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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Grand Soul Gem Locations and Uses

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Antony Terence
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Soul Gems are a key part of Oblivion’s combat. They recharge your enchanted weapons, letting you add powerful elemental strikes to each hit. While these items come in a variety of sizes, Grand Soul Gems can store a good number of charges and are also tied to a quest for curing vampirism. Read on to learn where to find Grand Soul Gems and how you can use them.

You can find a Grand Soul Gem right under where Melisande stays.

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Finding Grand Soul Gems

You’ll need five Grand Soul Gems for the Vampire Cure quest. Progressing in this quest, specifically to the conversation with Melisande, spawns additional items for you to find. If you want to avoid combat, simply pop over to all the Mages Guild Halls in Cyrodiil and purchase Grand Soul Gems from mage vendors. You could also opt to clear some of the dungeons we’ve mentioned to get them.

(1 of 3) Dungeons like Squandered Cave will have the item near a boss.

Here’s where you can find Grand Soul Gems in Oblivion:

Location Note Number of Grand Soul Gems Map Marker
Chorrol Mages Guild Head to the door on the south wall where Angalmo can be found. The display case on the east wall here will hold one empty Grand Soul Gem and two filled with greater souls. 3 Map Marker
Arch-Mage’s Lobby, Arcane University A display case near a door holds one empty Grand Soul Gem and two filled with greater souls. Locked with a very hard lock. 3 Map Marker
Mage’s Quarters, Arcane University A display case by the stairs has an empty Grand Soul Gem, but it is locked with a very hard lock. 1 Map Marker
Chironasium Upper Level, Arcane University A desk on the southeast wall holds a Grand Soul Gem with a common soul. 1 Map Marker
Crayfish Cave A Grand Soul Gem spawns in Crayfish Steep only after you meet Melisande during the Vampire Cure quest. 1 Map Marker
Drakelowe Head to the basement to find a Grand Soul Gem. 1 Map Marker
Nornal The Ageasel section has a Grand Soul Gem only after you meet Melisande during the Vampire Cure quest. 1 Map Marker
Squandered Mine The Wind Holes section has a Grand Soul Gem only after you meet Melisande during the Vampire Cure quest. 1 Map Marker
Angalmo Find him at the Chorrol Mages Guild Hall. He has a Grand Soul Gem in his inventory. 1 Map Marker
Felen Relas You can find Felen at the Anvil Guild Hall and he has an empty Grand Soul Gem. 1 Map Marker
Ardaline She stays at the Bravil Mages Guild Hall. And yes, she too has an empty Grand Soul Gem. 1 Map Marker
Selena Orania This character has an empty Grand Soul Gem and can be found in Bruma’s Mages Guild Hall. 1 Map Marker
Eilonwy Located inside Cheydinhal Mages Guild Hall. She has an empty Grand Soul Gem. 1 Map Marker
Alves Uvenim Look for her at the Leyawiin Mages Guild Hall. You will find an empty Grand Soul Gem in her inventory. 1 Map Marker
Calindil Can be found in the Mystic Emporium in Imperial City Market District. Carries an empty Grand Soul Gem. 1 Map Marker

Purchase the Soul Trap spell from a mage vendor.

Filling Soul Gems with Soul Trap

Once you’ve enchanted your weapons with Soul Gems at an Enchanting Altar (Frostcrag Spire or Arcane University) or with Sigil Stones (obtained by closing Oblivion Gates), you’ll find that they have a limited number of charges for their special properties. These can be replenished by using Soul Gems that have souls trapped inside them.

While you’ll have a decent supply of Soul Gems if you’ve raided dungeons and cleared quests, you still need to trap souls inside them. You can use the Soul Trap spell to do so. Since it has a timer, you’ll need to kill an enemy quickly after casting it on them to trap their soul. Doing so will automatically select the appropriate Soul Gem to fill based on the power of the monster. The more powerful a creature is, the larger its soul.

Soul Trap is a Mysticism spell available at most mage vendors. As your Mysticism value increases, the spell will let you capture souls in a radius around you. You can also enchant your weapons to have the Soul Trap spell, removing the necessity of casting it separately.

You can pay a vendor to recharge your weapons at a steep cost.

Using Soul Gems to recharge enchanted weapons

To recharge your enchanted items, select the Soul Gem in your inventory and then pick the item you want to refill. Select Recharge and your weapon will gain its charges back. Its charges will be filled based on the size of the Soul Gem and the souls you’ve stored within them. Naturally, Grand Soul Gems will be able to store more souls than Petty, Lesser, Common, and Greater ones. That covers where you can obtain Grand Soul Gems in Oblivion and how you can use them to keep your enchanted gear powered up.

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    1 May 2025
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    7 May 2025
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