Grand – Holds any soul, excluding humanoids.Common – Holds creature souls below level 28.Petty – Holds creature souls below level 4.We’ve noted these next to the variants below: The variant of Soul Gem you have will determine what souls can be trapped inside it. Soul Gems come in six different variants. In this guide, we’ll run you through how to fill Soul Gems in Skyrim, as well as what they do, so you know why you’d want them in the first place.Īs we eluded to above, Soul Gems are used for enchanting weapons and armor or recharging previously enchanted weapons. If you’re going to be using a lot of enchanted weapons and armor in Skyrim, you’re going to find that you’ll need Souls Gems.