The Soul Trap ( 0004dba3 SoulTrapFFActor) effect used on scrolls, spells, and staves differs from the one used for weapons.A subreddit dedicated to the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. You can learn how to enchant custom items with Soul Trap if you find one of the following items and disenchant it:Īrtifacts and unique items that use the effect but cannot be disenchanted include: If an empty Soul Gem (listed on the top) is available in your inventory, then the soul will fit into the smallest Gem available in the following way: Mammoths provide an easy target and yield grand souls. One of the easiest methods of soul trapping in large amounts is through the Soul Stealer perk with any bound weapon, as this never requires recharging and has considerable power in the early game. The Black Star acts as a Black Soul Gem that can be reused, unlike normal Black Soul Gems. Another exception are Flawed Varla Stones CC, which are reusable equivalents of Common Soul Gems.Īzura's Star can also be turned into The Black Star, if you give the broken Azura's Star to Nelacar in the inn at Winterhold instead of Aranea Ienith. One notable exception to this is Azura's Star, which is the equivalent of one Grand Soul Gem but is reusable. Once you use a filled Soul Gem it is gone. There are no partial captures it is all or nothing. If you get the message, 'There is no soul gem in your inventory capable of holding such a soul,' then you don't have an empty soul gem big enough to hold it. Now, all that is required is to find an enemy, cast Soul Trap, and kill it before the Soul Trap effect expires on the enemy. If no gem stones of the soul's level are available, it will look for progressively higher level gem stones until it finds an empty one to fill. Souls will always fill the smallest empty Soul Gem that can accommodate it.

NPC souls can only be trapped in Black Soul Gems. The gem size that is filled depends on what creature's soul is trapped. In order to capture a soul, you need a Soul Gem. This will result in attacks requiring less charge. If you enchant a physical weapon with the effect, it is better to use the 1 sec version of it, because attacking will renew the effect, and the killing blow will fill the gem. As such, weapons with soul trap can be very effective in making sure souls are captured. In addition, you must also have an appropriate soul gem in which to store it. You must ensure that your victim dies before the Soul Trap effect runs out. Note that the spell doesn't automatically cause the soul to be captured. The trapped soul can subsequently be used to create or recharge enchanted items. Soul Trap locks the soul of a given creature or NPC in an empty soul gem immediately after its death. Enchanting description: If target dies within seconds, fills a soul gem.

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