Tier 0: It would be criminal to ever consider soul trapping this card.

Tier 1: Absolutely solid card, a definite keep.

Tier 2: Not bad cards, they measure up to the tier ones and zeroes in power level, but just currently don’t have a place in a deck or see limited play. Soul trap at your own risk.

Tier 3: Possibly playable in some alternate reality, however, you can soul trap them fairly confidently. Fringe playable.

Tier 4: What is this card even doing in your collection?

Note that this soul trapping guide is meant to aid a competitive player’s collection building, and has no bearing if you want to make meme decks or experiment with archetypes that are still unexplored. I might add my justification for specific cards’ tiers at some point, but its time-consuming and would delay the list’s publishing too much for my liking.

Note that I’m lean on the harsher side of evaluating cards, as I feel that getting rid of bad cards (even the ones that maybe, someday will see play) would be the most beneficial to a new player who wants to build an established deck sooner rather than later.

As always, Ctrl + F is your best friend!

Earthbone Spinner

Blood Dragon

Tier 1:

Mage Slayer
Markarth Bannerman
Belligerent Giant
Lumbering Ogrim
Withered Hand Cultist

Relentess Raider
Reive, Blademaster

Tier 2:

Fearless Northlander

Vigilant Giant

Tier 3:

Plunder
Child of Hircine
Alik’r Survivalist
Whirling Duelist
Grahtwood Ambusher
Wrothgar Forge
Gladiator Arena
Stampede Sentinel
Burn & Pillage

Volendrung
Dremora Markynaz
Wood Orc Headhunter

Tier 4:

Blighted Alit
Trebuchet
Dread Clannfear

Daggerfall Mage
Supreme Atromancer

Tier 1:

Ice Storm

Tier 2

Breton Conjurer
Shimmerene Peddler
Master of Arms

Mentor’s Ring

Tier 3:

Keeper of Whispers
Heirloom Greatsword
Winter’s Grasp
Mages Guild Retreat
Wispmother
Balmora Spymaster
Dark Rift
Desperate Conjuring

Divayth Fyr
Indoril Archmage

Tier 4:

Moment of Clarity
Wisdom of Ancients
Dragonstar Rider
Studium Headmaster
Summerset Orrery
Ice Wraith
Brilliant Experiment
Battlereeve of Dust

Staff of Sparks
Nahkriin, Dragon Priest

Tier 1:

Mantikora

Dawn’s Wrath
Miraak, Dragonborn
Dawnbreaker

Tier 2

Cloudrest Illusionist
Loyal Housecarl
Ravenous Hunger
Pillaging Tribune
Divine Fervor

Haafingar Marauder

Tier 3:

Immolating Blast
Helgen Squad Leader
Artaeum Savant
Dawnstar Healer
Spiteful Dremora
Pit Lion
Dagi-raht Mystic

Descendant of Alkosh

Tier 4:

Blackmail
Tower Alchemist
Alpha Wolf
Hero of Anvil
Imperial Might
Elsweyr Lookout

Auroran Sentry
Renowned Legate

Leaflurker

Tier 1:

Mournhold Traitor
House Kinsman
Moonlight Werebat

Ungolim the Listener

Tier 2

Murkwater Shaman
Giant Snake
Pahmar-raht Renegade
Smuggler’s Haul
Snowy Sabre Cat

Quin’ rawl Burglar
Thieves’ Den
Tazkad the Packmaster

Tier 3:

Leafwater Blessing
Murkwater Skirmisher
Torval Crook
Elder Centaur
Green-touched Spriggan
Wild Beastcaller
Spider Lair

Necrom Mastermind

Tier 4:

Hidden Trail
Arenthia Swindler
Tenmar Swiftclaw
Camoran Scout Leader

Spider Daedra
Nest of Vipers

Preserver of the Root
Shadowfen Priest

Nahagliiv

Tier 1:

Night’s Shadow
Hist Grove

Lucien Lachance
Blood Magic Lord
Bone Colossus

Tier 2

Illac Sorcerer
Disciple of Namira

Tier 3:

Flesh Atronach

Doomcrag Vampire
Black Marsh Warden

Tier 4:

