Effects in Season 1
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