Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny/Magic

Reagents and apothecary shops

The following abbreviations will be used in this page:

• ash: sulphur ash
• gin.: ginseng
• gar.: garlic
• sil.: spider silk
• prl.: black pearl
• mos.: blood moss
• nig.: nightshade fungus
• man.: mandrake root

All the prices are per unit, and refer to Karma level equal to 99. Best deals are highlighted.

Shop	Owner	Town	ash	gin.	gar.	sil.	prl.	mos.	nig.	man.
Healers Herbs	Mme. Pendra	Yew	1.25	2.50	2.50	5.00	-	6.25	-	-
The Alchemist	Toama	Skara Brae	1.21	2.50	-	-	3.83	6.23	-	-
Mysticism	Enlor	Cove	-	-	-	3.50	5.00	5.00	12.00	19.00
The Herbalist	Nilrem	Moonglow	-	2.50	3.83	3.75	-	-	15.00	16.00
The Sharper Mage	Virden	Lycaeum	-	-	-	-	-	16.00	38.00	51.00
-	-	wild	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.00	0.00

Spells

There's a total of 48 spells in the video game. There are eight levels of magic, and each of them includes six spells.

A * near the price means that the reagents include Nightshade fungus; a + near the price means that the reagents include Mandrake root; both these reagents can be obtained for free.

There is an error in the manual: the "summon clone" spell does not require nightshade fungus.

Lv./MP	Spell	Use	Effect	Gold & Reagents
1	An Nox	heal	cure poison	05.00 G: gin, gar
2	In Xen Mani	heal	create food	05.00+G: gin, gar, man
1	Mani	heal	heal	06.00 G: gin, sil
5	Vas Mani	heal	great heal	06.00+G: gin, sil, man
8	In Mani Corp	heal	resurrect	14.81+G: ash, gin, gar, sil, mos, man
2	In Wis	peace	locate	00.00*G: nig
7	In Quas Wis	peace	map peer	00.00+*G: nig, man
1	In Lor	peace	light	01.21 G: ash
3	Vas Lor	peace	great light	01.21+G: ash, man
6	Wis An Ylem	peace	x-ray	01.21+G: ash, man
4	An Grav	peace	dispel field	05.04 G: ash, prl
8	Vas Rel Por	peace	gate travel	05.04+G: ash, prl, man
2	Rel Hur	peace	wind change	06.21 G: ash, mos
2	An Sanct	peace	unlock	06.21 G: ash, mos
5	In Ex Por	peace	magic unlock	06.21 G: ash, mos
1	An Ylem	peace	vanish	07.50 G: gar, mos
3	In Por	pea/supp	blink	08.50 G: sil, mos
4	Des Por	peace	downward move	08.50 G: sil,mos
4	Uus Por	peace	upward move	08.50 G: sil,mos
5	An Ex Por	peace	magic lock	08.71 G: ash, gar, mos
2	Kal Xen	support	summon animal	03.50+G: sil, man
1	An Zu	support	awaken	05.00 G: gin, gar
7	Sanct Lor	support	invisibility	05.00+*G: mos, nig, man
4	In Sanct	support	protection	06.21 G: ash, gin, gar
5	Rel Tym	support	quickness	06.21+G: ash, mos, man
6	An Xen Ex	supp/deb	charm	07.33*G: sil, prl, nig
4	In Sanct Grav	supp/pea	protection field	07.33+G: prl, sil, man
5	In Bet Xen	support	summon insects	09.71 G: ash, sil, mos
8	Kal Xen Corp	support	summon demon	11.00+G: gar, sil, mos, man
7	In Quas Xen	support	summon clone	11.21+G: ash, gin, sil, mos, man
6	Quas An Wis	debuff	confuse	00.00*+G: nig, man
7	In Quas Corp	debuff	fear	02.50*+G: gar, nig, man
4	Wis Quas	debuff	reveal invisibles	03.50*G: sil, nig
2	An Xen Corp	debuff	repel undead	03.71 G: ash, gar
7	In An	debuff	negate magic	03.71+G: ash, gar, man
5	In Zu	debuff	sleep wind	06.00*G: gin, sil, nig
8	An Tym	debuff	time stop	06.21+G: gar, mos, man
6	Rel Xen Bet	debuff	transform	06.21+*G: ash, sil, man, nig
3	In Zu Grav	debuff	wall of sleep	09.83 G: gin, sil, prl
8	In Vas Grav Corp	attack	cone of energy	01.21+*G: ash, nig, man
7	Xen Corp	attack	kill	03.83*G: prl, nig
1	Grav Por	attack	magic missile	05.04 G: ash, prl
3	Vas Flam	attack	ball of flames	05.04 G: ash, prl
7	In Nox Hur	attack	poison wind	06.21*G: ash, mos, nig
8	In Flam Hur	attack	flame wind	06.21+G: ash, mos, man
6	In Vas Por Ylem	attack	tremor	06.21+G: ash, mos, man
3	In Nox Grav	deb/att	wall of poison	07.33*G: sil, prl, nig
3	In Flam Grav	deb/att	wall of fire	08.54 G: ash, sil, prl

