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Soul Trap

Soul Trap

Cast Time: Instant, 6s duration
Target: Enemy
Range: 28 meter range
Cost: 2700 Magicka
Skill description
Lay claim to enemy souls, dealing 655 Magic Damage to the target and one other nearby enemy over 10 seconds. Fills a soul gem if affected enemy dies.
Name: Soul Trap
Type: Active ability
Location: World > Soul Magic
Unlocks at: Soul Magic rank 1

Types of damage:
  • Magic Damage
Champion Points buffing this skill:
  • Elemental Expert
  • Elf Born
  • Spell Erosion
  • Thaumaturge
Champion Points protecting against this skill:
  • Elemental Defender
  • Thick Skinned


Soul Trap is a skill located in the Soul Magic (which can be found in the World skill tree). Soul Trap is a base skill, and can be morphed into Soul Spitting Trap or Consuming Trap.

Soul Trap deals the following types of damage: Magic Damage. Which means that it gets buffed by the following blue champion point trees: Elemental Expert, Elf Born, Spell Erosion, Thaumaturge. Also the following red champion point trees protect against this skill: Elemental Defender, Thick Skinned.


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