Rune-keeper
Mystical linguists and masters of true names, Rune-keepers can heal in one battle and hurl destructive magic in the next.
- Unleash the Fury of the Storm and call down lightning upon the enemy!
- Recite Words of Grace and heal your fellowship.
Inspired by Master Elf-smith Celebrimbor, whose skill with runes of power was unparalleled, the Rune-keeper wields powerful lost language to blaze a path of destruction or restore their allies' strength.
Cost: Unlocking the Rune-keeper costs 795 LOTRO Points from the LOTRO Store, even for VIP's. Included with Mines of Moria Expansion.
Available to Races: Dwarf, Elf, High Elf
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Role
In lore terms, the Rune-keeper marks the game's first true "magic user." The Lore-master class had his or her powers explained as the harnessing of the traditional powers of nature -- calling down lightning, using water to make foes stick in the mud, or throwing a fireball made from a chemical concoction. In short, the class is more of a combat chemist than a true magician. The Rune-keeper, on the other hand, actually taps into the primal physics-altering powers of creation through "true names." It's the same kind of power (though to a far, far lesser degree) as that tapped into by powerful elves like Galadriel and Celebrimbor (who serve as the model for the class).
In pure game dynamics, Steefel (former Executive Producer) said that the Rune-keeper is "...a third light armor class that offers viable healing or DPS alternatives." True to the game's "hybrid class" design philosophy, the Rune-keeper compares well to the primary healing class (Minstrel) by utilizing heals-over-time, and focuses its DPS capabilities by the application of powerful, stackable damage-over-time effects. Players choose their role via a new "Attunement Meter" that provides bonuses to healing skills while removing access to damage skills and vice-versa, depending on the current role the Rune-keeper is being asked to fulfil. Attunement resets while out-of-combat, and there are several skills/consumables available that make it easier to switch attunement (and temporarily open skills from the opposite attunement).
New Rune-keepers receive a copy of the Rune-keeper -- Attunement document, which discusses some aspects of the attunement mechanism.
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 | Attunes | Range | Induct / Cool | Source | |
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Damage + DoT | 1 ![]() |
30m | 1.5s / 1s | Level: | 1 |
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HoT | 1 ![]() |
25m | - / 3s | Level: | 1 |
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Damage | 1 ![]() |
20m | - / 3s | Level: | 1 |
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Damage + Stun | 0 ![]() |
20m | - / 20s | Level: | 1 |
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Damage + Debuff | 1 ![]() |
30m | 0.5s / 20s | Level: | 6 |
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Daze | 3 ![]() |
2.5m | - / 20s | Level: | 8 |
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Bubble | 0 ![]() |
25m | - / 30s | Level: | 14 |
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Heal | 3 ![]() |
25m | 2.5s / 15 | Level: | 18 |
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Cure | 3 ![]() |
20m | - / 8s | Level: | 18 |
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Interrupt | 1 ![]() |
25m | - / 20s | Level: | 20 |
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CC removal | - | Self | - / 2m | Level: | 20 |
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Rez | 25m | 5s / - | Level: | 20 | |
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Corruption removal | 1 ![]() |
25m | - / 20s | Level: | 20 |
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DoT | 3 ![]() |
30m | 1s / 20s | Level: | 22 |
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Damage + Debuff | 3 ![]() |
30m | 1.5s / 15s | Level: | 24 |
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Buff | Special | - / 40s | Level: | 26 | |
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Buff | 3 ![]() |
Self | - / 3m | Level: | 28 |
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Damage + Debuff | 3 ![]() |
2s / 25s | Level: | 32 | |
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Buff | 4 ![]() |
1.5s / 1m | Level: | 36 | |
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Buff + Rez | 25m | - / 10m | Level: | 40 | |
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Damage | 3 ![]() |
20m | - / 8s | Level: | 44 |
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Interrupt + Corruption removal | 1 ![]() |
25m | - / 20s | Level: | 50 |
Benediction of Peace
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Benediction of Peace (blue) trait tree. You can only obtain the set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Induct / Cool | Source | |
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HoT + Buff | 1 ![]() |
25m | - / 10s | Set: | Initial skill |
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HoT | 2 ![]() |
25m | 0.8s / 1s | Set: | Initial skill |
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Heal + HoT | 2 ![]() |
25m | 2s / 1s | Trait: | ![]() |
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HoT | 1 ![]() |
- / 30s | Trait: | ![]() | |
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Buff + HoT | 0 ![]() |
10.2m | - / 40s | Trait: | ![]() |
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HoT + Heal | 3 ![]() |
25m | - / 2s | Trait: | ![]() |
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HoT | 1 ![]() |
- / 10s | Set: | ![]() | |
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Buff | 1 ![]() |
20m | - / 1m | Set: | ![]() |
Cleansing Flame
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Cleansing Flame (red) trait tree. You can only obtain the set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Induct / Cool | Source | |
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DoT | 2 ![]() |
30m | 0.8s / 1s | Set: | Initial skill |
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DoT | - | 30m | - / 10s | Set: | Initial skill |
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Damage | 3 ![]() |
30m | 2s / 15s | Trait: | ![]() |
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DoT | 3 ![]() |
- | - / 30s | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage + DoT | 3 ![]() |
30m | 3s / 20s | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage + DoT | 0 ![]() |
30m | 1.5s / 15s | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage + DoT | 3 ![]() |
30m | 2.5s / 10s | Set: | ![]() |
Solitary Thunder
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Solitary Thunder (yellow) trait tree. You can only obtain the set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Induct / Cool | Source | |
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Damage + Buff | 0 ![]() |
20m | - / 15s | Set: | Initial skill |
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Damage + Debuff | 3 ![]() |
20m | - / 1s | Set: | Initial skill |
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Damage | 1 ![]() |
20m | - / - | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage + Stun | 3 ![]() |
- | - / 3s | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage | 0 ![]() |
20m | - / 30s | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage + Daze | 3 ![]() |
5m | - / 1m | Trait: | ![]() |
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Buff | 6 ![]() |
Self | - / 3m | Trait: | ![]() |
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Damage | 1 ![]() |
5.2m | - / 3s | Set: | ![]() |
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.
