Beorning

This page is about the class. For the race, see Beorning (Race).

The Beorning class is one of the playable classes in Lotro. It was added to the game with Update 15 - Gondor Aflame, in 2014.

Class Difficulty: Advanced

Role: Healer/Defence

Available to races: Beorning

Gameplay: Beornings are skin-changers that can change into the form of a bear in combat. They focus their wrath while in bear form, choosing to deal grievous blows or bolster their own resolve. While skilled in combat, some Beornings also choose to wield their knowledge of the wilderness to assist their allies.

Lore: The Beornings of Middle-earth are a largely reclusive people. They trace their ancestry to Beorn himself, and spend most of their time deep in the wilderness. The solitude of the forest gives little comfort in recent times, with the enemy encroaching from all sides. The time has come for the descendants of Beorn to lend their strength to the Free People of Middle-earth.

This class is inspired by Beorn, who bravely stood with the Free Peoples during the Battle of Five Armies.

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Class Mechanics and Role

Bear Form

When Beornings gather sufficient Wrath they can take the form of a great bear to unleash attacks on their foes.

Beornings are designed to be a dynamic skin-changer class. A Beorning can alternate back and forth between forms (or stances) almost at will, dependent only upon their level of Wrath. There are two ways to do so:

use the skill Bear-form or Man-form.
use another skill that changes your form automatically ( Thrash - Tier 1 for Bear-form and Slash for Man-form).

A Beorning's basic skills emphasize the difference between Man and Bear Forms. There are skills available in three different ways -- those available in Man Form; those available in Bear Form; and those available in either form.

Wrath

As a Beorning, you have a new vital named Wrath that replaces Power. Wrath builds up in combat through use of your skills. Many of your Man form skills will build wrath, allowing you to skin-change into a Bear. In Bear Form you unlock access to more potent, Wrath consuming skills. Wrath state is not maintained between logons so your character will always start with zero Wrath upon login.

Role

The Beorning can fulfil different roles with their three specializations:

Tank: In The Hide trait tree, the Beorning can build aggro from damage in the ratio 3:1. Traits increase their survivability and enables them to draw the attention of enemies.
DPS: In The Claw trait tree, the Beorning can deal increased damage to enemies, using bleeds and high impact skills.
Healer/Support In The Roar trait tree, the Beorning can buff and restore the Morale of their fellows and debuff enemies, increasing their incoming and decreasing their outgoing damage.

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.

Active Skills	Category	Form	Cooldown	Range	Source
Bear-form	Buff	Any	2s	Self	Level:	1
Man-form	Buff	Any	2s	Self	Level:	1
Slam	Melee	Man	3s	3.5m	Level:	1
Slash	Melee	Man	1.5s	3.5m	Level:	1
Thrash - Tier 1	Melee	Bear	1.5s	6m	Level:	1
Hearten	Heal	Man	20s	20m	Level:	6
Biting Edge	Melee	Man	8s	5.2m	Level:	10
Vigilant Roar	Melee	Bear	10s	30m	Level:	12
Bee Swarm	Melee + DoT	Any	12s	20m	Level:	14
Wanderlust	Run Speed	Bear	2s	Self	Level:	15
Ferocious Roar	Buff	Man	40s	Self	Level:	16
Claw Swipe	Melee + Debuff	Any	3s	5.2m	Level:	16
Grisly Cry	Melee + CC	Any	40s	20m	Level:	18
Nature's Vengeance	Tactical + Corruption	Any	8s	20m	Level:	20
Shake Free	Cure	Any	40s	Self	Level:	20
Vicious Claws	Melee + Interrupt	Any	12s	3.5m	Level:	20
Cleanse	Cure	Any	20s	20m	Level:	22
Rush	Buff	Any	1m	Self	Level:	24
Relentless Maul	Melee Channel	Bear	30s	5m	Level:	30
Sacrifice	Buff	Any	1m	20m	Level:	32
Bear Up	Revive	Any	20s	1s	Level:	36

