
† These soul gems are only accessible during the Vampire Cure quest.Welcome to Wowhead's Best in Slot Gear list from Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Cavern for Arcane Mage DPS in The Burning Crusade Classic. Shivering:Jastira Nanus (Mania)'s House SI.Arcane University Chironasium Upstairs (× 3).Arcane University Mystic Archives Upstairs (× 4).Skingrad Mages Guild Living Quarters (× 2).Leyawiin Mages Guild 2nd Floor West (× 3).Lake Arrius Caverns, Shrine Living Quarters.Chorrol Mages Guild Living Quarters (× 2).Leyawiin Mages Guild 2nd Floor West (× 4).These are the only guaranteed locations of empty soul gems. See the page on Azura's Star for more details.

It cannot be turned into a Black Soul Gem, and thus cannot hold NPC souls. Its quality is the same as a Grand Soul Gem however, it has infinite uses and it is not used up after enchanting or recharging. Azura's StarĪzura's Star is essentially the most powerful Soul Gem in the game, and can be obtained by completing Azura's Daedric Quest. A Black Soul Gem can hold as much as a Grand Soul Gem (1600), but it is much easier to fill since any humanoid is 1600 units. Once you have a filled Black Soul Gem, it is used exactly like a regular Soul Gem. The details of those rituals are described on the page describing Black Soul Gems. Necromancy has researched the rituals necessary to create Black Soul Gems that are capable of trapping the souls of NPCs. Regular Soul Gems can only trap creatures, not NPCs (note that some creatures, like Dremora, are actually classed as NPCs).

Therefore, you can end up with grand soul gems containing grand souls with two different values, both 200 gold and 500 gold.

That value does not change when you fill it. In other words, if you pick up an empty grand soul gem, its value will be 200 gold. Note: These IDs and values are set at the time you acquire a soul gem, and do not get changed when you fill the soul gem with a soul.
