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Ultima Online Skills Guide

Master every skill in Britannia with our comprehensive training guides, tips, and recommended templates for all character builds.

Ultima Online has more than 50 skills, and the skills you train define what your character can do in Britannia. Whether you want to swing a blade as a melee warrior, sling spells as a mage, tame fearsome creatures, craft powerful gear, or thrive as a thief, every build starts with choosing the right combination of skills. This page is your hub for learning how each skill works, how fast it trains, and where it fits into a viable template.

Below you will find every UO skill grouped by category and difficulty. Each guide breaks down recommended training ranges, the targets and items you should use at each stage, the bonuses a skill grants, and the templates that get the most out of it. Use the search box and filters to jump straight to a skill, or browse the full list to plan your next character from scratch. New players can start with beginner-friendly skills, while veterans can fine-tune high-end PvP and PvM builds.

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Animal Taming allows players to control wild creatures and powerful beasts. It is a core skill for pet-based gameplay and is used for both PvM and PvP. Taming becomes increasingly powerful with high skill and synergy with Animal Lore and Veterinary.

6 training ranges

Archery is a ranged weapon skill that uses bows and crossbows. It shines in PvM for safe damage at range and in PvP for burst with special moves. Archers rely on stamina for swing speed and benefit from high Hit Chance Increase (HCI) and Damage Increase (DI).

4 training ranges

Healing is one of the most essential support skills in Ultima Online for any melee or dexterity-based character. It allows the use of bandages to restore hit points, cure poison, and resurrect allies. Combined with Anatomy, it becomes a powerful tool for solo and group survival.

5 training ranges

Swordsmanship is one of the primary melee combat skills in Ultima Online. It governs the use of bladed weapons such as swords and axes, and is one of the most versatile and powerful melee skills.

4 training ranges

Stealth allows you to move while hidden. It requires the Hiding skill and is used heavily in thief, assassin, and archer templates.

3 training ranges

Stealing allows players to take items from other players, NPCs, and containers. It is the core skill for thieves in Ultima Online. Success depends on skill level, weight of the item, and whether the target is in a thieves guild (for PvP stealing).

3 training ranges

Spirit Speak is a Necromancy-linked skill that allows players to communicate with ghosts and draw power from corpses. It restores mana and HP depending on the shard.

2 training ranges

Snooping allows thieves to open and view the contents of containers in another player’s backpack. It is essential for stealing in PvP or roleplay thief builds.

2 training ranges

Resisting Spells

Resisting Spells is a defensive skill that reduces the duration and effectiveness of harmful magical effects. It is vital in PvP and useful in PvM against casters.

3 training ranges

Remove Trap disarms traps on containers and treasure chests. It is essential for modern Treasure Hunting and complements Lockpicking and Cartography. On some shards, different trap types (dart, poison, explosion, magical) scale in difficulty.

4 training ranges

Provocation (Provo) is a bard skill that causes two creatures to fight each other. It’s one of the strongest crowd-control and damage amplification tools in PvM, especially when paired with Discordance and high Musicianship.

5 training ranges

Poisoning lets you apply poison to weapons or food and increases the potency of poison delivered by certain specials (e.g., Infectious Strike). It’s popular for PvP dexxers and stealth builds and pairs well with fast weapons and Fencing.

6 training ranges

Peacemaking is a bard skill that can calm creatures or entire areas, reducing aggression. It is powerful for crowd control in PvM but less common in PvP. Combined with Musicianship, it offers both survival and utility options.

4 training ranges

Parrying increases your chance to block attacks when using a shield or (with Bushido) a two-handed weapon. It is vital for defensive builds and works best when combined with high Dexterity and defensive skills.

4 training ranges

Ninjitsu is a stealth-based combat skill introduced in the Samurai Empire expansion. It allows players to use ninja abilities such as animal forms, mirror images, and special stealth attacks. It is primarily a PvP skill but can also be used in PvM for mobility and survivability.

4 training ranges

Necromancy is a dark magic skill that uses the Book of Necromancy. It allows players to cast curses, debuffs, and transform into undead forms. It is a key part of PvP builds and PvM farming templates like the popular "Necro Mage" or "Sampire."

