Hunter

The Hunter is a master of field and forest, unmatched with the bow. Hunters use their survival skills to guide their companions and lay traps for their enemies. Hunters are at their strongest when attacking from a distance, but they are able to defend themselves in melee combat, when needed.

Inspired by Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood, a mighty hunter and companion of Aragorn, the Hunter is the master of ranged damage with additional skills in crowd control and support.

With his ability to travel quickly to many locations while taking his entire Fellowship with him (wayfaring), the Hunter has become known as the Middle-earth Taxi Service.

Available to Races: Dwarf, Elf, High Elf, Hobbit, Man

A female Hobbit Hunter


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Role

Nuker - The Hunter is proficient at dealing out damage to single foes at both range and melee. When the Hunter is at range, he can unleash devastating arrow shots that do high damage to single targets. When the solo enemy finally manages to close into melee range, the Hunter is well-equipped to deal the finishing blow with some of their melee skills.
The Hunter has three different trait specialisation sets: the Bowmaster, the Huntsman and the trapper of Foes.

Bowmaster: The Bowmaster is a stationary, high-impact build that focuses on bursting down targets before they can get into melee. While grouping for DPS, this is usually the wanted Hunter specialisation, as it simply deals the highest damage.
Huntsman: The Huntsman is a mid-ranged mobile harasser who excels at sustained damage, while navigating the battlefield. This versatile build allows the Hunter to kite and deal with more than a single enemy.
Trapper of Foes: The Trapper Of Foes functions as a utility build that focuses on sustained damage, AoE, and crowd control. In this build, the Hunter can take on multiple mobs at once by trapping many of them, to prevent being overwhelmed.

Focus

In addition to Power, Hunters use another resource, Focus. Some abilities generate Focus (such as Quick Shot), while other (usually better) abilities spend Focus. A Hunter can have a maximum of 9 Focus (each 'pip' on the Focus meter represents 3 Focus, also marked by a small crosshairs icon). Abilities will spend Focus in multiples of 3 (1 pip); most spenders consume 3 focus / 1 pip, but a few abilities consume more (see Merciful Shot).

A Hunter must stand still to maintain their Focus. The Focus meter will start to deplete if a Hunter begins moving, and can quickly empty to zero if a Hunter moves too much. Choosing to specialize in the Huntsman (blue) trait tree will entirely remove this penalty.

Range

All Hunters have extra range on ranged weapon special abilities and auto-attacks, able to fire from up to 30m away. Hunters specialized in the Bowmaster (red) traits can fire from even longer distances, up to 40m.

Skills

Default Skills

These skills are granted automatically as you gain levels. The effects of many of these skills are improved in various ways by your choice of specialization and how you spend your trait points. Some skills may also be replaced by an improved version of the same skill as you increase in level.

Skill	Category	Focus	Range	Induct / Cool	Source
Quick Shot	Ranged Damage	+1 Focus	30m	1s / -	Level:	1
Penetrating Shot	Ranged Damage	-3 Focus	30m	- / 3s	Level:	1
Blindside	Ranged/Melee Damage + Interrupt	+3 Focus	2.5m	- / 12s	Level:	1
Set Trap	Trap			2.5s / 1m	Level:	3
Stance: Strength	Stance		Self	- / 5s	Level:	4
Barbed Arrow	Ranged Damage + DoT	+1 Focus	30m	1.5s / 1.5s	Level:	4
Focus	Buff	+9 Focus	self	3s / 2s	Level:	8
Swift Bow	Ranged Damage	+2 Focus	30m	2s / 10s	Level:	10
Passage of Nature	Track			2s / 30s	Level:	10
Find the Path	Fellowship Buff		20m	- / 10s	Level:	12
Purge Poison	Cure		25m	- / -	Level:	14
Stance: Precision	Stance		Self	- / 5s	Level:	16
Low Cut	Melee Damage + Slow		5.2m	- / 5s	Level:	18
Cry of the Hunter	Bubble + Buff + Daze		6.2m	- / 2m	Level:	20
Desperate Flight	Emergency Travel		Self	- / 30m	Level:	20
Bard's Arrow	Ranged Damage + Fear	+1 Focus	30m	1.5s / 30s	Level:	22
Bright Campfire	Buff			4s / 3m	Level:	22
Passage of Foes	Track			2s / 30s	Level:	22
Return to Camp	Travel			10s / -	Level:	26
Stance: Endurance	Stance		Self	- / 5s	Level:	28
Intent Concentration	Buff	+9 Focus	Self	- / 3m	Level:	28
Merciful Shot	Ranged Damage	-6 Focus	30m	- / 30s	Level:	30
Passage of Shadow	Track			2s / 30s	Level:	32
Beneath Notice	Buff		Self	- / 5m	Level:	38
Camouflage	Stealth		Self	- / 10s	Level:	40
Blood Arrow	Ranged Damage	-3 Focus	30m	- / 10s	Level:	40
Dazing Blow	Melee Damage + Crowd Control		2.5m	- / 1m	Level:	48
Improved Merciful Shot	Ranged Damage + Corruption Removal	-6 Focus	30m	- / 30s	Level:	52
Improved Dazing Blow	Melee Damage + Crowd Control + Corruption Removal		2.5m	- / 1m	Level:	52
Improved Swift Bow	Ranged Damage	+2 Focus	30m	2s / 10s	Level:	54
Distracting Shot	Crowd Control	+1 Focus	30m	1.5s / 3m	Level:	58
Improved Beneath Notice	Buff + Power return		Self	- / 5m	Level:	64
Improved Penetrating Shot	Ranged Damage	-3 Focus	30m	- / -	Level:	68
Improved Quick Shot	Ranged Damage	+1 Focus	30m	1s / -	Level:	74