Spells analysis

Healing spells

These spells cure health and status of the Companions.

• L1 An Nox: cures poison; it's one of the most important spells, because whenever you open a chest there's a chance to get poisoned by a trap; at game start, you have just the right reagents to mix a few portions of this spell.
• L1 Mani: cures some health points; useful to save a companion in battle.
• L2 In Xen Mani: creates food, and food allows to restore HP when you camp in the wild; it's actually not very convenient, but it will become more effective in later episodes of Ultima.
• L5 Vas Mani: cures health points fully, but it cannot be cast in battle.
• L8 In Mani Corp: restores a dead ally to life; it cannot be cast in battle.

Field spells

These spells are used mainly outside battle, to move faster or remove obstacles.

Orientation:

• L1 In Lor: light; useful in dungeons and in the underworld; plenty of torches can be found for free, so this spell usefulness is limited.
• L2 In Wis: locate; it tells the latitude and longitude coordinates; it also works where and when the sextant does not.
• L3 Vas Lor: great light; it's the upgrade of the above "In Lor" spell, and it lasts longer; two torches found for free will do the job.
• L6 Wis An Ylem: x-ray; it allows to see through walls as long as you stand still.
• L7 In Quas Wis: peer map; it shows a large map of the surroundings; useful to... complete this same guide!

Movement:

• L2 Rel Hur: wind change; it's only useful to travel faster on a frigate.
• L3 In Por: blink; it teleports the party in a straight line, but it works only if the destination tile is green grass; it is necessary in the underworld of Dungeon Hythloth.
• L4 Des Por: move downwards one level in dungeons; many players see this as a half-cheat.
• L4 Uus Por: move upwards one level in dungeons; many players see this as a half-cheat.
• L8 Vas Rel Por: gate travel; it teleports instantly to the moongate corresponding to the selected moon phase.

Obstacle removal:

• L1 An Ylem: vanish; it can remove an item that blocks your way to a door or a secret passage; the item will reappear if you leave and re-enter the area; in later episodes of Ultima, it will become more useful as it can be paired with a spell that make things reappear at will.
• L2 An Sanct: unlock doors; it works the same as the key, that can be found for free after battles; anyway, there is one instance where you can lose your keys, so this spell will come in handy.
• L4 An Grav: dispel field; absolutely necessary to reach several areas.
• L5 In Ex Por: magic unlock; it opens magically locked doors, but the Skull Keys do the same, and they can be obtained for free.
• L5 An Ex Por: magic lock; if you run out of keys and of "An Sanct" spells, you can use this spell and then the "In Ex Por" spell to unlock any door.

Battle spells

Support spells

These spells temporarily improve the abilities of the Companions, remove status ailments, or summon more allies

Status restoration:

• L1 An Zu: awaken; useful against some spellcasting enemies, especially if they come in large groups; the spell becomes obsolete when you find the Magic Crown, that prevents the enemies to cast sleep spells.
• L6 An Xen Ex: cure charm or cause charm; as a support spell, it's useful until you find the Magic Crown; as a debuff spells, it may fail against the most palatable (stronger) targets.

Status improvement:

• L4 In Sanct: protection; it increases the armor value of all the company.
• L5 Rel Tym: quickness; it roughly doubles the number of attacks of all the companions.
• L7 Sanct Lor: invisibility; the enemies will not attack the companions.

