Skyrim:Souls

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Every soul in Skyrim is one of six possible strengths: Petty, Lesser, Common, Greater, Grand, and Black. More powerful creatures have more powerful souls. Souls are trapped in soul gems by using a soul trap spell or effect. Trapped souls are used to enchant and recharge items.

Souls Alphabetically

This table provides soul strengths for the creatures in Skyrim. NPCs are not listed because all NPCs, regardless of level, have black souls, which are the same magnitude as grand souls but can only be captured in black soul gems.

Souls with a superscript (e.g., ^L:2x) are leveled. The number in the superscript is the level of the creature relative to yours. So "2x" means the creature is twice your character's level, and "-1" means that the creature is your character's level minus one. Any fractional levels are rounded down after multiplying. Some leveled creatures don't level based on a formula. See their specific page for more details.

Creature Soul Level Alpha Wolf Petty Ash HopperDB Lesser Bear Lesser Betty NetchDB Grand BristlebackDB Lesser Burnt SprigganDB Greater Bull NetchDB Greater Cave Bear Common Chaurus Reaper Common Chaurus Lesser Chicken Petty Corrupted Shade LeveledL:1x, Petty Cow Petty Curalmil Common Deer Petty Death HoundDG Lesser Dog Petty Dragon Priest Grand Draugr Death Overlord Greater, Grand Draugr Deathlord Common, Greater, Grand Draugr Overlord Common Draugr Restless Lesser Draugr Scourge Lord Common Draugr Scourge Common Draugr Thrall Petty Draugr Wight Lesser Draugr Petty Dremora Grand (Black) Dwarven Centurion No soul (Resists Soul Trap) Dwarven Sphere No soul (resists soul trap)

Creature Soul Level Dwarven Spider No soul (resists soul trap) Elk Petty Falmer Gloomlurker LeveledL:-5 Falmer Nightprowler Common Falmer Shadowmaster Common, Grand Falmer Skulker Lesser Falmer WarmongerDG Greater, Grand Falmer Lesser Flame Atronach Lesser Fox Petty Frost Atronach Common Frost Troll Common Frostbite Spider Petty, Lesser GargoyleDG Lesser Ghost Grand (Black) Giant Frostbite Spider Lesser Giant Greater Goat Petty Hagraven Common Horker Petty Horse Lesser Ice Wolf Lesser Ice Wraith Lesser King Olaf One-Eye Common, Greater, Grand Magic Anomaly LeveledL:1.75x Mammoth Grand

Creature Soul Level Mudcrab Petty Netch CalfDB Common Potema's Remains Common, Grand Pit Wolf Lesser Rabbit Petty Red Eagle LeveledL:Special Restless Draugr Lesser Sabre Cat Lesser Shade Lesser Skeever Petty Skeleton Petty Slaughterfish Petty Snow Bear Common Snow Fox Petty Snowy Sabre Cat Lesser Spectral Warhound Leveled Spriggan Earth MotherDG Greater Spriggan Matron Common Spriggan Lesser Storm Atronach Greater The Pale Lady Greater Troll Lesser Udefrykte Common WerebearDB Common Werewolf Lesser Wispmother Greater Wisp Petty Wolf Petty Wounded Frostbite Spider Lesser

Soul Strength

The Soul Strength captured from the creature depends on its level. Some enemies have static levels, like Alpha Wolf, which always appears as level 2. 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. So if your character's level is 8, and encounters a Magic Anomaly, the Magic Anomaly will have a Soul Strength of Lesser, being at level 14. But when your character is level 18, a Magic Anomaly will have a Soul Strength of Greater, being at level 31.

Soul Level	Creature Level
Petty	1-3
Lesser	4-15
Common	16-27
Greater	28-37
Grand	38+ or NPC