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==Guides==
==Guides==
===Basic Guide===
===Basic Guide===
In this guide, employing five tames consistently is highly recommended. The process involves two distinct phases: the battle phase and the tame phase, both of which you'll repeat multiple times. The rationale behind this strategy is that you earn 0.1 skill for each tame that successfully strikes an enemy before its demise.
Gaining Animal Taming skill through battle is the fastest route to grandmaster. Employing five pets of an [[Tameables#Pet_Taming_Chart|appropriate skill level]] to defeat stronger enemies will yield much faster skill gains than wandering Sosaria and making friends with every animal in sight. The Bard skills Peacemaking and Provocation will aid in this endeavor, as will careful attention to which of your pets are dealing damage. When a monster of the appropriate difficulty dies, there is a chance for each of your pets that hit it during combat to grant you 0.1 skill. More pets hitting an enemy means more chances to gain skill. Thusly, using this method, you can acquire up to 0.5 skill per kill. It's crucial to ensure that each of your tames lands at least one blow while fighting to maximize skill acquisition.  


During the Battle Phase, you can acquire 0.5 skill per kill, making it a swift process to accumulate several skill points within minutes. Occasionally, you may find it necessary to conduct a manual tame phase to gain skill, usually yielding around 1.0 points, after which you'll return to the battle phase. It's crucial to ensure that each of your tames lands at least one hit during the battle phase to maximize skill acquisition. These skill points are visible in the show real, so ensure that this option is selected.
[[Tameables#Pet_Taming_Chart|Appropriate level pets]] for this method are pets whose taming difficulty is within ten skill points of your Animal Taming skill, and the monster being defeated must be a monster stronger than the pets being used. Some examples of this that have been used in the past are Scorpions, Grizzly Bears, Frost Spiders, Lava Lizards, and Hell Hounds being used to kill Earth Elementals. Finding good pet and monster combinations can help you to reach grandmaster in less than a weekend!


Following the battle phase, it's advisable to release and eliminate your current tames. Whenever you require tames for a battle phase, they can be transferred to you from a GM+ tamer.
==Detailed Guide==
Hello, here's a quick and simple 50 - GM taming guide, no actual taming required! "All Kill" and collect those shiny gold pieces and taming points. [GMed 27.Nov.2024]


You can also create your own guide or modify these ones using the [[Tameables#Pet_Taming_Chart|list of tameable pets chart]]!
Below were my starting skills before I started taming/killing. I was going for the Tamer Bard template. Note:(You don't have to have these skills at 100 to start. I leveled them up ahead of time, you can always level them up later.)
{| class="wikitable"
! Level
! Creatures to Tame
|-
| 0
| Buy skills from NPC
|-
| 30
| Cow, Goats, Pigs, Sheep
|-
| 42.1
| Hinds, Timber Wolves
|-
| 55.1
| Polar Bears, Walruses, Brown Bears
|-
| 79.1
| Great Harts, Grizzly Bears
|-
| 91.1
| Bulls
|-
| 103.1
| Skill Scrolls
|-
| 115.1
| Skill Scrolls
|}


===0-110 Guide===
100 Magery (Recommended. Used for gating my pets back and forth from the bank and healing/curing pets.)
The following guide was created by [https://www.uoforum.com/threads/fast-gm-animal-taming-11-23-2023.110252/ cliNt torreZ & Nokins] from the UOForever discord/forums. With this guide you can GM+ taming within a day or two of normal play. Like 8 or less hours of play. We have shared this with several people and they have found the great benefits of it with out having to spend 80+ hours trying to level it or millions of gold buying scrolls. Please enjoy. The original thread can be found [https://www.uoforum.com/threads/fast-gm-animal-taming-11-23-2023.110252/ here].
100 Meditation (Recommended. Mana Regen after healing.)
100 Music (Helped, but not necessary.)
100 Provocation (Helped, but not necessary.)
100 Veterinary (Recommended, mainly for last phase.)
100 Animal Lore (Recommended.)
50 Animal Taming (Recommended.)
GM+ tamer friend (Required)


====Time Required====
Info:
* 50-115: Some have been able to accomplish this with the guide with 8 or less hours of gameplay. This of course includes the use of taming skill scrolls at 100+ skill range.  
*Your skill setup can be different, I really didn't need provoke and veterinary until the last phase. I used provoke when I accidently aggroed too many mobs, other than that I used it here and there. It's helpful, but not necessary. Play it safe and learn to kite.
*I got a tamer friend to help tame all the pets for me. Find a buddy or guild member with GM+ tame to help.
*I mainly used Magery to heal and cure my pets during the first 3 phases.
*I used 5 pack instinct pets for the first 3 phases for faster kill/skill gains and to get the most gains possible.
*I never saw a 0.5 skill gain from a kill using 5 pets, mainly 0.1 - 0.2. The highest I've gotten was 0.3 here and there. Maybe I'm not lucky like some of you will be.
*I didn't include the time it took to tame the pets used because by the time I was done with one phase, my buddy had the other pets ready for the next phase.
*All skill levels in this guide are real skill, not shown skill. To see real skill, open your Skills menu from the paper doll and click "Show Real" at the bottom.


