LOTRO Classes guide : LOTRO - Discussions

A guide to help you with the races and skills you can use for them


Dwarf - Classes
Champion
Guardian
Hunter
Minstrel

Elf - Classes
Champion
Guardian
Hunter
Lore-master
Minstrel

Hobbit - Classes
Burglar
Guardian
Hunter
Minstrel

Man - Classes

Burglar
Captain
Champion
Guardian
Hunter
Lore-master
Minstrel

Champion

The Champion will be the class of choice for players that enjoy fast-paced combat with multiple options available at any given moment. Champions can use various weapon styles, but focus on using two weapons simultaneously. With their active play-style Champions are able to consistently cause large amounts of damage to both single and multiple opponents in combat. Their style of combat revolves around the idea that the best defense is a good offense.

Skills

Wild Attack: A damaging attack.
Flurry: An attack that increases the Champion's attack speed and fervor.
Blade Storm: A area-of-effect attack.
Champion's Challenge: A taunting cry that forces the target to face and attack the Champion.
Savage Strikes: A double attack.
Blade Wall: A area-of-effect attack.
Exchange of Blows: For every strike the Champion receives from her enemy, she returns the blow.
Hedge: A de-taunt that will maintain the Champion's current Fervour state.
Brutal Strikes: A triple attack.
Traits

Call of the Wild: The Champion's Wild Attack generates additional threat and she gains a small amount of natural armour.
At the Ready: The Champion's base block rate is increased and she gains a small amount of natural armour.

Guardian
The Guardian will be the class of choice for players that enjoy drawing the attention of their foes in combat and taking advantage of their missteps. Masters of the defensive arts, Guardians use taxing attacks and irksome taunts to draw and hold opponents' attention, relying on their shield and weapon to turn aside incoming attacks with blocks and parries. A Guardian's combat style depends on creating openings during an opponent's attack to provide the opportunity for their own counterattack.

Skills

Challenge: The Guardian knows how to goad his enemies into attacking, leaving his allies free to maneuver.
Shield Swipe: After successfully blocking an enemy's blow, the Guardian may attack with both weapon and shield.
Bash: After a successful Shield Swipe agaist an enemy, the Guardian may bash it again with his shield, possibly stunning it.
Vexing Blow: The Guardian is capable of drawing an enemy's attention to himself with this attack.
Protection: When wielding a shield, the Guardian may protect one of his allies, improving his ally's defense and allowing the Guardian to react to attacks made against him.
Stamp: Enables the Guardian to break his enemy's concentration, interrupting its actions.
Warrior's Heart: The Guardian has the ability to improve his morale for a time, even beyond its normal level.
Guardian's Ward: The Guardian's great skill enables him to strengthen his defenses for a short time.
Thrill of Danger: The thrill of danger allows the Guardian to regain power, increasing with every enemy near him.
Traits

Guardian's Ward: Guardian's Ward increases the Guardian's natural damage mitigation. All of his special attacks also more strongly direct his enemy's ire towards him.
Selfless Defense: The Guardian's Protection skill makes his target less threatening, while drawing the enemy's ire towards him. All of his special attacks also more strongly direct his enemy's ire towards him.

Hunter
The Hunter will be the class of choice for players who enjoy striking a target at range. Clever by nature, the Hunter is known to lure her targets into traps to hinder them, giving her time to use her bow to deadly effect. A Hunter's knowledge of nature also provides skills that help her and her fellows survive in the wild. A Hunter's combat style depends on her ability to injure others while staying out of harm's way.

Skills

Quick Shot: Allows the Hunter to nock and loose an arrow quickly.
Set Trap: The Hunter's survival skills enable him to lay traps to ensnare enemies.
Purge Poison: The Hunter's survival lore allows him to use naturally-occurring medicines to purge poisons from an ally.
Barbed Arrow: The Hunter's arrow causes a wound that bleeds and slightly slows movement speed.
Swift Bow: Loose two missiles in rapid succession.
Rain of Arrows: The Hunter rains five arrows down upon his enemies, allowing him to hit multiple targets.
Penetrating Shot: An extremely damaging shot that is able to pierce the armour of an enemy, ignoring 10% of its mitigation.
Merciful Shot: When an enemy falls to 50% of its health or lower, this shot inflicts massive damage.
Swift Stroke: A fast, damaging melee attack.
Traits

True Shot: The Hunter's Penetrating Shot pierces more deeply through an enemy's armour, ignoring more of the armour's damage mitigation.
Hail of Arrows: The Hunter has a greater chance of landing Critical Hits with his Rain of Arrows.

