LOTRO-Riders of Rohan Expansion

War-steed Types

War-steed Skills

Trait Trees & Specialization

Cosmetic Options

New Class Skills With War-Steads

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War-steeds Info

General Skills

List Steed Train Skills

Medium Steed Train Skills

Heavy Steed Train Skills

Shinwaka - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 12:16

Other Games General

I think I pretty much gave up on WoW, but I've taken a fancy to LOTRO as of late (partly becuase its F2P). The Rohan expansion also comes out in September. I don't expect many people to take notice of this thread, but if there is Tart has a guild on the Firefoot server. Just as a heads up if there are any interested parties, besides me being on a little here and there not many else has made appearances in the guild as of late.

In The Lord of the Rings Online™: Riders of Rohan™, the War-steed is your personal combat mount. It gains experience, levels up, and can be equipped with a Legendary Bridle—bringing the Legendary Item equip total to three during mounted combat. The War-steed can be trained and specialized in a variety of ways; earning specific trait points will allow you to improve their attributes,acquire new skills, and improve your own mounted combat skills.

Unlike standard travel mounts, War-steeds hail from a long lineage of majestic, highly intelligent, and kingly creatures known as the Mearas. They are faster, stronger, and thoroughly trained for battle.

Shinwaka - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 12:17

Speed plays a primary role in Mounted Combat and players will experience riding across the plains of Rohan faster than ever before. Fury – the primary resource of mounted combat – is generated through swift movement across the battlefield. Higher speeds result in faster Fury generation.

The purpose of Fury is two-fold. First, as your War-steed builds Fury your active attacks become more powerful and generate greater damage with each attack. Second, Fury can be used to augment damage and healing done by some skills.

In mounted combat the core identity of each class remains intact, but also grows through War-steeds. There are a number of new class skills only available while riding a War-steed. These new skills give additional depth to mounted combat while maintaining the original feel of each class, and can be further enhanced by using a Discipline.

There are three mounted combat Disciplines: Rohirrim, Riddermark and Red Dawn. A Discipline augments and alters your moment-to-moment experience of mounted combat.

Rohirrim Discipline

Alters class skills to increase defenses, increases enemy threat/distraction capabilities, and can enhance healing and survivability. Receive a benefit indicative of your class, such as a bonus to healing or increased protection from damage.

Riddermark Discipline

Alters class skills to provide more support-based tactics, increased combat sustainability, and further control over the battlefield. Receive a benefit indicative of your class, like a bonus to critical chance or a modest boost to damage (or to critical damage).

Red Dawn Discipline

Alters class skills, bringing them to a new peak of damage dealing. Receive a benefit indicative of your class, such as a boost to critical chance, critical damage, or enhanced damage to certain skills.

Class Examples

Burglar

Focuses on weakening enemies, evasive maneuvers, positional game play, and melee damage.

Jollification: A burglar knows when to revel in the face of another's folly.
Rohirrim: Restores both morale and power to their mount.
Riddermark: Increases the burglar's chance to critically strike by 25%.
Red Dawn: Applies a powerful short-term bleed to the target.

Requires Trick: Stratagem to be on the target.
Removes Trick: Stratagem when the skill is executed.

Captain

Focuses on strengthening allies, weakening enemies, directing the battlefield, and dealing a mix of melee and ranged damage.

Cry Havoc: Unleashing a mighty cry, the Captain is capable of bolster allies while unnerving foes.
Rohirrim: Deals a low amount of damage to a targeted enemy and heals a great deal of morale and power the Captain and their War-steed.
Riddermark: Deals a low amount of damage to up to 6 targets in a ~40m radius around the target and heals the Captain's fellowship members and their War-steeds for a low amount of morale.
Red Dawn: Deals a significant amount of damage to a single target and restores a small amount of morale and power to the Captain and their War-steed.

Champion

Focuses heavily on melee damage, a very small amount on ranged damage, the ability to threaten/distract enemies, and controlling the battlefield.

