Summary

  • Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Soul
  • Trap allows players to capture creature souls in Soul Gems for enchanting and recharging magical items.
  • The spell can be purchased from any Mages Guild chapterhouse throughout Cyrodiil for 360 Gold and requires at least Apprentice rank in Mysticism to cast.
  • Advancing Mysticism skills earns players access to more powerful versions of Soul Trap with longer durations and area effects.

Keep enhancing your character to be the best in the game. Oblivion Remastered Soul Trap is a spell that allows players to capture souls into Soul Gems and create custom enhancements. Here’s a complete guide on where to find it and how to use this spell. 

What Is Soul Trap and Why You Need It

Oblivion Remastered players are likely to collect several Soul Gems within the first few hours of their adventure. These might have gone forgotten in your inventory for some time, but these are extremely useful pieces. However, players can use it to enhance their character through magical enchantments or maintain enchanted gear.

This Mysticism spell traps the souls of creatures you’ve defeated into empty Soul Gems you have. In turn, these gems are usable resources for custom enchantments and recharging your magical weapons and armor. Without the Soul Trap spell, you’ll have to buy pre-filled Soul Gems at shocking prices from merchants.

Where to Buy the Soul Trap Spell

Unfortunately, you cannot purchase this specific spell from every spell merchant. To acquire this spell, you’ll have to visit the Mages Guild chapterhouse. Most major cities in Cyrodiil have one which makes the spell accessible regardless of the current location in the game.

So if you’re near Chorrol, you can go to the local Mages Guild and look for Alberic Little. This merchant sells various spells including the Soul Trap for 360 Gold. It’ll be worth the investment since you’ll save from filling the Soul Gems by yourself. The price for pre-filled ones can get extremely high, preventing you from enhancements. 

Understanding Soul Gems

These precious Soul Gems also have varying strengths to set them apart upon use. Usually, the standard Soul Gems can only capture the souls of creatures. Meanwhile, the Black Soul Gems can trap the NPCs’ souls yet are difficult to acquire. The capacity value of these gems sets the maximum strength that the target creature must possess for it to work. 

These are the categories of Soul Gems and their specific strength thresholds:

  • Petty (capacity 150)
  • Lesser (capacity 300)
  • Common (capacity 800)
  • Greater (capacity 1200)
  • Grand (capacity 1600)
  • Black (capacity 1600, special use)

The game automatically uses the lowest-strength Soul Gem from your inventory once you successfully trap a soul. With this, you won’t need to waste special ones like Grand Soul Gem for common beasts.

How You Can Use Soul Trap Effectively

Soul Trap is one of the Oblivion Remastered Apprentice-level Mysticis

m spells available to players. Once cast, players have a limited time window to kill their target and trap its soul into the gem. With the basic version, they have 20 seconds to defeat their enemy before casting the Soul Trap spell. Here are some tips on how you can use this more effectively:

  1. Use Soul Trap when the enemy is near death, not at the beginning of combat.
  2. Smaller creatures require less powerful gems, while formidable enemies need higher-quality gems.
  3. Maintain a stock of different Soul Gem types to maximize efficiency.
  4. Keep improving your Mysticism rank to earn access to even more powerful versions of the spell.
  • Apprentice: 20-second duration
  • Journeyman: 30-second duration
  • Expert: 40-second duration, 10-foot radius, can trap multiple souls within area of effect
  • Master: 1-minute duration, 20-foot radius, can trap multiple souls within area of effect

Using Trapped Souls for Enchantment

The primary purpose of filled Soul Gems is enchantment. After joining the Mages Guild, you’ll have access to the Arcane University or Frostcrag Spire. Then, you can use the Altar of Enchanting for custom magical effects on armor, clothing, jewelry, and weapons. Only the quality of the soul can determine how powerful your enchantments will turn out. 

Higher-quality souls like Grand Soul Gems are needed for more potent enchantments. Moreover, you can also use filled Soul Gems to recharge enchanted weapons. Their magical energy depletes upon frequent use of players. It’s important to manage your gems and ensure a steady supply to avoid running out of charges. 

Conclusion

Oblivion Remastered Soul Trap is one of the ways to ensure your survival and success in your dangerous exploration of Cyrodiil. It fills in your acquired Soul Gems with the souls of your defeated creatures to use as enhancements. Simply, rack on improving these gems to achieve even better custom weapons, clothing, jewelry, and more.