Siege Catapult
Wrothgar Kingpin
Blackrose Herbalist
Hackwing Feather
Angry Grahl
Grim Champion
Imprisoned Deathlord
Stampeding Mammoth
Night Predator
Necromancer’s Amulet

Night Talon Lord
Iron Atronach

Rift Thane
Thorn Histmage

Ahnassi
Ayrenn
High King Emeric

Tier 1:

Edict of Azura
Master of Thieves
Sentinel Battlemace

Allena Benoch
Queen Barenziah
General Tulius
Merric-at-Aswala
Red Bramman

Tier 2

Sadras Agent
Militant Chieftain

Gortwog gro-Nagorm

Tier 3:

Shornhelm Champion
Falinesti Reaver
Skywatch Vindicator

Tyr

Tier 4:

Odahviing

Tier 1:

Tier 2

Stronghold Eradicator
Mechanical Ally

Mundus Stone

Tier 3:

Wabbajack
Orb of Vaermania
Goldbrand

Tier 4:

Stronghold Incubator
Dwarven Armanents
Halls of the Dwemer
Dwarven Centurion

Tier ?:

Heroic Rebirth

Gladiator Arena from tier 1 to 3
Added Stampede Sentinel to tier 3
Burn & Pillage from tier 2 to 3
Reive, Blademaster from tier 4 to 1

Dark Rift from tier 1 to 3
Desperate Conjuring from tier 2 to 4

Descendant of Alkosh from tier 2 to 3
Dagi-raht Mystic from tier 4 to 3

Ungolim the Listener from tier 0 to 1

Heroic Rebirth added, but of still indeterminable power. Initial guess would be between tier 2 and 3.

14/1/17

Burn & Pillage from tier 0 to 2
Withered Hand Cultist from tier 0 to 1
Gladiators’ Arena from tier 2 to 1
Wrothgar Forge from tier 2 to 3
Grahtwood Ambusher from tier 4 to 3
Whirling Duelist from tier 2 to 3
Wood Orc Headhunter from tier 4 to 3

Ice Storm from tier 0 to 1
Shimmerene Peddler from tier 1 to 2
Dark Rift from tier 2 to 1
Balmora Spymaster from tier 2 to 3
Nakriin, Dragon Priest from tier 3 to 4

Mantikora from tier 0 to 1
Dawnbreaker from tier 0 to 1
Pillaging Tribune from tier 1 to 2
Descendant of Alkosh from tier 1 to 2
Pit Lion from tier 2 to 3
Divine Fervor from tier 3 to 2

Tazkad the Packmaster from tier 0 to 2
Moonlight Werebat from tier 2 to 1
Snowy Sabre Cat from tier 3 to 2

Bone Colossus from tier 0 to tier 1
Black Marsh Warden from tier 2 to tier 3
Doomcrag Vampire’s name spelled correctly

Sentinel Battlemace from tier 2 to 1
Red Bramman from tier 0 to 1
High King Emeric promoted to Higher King Emeric
Skywatch Vindicator from tier 2 to 3
Militant Chieftain from tier 4 to 2

Added November and December monthly cards, Battlereeve of Dust and Elsweyr Lookout, both in tier 4.

Master of Arms from tier 3 to 2
Mentor’s Ring from tier 3 to 2

18/11/16

Lumbering Ogrim from Tier 2 to 1

Nakhkriin, Dragon Priest from Tier 1 to 3
Brilliant Experiment from Tier 1 to 4

Divine Fervor from Tier 1 to 3

Moonlight Werebat from Tier 0 to 2
House Kinsman from Tier 0 to 1

23/10/16

Fearless Northlander from Tier 1 to 2
Alik’r Survivalist from Tier 2 to 3
Whirling Duelist from Tier 3 to 2

Desperate Conjuring from Tier 1 to 2
Ice Wraith from Tier 3 to 4

Dawnbreaker from Tier 1 to 0
Renowned Legate from Tier 3 to 4
Ravenous Hunger from Tier 3 to 2
Immolating Blast from Tier 4 to 3

Smuggler’s Haul from Tier 3 to 2

Iron Atronach from Tier 3 to 4

Rift Thane from Tier 1 to 0
Falinesti Reaver from Tier 2 to 3
Tyr from Tier 2 to 3