Dominions 5 is full of units with a multitude of "Unit abilities" - abilities and characteristics that govern how a particular unit performs on the battlefield and the map. This page will aim to collect a short description of all unit abilities with links to those abilities that require further explanation. Please keep the list in alphabetic order.

This ability causes anyone striking the unit to take armor piercing acid damage equal to the ability value, which is then reduced by 3 multiplied by the length of the striking weapon. In practice, because the Gelatinous Cube is the only unit in the game to possess this ability and has a value of 12, a weapon length of 4 or higher completely negates the acid splash.

An adept researcher is a commander with a flat bonus to their research ability over what would be calculated from their paths alone.

Similarly, inept researcher has a penalty to their calculated research total.