Item Properties

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Item Properties are descriptors that outline general information about and benefits bestowed by the various items in the game. With the Age of Shadows expansion, the list of possible properties was modified and greatly increased. Expansions like Stygian Abyss and event items like Epiphany Armor Set added more properties to this list.

Properties

The following properties can be found on items that are looted from other creatures, crafted by using a runic tool or imbued onto items:

Table Key
  • Intensity Range - The allowable range on common items for that intensity. Artifacts and other special items may break this rule.
  • Type - The method in which the property works.
    • Hit - Activated when an animal, monster, or player is hit.
    • Permanent - Always affects the item, whether the item is equipped or not.
    • Persistent - Activated when the item is equipped.
  • Found On - The allowable items the property can be found on. Five categories listed below are armors, jewelry, shields, spellbooks and weapons. Artifacts and other special items may break this rule.
Property Name Intensity Range Type Found On
Platemail Tunic.png Bracelet.png Order Shield.png Spellbook.png Katana.png
Cold Resist 1 - 15% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Damage Increase 1 - 25/50% Hit Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Defense Chance Increase 1 - 15% Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png
Dexterity Bonus 1 - 8 Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Durability 1 - 255 Permanent Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Energy Resist 1 - 15% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Enhance Potions 5 - 25% Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Faster Cast Recovery 1 - 3 Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Faster Casting 1 Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png
Fire Resist 1 - 15% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Cold Area 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Energy Area 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Fire Area 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Physical Area 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Poison Area 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Chance Increase 1 - 15% Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Curse 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Dispel 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Fatigue 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Fireball 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Harm 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Life Leech 2 - 100% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Lightning 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Lower Attack 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Lower Defense 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Mana Drain 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Mana Leech 2 - 100% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Point Increase 1 - 5 Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Hit Point Regeneration 1 - 2 Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Property Name Intensity Range Type Found On
Platemail Tunic.png Bracelet.png Order Shield.png Spellbook.png Katana.png
Hit Stamina Leech 2 - 50% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Hit Point Increase 1 - 5 Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Intelligence Bonus 1 - 8 Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Lower Mana Cost 1 - 15% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Lower Reagent Cost 1 - 20% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Lower Requirements 10 - 100% Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Luck 1 - 100 Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Mage Armor - Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Mage Weapon (-20) - (-29) Persistent Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Mana Increase 1 - 8 Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Mana Regeneration 1 - 2 (3 sb) Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Night Sight - Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Physical Resist 1 - 15% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Poison Resist 1 - 15% Persistent Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Reflect Physical Damage 1 - 15% Hit Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png
Self Repair 1 - 5 Permanent Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Slayer - Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png Tick.png
Skill Bonus 1 - 15 Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Spell Channeling - Persistent Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Spell Damage Increase 1 - 12% Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png
Stamina Increase 1 - 8 Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Stamina Regeneration 1 - 3 Persistent Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Strength Bonus 1 - 8 Persistent Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png
Strength Requirement 10 - 95 Permanent Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Swing Speed Increase 5 - 30% Persistent Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Use Best Weapon Skill - Persistent Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Weight 1 - X Permanent Tick.png Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Property Name Intensity Range Type Platemail Tunic.png Bracelet.png Order Shield.png Spellbook.png Katana.png
Found On


Stygian Abyss Item Properties

Largely restricted to members of the Gargoyle race, the Stygian Abyss expansion included the following properties only to the special Artifacts:

Property Name Intensity Range Type Found On (only on Artifacts)
Platemail Tunic.png Bracelet.png Order Shield.png Spellbook.png Katana.png
Blood Drinker - Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Battle Lust - Hit Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Casting Focus 2 - 4% Hit Tick.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png
Damage Eater 5 - 20% Hit Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png
Reactive Paralyze - Hit Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png
Resonance 10 - 20% Hit Tick.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png
Soul Charge 10 - 20% Hit Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png Cross.png Cross.png
Splintering Weapon 20% Persistent Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Cross.png Tick.png



