Soul Magic Passive - Soul Lock

Grawlog

Rank one of Soul Lock gives a 5% chance to fill a soul gem on a weapon kill. Rank two still gives a 5% chance to fill a soul gem on a weapon kill.

Just curious if this is a skill bug or a tooltip bug.

Dharmabum

I'm wondering if the whole skill is bugged. I only have 1 rank but so far, haven't had any luck in getting it to proc. I've gone out of my way to try and make the killing blow a weapon attack or weapon skill but nothing. I'm using a destruction staff and have plenty of empty, level appropriate gems in my inventory. Can anyone confirm this skill actually works? How about with a destruction staff? Do weapon attacks vs. weapon skills matter? Thanks!

Dharmabum

Edit: Duplicate Post

Nabren

Dharmabum wrote: »

I'm wondering if the whole skill is bugged. I only have 1 rank but so far, haven't had any luck in getting it to proc. I've gone out of my way to try and make the killing blow a weapon attack or weapon skill but nothing. I'm using a destruction staff and have plenty of empty, level appropriate gems in my inventory. Can anyone confirm this skill actually works? How about with a destruction staff? Do weapon attacks vs. weapon skills matter? Thanks!

I've seen it proc before, but 5% is definitely 5% and being a Sorcerer I don't get that many kills from weapon generally.

Dharmabum

Thanks for the confirmation. Seems like sorcerers get the raw end of the deal with this skill because I don't use weapon attacks all that much either. And with certain delayed spell effects, it makes it even harder to time the killing blow.

Grawlog

I can confirm that it does actually work, I've had a couple fill. My real concern is why rank 2 is no better than rank 1.

Felinus

I also think it might be bugged. I had the skill which lets me explode and deal 50 damage when i die. That only worked in the beginning, the past week or so it doesn't happen anymore

rorcusb16_ESO

Has worked for me so far on the single skill point 5% using light and heavy ranged attacks of a restro staff (assuming the same goes for dest staff but not tried) takes a while but out of about 20 kills I filled 4 gems

Dharmabum

Is there an animation/notification when Soul Lock procs like Soul Trap or must you monitor your inventory to verify success?

vandefanel

Dharmabum wrote: »

Is there an animation/notification when Soul Lock procs like Soul Trap or must you monitor your inventory to verify success?

Monitor inventory, if you have no gems you get a message in the top right corner saying no valid soul gem but when it succeeds it just happens.

Januk

I've had it proc several times as a sorc, on the other hand I'm also using my 2h abilities alot. Arcane warrior! RAWR! But anyway it does work, but R1 n R2 both being 5% seems to be a bug I'd say.

cybersam.p_ESO

I have Soul Lock, it dose work but its not worth it! As a Sorcerer it charged 3 gems in past 10 lvls that I did. It is much easier to go to solo dungeons and get a Soul Gem from boss then try to fill one!

Asava

Keep in mind that destro staff kills have a 5% not your class and world skill kills. Using destro staff, heavy and light attacks with a destro staff works.

Reevster

I have the same issue with 2 skill points into it but still says 5 percent, I am a sorcerer as well but I use dual wield mostly except for Aoe runs and some boss fights, I buy 10 empty soul gems and in the run of like 2 hours of questing/fighting I fill them up using dual wield. Have not tried Destruction staff /aoe yet since I just put in the skill point recently.

UncleMo

I was just looking at this. This needs some attention.

Crescent

Why waste points in these passives when you can go farm soul gems off public bosses and save yourself the gold.

thywolfb16_ESO2

cause they might as well add in phasing to keep people from farming in game, thus ending bots and grinds blocking progress of people just trying to clear a dungeon and make a skill line more useful?

Darzil

Ah, it's killing blow? Explains why I haven't seen it, as a Nightblade I use my finishing blow skill usually as that gives me Magicka and Health.
Thanks

Dharmabum

Does anyone know if weapon skills/spells can trigger soul lock or is it just light and heavy attacks? Thanks.

Thechemicals

The ultimate is bugged to. It does not do the damage it says it does. About 650+ less. Tested it on 6 different monster type.

Rev Rielle

Dharmabum wrote: »

Is there an animation/notification when Soul Lock procs like Soul Trap or must you monitor your inventory to verify success?

Yes, it's a shame the skill doesn't give you a visual like it use to when using the soul-trap ability.

On the whole I think this skill line needs a lot of tweaking and polish.

smercgames_ESO

Felinus wrote: »

I also think it might be bugged. I had the skill which lets me explode and deal 50 damage when i die. That only worked in the beginning, the past week or so it doesn't happen anymore

The passive for blowing up states you need a world skill equipped so you need either the ultimate (which people actually use) or the soul trap skill which you really only use when filling up gems (if you even use it then, i mainly use the 5% chance which is more than enough to fill up tons). So without one of those 2 skills equipped you will not blow up from what I understand. I wanted to use this for PvP to hopefully take down the guy who took me out but unless I'm using my bow or resto staff I don't have the ultimate on.

subecsanur

Bump to get attention, this has been like this since day 1. You would think if it is a skill that all players get access to it would be fixed by launch.

demonlkojipub19_ESO

i at some point lost the 1 skill point i put into soul lock and now the trait isnt active. Did they ninja refund it?

Rittings

I kill EVERYTHING with my bow... and I mean EVERYTHING - and haven't had a single soul gem filled with the Soul Lock passive. I even carry all types of empty soul gems to ensure I have the right soul gem for the right fit of soul...

I've tried killing with Snipe, Scatter Shot, Light Attack, Heavy Attack... you name it... still no soul gems filled. Counted the deaths of 227 creatures - and no souls

What gives?

Eelijve

Rittings wrote: »

I kill EVERYTHING with my bow... and I mean EVERYTHING - and haven't had a single soul gem filled with the Soul Lock passive. I even carry all types of empty soul gems to ensure I have the right soul gem for the right fit of soul...

I've tried killing with Snipe, Scatter Shot, Light Attack, Heavy Attack... you name it... still no soul gems filled. Counted the deaths of 227 creatures - and no souls

What gives?

Rittings wrote: »

I kill EVERYTHING with my bow... and I mean EVERYTHING - and haven't had a single soul gem filled with the Soul Lock passive. I even carry all types of empty soul gems to ensure I have the right soul gem for the right fit of soul...

I've tried killing with Snipe, Scatter Shot, Light Attack, Heavy Attack... you name it... still no soul gems filled. Counted the deaths of 227 creatures - and no souls

What gives?

Same here. I also using bow, not a single gems filled since i purchased this skill a few levels ago. Probably only works with light/ heavy attacks both which i don't normally use. This should won the most useless skill award in ESO.