Virtues

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Overview

Slots for Virtues

Virtues are a type of trait that characters can gain in Lotro. Virtues grant bonuses to stats and are an important part of improving your character.

Each Virtue grants bonuses to 3 different stats. The first stat listed on the tooltip grants the largest bonus, the next grants a somewhat smaller bonus, and the last stat listed on the tooltip grants the smallest bonus. In order to gain the stat bonuses for a Virtue it must be slotted by double-clicking it or dragging it to the top bar in the Virtue page of the Trait Tree Panel (which by default is accessed by the j key).

All Virtues also grant a small passive stat bonus (either to Maximum Morale or Physical and Tactical Mastery) even if they are not slotted.
(Note: even when you don't have any rank at all then you still get rank 1 passives.)

Virtue slots are unlocked as you level up:

Slot Unlocked at Level
1 7
2 9
3 11
4 17
5 23

Slotted Virtues are tied to each Trait build (specified using the numbered tabs on the right side of the Trait Tree Panel). Therefore players can have unique Virtue builds that accompany their Class Trait builds. Note that Trait builds can be switched at any time while out of combat.

To determine which Virtues provide the most benefit for each class and role, consult the following pages:

Ranking up Virtues

A Virtue marked as Earning

To increase the stat bonuses provided by Virtues, you must increase their rank. Virtues gain ranks when players acquire Virtue Experience ("Virtue XP") as a reward for completing a deed, certain repeatable quests, or Featured Instances. Only one Virtue can be ranked up at a time - the Virtue that is specified as Earning in the Virtue panel. To mark a Virtue as Earning, click it such that the text 'Earning' appears in green below the Virtue name.

A Virtue Maxed Out Alert

The current maximum rank achievable for Virtues was raised to 90 on 8th November 2023 with Update 38. The next Virtue Tier increases are plannen on:

  • 90 to 92, approximately May 14th.
  • 92 to 94, approximately November 15th.

However, the effective maximum rank is also based on a cap dictated by character level and the lowest of the two caps counts.

Character Level Rank Cap by Level
5-110 Level/2 (rounded down)
111-139 Level-55
140 Level-54 (86)
141-149 Level-53
150 Level-52 (98)

The next Virtue cap increase is currently unknown.

If you gain Virtue XP while your Earning Virtue is capped then the Virtue XP will go instead to a Virtue which is not capped in this order:

  1. A slotted Virtue in your current build from left to right.
  2. The lowest ranked Virtue and in case of multiple equally ranked - in alphabetical order.

The following table lists the amount of Virtue XP required for each rank:

Rank Virtue XP
for Rank
Total Virtue
XP required
Rank Virtue XP
for Rank
Total Virtue
XP required
Rank Virtue XP
for Rank
Total Virtue
XP required
Rank Virtue XP
for Rank
Total Virtue
XP required
1 1,000 1,000 24 1,300 26,700 47 1,700 61,800 70 2,200 107,000
2 1,000 2,000 25 1,300 28,000 48 1,700 63,500 71 2,200 109,200
3 1,000 3,000 26 1,300 29,300 49 1,800 65,300 72 2,200 111,400
4 1,000 4,000 27 1,400 30,700 50 1,800 67,100 73 2,200 113,600
5 1,000 5,000 28 1,400 32,100 51 1,800 68,900 74 2,200 115,800
6 1,000 6,000 29 1,400 33,500 52 1,800 70,700 75 2,200 118,000
7 1,000 7,000 30 1,400 34,900 53 1,800 72,500 76 2,200 120,200
8 1,000 8,000 31 1,400 36,300 54 1,900 74,400 77 2,200 122,400
9 1,000 9,000 32 1,500 37,800 55 1,900 76,300 78 2,200 124,600
10 1,000 10,000 33 1,500 39,300 56 1,900 78,200 79 2,300 126,900
11 1,100 11,100 34 1,500 40,800 57 1,900 80,100 80 2,300 129,200
12 1,100 12,200 35 1,500 42,300 58 1,900 82,000 81 2,300 131,500
13 1,100 13,300 36 1,500 43,800 59 1,900 83,900 82 2,300 133,800
14 1,100 14,400 37 1,500 45,300 60 2,000 85,900 83 2,300 136,100
15 1,100 15,500 38 1,600 46,900 61 2,000 87,900 84 2,300 138,400
16 1,200 16,700 39 1,600 48,500 62 2,000 89,900 85 2,400 140,800
17 1,200 17,900 40 1,600 50,100 63 2,100 92,000 86 2,400 143,200
18 1,200 19,100 41 1,600 51,700 64 2,100 94,100 87 2,400 145,600
19 1,200 20,300 42 1,600 53,300 65 2,100 96,200 88 2,400 148,000
20 1,200 21,500 43 1,700 55,000 66 2,100 98,300 89 2,400 150,400
21 1,300 22,800 44 1,700 56,700 67 2,100 100,400 90 2,400 152,800
22 1,300 24,100 45 1,700 58,400 68 2,200 102,600
23 1,300 25,400 46 1,700 60,100 69 2,200 104,800

Virtue / Stat Comparison Matrix

The following table illustrates which Virtues provide which stat bonuses.

