See their specific page for more details. Some leveled creatures don't level based on a formula (marked as "Special"). For the purposes of enchanting and recharging ma. By this token, humanoid NPCs have the largest souls and thus can only fit in a black soul gem.
Any fractional levels are rounded down after multiplying. Answer (1 of 2): Soul gems will absorb the soul of any creature with a soul of equal size or smaller if the Absorb Soul effect is on them when they die. So "2x" means the creature is twice your character's level, and "-1" means that the creature is your character's level minus one. If they have a superscript (e.g., L:2x), that's the level of the creature relative to yours, otherwise it's the same level as yours. This table provides soul strengths for the creatures in Skyrim. When your character is level 18, a Magic Anomaly will be level 31 and have a soul strength of Greater. Grand is the best while petty is the worst.
Since humanoids are predominant, getting grand souls becomes fast and easy. So if you kill a low level bandit, you get a grand soul. So if your character's level is 8, and encounters a Magic Anomaly, the Magic Anomaly will be at level 14 and have a soul strength of Lesser. Black soul gem can capture the souls of sentient beings (humans and elves), which are always grand. Other creatures' levels depend on your character's level, like Magic Anomaly, which is your character's level multiplied by 1.75, then rounded down to the nearest level. Some enemies have static levels, like Alpha Wolf, which always appears as level 2. To spawn this item in-game, open the console and type the following command: player.AddItem 00028AD9 1. The soul strength captured from a creature depends on its level. The item ID for Malyns Black Soul Gem in Skyrim on Steam (PC / Mac) is: 00028AD9. Soul Strength Īll NPCs, regardless of level, have black souls, which are the same magnitude as Grand souls but can only be captured in black soul gems or The Black Star. Trapped souls are used to enchant and recharge items.
Souls are trapped in soul gems by using a soul trap spell or effect. More powerful creatures have more powerful souls. For the NPCs in the Soul Cairn, see Soul.Įvery soul in Skyrim is one of six possible strengths: Petty, Lesser, Common, Greater, Grand, and Black. This article is about the souls in soul gems.