Destabilizing Strike: Calling upon inner will and strength to unnerve their opponents, a Champion can force enemies to behave as they desire. Also deals a significant amount of damage to the target.
Rohirrim: Taunts the target to attack the Champion and forces the target to ride in front of the Champion for a short time.
Riddermark: Applies a significant slow to the target and has a very small chance to dismount them when the slow expires.
Red Dawn: Applies a significant bleed to the target and has a small chance to halt the target when the bleed expires.

Consumes all Fervour.

Guardian

Focuses on melee damage, self-sustenance, controlling the battlefield, and threatening/distracting enemies.

Rohan's Edge: Though not a powerful attack, a critical strike can cause your next attack to greatly inspire you and your nearby fellowship members. Deals low damage to a target.
Rohirrim: Your next attack will instantly restore a small amount of morale to you, your fellowship members and war-steeds.
Riddermark: Your next attack will instantly restore a small amount of power to you, your fellowship members and war-steeds.
Red Dawn: Your next attack will instantly increase the damage dealt by you, your fellowship members and war-steeds.

Lore-master

Focuses heavily on ranged damage, a very small amount on melee damage, strengthening and healing allies, weakening enemies, and controlling the enemy.

Enduring Embers: Using your knowledge of fire and all that burns, you heave handfuls of embers at your target. They burn hotter and longer and increase with each application. Deals a minor amount of damage initially and increases damage over the duration of the effect.

Can stack up to 3 times.

Minstrel

Focuses heavily on ranged damage, a small amount on melee damage, and healing and buffing allies.

Call of the Eorlingas: The Eorlingas can use the power of voice to calm allies and war-steeds or bring great harm and ruin to their enemies. You have learned to channel your voice in much the same manner.
Rohirrim: Heals a targeted rider and their steed for a good amount of morale.
Riddermark: Heals the minstrel and their steed for a small amount of morale and heals friendly players and war-steeds within 30m of the minstrel for a fair amount.
Red Dawn: deals damage to a up to three targets in a 30m radius.

Rune-keeper

Focuses heavily on ranged damage, controlling the enemy, and healing allies.

Resolution: In the end, everything is resolve; though some may not like the final result.
Rohirrim: Applies a healing effect to the target and their war-steed. If Fixation is present on the target a secondary Heal-over-Time effect is applied to surrounding friendly targets. (Fixation is removed from the target.)
Riddermark: Applies fair damage to the target. If Fixation is present on the target the target is halted and cannot move for a short time (Fixation is removed from the target.)
Red Dawn: Applies a healing effect to the target and their war-steed. If Fixation is present on the target adds a potent short-term fire based DoT. (Fixation is removed from the target.)

Removes all attunement.

Warden

Focuses on a mix of melee and various ranged damage dependent on stance, controlling the battlefield, threatening/distracting enemies, and self-sustenance.

Skill of the Eorlingas: The ultimate expression of the tactics of the Horse-lords. This is a powerful strike without enhancement. When enhanced along the manner of true horsemanship and style this becomes a devastating maneouvre.
Rohirrim: Deals high damage to the target and decreases incoming damage by 10%.
Riddermark: This skill deals high damage to the target and increases outgoing ranged damage by 5%.
Red Dawn: Deals high damage to the target and increases your outgoing melee damage by 10%.

When a Shield token is active, deals a good amount of damage to the target and increases the armour of the warden and their mount for a period of time. Also decreases incoming damage by 30% for a short time.

When a Lance token is active, deals a good amount of damage to the target and has the potential to unhorse the target. Also increases outgoing melee damage by 25% for a short time.

When a Shout token is active, deals a good amount of damage to the target and reduces the target's speed to 0 for a short time. Also increases ranged damage by 15% for a short time.

Shinwaka - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 12:21

kibito - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 14:25

I think I have a hunter around level 40, but I deleted my LOTRO directory. rofl

Shinwaka - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 15:03

dude.

Melindra - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 15:49

Also damnit that xpac looks really cool. Bah. Need to log in and update. Bah :)

Shinwaka - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 18:37

"Go update LOTRO!"

kibito - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 16:42

I never logged in. No one else was on and I kinda like to play an MMO with other ppl.

