Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny/Equipment

All prices refer to a Karma equal to 99.

Weapons

It's a good strategy to equip most characters with ranged weapons, and just one with either melee or bludgeon weapon. The halberd and the magic axe are ranged and melee weapons at the same time.

Ranged weapons offer a great tactical advantage: if a swordsman (character with melee weapon) attacks an archer (character with a ranged weapon), the swordsman will be hit several times before he can land even a single blow.

On the other hand, if an enemy gets next to an archer, he'll prevent the latter from using his ranged weapon against any target, not only against the nearby enemies. The magic axe and the halberd don't have this drawback.

Ranged weapons

Arrows are necessary to use the bow and the magic bow; quarrels are necessary for the crossbow. The sling, the halberd and the magic axe require no ammunition. The magic axe can be equipped with a shield.

The halberd can hit enemies beyond a rock or an obstacle.

Weapon	Weight	Attack	Range	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Sling	2	6	4	13	Britain	-
99 arrows	-	-	-	13	Britain	Bordermarch
99 quarrels	-	-	-	19	Britain	Serpent's Hold
Bow	8	10	7	98	Britain	-
Crossbow	6	12	8	196	Britain	Serpent's Hold
Halberd	18	30	2	250	Trinsic	Serpent's Hold
Magic bow	0	+	10	1048	Britain	Bordermarch
Magic axe	0	+	10	1310	Yew	Bordermarch

Note: there's a free magic axe in Jhelom. Get on the city walls, climb down the stairs in the north-eastern tower, open the secret door in the north-eastern corner, walk along the external walls, search inside the tree stump.

Melee weapons

Some of these weapons can be thrown, but in that case they will be lost. Single-handed weapons can be equipped together with a shield or with a different single-handed weapon.

If a character equips two single-handed weapons, he can attack twice per turn.

Weapon	Weight	Attack	Range	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Jeweled sword	...	0	-	0	-	(Blackthorn's palace)
Chaos sword	...	-99	-	0	-	(Blackthorn's palace)
Dagger	1	6	3	1	Britain	Buccaneer's Den
Flaming oil	2	8	4	5	-	Buccaneer's Den, Jhelom
Main gauche	3	8	(Def+1)	15	-	Buccaneer's Den
Throwing axe	6	10	4	3	-	Serpent's Hold, Jhelom
Spear	4	10	5	9	Yew	-
Short sword	5	12	-	51	Minoc	Buccaneer's Den
Long sword	9	15	-	150	Britain Castle	-
Two-handed axe	15	20	-	150	Trinsic	-
Two-handed sword	13	20	-	200	Trinsic	-
Silver sword	...	+	-	327	Britain castle, Yew	-
Mystic sword	...	+	-	0	-	(underworld)
Glass sword	5	99	-	0	-	(mountains)

Bludgeon weapons

The hit rate of these weapons is based on the strength instead of the dexterity.

These weapons are only recommended for characters with either high strength or whose dexterity is much lower than their strength, i.e. Geoffrey, Sentri and Dupre.

The Spiked Shield and the Spiked Helm allow a second and a third attack, if equipped together with another weapon.

Weapon	Weight	Attack	Range	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Club	3	8	-	6	Yew	-
Mace	7	15	-	64	Minoc	Jhelom
Morning star	8	15	2	60	-	Jhelom, Serpent's Hold
Two-handed hammer	16	20	-	108	Minoc	Bordermarch
Spiked shield	4	6	(Def+3)	120	-	Jhelom
Spiked helm	3	4	(Def+3)	150	-	Jhelom

Armors

Every character can wear up to five protections, one per type, as listed below.

Body armors

Armor	Weight	Defense	Special	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Cloth armor	0	1	-	26	Yew	-
Leather armor	2	2	-	65	Yew	Buccaneer's Den
Ring mail	4	3	-	128	Minoc	-
Scale mail	6	4	-	150	Trinsic	-
Chain mail	10	5	-	393	Britain castle	Serpent's Hold
Plate mail	12	7	-	917	Britain castle, Trinsic	-
Mystic armor	...	+	-	0	-	(underworld)

Helms

The Spiked Helm allows a second attack, if equipped together with another weapon.

Helm	Weight	Defense	Special	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Leather helm	0	1	-	19	Yew	Buccaneer's Den
Chain coif	1	2	-	65	Britain Castle	Serpent's Hold
Iron helm	2	3	-	153	Trinsic, Minoc	-
Spiked helm	3	3	Atk=4	150	-	Jhelom

Shields

The Spiked Shield and the Main Gauche (French for "left hand"; it's a dagger) allow a second attack, if equipped together with another weapon.

Shield	Weight	Defense	Special	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Small shield	2	2	-	51	Minoc	-
Large shield	3	3	-	70	Trinsic	-
Main gauche	3	1	Atk=8	15	-	Buccaneer's Den
Spiked shield	4	3	Atk=6	120	-	Jhelom
Magic shield	...	5	-	2360	Britain Castle	Bordermarch

Amulets

Amulet	Effect	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Spiked collar	Increases defense	200	-	Bordermarch
Amulet of turning	Increases defense against some ranged attacks	900	-	Bordermarch
Ankh	Increases probability of Lord British apparitions	0	(start)	(Cove)

Rings

Ring	Effect	Cost	Shops	Island shops
Ring of regeneration	Restores health points while walking, but crumbles with prolonged use.	200	-	Bordermarch
Ring of invisibility	Makes user invisible, but crumbles with prolonged use.	450	-	Buccaneer's Den
Ring of protection	Increases defense	655	Britain Castle	-