Minstrel
The Minstrel will be the class of choice for players who want to aid their friends, inspiring them to keep going through the darkest of times. With a vast repertoire of tales both fair and foul, a Minstrel restores the morale of his fellows, as well as causing his enemies to despair. Though able to wield weapons, he prefers to let his words, rather than his sword, speak for him. A Minstrel's style of combat is based on maintaining hope no matter what the odds.

Skills

Raise the Spirit: The Minstrel's words of encouragement renew the morale of a companion.
Clarion of the Valar: Calling upon the name of the Valar can send evil foes fleeing in terror for a short time.
Tale of Heroism: Increases the Will and Fate of the Minstrel's fellowship.
Inspire Fellows: Words of encouragement renew the morale of the Minstrel's fellowship and increase its vigour.
Soothing Song: Decreases the Minstrel's threat in the eyes of her enemy target and all adjacent enemies.
Noble Cause: The next three Herald's Strikes that the Minstrel executes do extra damage and return part of that as morale to her group.
Song of Aid: This song enables the Minstrel to reduce incoming morale damage by lightening the hearts of her fellows.
Enlivening Grace: Bring hope to those whose morale has been entirely depleted, reviving a defeated target.
Piercing Cry: A shout that does light damage to the Minstrel's enemies.
Traits

Life-singer: The Power costs for the Minstrel's morale-renewing skills are reduced.
Harmonious Melody: The Minstrel has a longer window of opportunity in which to perform her next tier of Ballads.

Lore-Master
The Lore-master will be the class of choice for player that enjoys using the power of ancient lore to aid their allies and hinder their foes. Steeped in the histories of Middle-earth Lore-masters are able to aid their fellows in recovering from maladies caused by the forces of the Dark Lord. They can also use their knowledge to daze, harm, or hinder their enemies, as well as give of themselves to strengthen another. Some Lore-masters are even said to be able to communicate with animals and request their aid. A Lore-master's combat style is anchored in the power of knowledge and using it intelligently to defeat evil.

Skills

Raven-lore: An understanding of the speech of ravens allows the Lore-master to call upon one.
Beacon of Hope: Transfers morale to an ally or pet.
Blinding Flash: A blinding flash accompanied by a loud crack and the smell of gunpowder causes the target to stop all action. Any damage caused to the target will break its stupor.
Cracked Earth: The ground cracks beneath a target's feet, doing damage and hampering their movement.
Burning Embers: Red-hot embers swirl around the target, causing damage over time.
Gust of Wind: Air swirls around the target, kicking up debris and other objects that can cause damage to enemies.
Ancient Wisdom: Increases the Lore-master's will.
Power of Knowledge: Steals the power of the target, slowly increasing the Lore-master's own.
Tend the Sick: Cures disease.
Traits

Dúnadan-learning: The Lore-master's knowledge of the lore of the Dúnedain grants bonuses to his Signs of Vigilance and Righteousness.
Master of Beasts: The Lore-master's knowledge of the Signs of Animals gives him greater control over them.

Burglar
The Burglar will be the class of choice for players that enjoy using cunning and tricks to defeat their opponents. Using concealment, a Burglar can strike from the shadows, taking her opponents unawares. With her wit, a Burglar can show her allies where a foe's weakness lies -- or trap someone in a riddle. A Burglar's combat style hinges on her ability to outmaneuver and outwit her opponents while hitting them where it hurts.

Skills

Sneak: Allows the Burglar to move about unseen, though there is a chance of detection.
Surprise Strike: An atack in which the Burglar inflicts more damage when attacking from behind or while sneaking.
Burglar's Advantage: Execute another attack after a critical hit, inflicting more damage when the Burglar attacks from behind.
Diversion: When in stealth, the Burglar can divert an enemy's attention away from himself for a short time.
Trip: Knock an opponent down, opening up a conjunction opportunity if the Burglar is in a fellowship. Only useable while sneaking.
Cunning Attack: The Burglar's formidable cunning allows a darting attack which continues to deal damage after he strikes, dealing even more damage if the attack is made while sneaking.
Aim: The Burglar's careful aim ensures the next damage-dealing attack skill will critical and has much lower chance of missing.
Subtle Stab: Make a quick, sharp attack against a foe.
Double-edged Strike: After using Burglar's Advantage, make two attacks against the target.
Traits

Hidden Danger: The Burglar's attacks while using Stealth are far more accurate, reducing the chances that he may miss or that his enemy may somehow avoid them.
Footpad: The Burglar's ability to move about with Stealth has developed beyond his natural aptitude.

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