Do black soul gems break?

Special soul gems that can capture humanoid souls. Works the same as a common soul gem, but does not break on use.
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Are black soul gems reusable?

The Black Star is a reusable Black Soul Gem that can be obtained during the The Black Star Quest. Additionally, Black Soul Gems are used in a number of Atronach Forge Recipes.
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Do black soul gems disappear after use?

They disappear after use.
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Are black soul gems better?

The main benefit of a black soul gem is that it can capture grand leveled souls from humanoids, whereas those souls cannot normally be captured. These sources tend to be plentiful and easier to kill, compared with common grand level white soul sources, such as mammoths.
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Which star of Azura is better?

The Black Star is Better as Black/Human Souls are More Powerful than Normal "White Souls" Such as Animals etc.. In Oblivion the Black Soul Gems are the Equivenent of the Black Azura's Star and therefore Hold Human Souls.
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Skyrim: Unlimited black soul gems.



What's the strongest soul gem Skyrim?

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.
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Do soul gems get destroyed?

Soul Gems are used for enchanting weapons and armor at an Arcane Enchanter or recharging previously enchanted weapons. After using a soul gem (with the exclusion of Azura's Star and The Black Star), it is destroyed.
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Do soul gems break?

Special Soul Gems[edit]

Works the same as a grand soul gem, but does not break on use. Special soul gems that can capture humanoid souls. Works the same as a common soul gem, but does not break on use.
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Can you Soul Trap dragons?

You can't soul trap a dragon in Skyrim because they're obviously too powerful to have their soul be contained in a soul gem, however shouldn't Azura's Star be powerful enough to hold the soul of a dragon?
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What soul fills a black soul gem?

There are several ways to fill a Black Soul Gem. To fill one, you'll need to capture the soul of a humanoid—such as an elf, human, or orc. One way to capture a soul is by casting Soul Trap on a humanoid (while carrying a Black Soul Gem). Once you do this, kill that humanoid, and the Soul Gem will be filled.
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Can you remove souls from Soul Gems?

Occasionally, dropping a soul gem you filled yourself onto the ground will cause it to lose its charge without breaking. This allows you to clear out an unwanted soul from a soul gem (for example, if you put a petty soul into a grand soul gem) without losing the soul gem itself.
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Can you refill Soul Gems Skyrim?

To fill Soul Gems in Skyrim, you'll need to use the Soul Trap spell. This is an Apprentice level spell in the Conjuration school of magicka. Once you've unlocked this spell, all you need to do is use it on an enemy, and then defeat it with an empty Soul Gem in your inventory.
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Do Falmer have black souls?

But one interesting thing to notice is that Falmer were once a mortal race. Then somewhere along the line of their devolution, their souls changed. If you steal the soul of a Falmer, you can get a Lesser Soul to a white Grand Soul but never a black soul.
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What does alduin mean?

Alduin (Dragon Language: ), sometimes referred to as the World Eater, the Twilight God, and the First Dragon, is a mighty dragon who ruled over Skyrim during the Merethic Era.
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Do you need dragon souls to shout in Skyrim?

You need dragon souls to unlock shouts. You can unlock them in the magic tab, under "Shouts." As for actually using shouts, you can use them as much as you like, but each shout has its own cooldown, and you can't use any other shout until that cooldown is over.
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Which is better grand soul gem or black soul gem?

Due to this unique ability, Black Soul Gems are superior for recharging or enchanting jewelry, weapons, or armor, as humanoid enemies like bandits are a much more common foe than high-level creatures.
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Are soul gem fragments useless?

Originally posted by voehringer_nitron: They cannot be forged into a complete gem, and have no use. Thank you. There might be some mods that use them, but aside from that they're useless.
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Does recharging weapons destroy soul gems?

per recharge point (see Rechargers section). Using Soul Gems. To recharge a weapon using a charged Soul Gem, simply double-click on the gem to be used in the process. This destroys the Soul Gem and transfers the energy to the weapon.
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Do soul gems disappear after use oblivion?

Accepted Answer. The entire gem gets used and destroyed just like with enchanting.
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What creatures fill greater soul gems?

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.
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Where can I find common soul gems in Skyrim?

Soul gems can be obtained by slaying mages, magically-affiliated enemies, by purchasing them from magic shops and court wizards, mining geode veins or found as randomized loot in containers.
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Do Giants Respawn in Skyrim?

They won't respawn until the zone has been unloaded and you haven't entered it for some time.
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How many souls can Azura's Star?

Like other soul gems, it can only hold one soul at a time. Unlike other soul gems, the Black Star is not destroyed after its contents are used – it is simply emptied and can be filled with another trapped soul.
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Can you capture human souls in Skyrim?

To capture a soul, there must be at least one empty soul gem in the inventory that is large enough to hold that soul. Either cast the Soul Trap spell on the target or attack it with a weapon enchanted with Soul Trap, then slay it before the duration of the effect runs out.
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