====Details====
===Phase 1===
I set out to record the total time it takes to reach GrandMaster Elder Taming as well as include time between points (.1) or as I call it mpp (minutes per point). My methodology was 4 fold: Name of Creature; Fail or Success; Timestamp of gain; and whether it was an initial tame or re-tame. (I blew though about 50 post-its).
50-69.2: 2 hours, 45 mins
*5 Grizzly Bears (Pack Instinct) (Found in the wilderness/jungle or around Moonglow Moongate. 59.1 required to tame from wiki.)
*Kill everything Shame 1.


I followed guides posted by: Dwayne Wade, DaTamer, Lollo and Bromista
===Phase 2===
* [http://www.uoforum.com/threads/my-contribution-to-training-taming.48800/ Dwayne Wade]
69.3-87.3: 3 hours
* [http://www.uoforum.com/threads/datamers-animal-taming-guide.43492/ DaTamer]
*5 Frenzied Ostard (Pack Instinct) (Found East of Hedge Maze, Spawns 2 at a time. 77.1 required to tame from wiki.)
* [http://www.uoforum.com/threads/updated-taming-guide.61182/#post-422561 Lollo]
*Kill everything Shame 1 & 2. (Go to 2 if 1 is full of people, if not stay on 1. Resist on the frenzied ostards aren't great, had one die to a couple air elementals targeting it. Its doable you just have to be quick on the heals.)
* [http://www.uoforum.com/threads/bromistas-comprehensive-taming-guide-posting-it-publicly-now.64688/ Bromista]


My Recommended Taming Guide: (Nothing new here just observations based on the data) Tame everything between 10-30point above the minimum skill required to tame it. 20 points above the minimum is the sweet spot for gains.
===Phase 3===
87.4-95.6: 2 hours, 15 mins
*5 Hell Hounds (Pack Instinct) (Found in Fire Dungeon. 85.5 required to tame from wiki.)
*Kill everything Shame 1 & 2.


* 0-47.1  
===Phase 4===
** Location:Town NPCs
95.7-100: 1 hour, 45 mins
** Go train your taming skill at various town NPCs at stable masters.
*2 White Wyrms (Found in Ice Dungeon. 96.3 required to tame from wiki.)
*Kill anything with high HP 800HP or above, I selected dragons. (Destard, Dragon Island, Cove Dragons, Daemon Temple Dragon.)


* 47.1-52.2 Battle Phase
===Summary===
** Location:Kill various world mobs on dagger island, or earth elementals in shame
*Total Hours 50-100: 9 hours, 45 mins
** You will need 5 tamed scropions that you will use to kill the mobs listed above.  
*Total Gold Made: 388,589gp (Including paragon chests gold and selling weapons and armors back to NPC. I kept the gems, regs, tmaps, statuettes and cloth drops. I left the ores and fertile dirt/misc items on the corpse.)


* 52.2-53.2 Taming Phase
==Contributors==
** Locations: [[Shame]] Levels 1, Dagger Isle
The community would like to thank the following brave adventurers who contributed their time and experiences for others to enjoy:
** Scorpions (47.1) in Shame or Polar Bears on Dagger Isle are by far the best option.
* Kodobema (developed the detailed guide)
 
* Nebuchadnezzar
* 53.2-58.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Minoc]] and [[Moonglow]] moongates or again Dagger Isle.
** This phase will need 5 Panthers, Snow Leopards, Grey Wolves, or a combo of all three. Take them and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 58.2-59.2 Taming Phase
** Locations: [[Shame]] Levels 1, Dagger Isle
** Tame Scorpions or Polar Bears
 
* 59.2-63.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Minoc]] and [[Moonglow]] moongates
** Tame 5 Great Hearts or Grizzly Bears or a combo thereof. Take them and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 63.2-65.2 Taming Phase
** Locations: [[Shame]] Levels 1, Dagger Isle
** Tame Scorpions, Polar Bears, Snow Leopards to 64.2. Tame Scorpions only until 65.2.
 
* 65.2-70.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: Dagger Isle
** For this you will need 5 White Wolves (found on dagger Island) and either kill spawn on Dagger Island or earth elementals with them in shame until 70.2.
 
