Soul Shards: The Old Ways Mechanics

Soul Stealer Enchantment

This enchantment can be applied to any sword or axe. It significantly increases the number of souls gained per kill:

• Level I: +1 Soul
• Level II: +2 Souls
• Level III: +3 Souls
• Level IV: +4 Souls
• Level V: +5 Souls

When using a Vile Sword with Soul Stealer V, a player can gain up to 7 souls per kill (1 base + 1 Vile Sword bonus + 5 enchantment bonus).

Consuming Vanilla Spawners

If you find a vanilla mob spawner (e.g., a Skeleton spawner in a dungeon), you can right-click it with a Soul Shard already bound to that same mob type. This will destroy the vanilla spawner and instantly add 200 souls to your shard, allowing you to bypass the early-tier grind.