Huntsman

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Huntsman (blue) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.

Skill	Category	Focus	Range	Induct / Cool	Source
Scourging Blow	Melee Damage		2.5m	- / 5s	Set:	Initial Skill
Barrage	Ranged Damage	-3 Focus	30m	- / 1s	Set:	Initial Skill
Split Shot	Ranged Damage	+1 Focus	30m	1.5s / 10s	Trait:	Split Shot
Exsanguinate	Ranged Damage	-1 Focus	30m	- / 45s	Trait:	Exsanguinate
Strength of the Earth	Power Heal		Self	- / 1m30s	Trait:	Strength of Earth
Rapid Fire	Buff		Self	- / 1m30s	Trait:	Rapid Fire

Bowmaster

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Bowmaster (red) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.

Skill	Category	Focus	Range	Induct / Cool	Source
Pinning Shot	Ranged Damage + Root	-3 Focus	30m	- / 8s	Set:	Initial Skill
Heart Seeker	Ranged Damage		40m	- / 3s	Trait:	Heart Seeker
Press Onward	Morale/Power Heal		Self	2s / 2m	Trait:	Press Onward
Rain of Arrows	Ranged Damage	-3 Focus	40m	- / 10s	Trait:	Rain of Arrows
Burn Hot	Buff		Self	- / 2m	Trait:	Burn Hot
Upshot	Ranged Damage	-9 Focus	40m	- / 25s	Trait:	Upshot

Trapper of Foes

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Trapper Of Foes (yellow) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.

Skill	Category	Focus	Range	Induct / Cool	Source
Lingering Wound	Ranged Damage + DoT		30m	- / 1s	Set:	Initial Skill
Decoy	Threat Reduction		Self	- / 1m	Set:	Initial Skill
Tripwire	Trap + Crowd Control			- / 1m	Trait:	Tripwire
Deadly Decoy	Threat Reduction + Damage		Self	- / 1m	Set:	Deadly Decoy
Explosive Arrow	Damage	-3 Focus	30m	- / 30s	Trait:	Explosive Arrow
Triple Trap	Trap + Damage			- / 1m	Set:	Triple Trap
Rain of Thorns	Ranged Damage + Root		3m	- / 10s	Trait:	Rain of Thorns
Piercing Trap	Trap + DoT			- / 45s	Trait:	Piercing Trap
The One Trap	Trap + Damage + DoT			- / 45s	Trait:	The One Trap

Mounted Combat Skills

These skills can be used only while riding a war-steed, and only while in the regions of East Rohan, Wildermore, and West Rohan. Passive skills which improve the war-steed's defensive capabilities remain effective even in other regions, but serve only to prevent forced dismount due to enemy attacks.
The three different stances (Riddermark, Rohirrim and Red Dawn) influence the effects and damage of the different skills, but all skills are available in each stance.

