How To Refill Soul Gems And Enchant Weapons In Oblivion Remastered

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In Oblivion Remastered, Soul Gems are among the rarest and most coveted items you can acquire for your inventory. They aren’t just essential for enhancing weapons through enchantment, but also for preserving the enchantments on your already powerful high-level weapons. As you might be aware, Soul Gems can be quite elusive and the game doesn’t provide much guidance on how they function.

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How to get Soul Gems in Oblivion Remastered

To start with, let me explain how you get Soul Gems. In the game Oblivion Remastered, there are various types of Soul Gems, and the rarer the gem, the more difficult it is to obtain. Here are all the types of Soul Gems you can find in this game:

1. Common (White) Soul Gem
2. Lesser (Blue) Soul Gem
3. Greater (Purple) Soul Gem
4. Grand (Red) Soul Gem
5. Black Soul Gem
6. Mortal (Orange) Soul Gem
7. Petty (Yellow) Soul Gem
8. Transmultifarum (Green) Soul Gem
9. Prismatic (Multi-colored) Soul Gem

  • Petty Soul Gem
  • Lesser Soul Gem
  • Common Soul Gem
  • Greater Soul Gem
  • Grand Soul Gem
  • Black Soul Gem

In general, it’s much more common to come across Petty and Lesser Soul Gems rather than Grand or Black ones. To discover any Soul Gem, all you have to do is traverse the map of Cyrodiil, open any chests you stumble upon, and plunder the bodies of fallen enemies. This method is commonly used for finding Soul Gems as well as most other loot in the game.

In Oblivion Remastered, you can obtain Soul Gems without cost by visiting a nearby Mages Guild. Once you become a member of the Mages Guild, you’re allowed to take any items found within the guild building, including Soul Gems. These Soul Gems might be lying on tables or stored in display cases that require lockpicking to access.

In summary, Soul Gems can be obtained from particular vendors located in Cyrodiil. Not all vendors will stock Soul Gems, so it’s best to seek out merchants specializing in magical goods or those offering a variety of items. The prices for Petty and Lesser Soul Gems are relatively affordable, while Common and Greater Soul Gems command a higher price. Finding a merchant with Grand or Black Soul Gems is uncommon, and if available, these gems come at a considerable expense.

How to refill Soul Gems and enchanted weapons

With Soul Gems now in your possession, I’d like to explain how to recharge these gems and use them to replenish a weapon’s enchantment. First, let’s focus on recharging the Soul Gem itself:

1. Find a Soul Altar (a special structure or an NPC) in your game world. This is where you can recharge Soul Gems.
2. Approach the altar and interact with it, usually by clicking on it or selecting an option to ‘recharge’.
3. Select the Soul Gem you want to recharge from your inventory. Keep in mind that recharging a Soul Gem may require other resources, such as gold or specific items.
4. If all the necessary resources are available, the Soul Gem will start recharging and will be ready for use once it’s fully replenished.

Once you have recharged your Soul Gems, you can then use them to replenish a weapon’s enchantment:

1. Ensure that the weapon you want to enchant is equipped in your inventory or on your character.
2. Select the Soul Gem you want to use from your inventory.
3. Interact with the weapon by right-clicking on it or selecting an option to ‘enchant’.
4. Choose the Soul Gem as the enchantment source and confirm the action.
5. The weapon’s enchantment will now be replenished, thanks to the recharged Soul Gem!

On occasions when you acquire a Soul Gem, it might not have any power stored. Similarly, once you employ a Soul Gem to recharge a weapon’s magic, its energy is depleted. Regardless of the situation, you must replenish the Soul Gem for it to be useful again. To achieve this, cast the Soul Trap spell from your spellbook in Oblivion Remastered.

The Soul Trap enchantment can typically be obtained by buying it from many magical merchants. To get it, simply approach a Mage Guild leader and they should have the charm for sale at around 300 gold pieces. After obtaining the Soul Trap enchantment, open your spellbook and cast it onto any empty Soul Gem to recharge it, enabling you to use it multiple times.

With your powered Soul Gem now, you can restore the magic within a mystical weapon. Each weapon imbued with magic has its own energy gauge, and once this gauge runs out, the enchantment’s abilities will cease to function until the weapon is replenished.

To restore the magic of your weapon, simply pick one of your charged Soul Gems from your inventory and assign it to the weapon you wish to recharge. This process involves clicking on the chosen Soul Gem in your inventory, which will transport you to the recharging menu. Remember that each Soul Gem contains a certain amount of power, with a Petty Soul Gem offering only a few charges while a Grand Soul Gem typically provides a full charge for the weapon. The exact amount a Soul Gem will recharge your weapon can be viewed on the enchantment screen once you’ve selected to use it.

How to enchant weapons and gear with Soul Gems

In Oblivion Remastered, you can take advantage of Soul Gems to infuse magic into common weapons or equipment. To perform this enchantment, make your way to an Altar of Enchantment, which can be found at the Arcane University following your acceptance into the Mages Guild as an Apprentice and after gaining approval from all its master Mages scattered across the game world. Alternatively, you may find another Altar of Enchantment at Frostcrag Spire, a player-owned home located northeast of Bruma that you can purchase.

At the Altar of Charm, feel free to utilize an ordinary weapon or equipment piece in combination with a Soul Stone to infuse it with a magical ability. The Soul Stone you opt for to empower your weapon or gear will influence the strength of the magic that gets bestowed upon it. Once you’ve selected a Soul Stone, choose an enchantment that you wish to grant to the weapon or equipment. Keep in mind, the quality of the Soul Stone will impact the power of the enchantment you can apply.

After you’ve completed your choices, you can imbue the selected artifact with magic, as usual. Keep in mind that following its use, the artifact will require recharging with another Soul Gem after a specific duration in Oblivion Remastered.

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2025-04-28 22:41