Virtues

Overview

Virtues are a type of trait that characters can gain in LotRO. Virtues grants 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

To increase the stat bonuses provided by Virtues, you must increase their rank. Virtues gain ranks when players acquire 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.

The current maximum rank achievable for Virtues is 90. However, the effective maximum rank is based on character level. If a character is not max level, their Virtues will be capped at a rank of the character's level divided by 2 (rounded down, up to character level 110), or the character's level minus 55 (for characters above level 110), up to a maximum of 90.

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:

a slotted Virtue in your current build from left to right.
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	Rank	Virtue XP for Rank	Total Virtue XP required
1	1,000	1,000	14	1,100	14,400	27	1,400	30,700	40	1,600	50,100	53	1,800	72,500
2	1,000	2,000	15	1,100	15,500	28	1,400	32,100	41	1,600	51,700	54	1,900	74,400
3	1,000	3,000	16	1,200	16,700	29	1,400	33,500	42	1,600	53,300	55	1,900	76,300
4	1,000	4,000	17	1,200	17,900	30	1,400	34,900	43	1,700	55,000	56	1,900	78,200
5	1,000	5,000	18	1,200	19,100	31	1,400	36,300	44	1,700	56,700	57	1,900	80,100
6	1,000	6,000	19	1,200	20,300	32	1,500	37,800	45	1,700	58,400	58	1,900	82,000
7	1,000	7,000	20	1,200	21,500	33	1,500	39,300	46	1,700	60,100	59	1,900	83,900
8	1,000	8,000	21	1,300	22,800	34	1,500	40,800	47	1,700	61,800	60	2,000	85,900
9	1,000	9,000	22	1,300	24,100	35	1,500	42,300	48	1,700	63,500	61	2,000	87,900
10	1,000	10,000	23	1,300	25,400	36	1,500	43,800	49	1,800	65,300	62	2,000	89,900
11	1,100	11,100	24	1,300	26,700	37	1,500	45,300	50	1,800	67,100	63	2,000	91,900
12	1,100	12,200	25	1,300	28,000	38	1,600	46,900	51	1,800	68,900	64	2,000	93,900
13	1,100	13,300	26	1,300	29,300	39	1,600	48,500	52	1,800	70,700	65	2,000	95,900

Virtue / Stat Comparison Matrix

The following table illustrates which Virtues provide which stat bonuses.

Virtue	Stats (values at Rank 90)
Virtue	Agility	Armour	CritDef	CritRtg	Evade	Fate	Finesse	ICMR	IHR	Morale	Power	Might	PMR	PMit	Resist	TMR	TMit	Vitality	Will
Charity														7038	16802			516
Compassion		3734												14075			7038
Confidence				15868	5041		7934
Determination	1680			4760									7561
Discipline									7934					4223	16802
Empathy		12446	8401												5041
Fidelity														4223			14075	860
Fortitude			8401							5415					5041
Honesty				4760												15122			840
Honour			5041							5415							7038
Idealism						1680			7934	1624
Innocence														14075	8401		4223
Justice								8420		2707							4223
Loyalty		6223							4760									1720
Mercy					16802	840												516
Patience				4760	8401						1403
Tolerance														4223	8401		14075
Valour				4760			7934						15122
Wisdom							4760									7561			1680
Wit				7934			15868						4536			4536
Zeal				4760								1680	7561

Note: Cells in the table are color-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

Faction-awarded Racial Trait

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

	Faction Reputation	Award name	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 Men of Bree	Award of Men's Virtue	Virtuous Man	Confidence	Justice	Patience

Note: The Beorning can acquire a similar bonus at level 30 by completing the quest Hatred of Bear and Man which awards the trait Virtuous Beorning (Beorning Trait) which increases Fortitude, Empathy, and Honour by +1.

External Links

Update 24 changes to Virtues announcement on LOTRO forums