Animal Taming

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Animal Taming

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Skill Overview & Mechanics

What is that monster blocking the front door? Its a dragon. It followed me home. Can I keep it?

To tame a beast to accept you as master requires patience, nerve and a power of will. The rewards of studying Animal Taming are considered by some to be well worth the time invested. Tamers have long-been considered extremely useful and versatile in fighting monsters and, to a lesser extent, players as well.

Your taming skill (along with Animal Lore) determines the odds of taming a given creature then controlling it. It is furthermore required in order to bond with certain creatures, and also plays a hand in determining your stable slot limit. In order to tame a creature you must be standing within eight tiles of it with no obstructions, then target it with the skill. Once taming has begun you may stray anywhere up to around ten tiles away from the target though if it loses sight of you or is injured in any way the attempt will cease.

After a few seconds you'll be notified of either your success or failure. While most animals are non-hostile and can be tamed at any time, most taming attempts against a monster will instantly fail. In this case there's no wait time before you can try again so it's best to set a macro and use this over and over as fast as you can until you successfully start the taming process.

You may also currently bond one per at a time. By feeding your pet once your can control it 100% of the time you can start the bonding process. You can use the animal lore skill to determine the status of the bonding process and any additional steps required.

Gideon's Advice: Animal Taming is a very time consuming skill but using Upgrayed's or Mutombo's Guide or my mini-guide below you can GM it without too much trouble. It helps to have another character around to heal and drag or kill monsters. I'd recommend the other character have the Healing skill. Being able to Gate/Resurrect on either or both characters is also very helpful.

Gideon's Experience: Get to 100 Str, 100 Int, 25 Dex 59.2 to 71.1 Swamps: Alligators and Snakes 71.1 to 95.0 Jelhom: Bulls and Bull Retames

Skill Attributes

Grandmaster Title	Tamer
Starting Items	None
Training & Stat Gains
Skill Gain Chance	80%
Str Stat Gain	14%
Dex Stat Gain	2%
Int Stat Gain	4%

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🐾 Animal Taming & Retaming Progression

Recommended taming roadmap from 30.0 to Grandmaster, and complete retaming difficulty metrics (retames require another player).

🗺️ Training Roadmap 📊 Retaming Chart

🗺️ Recommended Taming Progression Route (30.0 – GM)

Skill 30.0 – 50.0 Milestone

Timberwolves, Hinds, Brown Bears

Begin in Britain forests or Yew woods taming passive and woodland beasts.

Skill 50.0 – 65.0 Milestone

Grey Wolves, Panthers

Transition to slightly more aggressive predators roaming woods and plains.

Skill 65.0 – 71.1 Milestone

Great Harts, Grizzly Bears, White Wolves

Solid mid-tier skill gains. Snow island or Dagger Isle for White Wolves.

Skill 71.1 – 80.0 Milestone

Bulls (Jhelom Farm or Delucia / T2A)

The gold standard for mid-to-high taming. Retame bulls repeatedly in the Jhelom farms (partner with another player or alt to tame & release for each other).

Skill 80.0 – 85.0 Milestone

Giant Toads (T2A Swamps)

T2A Lost Lands swamps south of Papua or near Delucia.

Skill 85.0 – 90.0 Milestone

Imps, Hell Hounds, Lava Lizards (T2A Desert)

Venture into the T2A Desert; keep healing ready as these creatures are hostile.

Skill 90.0 – 95.0 Milestone

Large Hellcats

Found stalking the fiery reaches of the T2A desert.

Skill 95.0 – 100.0 Milestone

Dragons, White Wyrms, Nightmares

Apex beasts (or continue taming Hell creatures in the T2A Desert safely to GM).

💡 Understanding the Retaming Mechanic

In Ultima Online and UO:Renaissance, each time a tamed creature is released or abandoned, its required taming difficulty increases by exactly +6.0 skill points:

• 1st Tame: Natural base difficulty for the wild animal.
• 2nd Tame: Base + 6.0 skill required.
• 3rd Tame: Base + 12.0 skill required.
• 4th Tame: Base + 18.0 skill required.

Training Strategy: This difficulty escalation allows tamers to gain valuable skill on the same creature well beyond its standard level. For example, a Bull (71.1 base) can be tamed a 2nd time at 77.1, a 3rd time at 83.1, and a 4th time at 89.1 — making farm pens like the Jhelom Bull Enclosure one of Britannia's premier training locations!

⚠️ Mandatory Retaming Rule: Previous Tame Must Be Done by Another Player

Crucial Rule: In order to gain skill from retaming an animal, the previous tame must have been performed by another player! You cannot gain skill by releasing and retaming a creature that you personally tamed. To train effectively using retames, players must partner with another tamer or utilize an alternate character/account to tame and release creatures for one another.

📊 Complete Creature Taming & Retaming Chart (60 Creatures)

Sortable list of hit points, base damage, and required taming skills through four taming cycles (+6.0 per retame; retames must be performed by another player to award skill gains).