Virtue Stats (values at Rank 90)
Agility Armour CritDef CritRtg Evade Fate Finesse ICMR IHR Morale Power Might PMR PMit Resist TMR TMit Vitality Will Passive
Charity 3662 15612 443 Morale
Compassion 1180 7323 3662 Morale
Confidence 8630 3634 5762 Mastery
Determination 1530 2593 3609 Mastery
Discipline 5762 2202 15612 Morale
Empathy 3924 5762 4666 Morale
Fidelity 2202 7323 738 Morale
Fortitude 5762 6330 4666 Morale
Honesty 2593 7218 762 Mastery
Honour 3461 6330 3662 Morale
Idealism 1245 5762 1902 Morale
Innocence 7323 7777 2202 Morale
Justice 126.6 3169 2202 Morale
Loyalty 1966 3461 1484 Morale
Mercy 12143 622 443 Morale
Patience 2593 6054 996.245 Morale
Tolerance 2202 7777 7323 Morale
Valour 2593 5762 7218 Mastery
Wisdom 3461 3609 1530 Mastery
Wit 4319 11594 2167 2167 Mastery
Zeal 2593 1530 3609 Mastery

Note: Cells in the table are colour-coded as follows:

High Value Virtue Medium Value Virtue Low value Virtue

For a complete list of all stat values for all ranks for each Virtue, see the Virtue page.

Best Virtues by Stat

The following table lists the best Virtues to slot for each stat. High value virtues provide the highest value for the stat, while medium and low value virtues provide lesser values.

Stat High Value Virtues Medium Value Virtues Low Value Virtues
Agility Determination
Armour Value Empathy Loyalty Compassion
Critical Defence Empathy, Fortitude Honour
Critical Rating Confidence Wit Determination, Honesty, Patience, Valour, Zeal
Evade Rating Mercy Patience Confidence
Fate Idealism Mercy
Finesse Rating Wit Confidence, Valour Wisdom
in-Combat Morale Regen Justice
Incoming Healing Rating Discipline, Idealism Loyalty
Maximum Morale Fortitude, Honour Justice Idealism
Maximum Power Patience
Might Zeal
Physical Mastery Rating Valour Determination, Zeal Wit
Physical Mitigation Compassion, Innocence Charity Discipline, Fidelity, Tolerance
Resistance Rating Charity, Discipline Innocence, Tolerance Empathy, Fortitude
Tactical Mastery Rating Honesty Wisdom Wit
Tactical Mitigation Fidelity, Tolerance Compassion, Honour Innocence, Justice
Vitality Loyalty Fidelity Charity, Mercy
Will Wisdom Honesty

Virtue-boosting Racial Traits

In addition, there are certain Racial Trait which adds 1 rank to each of 3 given virtues, if this trait is slotted as a Racial Trait.

These are either awarded by reputation factions or a designated class quest.

Faction / Quest Award / Deed Trait +1 Virtues
Dwarf Friend of Thorin's Hall  Award of Dwarf Virtue  Virtuous Dwarf  Fidelity  Honesty  Loyalty
Elf Friend of Elves of Rivendell  Award of Elven Virtue  Virtuous Elf  Charity  Patience  Wisdom
Hobbit Friend of the Mathom Society  Award of Hobbit Virtue  Virtuous Hobbit  Empathy  Honesty  Idealism
Man Friend of the Men of Bree  Award of Men's Virtue  Virtuous Man  Confidence  Justice  Patience
Beorning [30] Hatred of Bear and Man -  Virtuous Beorning  Fortitude  Empathy  Honour
High Elf Friend of the Galadhrim -  Virtuous High Elf  Wisdom  Confidence  Justice
Stout-axe Friend of Thorin's Hall Guest of Thorin's Hall  Virtuous Stout-axe  Wit  Determination  Fortitude
River Hobbit Friend of the Eglain Friend of the Forsaken  Virtuous River Hobbit  Innocence  Mercy  Wit

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