Active Skills	Category	Cooldown	Range	Source
Discipline: Red Dawn	Stance	1s	-	Quest:	Devastation in the North
Discipline: Riddermark	Stance	1s	-	Quest:	Devastation in the North
Discipline: Rohirrim	Stance	1s	-	Quest:	Devastation in the North
Establishing Shot	Ranged + Buff	3s	55m	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1
Kill Shot	Ranged	24s	55m	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1
Seeking Arrow	Ranged + DoT/Heal/Dismount	4s	55m	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1
Noble Arrow	Ranged + DoT/Heal/Debuff	8s	55m	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1
Spread of Arrows	Ranged + DoT + Debuff	14s	55m	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1
Flay Open	Melee + DoT/Heal/Debuff	6s	4.2m	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1
Lay Trap	Trap with DoT/Fear/Debuff	24s	Trap	Quest:	Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1

Wayfaring

Guide to ... skills no longer require travelling rations as of Update 12: Helm's Deep.

Ability	Category	Lvl	Description	Requirement
Find the Path	Buff	14	Increases fellowship run speed by 15.0%
Desperate Flight	Travel	20	Recalls the hunter alone to nearby rally point
Return to Camp	Travel	26	Recalls fellowship to a camp site fire
Guide to Michel Delving	Travel	22	Recalls fellowship to Michel Delving
Guide to Thorin's Hall	Travel	24	Recalls fellowship to Thorin's Hall
Guide to Ost Guruth	Travel	26	Recalls fellowship to Ost Guruth	Quest: Wilderness by Ost Guruth
Guide to Bree	Travel	32	Recalls fellowship to Bree
Guide to Esteldín	Travel	34	Recalls fellowship to Esteldín
Guide to Evendim	Travel	36	Recalls fellowship to Tinnudir in Evendim	Quest: Tracks Through Evendim
Guide to the Misty Mountains	Travel	40	Recalls fellowship to Hrimbarg in The Misty Mountains	Acquaintance Standing with Elves of Rivendell
Guide to West Angmar	Travel	44	Recalls fellowship to Aughaire in Angmar	Quest: Desolation by Aughaire
Guide to Rivendell	Travel	46	Recalls fellowship to Rivendell
Guide to Sûri-kylä	Travel	48	Recalls fellowship to Sûri-kylä in Forochel	Acquaintance Standing with Lossoth of Forochel.
Guide to East Angmar	Travel	48	Recalls fellowship to Gath Forthnír in Angmar	Quest: Waste Near Gath Forthnír
Guide to Echad Dúnann	Travel	50	Recalls fellowship to Echad Dúnann	Quest: Hunter: Lay of the Land
Guide to the Twenty-first Hall	Travel	56	Recalls fellowship to The Twenty-first Hall	Acquaintance Standing with Iron Garrison Miners
Guide to Caras Galadhon	Travel	60	Recalls fellowship to Caras Galadhon	Acquaintance Standing with Galadhrim
Guide to Mirk-eaves	Travel	62	Recalls fellowship to Mirk-eaves	Acquaintance Standing with Malledhrim
Guide to Harndirion	Travel	62	Recalls fellowship to Harndirion in Enedwaith	Friend Standing with The Grey Company
Guide to Galtrev	Travel	70	Recalls fellowship to Galtrev in Dunland	Acquaintance Standing with Men of Dunland
Guide to Stangard	Travel	70	Recalls fellowship to Stangard in The Great River	Acquaintance Standing with The Riders of Stangard
Guide to Snowbourn	Travel	80	Recalls fellowship to Snowbourn in East Rohan	Acquaintance Standing with Men of the Sutcrofts
Guide to Forlaw	Travel	85	Recalls fellowship to Forlaw in Wildermore	Acquaintance Standing with People of Wildermore
Guide to Aldburg	Travel	95	Recalls fellowship to Aldburg in West Rohan	Friend Standing with The Eorlingas
Guide to Helm's Deep	Travel	95	Recalls fellowship to Helm's Deep in West Rohan	Friend Standing with The Helmingas
Guide to Dol Amroth	Travel	95	Recalls fellowship to Dol Amroth in Western Gondor	Friend Standing with Dol Amroth (Faction)
Guide to Arnach	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Arnach in Eastern Gondor	Friend Standing with Rangers of Ithilien
Guide to Minas Tirith	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Minas Tirith in Old Anórien	Friend Standing with Defenders of Minas Tirith
Guide to the War-stead	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to War-stead of the King's Men in Far Anórien	Friend Standing with Riders of Rohan
Guide to after-battle Minas Tirith	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Minas Tirith (After Battle) in Old Anórien	Friend Standing with Defenders of Minas Tirith
Guide to after-battle Osgiliath	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Osgiliath (After Battle)	Friend Standing with Host of the West
Guide to Henneth Annûn	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Henneth Annûn in North Ithilien	Friend Standing with Host of the West
Guide to the Camp of the Host	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Camp of the Host in North Ithilien	Kindred Standing with Host of the West
Guide to Haerondir	Travel	100	Recalls fellowship to Haerondir in The Wastes	Respected Standing with Host of the West
Guide to the Udûn Foothold	Travel	105	Recalls fellowship to Udûn Foothold in Gorgoroth	Friend Standing with Conquest of Gorgoroth
Guide to Dale	Travel	115	Recalls fellowship to Dale in Eryn Lasgalen	Friend Standing with Men of Dale