* 70.2-71.2 Taming Phase
** Locations: [[Shame]] Levels 1
** Tame Scorpions to 71.2
 
* 71.2-76.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Minoc]] and [[Moonglow]] moongates or Fire Cave/Compassion Desert
** You will need 5 Bulls or Small Hellcats, take them and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 71.2-76.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Minoc]] and [[Moonglow]] moongates or Fire Cave/Compassion Desert
** You will need 5 Bulls or Small Hellcats, take them and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 76.2-77.2 Taming Phase
** Locations: [[Ice Dungeon]]
** Tame frost spiders.
 
* 77.2-80.9 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Ice Dungeon]]
** Take the Frost Spiders Take them and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 80.9-81.9 Taming Phase
** Locations: Delucia Pass
** Tame Lava Lizards.
 
* 81.9-85.9 Battle Phase
** Locations: Delucia Pass
** Take 5 Lava Lizards and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 85.9-90.6 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Fire Dungeon]]
** Take 5 Hell Hounds and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
* 90.6-94.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Fire Dungeon]]
** Take 5 Big Hell Cats and kill earth elementals with them in shame.
 
At this point you will need to tame or have transferred to you a dragon.
 
* 94.1- 98.9 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Destard]]
** Take a Dragon and use either 2 Energy vortex if you have Margery or us two other single slot tames. You will need to Kill Ogre lords or Ice Ogre Lords.
 
* 98.9-101.4 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Ice Dungeon]]
** You will need 2 White Wyrms and kill Ogre Lords or Ice Ogre Lords.
 
* 101.4-104.2 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Asylum]]
** Tame Asylum Imps and kill Ogre Lords.
 
From this point you will have to grind out taming on lava lizards until 105.7 or Use Taming skill scrolls.
 
* 105.7-110.8 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Montor]] or Grinch area in Hythloth
** Avian Steed (7 day spawn best to purchase or borrow) At this point you have to kill shadow wyrms/balrons for gains.
 
* 110.8-115 Battle Phase
** Locations: [[Ice Dungeon]]
** Death Beetle (daily spawn, tamed in the area off ice dungeon) Kill Daemons for easy gains.
 
 
====Template====
These are the recommended skills while levelling:
* 100 Music - Essential
* 100 Peacemaking - Essential for Dungeon Taming
* 100 Provoke - Utility skill to kite pets to surrounding spawn to kill off.
* 100 Magery - Utility skill to Recall/Heal/PK defense (GM not essential during grind)
* 100 Meditation - Helps to keep Mana topped off
* 100 Hiding - I wound up dropping it at 90 taming so I could control tames better
* Animal Lore - Picked up at 90 taming to send tames to surrounding mobs to kill off, works better then provoke IMO.
* Animal Vet - Will drop Peace for Vet at 100 Taming
* Taming What it’s all about.
 
====Supplies====
* 30 of Each Reagent
* 1 Bard Instrument
* Food (usually just ate what dropped)
I banked at either 8-10 reagent left or if I hit 2000 gold. Travel light and death should be irrelevant.
 
====Log====
* From 19 November - 2 December
It took me 53 hours and 15 minute of active taming to go from 50-100. At an average of 6.8 minutes between gains, the data agrees with the general consensus of 1 full point per hour in dungeons and about .8 point per hour in world taming. From real skill 63.7-100 I recorded every point gained; time between gains, and whether it was a taming failure or success.
 
* 14 Days: Average of 3 hours 45min per day
Shortest time between gains: 0min (Few of these)
Longest time between gains: 42min (92.2 off a Bull 2nd Tame (Failure))
 
50-60 averages 5.2 minutes between gains
60-70 averages 5.8 minutes between gains
70-80 averages 7.1 minutes between gains (Due to gains primarily coming from world taming)
80-90 averages 6.2 minutes between gains
90-100 averages 7.6 minutes between gains.


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 19:07, 11 February 2025

Description

Animal Taming is a skill that allows you to tame pets to become your allies. These pets will follow your commands. Higher levels in taming allow you to train much tougher creatures such as Dragons while lower level taming allows you to tame basic animals such as horses. Clicking on an animal once (if it's tamable) will bring up a "Tame" button, you will attempt to reason with the animal or monster until you either fail or succeed. If you succeed, the animal or monster will now listen to your typed commands (Listed below)

Your Animal Taming and Animal Lore skills affect your ability to both tame the creature as well as command it. If your Animal Lore skill is too low, the creature will ignore your commands and get upset. Animal Taming allows you to acquire Meta Pets.

Notes

Recommended Training

As one of the famously hardest skill to level, it is recommended to follow guides in order to maximize the Taming gains during training. Taming gains are difficulty based, meaning that you will not gain skill when Taming something that is considered too easy or too hard. Taming can also be passively trained whenever a tamed pet, or pets, kill a creature. The chance to gain is based on the relative strength of the pet used, the damage the pet dealt, and the tamers skill level. The Tamed Creature's Minimum Taming Requirement must be within 5 skill points of the Tamer's current skill level. Relative Strength of your pet is based on the following:

  • Armor
  • Maximum Hitpoints
  • Strength
  • Dexterity
  • Skill levels
  • Special Abilities such as Relics or Boss Abilities

Notes:

  • You cannot gain taming from gated mobs.