Animal Name	Hit Points	Damage	1st Tame	2nd Tame (+6)	3rd Tame (+12)	4th Tame (+18)
Alligator	46-60	5-15	47.1	53.1	59.1	65.1
Bird	1-3	1-1	-6.9	-0.9	5.1	11.1
Black Bear	46-60	4-10	35.1	41.1	47.1	53.1
Boar	15-15	3-6	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Brown Bear	46-60	6-12	41.1	47.1	53.1	59.1
Bull	50-64	4-9	71.1	77.1	83.1	89.1
Bullfrog	28-42	1-2	23.1	29.1	35.1	41.1
Cat	6-6	1-1	-0.9	5.1	11.1	17.1
Chicken	3-3	1-1	-0.9	5.1	11.1	17.1
Cougar	34-48	4-10	41.1	47.1	53.1	59.1
Cow	18-18	1-4	11.1	17.1	23.1	29.1
Desert Ostard	71-88	5-11	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Dire Wolf	58-72	11-17	83.1	89.1	95.1	101.1
Dog	17-22	4-7	-21.3	-15.3	-9.3	-3.3
Dragon	**797-820	16-22	93.9	99.9	105.9	111.9
Drake	241-258	11-17	84.3	90.3	96.3	102.3
Eagle	20-27	5-10	17.1	23.1	29.1	35.1
Forest Ostard	71-88	8-14	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Frenzied Ostard (T2A)	71-110	11-17	77.1	83.1	89.1	95.1
Frost Spider	46-60	6-16	74.7	80.7	86.7	92.7
Giant Beetle	200-200	7-20	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Giant Rat	26-39	4-8	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Giant Spider	46-60	5-13	59.1	65.1	71.1	77.1
Giant Toad	46-60	5-17	77.1	83.1	89.1	95.1
Goat	12-12	3-4	11.1	17.1	23.1	29.1
Gorilla	38-51	4-10	-18.9	-12.9	-6.9	-0.9
Great Hart	27-41	5-9	59.1	65.1	71.1	77.1
Greater Mongbat	34-48	5-7	71.1	77.1	83.1	89.1
Grey Wolf	34-48	3-7	53.1	59.1	65.1	71.1
Grizzly Bear	76-93	8-13	59.1	65.1	71.1	77.1
Hell Hound	103-220	11-17	85.5	91.5	97.5	103.5
Hellcat (Large)	97-131	6-12	89.1	95.1	101.1	107.1
Hellcat (Small)	48-67	9-18	71.1	77.1	83.1	89.1
Hind	15-29	4-4	23.1	29.1	35.1	41.1
Horse	28-45	3-4	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Imp	55-69	10-14	83.1	89.1	95.1	101.1
Jack Rabbit	9-9	1-2	-18.9	-12.9	-6.9	-0.9
Lava Lizard	76-90	6-24	80.7	86.7	92.7	98.7
Llama	15-27	3-5	35.1	41.1	47.1	53.1
Mongbat	4-6	1-2	-18.9	-12.9	-6.9	-0.9
Mountain Goat	20-33	3-7	-0.9	5.1	11.1	17.1
Nightmare (T2A)	**500-519	16-22	95.1	101.1	107.1	113.1
Pack Horse	61-80	5-11	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Pack Llama	50-50	2-6	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Panther	37-51	4-12	53.1	59.1	65.1	71.1
Pig	12-12	2-4	11.1	17.1	23.1	29.1
Polar Bear	70-84	7-12	35.1	41.1	47.1	53.1
Rabbit	4-6	1-1	-18.9	-12.9	-6.9	-0.9
Rat	6-6	1-2	-0.9	5.1	11.1	17.1
Rideable Llama	15-27	3-5	29.1	35.1	41.1	47.1
Scorpion	50-63	5-10	47.1	53.1	59.1	65.1
Sewer Rat	6-6	1-2	-0.9	5.1	11.1	17.1
Sheep	12-12	1-2	11.1	17.1	23.1	29.1
Slime	15-19	1-5	23.1	29.1	35.1	41.1
Snake	15-19	1-4	59.1	65.1	71.1	77.1
Snow Leopard	34-48	3-9	53.1	59.1	65.1	71.1
Timber Wolf	34-48	5-9	23.1	29.1	35.1	41.1
Walrus	14-17	5-12	35.1	41.1	47.1	53.1
White Wolf	34-48	3-7	65.1	71.1	77.1	83.1
White Wyrm (T2A)	**738-757	17-25	96.3	102.3	108.3	114.3

** Apex High-End Pets Base Attributes

Creature	Strength (Str)	Dexterity (Dex)	Intelligence (Int)	Armor (AR)
Nightmare** (T2A)	510 – 525	104	114	60
Dragon**	799 – 818	100 – 104	442 – 471	60
White Wyrm** (T2A)	738 – 757	100 – 104	385 – 425	64