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Soul Gems are the backbone of the enchanting system inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, making them one of the most important tools to have in the inventory, especially for players opting for a mage or hybrid mage playstyle.
Knowing where to find Soul Gems, how to use them properly, and how to fill them with trapped souls in order to make them function is crucial information.
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Black Souls are souls of sentient creatures (typically humanoids), whereas White Souls are souls of non-sentient creatures like Minotaur Lord, Liches, etc. Both Black and Grand Souls (White) have the same strength.
With the exception of Azura’s Star,all Soul Gems are single-use items, which means they will be destroyed once they are used. Since Azura’s Star can be infinitely refilled with grand souls, it is an excellent tool for late-game enchanting.
How to Get Soul Gems
There are three main ways of obtaining Soul Gems inOblivion Remastered:
Loot is leveled inOblivion Remastered, which includes Soul Gems. This means you’ll find Petty or Lesser Soul Gems at lower levels and Greater and Grand Soul Gems at higher levels, though there are exceptions.
You can alsouse Console Commandsto give yourself infinite Soul Gems in Oblivion Remastered.
How to Use Soul Gems
Souls Gems are mainly used to enchant weapons and armor as well as recharge enchanted weapons. This is achieved by capturing the souls of monsters or NPCs found in the game inside an empty Soul Gem.
How to Fill Soul Gems
Souls can be captured in Soul Gemsusing theSoul Trapspell, which is aMysticism spellavailable at most mage vendors. Casting Soul Trap on an enemy just before killing them makes it so that instead of dissipating into the ether, their soul is sucked into an empty Soul Gem held by the player, provided it has enough space.
Soul Trap can also be added as an enchantment to a weapon, essentially applying Soul Trap’s effects with every swing. This is an excellent enchantment for a secondary weapon.
The more powerful a creature, the bigger its soul is.Weak enemy souls can be trapped in Petty Gems, whereas stronger enemy souls require better Soul Gems. Human Souls can only be trapped in a Grand or Black Soul Gem (or Azura’s Star).
If, for example, you only have an empty Grand Soul Gem and you capture a Petty Soul, it will fill the Grand Soul Gem with that Soul, rendering it impossible to use for its full potential. However, if you have an empty Petty Soul Gem as well as an empty Grand Soul Gem, the soul will enter the Petty Soul Gem instead. ensure you are keeping track of what tier empty Soul Gems you have in your inventory and only use Soul Trap on the appropriately powerful enemies.