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Light Armour	1
Medium Armour	1

Weapon Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Bows	1
Daggers	1
Dual Wielding	1
One-handed Axes	1
One-handed Swords	1
Crossbows	7
One-handed Clubs	15
One-handed Hammers	15
One-handed Maces	15
Spear	20

Miscellaneous Passive Skills

Proficiency	Level
Improved Range	1
Hand Wrought Traps	15
Use of Fire	20
Use of Light	30
Bow Chants	25
Tracking Guide	35

Instrument Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Horn Use	1
Lute Use	1
Specialized Equipment	1
Fiddle Use	5

Base Passive Skills

For details see Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, or Man

Trait Sets

Huntsman

Huntsman
A mobile, harassing mid-ranged Hunter.

A mid-ranged mobile harasser who deals sustained damage while free to move. They unload rapid volleys, dealing damage quickly.

Skills Earned:

Scourging Blow

Barrage

Induction based attacks can be used while moving.

No Focus Loss on Movement.

No Miss Chance Penalty for Movement.

Set Bonus	Description	Source
Nock on the Move	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Fleetness	Buff	Set:	10+ total ranks
Barbed Hinderance	Improves skill Barbed Arrow	Set:	15+ total ranks
Hunter's Voice	Improves buff Cry of the Hunter	Set:	20+ total ranks
Earthborn	Improves the skill Strength of the Earth	Set:	25+ total ranks
Improved Fleetness	Buff	Set:	30+ total ranks
Intensified Fire	Improves skill Rapid Fire	Set:	35+ total ranks

Trait	Description	Source
Impact Arrows	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Strong Draw	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Press Onward	Gain skill Press Onward	Trait:	5+ ranks
Quick Shot Focus	Improves Quick Shot	Trait:	5+ ranks
Split Shot	Gain skill Split Shot	Trait:	5+ ranks
Perseverance	Improves Press Onward	Trait:	10+ ranks, Press Onward (1)
Pathfinder	Improves Find the Path	Trait:	10+ ranks
Improved Intent Concentration	Improves Intent Concentration	Trait:	10+ ranks
Blood Arrow	Gain skill Blood Arrow	Trait:	15+ ranks
Exsanguinate	Gain skill Exsanguinate	Trait:	15+ ranks, Blood Arrow (2)
Barbed Fury	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks
Strength of Earth	Gain skill Strength of the Earth	Trait:	20+ ranks
Shot Through The Heart	Improves Heart Seeker and Merciful Shot	Trait:	20+ ranks
Volley	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks
Bow of the Righteous	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks
Precision	Improves Stance: Precision	Trait:	25+ ranks
Moving Target	Gain +5% Evade chance whilst you are moving	Trait:	30+ ranks
Rapid Fire	Gain skill Rapid Fire	Trait:	30+ ranks

Bowmaster

Bowmaster
A stationary, long-ranged Hunter dealing great damage.

A stationary, high-impact line that rains bursts of damage upon the assailant, using a rhythm of generating and consuming Focus to maximize DPS.

