Best Answer: Unfortunately, there is no possible way to buy a grandly-filled grand soul gem. The only possible way (without filling it yourself) would be to pick the lock of the display case in the main room of the Arcane University. There are three grand soul gems here, two of them are filled grandly, one is empty. Where can I find Grand Soul Gems on Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. With the exception of Skingrad, the merchant in each city's Mages Guild has one which can either be bought or pickpocketed. You can steal one from Melisande's basement (accessible through the fireplace next to her bed). There is one in the Arch-Mage's Lobby of the Arcane University. Mar 20, 2007 i believe the only way to get black soul gems is to make them yourself. To do this you must have an empty grand soul gem. Bring it to an alter covered by a red robe (located in these four places listed below) and put your empty grand soul gem in it. Then strike the alter with a soul trap spell, look in the alter and there is your black soul gem. You can put as many empty grand soul gems in as.
Ranging from Petty Soul Gems to Grand Soul Gems, these can be used to house the souls of creatures after you kill them. To capture a soul, you'll need to use a Soul Trap spell and then kill the enemy before it wears off. You'll also have to have a Soul Gem large enough to carry that soul. Humans can only be trapped in Black Soul Gems which must be created or found on Necromancers. Make sure you complete the quest for Azura's Shrine to get Azura's Star, a reusable Grand Soul Gem.
Once you've trapped a soul, you can use the gem to recharge your enchanted items, or you can bring it to the Arcane University and use it to add an enchantment to an item. Grand Soul Gems are most easily found in the Mages Guilds or in dungeons at later levels. Bruteforce login prevention. Remember, a soul will go into the smallest soul gem you have available. That means that if you only have Grand Soul Gems and you capture a Rat, the lesser soul will fill the Grand Soul Gem and you will be stuck with a wasted gem.
Soul Size | Charge |
Petty | 150 |
Lesser | 300 |
Common | 800 |
Greater | 1200 |
Grand | 1600 |