Crafting Soul Gems

This is a list of Soul Gems that are known to have crafting value. It is an abbreviated list taken from Trap the Soul

The intention of this list is to answer the question: "Which Soul Gems should I create or bother picking up?"

Stone of Change Crafting

 * Soul Gem: Essence of Earth
 * CR7 Earth Elemental, 20HD version (The Depths of Discord on Hard, The Depths of Despair on Elite, The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust (part 2 of Grey Moon Waning), Taming the Flames on Hard has 20+ Earth Elemental)

Trapmaking

 * Soul Gem: Weak Essence of Earth
 * CR3-5 Medium Earth Elemental, 10HD version (The Depths of Discord on Normal, A Small Problem)
 * CR9 Mudman, 10HD version (The Red Fens)


 * Soul Gem: Essence of Earth
 * CR7 Earth Elemental, 20HD version (The Depths of Discord on Hard, The Depths of Despair on Elite, The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust (part 2 of Grey Moon Waning), Taming the Flames on Hard has 20+ Earth Elemental)


 * Soul Gem: Strong Essence of Earth
 * CR10 Earth Elemental, 30HD version (Ruins of Threnal)
 * CR14-16 Earth Elemental, 30HD version (Vale of Twilight)


 * Soul Gem: Weak Essence of Fire
 * CR3-6 Fire Elemental, 10HD version (Depths of Doom - barrel, Spies In The House, Taming the Flames on normal, Searing Heights, A Small Problem)


 * Soul Gem: Essence of Fire
 * CR7 Fire Elemental, 20HD version (Taming the Flames on hard)


 * Soul Gem: Strong Essence of Fire
 * CR9 Fire Elemental, 30HD version (Taming the Flames on elite)




 * Soul Gem: Strong Essence of Air
 * CR11 Air Elemental, 30HD version (Sands of Menechtarun, Vale of Twilight)


 * Soul Gem: Weak Essence of Water
 * CR3-5 Water Elemental, 10HD version (Storming the Beaches, A Small Problem)
 * CR11 Water Elemental, 20HD version (Eyes of Stone, Normal; CR12 Hard)


 * Soul Gem: Essence of Water
 * CR15 Water Elemental, 30HD version (Eyes of Stone, Elite)


 * Soul Gem: Weak Aberration
 * Low CR Rust Monster, 10HD version (Depths of Despair normal)


 * Soul Gem: Aberration
 * CR14-16 Rust Monster, 20HD version (Ataraxia's Haven, Tempest's Spine elite)


 * Soul Gem: Weak Magical Beast
 * CR9 Fen Cat 10HD (The Red Fens)


 * Soul Gem: Magical Beast
 * CR15-17 Winter Wolf, 20HD version (Vale of Twilight)

Cannith Crafting
For Bane shards:
 * Soul Gem: Aberration
 * CR 15 Ancient Flayer on Crystal Spin Peak (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Animal
 * CR 12-? Rat, 20HD version (Vale of Twilight)


 * Soul Gem: Dwarf
 * CR 12-? Dwarf, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)
 * CR 11 Duergar Guard, ?HD version (used guard) (A Relic of a Sovereign Past Normal)


 * Soul Gem: Elf
 * CR 11 Cultist Sentry (Orchard of the Macabre)


 * Soul Gem: Giant
 * CR 12-? Giant, Troll, Ogre, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Gnoll
 * CR 12-? Gnoll, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Goblinoid
 * CR 12-? Hobgoblin, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Halfling


 * Soul Gem: Human
 * CR 12-? Zakya Cultist, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Magical Beast


 * Soul Gem: Monstrous Humanoid
 * CR 12-? Minotaur, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Ooze


 * Soul Gem: Orc
 * CR 12-? Orc, 20HD version (Ruins of Gianthold)


 * Soul Gem: Plant


 * Soul Gem: Reptilian Humanoid


 * Soul Gem: Undead
 * CR 7-13 Undead, 20HD version (Tested in Sands of Menechtarun and Orchard of the Macabre)


 * Soul Gem: Vermin

For Greater Bane shards:
 * Soul Gem: Strong Aberration


 * Soul Gem: Strong Animal


 * Soul Gem: Strong Dwarf


 * Soul Gem: Strong Elf


 * Soul Gem: Strong Giant


 * Soul Gem: Strong Gnoll


 * Soul Gem: Strong Goblinoid


 * Soul Gem: Strong Halfling


 * Soul Gem: Strong Human


 * Soul Gem: Strong Magical Beast


 * Soul Gem: Strong Monstrous Humanoid


 * Soul Gem: Strong Ooze


 * Soul Gem: Strong Orc


 * Soul Gem: Strong Reptilian Humanoid


 * Soul Gem: Strong Undead


 * Soul Gem: Strong Vermin