4 training ranges

Mysticism is a magical skill introduced with the Stygian Abyss expansion. It offers unique spells for damage, summons, buffs, and debuffs. Its power scales with either Imbuing or Focus, making it flexible for hybrids.

4 training ranges

Musicianship is the foundation for all bard skills in Ultima Online. It determines your ability to play instruments successfully, which directly affects Discordance, Provocation, and Peacemaking. Without high Musicianship, bard skills will often fail.

2 training ranges

Mining is a resource-gathering skill that allows players to dig up ore and smelt it into ingots for Blacksmithy and Tinkering. It also improves your ability to find treasure chests if paired with Cartography.

2 training ranges

Meditation improves your mana regeneration rate and is essential for all caster-based builds. It is a passive skill that works better with meditation-friendly armor.

2 training ranges

Lumberjacking is a resource-gathering skill used to harvest logs and boards from trees. It also passively increases axe damage in combat when paired with melee weapon skills.

2 training ranges

Lockpicking is essential for opening locked treasure chests, dungeon containers, and high-level treasure maps. It is commonly used in Treasure Hunting templates and by rogues and PvM looters.

3 training ranges

Item Identification

Item Identification is a legacy skill in Ultima Online that was originally used to determine magical properties of items. In modern gameplay, it is largely obsolete due to automatic item property displays. Some custom shards may still give it niche use.

2 training ranges

Inscription allows players to craft spell scrolls, spellbooks, runebooks, and talismans. It also gives a PvP spell damage bonus when combined with Magery, making it useful for mage templates.

4 training ranges

Imbuing allows you to add magical properties to items, making it one of the most powerful crafting skills in Ultima Online. It was introduced with the Stygian Abyss expansion and is required for high-end custom gear builds.

4 training ranges

Hiding allows your character to become invisible when not in combat. It's a vital skill for thieves, assassins, stealth archers, and scouts. It's also used defensively in PvP and to escape dangerous PvM encounters.

2 training ranges

Forensic Evaluation

Forensic Evaluation is a legacy investigative skill in Ultima Online. It allows players to examine corpses for signs of who or what killed the target, and may reveal if an item has been tampered with (on certain shards). Though not used often in PvM or PvP, it has unique utility on roleplay or custom servers.

3 training ranges

Focus is a passive regeneration skill in Ultima Online that governs both stamina and mana regeneration rates. It is especially useful for characters who do not use Meditation (such as warriors or mystics), and it passively boosts recovery during combat and travel.

4 training ranges

Fishing is a wilderness and resource-gathering skill in Ultima Online used to catch fish, rare items, treasure maps, and SOS bottles. It is a slow but rewarding skill for ocean adventurers, especially when paired with Treasure Hunting and Cooking.

4 training ranges

Evaluating Intelligence

Evaluating Intelligence (Eval Int) is a Magery-based skill in Ultima Online that increases spell damage and can be used to assess the intelligence stat of other players or creatures. It is essential for PvP mages and PvM casters alike.

4 training ranges

Discordance (also known as Enticement in older versions) is a bard skill used to reduce the stats and resistances of creatures and players. It is one of the most powerful debuff tools in PvM and PvP, making it essential for bard support builds.

4 training ranges

Detect Hidden allows players to reveal hidden or stealthed characters, trapped containers, and secret doors. While it sees limited PvM use, it's critical in PvP (especially against stealthers or thieves) and treasure hunting for uncovering trap-laden chests.

3 training ranges

Cooking is a crafting skill in Ultima Online used to create food items that restore stamina and can be used in various events or roleplay scenarios. On some shards, cooking can also be used in quests, special food buffs, or holiday items.

5 training ranges

Cartography is the skill used to decode treasure maps and craft world maps. It is essential for Treasure Hunters and plays a support role for Fishing (SOS maps). While often overlooked, it's a necessary skill for high-level loot hunting.

5 training ranges

Carpentry is a core crafting skill in Ultima Online used to build wooden items like furniture, weapons, armor (for elves), and even house add-ons. It’s vital for crafting house decorations, runebooks (with Tinkering), and BOD systems on crafting shards.

