Getting Started

So you've heard about Lyonspyre and want in. This is the 10-minute version: install, log in, make a character, understand the loop.

The pitch

Lyonspyre is a freeshard running T2A-era combat (no AOS damage curves, no Insurance, no item properties bloat) with a layer of modern progression systems on top:

• Dungeon Talents — per-region talent trees you earn by playing in that dungeon. Spec into Archery, Magic, three melee schools, Healing, or pet/taming.
• Resonance — six elemental schools attached to your weapon, armour, and accessories. Each slot grants passive bonuses and contributes to an Ultimate proc.
• Real PvM depth — bosses use a threat system (so the tank actually tanks), elites have mechanics, dungeons reward you over time.

You're not playing 2026 World of Warcraft. You're playing 1999 UO with the knobs we wish someone had turned.

Three things to do first

1. Install the client — one launcher, one click, no UO Classic install required (the launcher bundles everything).
2. Your first hour — spawn, choose your path from the in-game menu, find Elder Mara, do the welcome quest, head to The Pit.
3. Pick a build — long-form guidance on the seven archetypes, what skills they want, how they scale.

Useful in-game commands

Command	What it does
[talents	Open your dungeon-talent tree
[stats	Open your stat / damage breakdown panel
[profile	Open your character hub (talents + resonance + leaderboard + stats)
[lb	Open the leaderboard
[autobandage	Toggle the auto-bandage script

Help

We're on Discord — drop in #help and someone will answer. The wiki is the long-form reference; Discord is real-time.