Summon ally:

• L2 Kal Xen: summon animal (giant rat)
• L4 In Sanct Grav: protection field; strong enemies can remove these fields.
• L5 In Bet Xen: summon insect swarm
• L7 In Quas Xen: summon clone; the damage suffered by the clone is actually suffered by the original.
• L8 Kal Xen Corp: summon demon

The summoned allies are generally weaker than their hosile counterparts.

Debuff spells

These spells disable the enemies, and are especially useful against monsters that can deal lots of damage before being defeated.

• L2 An Xen Corp: repel undead; affected enemies run away.
• L3 In Zu Grav: wall of sleep; targets a single tile.
• L4 Wis Quas: dispel invisibility.
• L5 In Zu: sleep wind; targets a conic area.
• L6 Quas An Wis: confuse; target enemy will not act.
• L6 Rel Xen Bet: transform (into a weak monster)
• L7 In Quas Corp: fear; affected enemies run away.
• L7 In An: negate magic; neither enemies nor companions can use magic; obsolete when you find the Magic Crown.
• L8 An Tym: time stop; no enemy can move nor defend for a few turns.

Wall of sleep and Sleep wind are particularly useful against groups of dragons, that can spit fireballs even if magic is negated: e.g. by the Crown.

Attack spells

Spells that damage the enemies directly.

Single target spells are generally less reliable than ranged weapons.

Except for Tremor, multiple target spells will damage any companion in the way.

Single target:

• L1 Grav Por: magic missile
• L3 Vas Flam: fireball
• L3 In Nox Grav: wall of poison
• L3 In Flam Grav: wall of flames
• L7 Xen Corp: kill (instant-defeat)

Multiple targets:

• L6 In Vas Por Ylem: tremor
• L7 In Nox Hur: poison wind
• L8 In Flam Hur: flame wind
• L8 In Vas Grav Corp: cone of energy

Spells versus items

Many items have effects similar to specific spells.

Spell	Item	Comments
L1 In Lor (light) L3 Vas Lor (great light)	torch	There's plenty of torches to be found, the spells are pretty useless.
L2 In Xen Mani (create food)	food	In general, the spell is more expensive than buying food at the taverns.
L2 In Wis (locate)	sextant	The sextant is absolutely free, but the spell can be used in daylight and underground.
L2 An Sanct (unlock)	key	A couple of keys will do the job of the spell. Anyway, if you are jailed, all the keys will be confiscated, therefore it's good to have a few spells.
L4 An Grav (dispel field)	Sceptre	Once you get the sceptre, the spell becomes useless.
L1 An Zu (awaken) L4 Wis Quas (reveal invisibles) L7 In An (negate magic)	Crown	Once you get the crown, the spells become pretty useless.
L5 In Ex Por (magic unlock)	skull key	Skull keys can be used in areas where magic is negated.
L7 In Quas Wis (peer map)	gem	Use the spell if you run out of gems.
L7 Sanct Lor (invisibility)	ring of invisibility	The rings are rare and crumble with prolonged use.
L8 Vas Rel Por (gate travel)	moonstones	The spell is more reliable than the moonstones.

Potions and scrolls

Potions and scrolls are single-use items with one spell embedded in them. They can be found in chests and after defeating enemies. Any of them becomes less useful as soon as two or more companions reach the necessary level to cast the corresponding spell.

Potion/scroll	Type	Spell	Spell Level
Val Lor scroll	Field	Light	1
Rel Hur scroll	Field	Wind change	2
In Quas Wis scroll	Field	Peer map	7
In Mani Corp scroll	Field	Resurrect	8
In Sanct scroll	Support	Protect all	4
Kal Xen Corp scroll	Support	Summon demon	8
In An scroll	Debuff	Negate magic	7
An Tym scroll	Debuff	Time stop	8
Green potion	X	User gets poisoned!!!	0
Orange potion	X	User falls asleep!!!	0
Purple potion	X	User becomes a rat!!!	0
White potion	Field	X-ray	6
Red potion	Field/support	Cure poison	1
Yellow potion	Field/support	Heal	1
Blue potion	Support	Awaken	1
Black potion	Support	Invisibility	7