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Soul gems are an essential component to successfully imbuing magical properties to an item or weapon in a process called Enchanting. The quality of the soul gem affects the potency of the resulting enchantment. Filled soul gems can be found throughout the world, but can also be created through the spell Soul Trap. Another way to easily fill soul gems is by getting the Conjuration skill Soul Stealer, which automatically makes bound weapons cast Soul Trap.

Capturing Souls

Filling Soul Gems necessitates the use of the spell Soul Trap or its similar enchantments on items and weapons. With the spell, you need to cast it on the non-humanoid target before its death so that its soul can be plucked and transferred into the smallest available Soul Gem in your inventory. The quality of the Soul Gem depends on the creature's level.

Gem Type	Creature Level
Petty	< Level 4
Lesser	< Level 16
Common	< Level 28
Greater	< Level 38
Grand	All creatures
Azura's Star
Black Soul Gem	All humanoids

Petty Soul Gem

Souls from the Creatures below will fit into a Petty Soul Gem.

• Chicken
• Cow
• Deer
• Dog
• Draugr
• Elk
• Fox
• Snow Fox
• Frostbite Spider (Small, Red)
• Frostbite Spider (Small, White)
• Giant Mudcrab
• Goat
• Hare
• Horker
• Large Mudcrab
• Mudcrab
• Skeever
• Skeleton
• Slaughterfish
• Wisp
• Wolf

Lesser Soul Gem

Souls from the Creatures below will fit into a Lesser Soul Gem.

• Bear
• Chaurus
• Dragon
• Draugr Overlord
• Draugr Wight
• Draugr Wight Overlord
• Dremora Caitiff
• Dremora Churl
• Dwarven Spider Worker
• Falmer
• Falmer Spellsword
• Falmer Warrior
• Falmer Skulker
• Falmer Spellsword Skulker
• Falmer Warrior Skulker
• Frostbite Spider (Large, Red)
• Frostbite Spider (Large, White)
• Frostbite Spider (Giant, Red)
• Flame Atronach
• Horse
• Ice Wolf
• Ice Wraiths
• Restless Draugr
• Sabre Cat
• Snow Sabre Cat
• Shade
• Troll
• Spriggan

Common Soul Gem

Souls from the Creatures below will fit into a Common Soul Gem.

• Alduin's Bane
• Cave Bear
• Snow Bear
• Chaurus Reaper
• Blood Dragon
• Draugr Scourge
• Draugr Scourge Lord
• Dremora
• Dremora Kynreeve
• Dremora Kynval
• Dwarven Sphere
• Dwarven Sphere Guardian
• Dwarven Spider
• Dwarven Spider Guardian
• Falmer Gloomlurker
• Falmer Spellsword Gloomlurker
• Falmer Warrior Gloomlurker
• Falmer Boss Spellsword Skulker
• Falmer Boss Warrior Skulker
• Falmer Boss Spellsword Gloomlurker
• Falmer Boss Warrior Gloomlurker
• Frost Atronach
• Frostbite Spider (Giant, White)
• Hagraven
• Spriggan Matron
• Frost Troll

Greater Soul Gem

Souls from the Creatures below will fit into a Greater Soul Gem.

• Frost Dragon
• Draugr Deathlord
• Draugr Death Overlord
• Dremora Lord
• Dremora Markynaz
• Dwarven Sphere Master
• Falmer Boss Spellsword Nightprowler
• Falmer Boss Warrior Nightprowler
• Falmer Nightprowler
• Falmer Spellsword Nightprowler
• Falmer Warrior Nightprowler
• Giant
• Storm Atronach
• Wispmother

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
• Falmer Boss Spellsword Shadowmaster
• Mammoth
• Shadowmere

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