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Soul Trap

Soul Trap

Soul Trap

Cast Time: Instant
Target: Enemy
Range: Maximum range: 28 meters
Cost: 2700 Magicka
Skill description
Lay claim to an enemy's soul, dealing 2046 Magic Damage or 2274 Physical Damage over 10 seconds. The damage dealt is based on your highest offensive stats. Fills an empty Soul Gem if an affected enemy dies.
Name: Soul Trap
Type: Active ability
Location: World > Soul Magic
Unlocks at: Soul Magic rank 1

Types of damage:
  • Magic Damage
  • Physical Damage
Champion Points buffing this skill:
  • Elemental Expert
  • Elf Born
  • Mighty
  • Piercing
  • Precise Strikes
  • Spell Erosion
  • Thaumaturge
Champion Points protecting against this skill:
  • Elemental Defender
  • Hardy
  • 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.


Builds utilizing Soul Trap

Name Author
Magicka Necromancer Build PvP for Elder Scrolls Online Alcast

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