Reagents



Needed for the spell are reagents. These chemical substances are needed as a link between the physical world of the spellcaster and the ethereal waves of magic. Each of them can be found in specific places, or bought from other mages, who earn money with the selling of reagents. Reagents have to be prepared in a special manner, before they can be used to cast any spells.

These reagents are in use since Ultima IV, where the magic system was altered significantly, and became more complex. Since then, the reagents have stayed the same, and appeared in every installment in Britannia.

The eight reagents of Britannia are:
 * Black Pearl
 * Blood Moss
 * Garlic
 * Ginseng
 * Mandrake Root
 * Nightshade
 * Spider Silk
 * Sulfurous Ash

Ultima V
Nightshade can also still be found in the deepest Spiritwood (the patch is easy to recognise) while Mandrake Root is still found in the Bloody Plains. Both can be harvested around midnight.

Savage Empire
For reagents in Savage Empire, see Magic in Savage Empire.

Ultima VII



 * Wis Sur will sell his reagents for any price offered, as low as 1gp.

Ultima VII: Part Two
For more information, see Serpent Isle Magic.

The prices below are in filari, monetari, and guilders, respectively.
 * All prices represented as "asking price (minimum price)".
 * Note that the Ring of Reagents makes all reagents obsolete.
 * The Mandrake Root you purchase is not fresh.

Ultima VIII
For reagents in Ultima VIII, see Pagan Magic.

It should be noted here, that most reagents can only be found. The only reagent vendor in Pagan is Mythran.

Ultima IX
The following table lists reagents from Ultima IX Economy Patch.


 * Elena and Irene's Prices are pre- and post-cleanse
 * Reagents can also be summoned using the spell "Create Reagents". Reagent summoned depends on the terrain the Avatar is standing upon. Note: A bug in one of the patches has resulted in this spell often producing a black pearl.


 * Grass: blood moss, garlic, ginseng, or spider silk
 * Dirt: blood moss, garlic, or ginseng
 * Forest: spider silk, nightshade, blood moss, garlic, or ginseng
 * Sand: black pearl
 * Rock: sulfurous ash
 * Lava: sulfurous ash
 * Saltwater: black pearl
 * Swamp: spider silk, blood moss, or mandrake root
 * Anywhere else: blood moss, garlic, ginseng, or spider silk