Shinwaka - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 18:31

Yes I agree people are always a plus, but LOTRO always draws me back becase of the scenery, music, and lore :)

Shinwaka - Tue, 07/31/2012 - 13:19

3 Different Dwarf Tunes :)

Shinwaka - Sat, 08/11/2012 - 08:41

Explains a little more about how mounted combat works.

Shinwaka - Wed, 08/15/2012 - 15:33

Coming in this expansion :)

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Argonath

Shinwaka - Fri, 08/31/2012 - 14:25

Shinwaka - Fri, 09/14/2012 - 16:58

Shinwaka - Fri, 08/31/2012 - 14:28

The official site describes War-steeds as follows:

In The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan, the War-steed is your personal combat mount. It gains experience, levels up, and can be equipped with a Legendary Bridle—bringing the Legendary Item equip total to three during mounted combat. The War-steed can be trained and specialized in a variety of ways; earning specific trait points will allow you to improve their attributes,acquire new skills, and improve your own mounted combat skills.

There are three types of War-steeds, and while the mounts themselves are not specific to individual classes, their characteristics will allow you to mix and match with your class abilities and your play style.

The Courser: A fast and agile Light mount, a Courser's greater speed allows them to build Fury at a quicker pace, allowing the execution of more devastating Fury-fueled attacks. Great speed comes at the cost, however, as their Endurance and Armour is reduced.
The Rouncey: This is a moderately armoured Medium steed providing balance and stability without sacrificing or favouring survivability or maneuverability. Riders of the Rouncey are usually more focused on close combat, blending greater offense over defense and support tactics more evenly than its lighter and heavier brethren.
The Destrier: This Heavy mount protects more than it speeds. The Destrier's greater armour allows them to take more damage and their enhanced Power allows extensive use of special mount charges and abilities. In trade, a slower speed makes for slower Fury generation and less overall mobility.

Barrel Kick: Your steed leaps into the air, kicking out with its hind legs. The force of this attack has a chance to knock down all affected targets.
Rear Back: In an act of aggression, your steed rears back onto its hind legs, breaking free of its bonds and placing fear into the hearts of all those around it.

Feign Injury: You fake an injury just long enough to divert the enemy's attention elsewhere.

Intimidate: You let forth a mighty scream that frightens your enemy, forcing them to turn and flee from battle for a short time. Combine this with the Trait Deadly Pursuit to apply bleed damage when attacking from behind.

Ride for Ruin: You ride for ruin and for victory, greatly increasing your chance to land a critical hit.Combine this with the Trait Shields Will Be Splintered to apply bleed damage and armour reduction when you land a critical hit.

The three War-steed types in Riders of Rohan are further specialized by earning and allocating trait points. All three steed types have access to unique trait trees, each complementing the three disciplines:

Red Dawn: Focused on skills that deliver large amounts of direct damage.
Rohirrim: Defensive skills designed for sustaining considerable damage.
Riddermark: A blend of support, utility, and some damage skills.

While a War-steed's trait points can be evenly spread across the three branches, many of the most potent skills come from investing in one or two disciplines. You can decide to enhance the strengths of your mount, such as specializing in Rohirrim on a Heavy mount. Conversely, you can mitigate a steed's weaknesses—investing into the Rohirrim tree on a Light War-steed.

In addition, trait tree configurations can be saved and swapped at a later time. Swap between different Trait Configurations when you choose a new War-steed type, or encounter a new situation.

Focuses heavily on ranged damage, a very small amount of melee damage, controlling the enemy, and self-sustenance.

Noble Arrow: You unleash a noble arrow at your target. The arrow seeks its target with a critical intent. Deals good damage to the target and on critical:

Rohirrim: restores health and power to the hunter and their war-steed.

Riddermark: reduces the armor rating of the target and their war-steed.

Red Dawn: applies a bleed to the target and their war-steed.

The War-steed features an extensive visual customization through seven cosmetic equipment slots: Head, Body, Legs, Tail, Hide, Saddle, and Gear. A few cosmetic styles included for launch are Bone, Leather, Elven, and Chainmail. You can also swap a War-steed's coat, allowing total control of your mount's appearance.

http://lotro.wikia.com/wiki/War-steeds