UO Animal Lore Skill Guide
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.
Animal Lore is a taming skill in Ultima Online, rated as Beginner difficulty to train. This guide walks you through everything you need to raise Animal Lore from 0 to grandmaster, including the most efficient training methods, the targets and items to use at each skill range, and the gains you can expect along the way. Whether you are building your first character or optimizing a finished template, the breakdown below will help you train Animal Lore as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Below you will find an overview of what Animal Lore does, a step-by-step training guide, recommended skill ranges, any bonuses Animal Lore provides, and the templates that pair well with it. If you would rather skip the grind, UO King can deliver a ready-made character or the gear you need to support a Animal Lore build on your shard.
You gain skill by using Animal Lore on animals or pets. The higher the creature's control slot or taming difficulty, the better the chance of gain.
| Skill Range | Training Method |
|---|---|
| 0.0 – 30.0 | Buy from an Animal Trainer or Ranger NPC |
| 30.0 – 70.0 | Use Lore on tameable animals like horses, bulls, or timber wolves |
| 70.0 – 100.0 | Lore high-control-slot pets like nightmares, drakes, or rune beetles |
| 100.0 – 120.0 | Use Lore on your fully trained pet repeatedly (e.g., Cu Sidhe, Greater Dragon) |
0.0 – 30.0
30.0 – 70.0
70.0 – 100.0
100.0 – 120.0
- Required for giving commands to tamed pets
- Shows full pet stats: resistances, skills, loyalty, damage, etc.
- Enables the use of Animal Training interface at high skill levels