Trap the Soul

{{Spelldescription
 * icon		= sp trapthesoul selector.png
 * school		= Conjuration
 * type1		=
 * type2		=
 * type3		=
 * type4		=
 * artificer	=
 * bard		=
 * cleric		=
 * druid		=
 * favored soul	=
 * paladin	=
 * ranger		=
 * sor n wiz	= 8
 * warlock       = 6
 * cost		= 45
 * components	= {{V}}, {{S}}, {{M}}: Khyber Dragonshard (Sor/Wiz only)
 * metamagic	= {{Enlarge}}, {{Heighten}}, {{Quicken}}
 * range		= Standard
 * target		= Foe
 * duration	= Instantaneous
 * save		= Will save negates
 * sr		= Yes
 * cooldown	= 5.5 seconds (Wiz), 3.25 seconds (Sor)
 * description	= Forces a creature's life force and its material body into a gem on a failed Will save. Although this essentially 'kills' the target, it is not a Death effect and functions on creatures such as Undead but not most Constructs. This spell requires a Khyber Dragonshard as a special material component. It is often helpful to cast Enervation on a target before casting Trap the Soul to reduce the creature's saving throw.
 * Since Update 34 this spell no longer bypasses death ward.

Material Components
Material components needed to cast this spell cannot be skipped with Feat. The Omnispell Stone item from the DDO Store does work in place of Khyber Dragonshards for all versions of this spell.
 * 10 Hit Die version of the spell requires 1 Tiny Khyber Dragonshard as material spell component.
 * 20 Hit Die version of the spell requires 1 Small Khyber Dragonshard.
 * 30 Hit Die version of the spell requires 1 Average Khyber Dragonshard.

The Stone of Change Eldritch Device will convert: or 10,000 Fragments = 100 Tiny = 20 Small = 8 Average
 * 1,000 Fragments &rarr; 10 Tiny
 * 100 Tiny &rarr; 20 Small
 * 10 Small &rarr; 4 Average

Note that items with the Trap the Soul (item enchantment) have no Hit Die requirement or material component.

Warlock
Warlocks only use a standard level 6 arcane spell component for this spell, making it effectively free for Warlocks.

Hireling
Grobbin Halfhitch, level 21 wizard hireling can cast trap the soul. Available from epic hireling vendors.

Material Component cost
Thus the overall base costs for your standard component supply (stack of 1000) are:
 * You can usually find 1 fragment for 1pp on the Auction House. This is 100pp per Tiny Khyber, which can more efficiently be purchased at the Portable Hole (or from Nerana in the Arcane Sanctum or Collegium of the Twelve amenity on Guild Airship) for a haggle affected base price of 100pp (just need a character with Haggle of at least 30).
 * Tiny: 100,000 platinum
 * Small: 500,000 platinum
 * Average: 1,250,000 platinum

Soul Gem distribution notice
When in a group the soul gems you create by using this spell can be picked up by any member of the party. This should be considered before using this relatively expensive spell.