6 training ranges

Camping is a legacy survival skill in Ultima Online. It allows players to create campfires, log out safely in the wilderness, and — on some shards — may offer bonuses or roleplay value. While not essential, it can be a fun flavor skill for adventurers and RP characters.

2 training ranges

Bushido is a warrior-oriented skill introduced in the Samurai Empire expansion. It enhances two-handed melee combat, improves parry mechanics, and grants access to powerful special abilities. It’s a core part of the popular “Sampire” (Samurai Vampire) PvM build.

4 training ranges

Bowcraft/Fletching

Bowcraft & Fletching is the crafting skill used to create bows, crossbows, and arrows/bolts. It’s essential for archers and for producing weapons for sale or Bulk Order Deeds. It pairs well with Lumberjacking for gathering materials and Tinkering for tool support.

6 training ranges

Blacksmithy is a core crafting skill in Ultima Online, used to create metal weapons, armor, and tools. It’s essential for crafters who want to make gear, enhance items, or fill Bulk Order Deeds (BODs) for rewards. It works best when paired with Mining and Arms Lore.

5 training ranges

Begging is a social and roleplay skill in Ultima Online that allows players to request gold or items from NPCs. It has niche uses on some shards (e.g., special events or for earning holiday gifts). While not essential for gameplay, it can be fun and thematic for certain character builds.

3 training ranges

Arms Lore is a utility skill in Ultima Online that serves two primary functions: improving crafted weapons and armor when used with Blacksmithy or Tailoring, and giving a small passive damage bonus when paired with combat skills. Though often overlooked, it is valuable for crafters and some PvP builds.

2 training ranges

Animal Lore allows players to examine creatures and gain detailed information about their stats, skills, loyalty, and more. It is essential for any Tamer and useful for Veterinary. At higher levels, it’s required to command and train high-slot pets.

4 training ranges

Anatomy is a core skill in Ultima Online that provides two key benefits: it increases the damage of physical attacks and enables the use of the Healing skill to cure and resurrect. It is essential for warriors, dexers, and tamers who use Veterinary.

4 training ranges

Alchemy is a crafting skill in Ultima Online used to create potions. It is essential for PvM, PvP, and support playstyles, enabling players to produce healing, curing, stat-boosting, and utility potions.

6 training ranges

Chivalry is the Paladin magic school powered by Tithing Points and Karma. It provides healing, cleansing, damage boosts, and mobility. It is a staple on melee templates and popular with archers.

4 training ranges

Tracking lets you locate nearby creatures or players and follow their trail. It’s a key anti-stealth tool in PvP and useful in PvM to find specific monsters, champ spawns, or quest targets.

4 training ranges

Tinkering crafts tools, jewelry, traps, golem parts, house add-ons, and repair deeds. It supports every other crafting profession and is vital for Lockpicks, Tools, and many utility items. It also participates in the BOD system with unique rewards.

5 training ranges

Tailoring crafts cloth and leather armor, clothing, quivers, and many decorative items. It is central to the Bulk Order Deed (BOD) reward loop, producing Runic Sewing Kits and recipe items. Materials: cloth and leather tiers (Spined, Horned, Barbed).

7 training ranges

Tactics is the universal melee/ranged damage multiplier in Ultima Online. It increases your weapon special move damage and overall DPS for Swordsmanship, Fencing, Mace Fighting, Wrestling, Archery, and Throwing. It is mandatory on virtually every weapon template.

5 training ranges

Throwing is a Gargoyle-only weapon skill (Stygian Abyss) that uses thrown weapons like Soul Glaives and Boomerangs. It has a unique “sweet spot” range mechanic that affects hit chance and damage. Excellent for mobile, kiting playstyles.

4 training ranges

Veterinary allows you to heal, cure, and resurrect pets using bandages. It’s mandatory for tamers and very helpful for any build that relies on controlled or summoned creatures.

4 training ranges

Herding lets you command animals to follow a location or target using a shepherd’s crook. It’s primarily a utility/role‑play skill but can help position tameables for training or events.

3 training ranges