Soul Gems are naturally-occurring magic stones that house the souls of the dead. Used for enchanting weapons and armor at an arcane enchanter or for recharging previously enchanted weapons, soul gems come in various sizes and strengths: petty, lesser, common, greater, grand and black.
How do you use soul gems in Skyrim?
Select the gem you want to use to recharge this weapon, and select it. This won’t just empty the gem, but use it up completely. The larger the soul gem and the captured soul, the more the weapon will recharge. That’s all there is to recharging those enchanted weapons.
What can fill a grand soul gem?
Souls from the Creatures below will fit into a Grand Soul Gem.
- Ancient Dragon.
- Elder Dragon.
- Dragon Priest.
- Dremora Valkynaz.
- Falmer Shadowmaster.
- Falmer Spellsword Shadowmaster.
- Falmer Warrior Shadowmaster.
- Falmer Boss Warrior Shadowmaster.
What is the best soul gem?
grand soul gem
The grand soul gem is the largest soul gem that can be obtained in the game. A filled gem is also required to craft an arcane enchanter in a homestead if the Hearthfire add-on is installed.What do you do with a Soul Gem in Skyrim?
You can’t use a Soul Gem when its empty, though. You’ll need to trap souls within the gem itself in order to use it for enchanting or recharging your weapons and armor. To fill Soul Gems in Skyrim, you’ll need to use the Soul Trap spell.
What to do if your soul gem is empty?
If a soul gem is empty, you will need to fill it before it can be used. You can do this by casting the Soul Trap skill (from the Soul Magic skill line) on an enemy before killing it. You must kill the enemy before the soul trap effect, apparent as a white glow around the target, wears off.
What happens when you mousing over a Soul Gem?
Outside of inventory, mousing over a soul gem does not reveal whether the gem is filled or not. If you get a message saying that you do not have a large enough soul gem to capture a soul, despite having an empty grand soul gem in your inventory, it means that you are trying to catch a humanoid soul, which requires a black soul gem.
What can you fill a black soul gem with?
Black Soul Gems can be filled with any of the above souls, alongside the following: 1 Any character from the 10 playable races 2 Dremora 3 Forsworn Briarheart 4 Soul Fissures 5 Vampire
