Damage types
Weapons, skills and items in Lotro can inflict damage of many different types. With the introduction of the Lore-master skill Knowledge of the Lore-master it is possible to see which type of damage is most effective against certain creature types. Weapons with certain damage types will exhibit a Weapon Aura, which can be made invisible by unchecking "Enable Weapon Passive Effects" in UI Settings.
For the definitions of specific damage types see: Game Terms or the individual damage type pages linked to below.
| Damage Type | Effective Against | Weapon Aura |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Dwarf | Dragon-kind and Cave-claws | Red |
| Beleriand | Half-orcs, Spiders and Insects, and Ancient Evil | Blue |
| Common | None | |
| Fire | Creatures of Nature, most Beasts, Darkwaters, and Troll-kind | |
| Light | Goblins, Orcs, Troll-kind, and Spiders | |
| Westernesse | The Dead, Unseen, and Gaunt Men | Green |
| Cries | Orc-kind | |
| Frost | ??? | |
| Lightning | ??? | |
| Shadow | ??? | |
| Acid | ??? | |
| Orc-craft | ??? | |
| Fell-wrought | ??? |
| Creature Type | Weaknesses | Resistances |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Evil | Beleriand | Common |
| Beasts | Fire | Cries |
| Cave-claws | Ancient Dwarf-make | Cries |
| Crawlers | Beleriand | Common |
| Creatures of Nature | Fire | |
| Darkwater | Fire, Song, Westernesse | Common, Physical |
| Decayed | Song, Westernesse | Common, Physical |
| Dragon-kind (Drakes, Worms, Salamanders) |
Ancient Dwarf | Song |
| Dwarves | ||
| Gaunts | Beleriand, Westernesse | Common |
| Giant-kind | Tactical | |
| Goblins | Cries, Light | |
| Gorthorog Trolls | Fire & Light | |
| Half-Orcs | Beleriand | |
| Insects | Beleriand | |
| Men | ||
| Morroval | Beleriand | Common, Tactical |
| Nameless | Beleriand | Common, Tactical |
| Neekers | Beleriand | Common |
| Orcs | Cries, Light | |
| Slugs | Fire | Cries |
| Snowbeasts | Fire | Cries |
| Spiders | Beleriand, Light | |
| The Dead & Unseen | Westernesse | Common, Physical |
| Trees | Fire | Common |
| Troll-kind | Fire & Light | Common |
| Uruks | Cries | |
| Wights | Westernesse | Physical |
| Wolves | Fire | Cries |
Reference sheet
Players can download and print the Damage Types Sheet (PDF ready to print) for easy reference on damage types. It includes two tables, listing weaknesses and resistances by mob kinds and damage types.
For information on other Game Terms, see Game Terms