Can you reuse black soul gems in Skyrim?

Black soul gems are not reusable, but the black star is. If you go to the statue of Azura at the top of the mountain between Windhelm and Winterhold, you start the quest The Black Star. If you choose to go to Nelacar, you'll turn the star into a reusable black soul gem.
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Can you refill black soul gems?

1 Answer. A black soul gem can only be filled by the soul of a living human, or a creature with a Grand soul, such as a Mammoth (thanks to tjd for pointing this out!). If you'd rather go down the creature route, there's a discussion here about which ones have grand souls.
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Are soul gems reusable in Skyrim?

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All Soul Gems are consumed when used for any purpose except for Azura's daedric artifact. Thats pretty much the whole selling point of said artifact, being a reusable Soul Gem. It's consumed. The one soul gem that is not consumed is known as "Azura's Star."
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Do black soul gems disappear after use?

The Exception To The Rule

There is a very powerful Black soul gem that can have an unlimited amount of black souls pass through it (only one at a time) without the gem disappearing.
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How do you refill The Black Star in Skyrim?

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Soul trap a person and kill them. It'll fill the black star with a grand soul as its supposed to, assuming you don't have another black soul gem in your inventory. Then just do it again once you use the soul, not like there are a shortage of men/mer enemies in skyrim lol.
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Skyrim - How to Fill a Black Soul Gem

Can you reuse the black star?

Unlike other soul gems, the Black Star is not destroyed after its contents are used – it is simply emptied and can be filled with another trapped soul.
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Which is better Azura's star or black star?

The Black Star is Better as Black/Human Souls are More Powerful than Normal "White Souls" Such as Animals etc.. In Oblivion the Black Soul Gems are the Equivenent of the Black Azura's Star and therefore Hold Human Souls.
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Can you reuse soul gems?

Wylandriah's Soul Gem is a quest item. There are two uniquely reusable Soul Gems the Azura's Star and The Black Star. These items can be acquired via alternative endings from the The Black Star (quest).
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Are black soul gems illegal?

They are generally regarded as unethical, and their use is prohibited at the College of Winterhold, despite the institution's lenient stance on the practice of Necromancy. Soul Trapping humanoids is considered a crime in many of Skyrim's Holds.
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Why won't black soul gem fill?

Are you killing the right targets - only by killing a humanoid NPC can you fill a black soul gem. Make sure your weapon is charged before you kill a humanoid target, usually the player races, bandits are the preferable choice.
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Who fills a black soul gem Skyrim?

Black soul gems can only be filled with human souls. So you'll have to cast the trap soul gem on a human npc and then kill them. His soul will go in the black soul.
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What is the most powerful soul gem in Skyrim?

In descending order from weakest to strongest are the following:
  • Petty Soul Gem.
  • Lesser Soul Gem.
  • Common Soul Gem.
  • Greater Soul Gem.
  • Grand Soul Gem.
  • Black Soul Gem.
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What is the highest level soul in Skyrim?

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Grand is the highest level soul. Humans souls captured by a black soul gem are always considered grand souls.
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Are black soul gems better than grand?

Duvain is right, the only advantage Black soul gems have over Grand is that they're more versatile and easy to fill - bandits are everywhere but mammoths and other powerful beasts are rarer, not to mention hard to kill.
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Does anyone sell black soul gems?

In the College of Winterhold's living quarters, you can find a black market merchant named Enthir - he'll sell you Black Soul Gems for something like 1200 or 1300 septims. Usually only has one until you wait for him to restock.
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Can you buy a black soul gem?

Standard merchants do not sell black soul gems. To purchase one you must talk to either Enthir at the College of Winterhold while he is in his quarters, or Falion in Morthal.
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Do Falmer count as black souls?

But one interesting thing to notice is that Falmer were once a mortal race. Then somewhere along the line of their devolution, their souls changed. If you steal the soul of a Falmer, you can get a Lesser Soul to a white Grand Soul but never a black soul.
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What's the difference between black soul gems and grand soul gems?

Grand souls gems just like all the other soul gems (except black ones) take the souls of stuff like animals and creatures. Grand soul gems take in higher level creatures, like trolls, giants, I think bears. Harder to kill stuff basically. Black souls gems are used to take the souls of people.
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Which souls are grand Skyrim?

Dragon Priest, Draugr Death Overlord, Falmer Shadowmaster, Falmer Warmonger, Gargoyle Sentinel, Guardian Saerek, Keeper, King Olaf-One-Eye and Mammoth are the ones that have grand soul. Enthir also sells black soul gems but his gems are more expensive than Falion's.
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How to get unlimited soul gems?

The best place for an infinite soul gem farm is the College of Winterhold. Players must travel to Winterhold and attend college to get the required access to perform this glitch. They will be guided to the quarters where players will have the freedom to explore the college.
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Can you put a dragon in a soul gem?

So, there may be capable soul gems but that's not how it works with dragons or their kin. If you are capable of vanquishing a dragon, you will absorb its soul.
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Are soul gems destroyed when used?

Usefulness. Soul Gems are used for enchanting weapons and armor at an Arcane Enchanter or recharging previously enchanted weapons. After using a soul gem (with the exclusion of Azura's Star and The Black Star), it is destroyed.
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Is Aranea a good companion?

She can become a follower after completing the Daedric quest: The Black Star. When she's not in your party, she can be found at the Shrine of Azura. Aranea is a powerful ally and is even more competent with appropriately enhanced gear.
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Can I change Azura's star to black star?

No, once you've finished this quest there's no in-game method of converting the star from one form to another.
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Who is best to give the star of Azura to?

Preferably, if the quest hasn't been completed yet you should go to Winterhold and hand the broken Star over to Nelacar in the Frozen Hearth (the local Inn). You'll have to fight some enemies (A dremora and Malyn) if you do, and they can be tough if you're unprepared or underleveled.
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