Guides

Basic Guide

Gaining Animal Taming skill through battle is the fastest route to grandmaster. Employing five pets of an appropriate skill level to defeat stronger enemies will yield much faster skill gains than wandering Sosaria and making friends with every animal in sight. The Bard skills Peacemaking and Provocation will aid in this endeavor, as will careful attention to which of your pets are dealing damage. When a monster of the appropriate difficulty dies, there is a chance for each of your pets that hit it during combat to grant you 0.1 skill. More pets hitting an enemy means more chances to gain skill. Thusly, using this method, you can acquire up to 0.5 skill per kill. It's crucial to ensure that each of your tames lands at least one blow while fighting to maximize skill acquisition.

Appropriate level pets for this method are pets whose taming difficulty is within ten skill points of your Animal Taming skill, and the monster being defeated must be a monster stronger than the pets being used. Some examples of this that have been used in the past are Scorpions, Grizzly Bears, Frost Spiders, Lava Lizards, and Hell Hounds being used to kill Earth Elementals. Finding good pet and monster combinations can help you to reach grandmaster in less than a weekend!

Detailed Guide

Hello, here's a quick and simple 50 - GM taming guide, no actual taming required! "All Kill" and collect those shiny gold pieces and taming points. [GMed 27.Nov.2024]

Below were my starting skills before I started taming/killing. I was going for the Tamer Bard template. Note:(You don't have to have these skills at 100 to start. I leveled them up ahead of time, you can always level them up later.)

100 Magery (Recommended. Used for gating my pets back and forth from the bank and healing/curing pets.) 100 Meditation (Recommended. Mana Regen after healing.) 100 Music (Helped, but not necessary.) 100 Provocation (Helped, but not necessary.) 100 Veterinary (Recommended, mainly for last phase.) 100 Animal Lore (Recommended.) 50 Animal Taming (Recommended.) GM+ tamer friend (Required)

Info:

  • Your skill setup can be different, I really didn't need provoke and veterinary until the last phase. I used provoke when I accidently aggroed too many mobs, other than that I used it here and there. It's helpful, but not necessary. Play it safe and learn to kite.
  • I got a tamer friend to help tame all the pets for me. Find a buddy or guild member with GM+ tame to help.
  • I mainly used Magery to heal and cure my pets during the first 3 phases.
  • I used 5 pack instinct pets for the first 3 phases for faster kill/skill gains and to get the most gains possible.
  • I never saw a 0.5 skill gain from a kill using 5 pets, mainly 0.1 - 0.2. The highest I've gotten was 0.3 here and there. Maybe I'm not lucky like some of you will be.
  • I didn't include the time it took to tame the pets used because by the time I was done with one phase, my buddy had the other pets ready for the next phase.
  • All skill levels in this guide are real skill, not shown skill. To see real skill, open your Skills menu from the paper doll and click "Show Real" at the bottom.

Phase 1

50-69.2: 2 hours, 45 mins

  • 5 Grizzly Bears (Pack Instinct) (Found in the wilderness/jungle or around Moonglow Moongate. 59.1 required to tame from wiki.)
  • Kill everything Shame 1.

Phase 2

69.3-87.3: 3 hours

  • 5 Frenzied Ostard (Pack Instinct) (Found East of Hedge Maze, Spawns 2 at a time. 77.1 required to tame from wiki.)
  • Kill everything Shame 1 & 2. (Go to 2 if 1 is full of people, if not stay on 1. Resist on the frenzied ostards aren't great, had one die to a couple air elementals targeting it. Its doable you just have to be quick on the heals.)

Phase 3

87.4-95.6: 2 hours, 15 mins

  • 5 Hell Hounds (Pack Instinct) (Found in Fire Dungeon. 85.5 required to tame from wiki.)
  • Kill everything Shame 1 & 2.

Phase 4

95.7-100: 1 hour, 45 mins

  • 2 White Wyrms (Found in Ice Dungeon. 96.3 required to tame from wiki.)
  • Kill anything with high HP 800HP or above, I selected dragons. (Destard, Dragon Island, Cove Dragons, Daemon Temple Dragon.)

Summary

  • Total Hours 50-100: 9 hours, 45 mins
  • Total Gold Made: 388,589gp (Including paragon chests gold and selling weapons and armors back to NPC. I kept the gems, regs, tmaps, statuettes and cloth drops. I left the ores and fertile dirt/misc items on the corpse.)

Contributors

The community would like to thank the following brave adventurers who contributed their time and experiences for others to enjoy:

  • Kodobema (developed the detailed guide)
  • Nebuchadnezzar

See Also

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