Minstrel

From Lotro-Wiki.com

The Minstrel is the heart of a fellowship, a herald of hope and renewal. He uses his knowledge of ancient songs and lore to ward against the forces of darkness and bring relief to his companions.

Available Races: Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, Man

A female Man Minstrel


Classes	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi
Skills	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi
Traits	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi
Deeds	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi

Role

Healer: The Minstrel is the master of maintaining the survivability of the heroes of Middle-earth. The Minstrel also is able to deal damage to his foes by using his damaging light-based attacks in the forms of songs of power. The minstrel is excellent in groups and solo.

Skills

Active Skills

Anthems

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Tier	Range	Description
Anthem of the Free Peoples	Buff	20	10	[ 4 ]		Increases Combat Morale Regeneration
Anthem of Compassion	Buff	24	5	[ 4 ]		Decreases Healing Threat
Anthem of the Valar	AoE	40	5	[ 4 ]	30m	Light-based AoE
Anthem of the Wizards	AoE	40	5	[ 4 ]	40m	Light-based AoE

Ballads and Lays

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Tier	Range	Description
Ballad of Vigour	Buff	1	6	[ 1 ]	30m	Vitality buff
Ballad of Steel	Buff	4	6	[ 1 ]	30m	Armour buff
Ballad of Resonance	Buff	8	6	[ 1 ]	30m	Damage buff
Song of Vigour	Buff			[ 1 ]	20m	Group vitality buff (requires Trait: Smooth Voice)
Ballad of Swiftness	Buff	4	6	[ 2 ]	30m	Attack speed buff
Ballad of Balance	Buff	14	6	[ 2 ]	30m	Evade buff
Ballad of the Stout	Buff	36	6	[ 2 ]	?	Resist buff
Song of Balance	Buff			[ 2 ]	?	Group evade buff (requires Trait: Smooth Voice)
Ballad of War	Buff	6	6	[ 3 ]	?	Group melee damage buff
Ballad of Unshakeable Will	Buff	8	6	[ 3 ]	?	Group Fear resist buff
Ballad of Flame	Buff	32	6	[ 3 ]	?	Group Fire mitigation buff
Cry of the Chorus		26	8	Any	Self	Next Ballad can be from any Tier
Lay of the Hammerhand		42	1 Per Second	n/a	Self	Damage taken from Power instead of Health

Call to War

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Radius	Description
Call of the Second Age	Damage	34		0	5m	AoE Light damage
Call to Oromë	Damage	22		30m	5m	AoE Light damage
Echoes of Batttle	DoT	14	78 + 1 per second	30m	-	Damage over time
Timeless Echoes of Batttle	DoT	20	78 + 1 per second	30m	-	Damage over time
War-speech	Stance	20				Damage stance

Healing and Motivation

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
Raise the Spirit	Heal	1	9	25m	Single-person heal
Inspire Fellows	Heal	10	81	20m	Group heal/buff
Bolster Courage	Heal	18	10	25m	Single-person Heal
Enlivening Grace	Heal	20	300	25m	Single-person resurrection
Triumphant Spirit	Heal	30	?	20m	Group heal
Rally!	Heal		500	25m	Single-person in-combat resurrection
Chord of Salvation	Heal			25m	Emergency heal

Songs of the Valar

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
Song of the Dead	Debuff	18	5	40	Prevents target undead from taking action
Song of Restoration	Buff	18	300	10	Remove target's dread
Song of Soothing	Buff	28	5	25	Reduces your threat
Song of Aid	Buff	30			Group combat events
Song of Distraction	Debuff	34	5	40	Reduces target's reaction radius
Song of the Hopeful Heart (Legendary)	Buff		9		Area-of-affect dread reduction
Irresistible Melody	Fluff	50	65	10	Cause people nearby to dance

Theater and Inspiration

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
Herald's Strike	Damage	1	6	3	Melee damage
Noble Cause	Heal	16	5	Self	Adds group heal recourse to next 3 Herald's Strikes; no cooldown on Herald's Strike while active.
Tale of Heroism	Buff	22			Group Will & Fate buff
Cure Fear	Buff	26	20	3m	Cures Fear
Tale of Battle	Buff	32	2 per second		Group Vitality & Wound Resistance buff
Still As Death	Protection	38	5	Self	Feigns death
Lay of the Hammerhand	Protection	42	1 per second	Self	Protect self, draining power instead of morale
Tale of Warding	Buff	44	2 per second		Group Armour Value & +1 Hope buff
Gift of the Hammerhand	Protection	48		25m	Sets a protect on ally for 10s
Fellowship's Heart (Legendary)	Heal	50	283	20	Group heal-over-time and fear removal

Words of Power

Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
Piercing Cry	Damage	2	8	40	Ranged Attack
Cry of the Valar	Debuff	12	10	40	Fears your target
Call to the Fellowship	Buff	46	25	25	Increases effectiveness of fellowship maneuvers
Call to Greatness	Buff	50	43	25	Inspires a player to greatness

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

Weapon	Category	Level	Description
Light Armour		1
Medium Armour		15	Allows Medium Armour Use (Minstrel Class Trait)
Shields	Off-hand	20	Increases Armour and Chance to Block

