Can you Soul Trap vampires?

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Yes, a vampire soul can be trapped and if it is released and the body is in the range, it returns as a vampire, if not, the soul is released. To soul trap a vampire, you need to use a black soul gem, which can be obtained by speaking to Falion and purchasing it from him for a certain amount of gold.

Introduction to Soul Trapping

Understanding the Process

The process of soul trapping involves capturing the soul of a creature, in this case, a vampire, and storing it in a soul gem. This can be done using a soul trap spell, which can be learned by the player.

Frequently Asked Questions

Becoming a Vampire

1. Should I soul trap myself or become a vampire? You should become partially soul trapped, as it makes little difference, and you can always re-enter the Soul Cairn and regain it from a chest; Valacia will even tell you where it is.
2. Can I still be in the Dawnguard as a vampire? If you choose to become a vampire while already allied with Dawnguard, you basically get kicked out of the Dawnguard, until you cure yourself.
3. Is it better to be a vampire in Skyrim? The game originally made vampirism a disease that forced players to cope or find a cure, but it became an asset when the Dawnguard DLC dropped.

Cure for Vampirism

4. Can you cure vampirism in Skyrim? The player won’t need to provide anything else to Falion to cure Vampirism.
5. Why won’t Falion cure me? Once you make sure he gets to the Summoning Stones, he may not have the proper dialogue options for you to initiate the ritual, so you may need to run back to Morthal, and then run back to the alter in order to initiate the proper dialogue.

Benefits and Drawbacks

6. What are the benefits of being a vampire in Skyrim? Vampires have immunity to diseases, immunity to poison, increased frost resistance, illusion spells are 25% more powerful, and they are harder to detect by 25% when sneaking.
7. Is there a downside to becoming a vampire in Skyrim? The weakness to sunlight makes vampire gameplay particularly difficult, as it prevents health, stamina, and magicka regeneration.

Dawnguard and Vampires

8. Is it better to join the Dawnguard or vampires? With that in mind, players who wish for the Dragonborn to have permanent access to Castle Volkihar should choose to side with the Vampires; those who want to align themselves with a more trustworthy faction while also gaining access to better weapons should side with the Dawnguard.
9. Should I join the Dawnguard or Harkon? In short, joining the Dawnguard is by far the best choice players can make while playing the Dawnguard DLC.

Serana and Vampirism

10. Can you marry Serana if you are a vampire? While it is possible to turn your spouse into a vampire in the Dawnguard expansion, once you yourself have become a vampire, it isn’t possible to marry someone who is already a vampire, like Serana.
11. Will Serana cure her vampirism? It’s possible to cure Serana of her vampirism after finishing the Dawnguard DLC.
12. Does Serana want you to be a vampire? She makes it clear that she is capable of turning the player into one, but never specifically says whether or not she wants you to become one.

Gameplay and Characters

13. Can you keep Serana as a follower? When you first meet Serana, she was imprisoned along with an Elder Scroll in an underground tomb within Dimhollow Crypt.
14. Who makes the best wife in Skyrim? Muiri, Aela The Huntress, Brelyna Maryon, Sylgja, Mjoll, Camilla, Senna, and Lydia are all potential wives in Skyrim.
15. Are the Dawnguard werewolves? Dawnguard has absolutely nothing to do with werewolves, at all, the perk tree was only added in to balance out the Vampire Lord perk tree.