Special Item Properties

Property Name Intensity Range Type Description
Artifact Rarity 0 - 12 Permanent Found on some of the Doom artifacts, event items and all of the stealable artifacts.
Bane - Persistent Introduced with Publish 83
Balanced - Persistent Found only on Archery Weapons.
Blessed - Permanent It can be found on almost any item.
Brittle - Permanent Items with this property cannot be fortified. Found on Surge Shield and Mana Phasing Orb.
Assassin Honed - Permanent Found only on items stolen from the treasure room in Wrong.
Damage Modifier - Persistent Found only on quivers.
Elves Only - Permanent Found on most of the items introduced with the Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy.
Exceptional - Permanent Found on exceptionally crafted items.
Gargoyles Only - Permanent Found on most of the items introduced with the Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss.
Increased Karma Loss - Persistent Found on Cast-Off Zombie Skin, Cloak of Corruption and Ossian Grimoire.
Insured - Permanent Found on insured items.
Lifespan time varying Permanent Found on Peerless keys and some of the quest items.
Locked Down - Permanent Found on items that are locked inside a house.
Locked Down & Secure - Permanent Found on items that are locked and secured.
Lower Ammo Cost 15 - 20 Persistent Found on Quiver of Infinity and Runed Driftwood Bow.
Mana Burst 1 - 5 Permanent Found on Epiphany Armor Set pieces.
Mana Phase - Permanent Found only on Mana Phasing Orb.
No-Drop - Permanent Found on some of the quest items.
No-Trade - Permanent Found on some of the quest items.
Shard Bound - Permanent Found on all 'Treasures' items released after Halloween of 2020
One-Handed Weapon - Permanent Found on weapons.
Owned By - Permanent Found on talismans or player-blessed items.
Rage Focus - Permanent Found on Focusing Gem of Virtue Bane applied weapons.
Two-Handed Weapon - Permanent Found on weapons.
Velocity 2 - 50% Persistent Found on Archery Weapons.
Weight Reduction - Permanent Found on quivers.

Negitive Item Properties

Property Name Description
Antique Increased durability loss, can be powdered 3 times. Each powder will reduce max durability to 250, 200, and 150 respectively. Can be repaired.
Brittle Items with this property cannot be fortified. Found on Surge Shield and Mana Phasing Orb.
Prized Item insurance cost is increased, cannot be blessed
Massive Increased strength requirement, indicated by the item property strength requirement 125
Unwieldy Increased item weight to 50 stones, indicated by a item weight of 50 stones.
Cursed Cannot be insured or blessed, It can be found on some event items and Power Scrolls.
Unlucky Shown by having negative -100 Luck on the item


Item Properties Pre-AoS

The original item property system lasted for over 5 years and consisted of only 5 item properties. Prior to Ultima Online: Age of Shadows, the item properties were:

While there were many different types of hit spell, a weapon could only have one, so it is counted here as a single property.

Armor

A piece of armor had up to three properties:

  1. Armor Resistance Increase: (Defense, Guarding, Hardening, Fortification and Invulnerability);
  2. Durability: (Durable, Substantial, Massive, Fortified and Indestructible);
  3. Blessed or Cursed.

Example: "Indestructible Platemail Helm of Invulnerability with Weaken spell"

Weapons

As for weapons there were five properties.

  1. Damage Increase (Ruin, Might, Force, Power, and Vanquishing);
  2. Weapon Skill Bonus (Accurate, Surpassingly Accurate, Eminently Accurate, Exceedingly Accurate and Supremely Accurate);
  3. Durability
  4. Slayer; and
  5. Hit Spell.

Notes on Original System

  • Some spells that were available on weapons prior to the Age of Shadows are not available now, Clumsy, Weaken, Feeblemind, Mana Drain, and Curse.
  • An item to note is how little the Damage Increase property affected the weapon damage output under the old system. Vanquishing added only 9 points of damage to the total. If a Heavy Crossbow can do up to 56 points of damage before resistances are taken into account, then the Vanquishing property only increases the crossbow damage output 14% to 65, which is a far cry from the 100% that is possible today.
  • Prior to the introduction of runics, the best items could only be acquired by looting monsters.

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