UO Cartography Skill Guide
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.
Cartography is a utility skill in Ultima Online, rated as Easy difficulty to train. This guide walks you through everything you need to raise Cartography 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 Cartography as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Below you will find an overview of what Cartography does, a step-by-step training guide, recommended skill ranges, any bonuses Cartography 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 Cartography build on your shard.
Train by creating local and world maps, then transition to decoding treasure maps once skill is high enough. Scrolls of Alacrity and Bulk crafting help speed things up.
| Skill Range | Recommended Method |
|---|---|
| 0.0 – 30.0 | Train from a Mapmaker NPC |
| 30.0 – 50.0 | Create Local Maps using Blank Scrolls |
| 50.0 – 70.0 | Create World Maps |
| 70.0 – 100.0 | Decode level 1–3 Treasure Maps |
| 100.0 – 120.0 | Decode level 4–7 Treasure Maps and Ancient SOS |