Skills Earned:

Pinning Shot

Needful Haste:

Your attacks have a 15% chance to grant:

-.5s Swift Bow Induction

-25% Attack Duration

Duration: 15s

+10 max distance for all ranged skills

Set Bonus	Description	Source
Swift Release	Improves skills Barbed Arrow and Split Shot	Set:	5+ total ranks
Shoot to Kill	Buff	Set:	10+ total ranks
Archer's Mark	Buff	Set:	15+ total ranks
Haemorrhaging Shot	Buff	Set:	20+ total ranks
Swift Mercy	Improves the skill Merciful Shot	Set:	25+ total ranks
Hidden Stalker	Improves the skill Camouflage	Set:	30+ total ranks
Marksman	Improves the skills Heart Seeker and Upshot	Set:	35+ total ranks

Trait	Description	Source
True Shot	Improves Penetrating Shot	Trait:	0+ ranks
Critical Eye	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Fast Draw	Improves Quick Shot	Trait:	0+ ranks
Heart Seeker	Gain skill Heart Seeker	Trait:	5+ ranks
Draw Weight	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks
Swift and True	Improves Swift Bow	Trait:	5+ ranks
Quick Escape	Improves Low Cut	Trait:	10+ ranks
Strength	Improves Stance: Strength	Trait:	10+ ranks
In For The Kill	Improves Heart Seeker	Trait:	15+ ranks, Heart Seeker (2)
Mercy Kill	Improves Merciful Shot	Trait:	15+ ranks
Rain of Arrows	Gain skill Rain of Arrows	Trait:	15+ ranks
Quick Draw	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks
Burn Hot	Gain skill Burn Hot	Trait:	20+ ranks
Bodkin Arrows	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks
Deadly Precision	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks, Critical Eye (2)
Hail of Arrows	Improves Rain of Arrows	Trait:	25+ ranks, Rain of Arrows (2)
Upshot	Gain skill Upshot	Trait:	30+ ranks
Plant Feet	Gain +5% to Evade Chance after standing still for 1.5s	Trait:	30+ ranks

Trapper of Foes

Trapper of Foes
Uses AoE and CC ranged skills to hinder foes.

Focuses on sustained damage, AoE, and CC, controlling the flow of battle while providing buffs for allies to gain leverage on their opponents.

Skills Earned:

Lingering Wound

Decoy

All Traps can be used while moving and have no inductions.

Set Bonus	Description	Source
Deadly Decoy	Improves skill Decoy	Set:	5+ total ranks
Triple Trap	Improves skill Set Trap	Set:	10+ total ranks
Master Trapper	Improves skills Triple Trap, Piercing Trap, and Deadly Decoy	Set:	15+ total ranks
Strong Intimidation	Improves fear skills (Bard's Arrow)	Set:	20+ total ranks
Heightened Senses	Buff	Set:	25+ total ranks
Purge Poison	Improves skill Purge Poison	Set:	30+ total ranks
Sturdy Traps	Buff; Improves skills Set Trap, Triple Trap, Piercing Trap, Tripwire, and The One Trap	Set:	35+ total ranks

Trait	Description	Source
Tripwire	Gain skill Tripwire	Trait:	0+ ranks
Natural Extracts	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Survival Gear	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Combat Traps	Improves skills Set Trap, Triple Trap, Piercing Trap, Tripwire, and The One Trap	Trait:	5+ ranks
Explosive Arrow	Gain skill Explosive Arrow	Trait:	5+ ranks
Elusive	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks, Survival Gear (5)
Rain of Thorns	Gain and improves skill Rain of Thorns	Trait:	10+ ranks
Explosive Powder	Improves skills Deadly Decoy and Explosive Arrow	Trait:	10+ ranks, Explosive Arrow (1)
Endurance	Improves skill Stance: Endurance	Trait:	10+ ranks
Complex Mechanisms	Improves skills Triple Trap, Piercing Trap, Tripwire, and The One Trap	Trait:	15+ ranks
Advanced Placement	Improves skills Triple Trap, Piercing Trap, Tripwire, and The One Trap	Trait:	15+ ranks
Piercing Trap	Gain skill Piercing Trap	Trait:	15+ ranks
Armour Rend	Improves skill Penetrating Shot	Trait:	20+ ranks
Improved Distracting Shot	Improves skill Distracting Shot	Trait:	25+ ranks
Wounded Prey	Improves skill Merciful Shot	Trait:	25+ ranks
The One Trap	Gain skill The One Trap	Trait:	30+ ranks
Emergency Preparations	Evading instantly place a single trap in front of you	Trait:	30+ ranks