Practice Soul Gems - Special Edition
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #10 of 10 Items and Objects - Player mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Practice Soul Gems is a mod that I made for personal use to make the grind of leveling up Enchanting less annoying. If you liked my Revenge of the Iron Daggers and Leather Bracers mod, this might be right up your alley.
This mod adds some crafting recipes that allow you to break down your higher-quality soul gems into "practice" soul gems at any forge. These gems create very weak items when you use them for enchanting, but you can collect a lot of them easily by breaking down your other gems. This lets you crank out a lot of weak items to max that Enchanting skill faster than ever before.
You will require the Arcane Blacksmith perk in order to break down soul gems at a forge, and they can be found under the MISC crafting category. Alternatively, there is a version of the download where no perk is required, for people who want to play pure mage characters and never touch Smithing.
Soul Gems can be broken down in the following way:
Lesser Soul Gem - 2 Practice Soul Gems
Lesser Soul Gem with Lesser Soul - 3 Practice Soul Gems
Common Soul Gem - 4 Practice Soul Gems
Common Soul Gem with Common Soul - 5 Practice Soul Gems
Greater Soul Gem - 6 Practice Soul Gems
Greater Soul Gem with Greater Soul - 7 Practice Soul Gems
Grand Soul Gem - 8 Practice Soul Gems
Grand Soul Gem with Grand Soul - 10 Practice Soul Gems
Black Soul Gem - 8 Practice Soul Gems
Black Soul Gem with Grand Soul - 10 Practice Soul Gems
Items in the screenshots come from Immersive Armors and Konahrik's Accouterments. I'd recommend both of them!
I wasn't going to bother putting this mod on the Nexus since it's so tiny and specific to my own annoyances with Skyrim. But hey, if you'd like to make the Enchanting grind a little easier by using this mod, be my guest. If you like the mod and always feel free to leave any comments on the mod page on the Nexus. Thanks.
Permissions
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- No parts of this mod can be monetized under any circumstances. If you are caught monetizing this work, your permission to use any content from any of my mods is permanently revoked.
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Practice Soul Gems - Special Edition adds forge recipes to break down higher-quality soul gems into practice gems, which create weak enchanted items. This lets you level Enchanting faster by crafting many items. Requires Arcane Blacksmith perk, with a no-perk version available. 382 endorsements, last updated October 2016.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Streamlines the Enchanting grind with a simple, effective mechanic (382 endorsements).
- Offers flexibility with a no-perk version for mage builds.
- Clear conversion rates for every soul gem type.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016, so may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim SE versions or mods.
- Requires the Arcane Blacksmith perk in the standard version, which may not suit all playstyles.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter soul gem or crafting mechanics.
For Skyrim players who find leveling Enchanting tedious and want a faster, more efficient method. Also for mages who avoid Smithing, thanks to the optional no-perk version. Skip if you prefer traditional Enchanting progression or use overhaul mods that change crafting systems.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Choose the no-perk version if you're playing a pure mage and don't want to invest in Smithing.
- Break down filled gems for slightly more practice gems than empty ones.
- Use practice gems to enchant cheap items like iron daggers for maximum XP per gem.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Robbie
- Version
- v1.0.1
- Downloads
- 13,737
- Endorsements
- 382
- Category
- Items and Objects - Player
- Created
- 10/31/2016
- Updated
- 10/31/2016
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