How do i recharge magic weapon?

[Michanicks]

I play mostly without magic so i don't know how it works, but i found very good magic sword that i want to keep useful, so how do i recharge it when its charge is wasted?

[Cortes]

You need a soul gem with a soul in it.
Otherwise get yourself an empty soulgem and something with the spell Soul Trap.
Use the filled gem like you would use a potion or an ingredient and the rest should be self-explanatory.

[psychotron666420]

Easiest way is to simply wait/sleep. Charges regain by themselves over time, so most things will be recharged in a day or two of resting.

Otherwise you use soul gems filled with souls to recharge items on the fly. If you have soul trap spell you can use it to trap more souls into gems (as long as you have soul gems in your inventory that are good enough to hold the soul - as enemies have souls ranging from petty to grand, and can only go into gems big enough to hold their soul. A grand soul can only go into grand soul gems, a petty soul can go into any soul gem).

[slayor3000]

Either use soul gems(filled of course), or it will regenerate slowly as you walk around.
If you have lowish levels in luck and/or enchant you may end up wasting some soul gems as it does not always work.
Best to find a second sword if possible and just keep swapping them over and let them recharge as you walk about and adventure.

[Michanicks]

Thank you, guys.

[Hidden Legend]

Morrowind it will recharge on resting, Oblivion it wont recharge on resting, both can be recharged by any filled soul gem by the value of the soul inside. Best ones are constant effect enchantments that never run out of charge.

[Michanicks]

Do vendors sell charged gems? Never ever saw charged ones.

[psychotron666420]

Originally posted by Michanicks:

Do vendors sell charged gems? Never ever saw charged ones.

Yes. The wood elf on the top floor of the mages guild in Balmora will sell some filled soul gems. You can also steal them as they are on the desk next to her, and the third quest I believe for that mage's guild has her leave the table and go downstairs where you can steal them without being caught.

But for ease of gameplay just rest a day or two while travelling the wilderness to regain them. Only bother with soulgems if you need charge in the middle of battle or a dungeon where you can't rest.