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How to Get Soul Eater and Effects

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Soul Eater is a type of Rune you can acquire in Suikoden 1 HD Remaster. Learn how to get Soul Eater, its effects and spells, characters who can use Soul Eater!

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Soul Eater Effects and Info

Soul Eater Info

Soul Eater
Type Magic Rune
Rune Group 27 True Runes
Permanently Equipped On Hero Icon Hero
Effect Spells
・Lv. 1 Spell: Finger of Death
・Lv. 2 Spell: Black Shadow
Deals about 300 damage to all enemies.
・Lv. 3 Spell: Hell
Sucks all enemies into a black hole, killing them instantly (Not effective on bosses).
・Lv. 4 Spell: Judgment
Deals about 1500 damage to 1 enemy. ・One of the 27 True Runes, the Rune of Life and Death

How to Get Soul Eater

Given to the Hero in Chapter 1

How to Get Given to the Hero (○) in Chapter 1

(○) = Attached Permanently to Character

Some Runes, like the Soul Eater cannot be bought from any shop, nor found in any treasure chest in the world, nor dropped by any monster. Instead, there is only way to acquire it.

Compatible Characters

Characters Initially Equipped with Soul Eater

Compatible Characters
Ted

The Soul Eater can be found already equipped to Ted when you recruit them. The Soul Eater is also permanently attached to Hero.

Characters Compatible with Soul Eater

This Rune can be equipped on any Character with no permanently attached Rune.

The Soul Eater can be equipped on any of the 66 Combat Characters who do not have permanently-attached Runes.

List of All Characters and Recruit Conditions

Suikoden 1 HD Remaster Related Guides

Suikoden I - Runes

List of Runes and Effects

List of All Runes

Soul Eater Fire Rune Water Rune
Wind Rune Earth Rune Lightning Rune
Rage Rune Flowing Rune Cyclone Rune
Mother Earth Rune Thunder Rune Resurrection Rune
Gadget Rune Boar Rune High-Speed Rune
Falcon Rune Hate Rune Shrike Rune
Clone Rune Haziness Rune Double-beat Rune
Turtle Rune Sunbeam Rune Gale Rune
Spark Rune Killer Rune Phero Rune
Counter Rune Champion's Rune Prosperity Rune
Fortune Rune Holy Rune

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