Skills Unaffected by Stance/Discipline
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | |
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HoT | Quest: | Devastation in the North | |||
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Buff | Trait: | Knowledge of the Rune-keeper (trait) | |||
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Buff | Trait: | Superior Evocation (trait) |
Red Dawn
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | |
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Stance | Quest: | Devastation in the North | |||
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DoT | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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DoT + Debuff | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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DoT | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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DoT | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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Buff | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Riddermark
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | |
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Stance | Quest: | Devastation in the North | |||
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Debuff | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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Damage | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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Damage | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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Damage+Debuff | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | ||
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Buff | 1 ![]() |
Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Rohirrim
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | |
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Stance | 1s | Quest: | Devastation in the North | |||
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HoT | 1 ![]() |
5s | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | |
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HoT | 1 ![]() |
12s | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | |
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DoT | 1 ![]() |
3s | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | |
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AoE HoT | 1 ![]() |
15s | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 | |
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Buff | 1 ![]() |
24s | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Passive Skills
Armour Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Weapon Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Instrument Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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1 |
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Specialization Sets & Traits
Benediction of Peace
Provides heal-over-time support for allies.
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Set Bonus | Description | Source | |
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Buff | Set: | 5+ total ranks |
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Improves skill Writ of Health | Set: | 10+ total ranks |
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Gain skill Rousing Words | Set: | 15+ total ranks |
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Buff; Improves skill Epic for the Ages | Set: | 20+ total ranks |
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Improves skill Writ of Health | Set: | 25+ total ranks |
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Buff | Set: | 30+ total ranks |
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Gain skill Our Fates Entwined | Set: | 35+ total ranks |
Cleansing Flame
Deals damage-over-time using inductions.
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Specialization in this trait tree provides an inherent buff which provides the following effects: "Searing Words: Fire skills have a 20% chance to apply a Fire DoT".
Set Bonus | Description | Source | |
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Buff | Set: | 5+ total ranks |
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Improves skill Writ of Fire | Set: | 10+ total ranks |
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Improves skill Smouldering Wrath | Set: | 15+ total ranks |
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Gain skill Essay of Fire | Set: | 20+ total ranks |
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Buff | Set: | 25+ total ranks |
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Buff | Set: | 30+ total ranks |
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Improves skills Combustion, Smouldering Wrath, Essay of Fire | Set: | 35+ total ranks |
Solitary Thunder
Deals short-ranged, instant damage.
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Specialization in this trait tree provides an unnamed inherent buff which provides the following effects: "Lightning skills have a 20% chance to apply: Sustaining Bolt is now free for 8 seconds.".
Set Bonus | Description | Source | |
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Buff | Set: | 5+ total ranks |
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Improves skill Writ of Lightning | Set: | 10+ total ranks |
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Self-heal | Set: | 15+ total ranks |
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Buff | Set: | 20+ total ranks |
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Improves skill Sustaining Bolt | Set: | 25+ total ranks |
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Buff | Set: | 30+ total ranks |
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Gain skill Static Surge | Set: | 35+ total ranks |
Trait | Description | Source | |
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Gain skill Ceaseless Argument | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
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Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
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Improves skill Shocking Touch | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
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Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
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Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
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Gain skill Fulgurite Runestone | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
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Buff | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
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Improves skill Fulgurite Runestone | Trait: | 15+ ranks, Fulgurite Runestone (1) |
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Gain skill Epic Conclusion | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
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Buff | Trait: | 15+ ranks, Thunderous Words (5) |
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Gain skill Vivid Imagery | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
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Buff | Trait: | 20+ ranks, Harsh Debate (5) |
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Buff | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
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Improves skill Vivid Imagery | Trait: | 25+ ranks, Vivid Imagery (1) |
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Gain skill Concession and Rebuttal | Trait: | 30+ ranks |
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Improves skill Steady Hands | Trait: | 30+ ranks |
Trait Tree
Provides heal-over-time support for allies.
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Deals damage-over-time using inductions.
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Deals short-ranged, instant damage.
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