Soul Salts - A Soulgem mod

⭐ ⭐ (340 endorsements) 📥 7,353 downloads 📌 v2.0.0 📅 12/12/2017
⚪ Last updated 2018

By GallumX · Alchemy

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 11/16/2018 📅 Created: 12/12/2017
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 4.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #10 of 33 Alchemy mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Soul Salts - A Soulgem Mod!

Ever wanted to turn those small soul gems into big ones? Yeah me too, so I made this mod. The main feature of this mod is the new ingredient that you craft with existing soul gems or shards: Soul Salts. Soul Salts can be used to make new soul gems, or you can use them to make powerful potions. You need to have the arcane blacksmith perk before you can craft the gems at a smelter, but there are no restrictions on grinding the gems up.

The new ingredient is also cleanly added to leveled lists such that the soul salts will show up anywhere you could find a rare alchemy ingredient, be it vendors or on dead enemies, chests, ect.

Versions and Options:

Note: Weightless variants only affect the Soul Salts, and are available for Vanilla, Lore-Friendly, and Nerfed Salts.

Main Versions:

  • []Vanilla - Adds the salts, and crafting recipes at the grain mill and smelter.

    []Lore Friendly - Adds everything the vanilla version adds, but removes the ability to craft Black Soulgems.

    Options:

    • []Forge Crafting - Adds all soul salt recipes to the Blacksmith's Forge(for crushing not for smelting)

      []Nerfed Salts - Soul Salt attributes will be more mundane

      Soul Salt returns and Smelting recipes:

      Gems:

      • []Grain Mill - 1 Soul Salts return per 2 gems

        []Smelter - 1 Soul Salts required

        • []Grain Mill - 1 Soul Salts return

          []Smelter - 2 Soul Salts required

          Common

          • []Grain Mill - 2 Soul Salts return

            []Smelter - 3 Soul Salts required

            Greater

            • []Grain Mill - 4 Soul Salts return

              []Smelter - 6 Soul Salts required

              Grand

              • []Grain Mill - 8 Soul Salts return

                []Smelter - 10 Soul Salts required

                Black

                • []Grain Mill - 10 Soul Salts return

                  []Smelter - 12 Soul Salts required

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Soul Salts adds a craftable alchemy ingredient that lets you break down soul gems into salts and recombine them into larger gems, with optional potion effects. Includes vanilla and lore-friendly versions, plus forge crafting and nerfed salt options. Requires the Arcane Blacksmith perk for smelter recipes.

✨ Key Features

Craft Soul Salts from soul gems or shards at a grain mill or smelter, then use them to create new soul gems.
Soul Salts can be used to craft powerful potions, with no restrictions on grinding gems into salts.
Soul Salts are added to leveled lists, appearing in vendors, on enemies, and in chests like rare alchemy ingredients.
Choose between Vanilla and Lore-Friendly versions, the latter removing Black Soulgem crafting.
Optional Forge Crafting adds recipes to the blacksmith's forge, and Nerfed Salts makes attributes more mundane.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Solid community backing with 340 endorsements and over 7,300 downloads.
  • Flexible crafting system lets you convert small gems into bigger ones, solving a common annoyance.
  • Lore-Friendly option keeps the game balanced by removing black soulgem crafting.

⚠️ Cons

  • Requires the Arcane Blacksmith perk for smelter recipes, which might be a hassle for non-smithing characters.
  • Last updated in 2018, so it may not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or other mods.
  • The ingredient is added to leveled lists, which could conflict with other mods that alter those lists.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who hate hoarding petty soul gems and want a practical way to upgrade them. Also great for alchemists looking for a new ingredient to brew with. Skip if you prefer overhaul mods that change soul gem mechanics entirely.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 5 minutes

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Pick the Lore-Friendly version if you want to avoid crafting black soul gems, which are considered overpowered.
  • Use the grain mill to grind gems into salts—it's faster than smelting and doesn't require the Arcane Blacksmith perk.
  • If you use a mod manager, you can easily switch between Vanilla and Lore-Friendly versions without reinstalling.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
GallumX
Version
2.0.0
Downloads
7,353
Endorsements
340
Category
Alchemy
Created
12/12/2017
Updated
11/16/2018

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