Why bother getting larger soul gems in Skyrim? [closed]

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What difference do gems make in enchanting weapons?

I have a filled black soul gem and I am not sure what value it gives me over a petty soul. When enchanting, I see the same "Target takes 11 points of frost damage" message no matter which soul gem I choose to use. Why should I bother collecting larger gems and filling them?

Asked by Jacob Krall

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For armor, the quality of the soul gem affects its magnitude. For weapons, the quality affects how many charges it can hold.

A Petty Soul Gem filled with a petty soul with only give you 1/12 the effect as Black/Grand Soul Gem with a grand soul. The means a weapon dealing frost damage based on a Petty Soul Gem will need to be refilled 12 times as often and will require the expenditure of at least 12 souls to do so, whereas a weapon enchanted using a Grand Soul Gem may only need a single, powerful soul to recharge once during that time.

It's not as pronounced an effect as for armor, definitely, but it's still nice to not have to recharge as often.

Answered by Bryan

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