Slayer

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An Example of a Creature Specific Slayer

The Slayer property is found on certain melee weapons, instruments, talismans, and spellbooks. This property will do the following when used in an offensive manner:

  • Double damage to the monsters/group they are meant for;
  • Cause most spells to do double damage to the monsters they are meant for;
  • Slayer instruments will increase your success chance by 20% when used on the creatures it is meant for;
  • Slayer instruments will decrease your success chance by 20% when used on the creatures from its opposing group; and
  • Successful use of a slayer weapon, spellbook, or musical instrument will yield a little white flash on the monster.

The Slayer property can be found as a rare drop in monster loot or crafted by a character when using Runic Tools. Slayer instruments can only be found on monster loot. A slayer spellbook however can only be crafted by scribes using a scribe pen (assuming they have a high level of magery) or in artifact form.

Player crafted spellbooks have a chance to have properties from any slayer groups. You must have the spellbook equipped to receive the double damage bonus from most direct damage spells, and slayers granted by spellbooks only effect spells that make use of Evaluating Intelligence in their damage formulas (notable exceptions are Mind Blast and Harm). Note that Necromancy and Spellweaving spells are also not included.

There are two types of slayers, Super Slayers and Lesser Slayers. Super Slayers are effective against a large group of different, but racially or elementally similar, creatures. The Super Slayer comes in two forms: Talisman-based and instrument/spellbook/weapon-based.

Talisman Slayers do not affect spells. The Damage Increase from both talisman-based and instrument/spellbook/weapon-based forms is cumulative, or stacks, subject to the 300% cap.

Slayer Opposites

In a mechanic of the game that was long thought dormant but not, each slayer type has an "opposite." Wielding a slayer type against its opposite will cause the attacker to take more damage then he or she would otherwise. For example, using an Undead Slayer against a reptile will cause the attacker to take additional damage from the reptile. The same applies to using an Ophidian Slayer against a Terathan. (This limits the usefulness in combat of the Berserker's Bardiche, an artifact found during the Ophidian War event cycle.)

History

  • Initially, the Slayer property was called Virtue Weapons, applied only to melee weapons, and operated in a far different manner than currently.
  • Publish 16 (July 12-22, 2002) saw the introduction of Slayer Musical Instruments. They they worked the same way as Slayer melee weapons. However, they increased the chance of a successful use of the Barding skill that was mentioned in the tool tip, instead of doing double damage to the creatures for they were meant.
  • The Ultima Online: Age of Shadows (February 2003) expansion changed the way Slayer weapons work, to the current manner.
  • The Slayer Spellbooks were released with Publish 31 (March 17, 2005) as part of an attempt to make mages more balanced in PvE.

Super & Lesser Slayers

Super Slayers apply to whole groups of creatures. The Lesser Slayers are creature specific. They will say the name of the creature then slayer. For example: "Lizardman Slayer."

Repond Slayer Chart

Repond Slayer (opposed to Undead Group) . Cyclopean Warrior
Ettin
Evil Mage
Evil Mage Lord
Meer Captain
Meer Eternal
Meer Mage
Meer Warrior
Ratman
Ratman Archer
Ratman Mage
Savage Rider
Savage Shaman
Savage Warrior (Female)
Savage Warrior (Male)
Titan

Orc Slayer

Orc
Orc Bomber
Orc Brute
Orc Captain
Orc Chopper
Orc Scout
Orc Lord
Orc Mage

Ogre Slayer

Arctic Ogre Lord
Ogre
Ogre Lord

Troll Slayer

Frost Troll
Troll

Undead Slayer Chart

Undead Slayer . Ancient Lich
Bone Knight
Bone Magi
Dark Guardian
Darknight Creeper
Flesh Golem
Ghoul
Gore Fiend
Hellsteed
Lady of the Snow
Lich
Lich Lord
Mummy
Revenant
Revenant Lion
Rotting Corpse
Shade
Shadow Knight
Sir Patrick
Skeletal Knight
Skeletal Mage
Skeletal Steed
Skeleton
Spectre
Wraith
Zombie



Elemental Slayer Chart

Elemental Slayer . Acid Elemental
Crystal Elemental
Efreet
Kaze Kemono
Rai-Ju
Sand Vortex

Air Elemental Slayer

Air Elemental
Air Elemental (Summoned)

Blood Elemental Slayer

Blood Elemental

Earth Elemental Slayer

Agapite Elemental
Bronze Elemental
Copper Elemental
Dull Copper Elemental
Earth Elemental
Earth Elemental (Summoned)
Golden Elemental
Shadow Iron Elemental
Valorite Elemental
Verite Elemental

Fire Elemental Slayer

Fire Elemental
Fire Elemental (Summoned)

Poison Elemental Slayer

Poison Elemental

Snow Elemental Slayer

Ice Elemental
Snow Elemental

Water Elemental Slayer

Water Elemental
Water Elemental (Summoned)

Abyss Slayer Chart

Demon Slayer . Abyssmal Horror
Arcane Daemon
Balron
Bone Daemon
Chaos Daemon
Daemon
Daemon (Summoned)
Dark Father
Devourer of Souls
Fan Dancer
Gibberling
Horde Minion
Ice Fiend
Imp
Impaler
Moloch
Oni
Ravager
Semidar
Succubus
Tsuki Wolf

Gargoyle Slayer

Enslaved Gargoyle
Fire Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Gargoyle Destroyer
Gargoyle Enforcer
Stone Gargoyle



Arachnid Slayer Chart

Arachnid Slayer

Scorpion Slayer

Miasma
Scorpion
Speckled Scorpion

Spider Slayer

Dread Spider
Frost Spider
Giant Black Widow
Giant Spider
Lady Lissith
Lady Sabrix
Mephitis
Silk

Terathan Slayer

Terathan Avenger
Terathan Drone
Terathan Matriarch
Terathan Warrior

Fey Slayer Chart

Fey Slayer . Corporeal Brume
Dread Horn
Dryad
Enslaved Satyr
Ethereal Warrior
Fetid Essence
Insane Dryad
Ki-Rin
Lady Melisande
Lord Oaks
Mantra Effervescence
Pixie
Satyr
Shimmering Effusion
Silvani
Treefellow
Unicorn
Wisp



Reptile Slayer Chart

Reptile Slayer . Juka Lord
Juka Mage
Juka Warrior
Reptalon

Dragon Slayer

Ancient Wyrm
Dragon
Drake
Greater Dragon
Hiryu
Lesser Hiryu
Serpentine Dragon
Shadow Wyrm
Skeletal Dragon
Swamp Dragon
White Wyrm
Wyvern

Lizardman Slayer

Lizardman

Ophidian Slayer

Ophidian Apprentice Mage
Ophidian Avenger
Ophidian Brood Queen
Ophidian Enforcer
Ophidian Healer
Ophidian Justicar
Ophidian Knight-Errant
Ophidian Matriarch
Ophidian Shaman
Ophidian Warrior
Ophidian Zealot

Snake Slayer

Deep Sea Serpent
Giant Ice Serpent
Giant Ice Worm
Giant Serpent
Ice Snake
Lava Serpent
Lava Snake
Sea Serpent
Serado the Awakened
Silver Serpent
Snake
Yamandon

See Also