UO Provocation Skill Guide
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.
Provocation is a bard skill in Ultima Online, rated as Hard difficulty to train. This guide walks you through everything you need to raise Provocation 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 Provocation as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Below you will find an overview of what Provocation does, a step-by-step training guide, recommended skill ranges, any bonuses Provocation 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 Provocation build on your shard.
| Skill Range | Creatures to Provoke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 – 30.0 | Train from Bard NPC | Buy Musicianship too |
| 30.0 – 60.0 | Birds, Timber Wolves, Snow Leopards | Use cheap instruments |
| 60.0 – 85.0 | Ogres, Trolls, Scorpions | Provoke within same spawn |
| 85.0 – 100.0 | Drakes, Liches, Daemons | Hide/Peace after fails |
| 100.0 – 120.0 | Nightmares, Cu Sidhe, Dragons | High Musicianship required |