Base Passive Skills

For details see Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, or Man

Combat Characteristics

Name	Level	Cost	Description
Evade Rank 1	7	4 90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Parry Rank 1	9	8 10	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Accuracy Rank 1	11	12 10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Critical Rank 1	15	22 50	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Parry Rank 2	17	28 90	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Accuracy Rank 2	19	36 10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Block Rank 1	21	44 10	Adds 2.0% to Block Chance
Critical Rank 2	23	52 90	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Evade Rank 2	25	62 50	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Parry Rank 3	27	72 90	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Critical Rank 3	29	84 10	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Accuracy Rank 3	31	96 10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Block Rank 2	33	108 90	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
Critical Rank 4	35	122 50	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Block Rank 3	37	136 90	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
Accuracy Rank 4	39	152 10	Reduces Miss by a small amount.
Block Rank 4	41	168 10	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
Evade Rank 3	43	184 90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance

Instrument Proficiencies

	Name	Level	Cost
	Specialized Equipment	1	starting proficiency
	Lute Use	1	starting proficiency
	Clarinet Use	5	2 50
	Flute Use	5	2 50
	Harp Use	5	2 50
	Horn Use	5	2 50
.	Drum Use	5	?
.	Theorbo Use	15	?
.	Cowbell Use	?	?
.	Bagpipes Use	25	?

Weapon Proficiencies

Weapon	Category	Level	Description
Daggers	1H	1	Chance to land critical hit
One-Handed Axes	1H	1	Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss - For Dwarves Only (Racial Trait)
One-Handed Clubs	1H	1	Chance to Stun
One-Handed Maces	1H	1	Chance to Stun
One-Handed Swords	1H	1	Increases to-hit chance

Accomplishments

For details see Minstrel Deeds

Name	Level	Reward	Task	Limit per day
Harmonious Melody	1	Harmonious Melody	Play Ballads (1,500)	500
Herald's Hammer	1	Herald's Hammer	Smite enemies with Herald's Strike (700)	240
Smooth Voice	1	Smooth Voice	Use Piercing Cry (600)	200
Powerful Voice	1	Powerful Voice	Use your Cries (300)	100
Life-singer	10	Life-singer	Use your Healing songs (1,000)	150
Unrelenting	10	Unrelenting	Land Critical hits with Piercing Cry (100)	20
Focused Performance	10	Focused Performance	Evade enemy attacks (300)
Silver Tongue	20	Silver Tongue	Use Cry of the Chorus (125)
Subtle Movements	20	Subtle Movements	Use Song of Soothing (300)
Light in the Dark	20	Light in the Dark	Use Ballad of Resonance (1,000)	150
Graceful Demeanour	20	Graceful Demeanour	Use Enlivening Grace (100)
Strength of Voice	30	Strength of Voice	Use Ballad of the Valar (500)
Battle-Hymn	30	Battle-hymn	Use Anthem of War (300)
Heralded Saviour	30	Heralded Saviour	Use Song of Aid (400)
Mentor of Song	30	Mentor of Song	You must train pupils in the art of music and song
Exemplar of Song	30	Exemplar of Song	You must further your tutoring of students

Legendary Deeds
Name	Level	Reward	Task
Melodies of the Valar	39*	Rally!	Find missing pages (8)
The Rising Chord	39*	Song of the Hopeful Heart	Find missing pages (8)
Valour's Marches	39*	Anthem of the Wizards	Find missing pages (8)

All Legendary books are usable from level 39. 1 legendary trait can be equipped from level 41 and 2 from level 45.

Traits

For details see Minstrel Traits

Minstrel Class Traits

	Name	Description
	Battle-hymn	Increased regeneration in combat from Anthem of the Valar
	Focused Performance	Decreases chance of skill disruption » Source: Evade enemy attacks 300 times
	Graceful Demeanour	Better Enlivening Grace and Rally! » Source: Use Enlivening Grace 100 times.
	Glorious Anthem**	Increased duration of Anthems
	Harmonious Melody	Increased time to play Ballads » Source: Play Ballads 1500 times
	Heralded Saviour	Better Song of Aid » Source: Use Song of Aid 400 times
	Herald's Hammer	Better Herald's Strike » Source: Use Herald's Hammer 700 times
	Life-singer	Reduced Power cost for Morale-renewing skills » Source: Use healing spells 1000 times.
	Light in the Dark	Increases damage for Tier 1 and Tier 2 ballads » Source: Use Ballad of Resonance 1000 times.
	Medium Armour-use*	Allows wearing of Medium Armour » Source: Complete level 15 quest.
	Powerful Voice	Decreased Cries cost » Source: Use your Cries 300 times
	Silver Tongue	Faster Song recovery » Source: Use Cry of the Chorus 500 times
	Smooth Voice	Increases specific ballad effect durations » Source: Use Piercing Cry 600 times.
	Strength of Voice	Increases Tier 3 ballad durations » Source: Use Ballad of War 500 times
	Subtle Movements	Decreases Threat from skills » Source: Use Song of Soothing 300 times
	Unrelenting	Stuns enemy when Piercing Cry crits » Source: Land critical hits with Piercing Cry 100 times

* - Reward from A Song for the Company quest

** - Reward from A Minstrel's Hope quest

Minstrel Legendary Traits

Name	Description	Source
Rally!	Grants the Rally! skill	Melodies of the Valar Book
Song of the Hopeful Heart	Grants the Song of the Hopeful Heart skill	The Rising Chord Book
Anthem of the Wizards	Grants the Anthem of the Wizards skill	Valour's Marches Book
Fellowship's Heart	Grants the Fellowship's Heart skill