The Hide

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

Active Skills	Category	Form	Cooldown	Range	Source
Counter	Buff	Any	40s	Self	Set:	Initial Skill
Counterattack	Melee	Any	1s	3.5m	Set:	Initial Skill
Guarded Attack	Melee + Buff	Any	5s	3.5m	Set:	Guarded Attack
Recuperate	Heal	Bear	3s	Self	Trait:	Recuperate
Rending Blow	Melee + Interrupt	Bear	12s	3.5m	Trait:	Rending Blows
Armour Crush	Melee + Debuff	Bear	16s	3.5m	Trait:	Armour Crush
Thorned Armour	Buff	Bear	1m 30s	Self	Trait:	Thorned Armour
Thunderous Roar	Force Attack	Bear	45s	10.2m	Trait:	Thunderous Roar
Thickened Hide	Buff	Any	2m	Self	Trait:	Thickened Hide
Hurricane	Buff	Bear	2m 30s	Self	Trait:	Hurricane

The Claw

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

Active Skills	Category	Form	Cooldown	Range	Source
Bash	Melee + DoT	Bear	12s	3.5m	Set:	Initial Skill
Expose	Melee + Debuff	Any	6s	3.5m	Set:	Initial Skill
Nature's Wrath	Melee	Bear	8s	3.5m	Trait:	Nature's Wrath
Trample	Melee	Bear	12s	3.5m	Trait:	Trample
Execute	Melee	Bear	30s	3.5m	Trait:	Execute
Savage Knockdown	Melee	Bear	30s	3.5m	Trait:	Savage Knockdown
Blood Prize	Buff	Any	1m30s	Self	Trait:	Blood Prize
Final Strike	Melee	Bear	30s	3.5m	Trait:	Final Strike
Call To Wild	Buff	Any	2m	Self	Trait:	Call To Wild

The Roar

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

Active Skills	Category	Form	Cooldown	Range	Source
Encouraging Roar	Heal	Bear	4.5s	20m	Set:	Initial Skill
Mark of Grimbeorn	Buff	Any	5s	20m	Set:	Initial Skill
Nature's Salve	Heal	Bear	45s	30m	Set:	Nature's Salve
Takedown	Melee + Stun	Bear	30s	6m	Trait:	Takedown
Nature's Mend	Heal	Man	3s	20m	Trait:	Nature's Mend
Levelling Roar	Stun	Bear	30s	20m	Trait:	Levelling Roar
Rejuvenating Bellow	Heal	Bear	9s	20.2m	Set:	Rejuvenating Bellow
Piercing Roar	Ranged + Debuff	Bear	30s	20m	Trait:	Piercing Roar
Nature's Bond	Buff	Any	2m	40m	Trait:	Nature's Bond
To Your Aid	Heal	Man	20s	30m	Trait:	To Your Aid
Overbearing	Revive	Any	3m	20m	Trait:	Overbearing

Mounted Combat Skills

Ability	Level	Range	Description
Discipline: Red Dawn	75	-	???
Discipline: Riddermark	75	-	???
Discipline: Rohirrim	75	-	???
Bee Swarm (Red Dawn) Bee Swarm (Riddermark) Bee Swarm (Rohirrim)	75	???	???
Execute (Red Dawn) Execute (Riddermark) Execute (Rohirrim)	75	???	???
Ferocious Roar (Red Dawn) Ferocious Roar (Riddermark) Ferocious Roar (Rohirrim)	75	???	???
Recuperate (Red Dawn) Recuperate (Riddermark) Recuperate (Rohirrim)	75	???	???
Slash (Red Dawn) Slash (Riddermark) Slash (Rohirrim)	75	???	???
Biting Edge (Red Dawn) Biting Edge (Riddermark) Biting Edge (Rohirrim)	75	???	???
Sixth Sense (Red Dawn) Sixth Sense (Riddermark) Sixth Sense (Rohirrim)	75	???	???

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Light Armour	1
Medium Armour	1
Heavy Armour	1

Weapon Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Bows	1
Crossbows	1
Daggers	1
Dual Wielding	1
One-handed Axes	1
One-handed Clubs	1
Spear	1
Two-handed Axes	1
Two-handed Clubs	1

Instrument Proficiencies

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

For skills related to the race and not to the class, see Beorning (Race) Skills.

Specialization Sets & Traits

The Hide

The Hide
Emphasises the durability of the Bear Form.

Relying on the bear form, this line bolsters personal defences while weakening the enemy.

Skills Earned:

Counter

Counterattack

Vexation:

Upon taking damage in Man form (20% chance in bear form):

This effect can only occur once every 8 seconds.

+5 Wrath

You may block incoming attacks.

-5 Cleanse Cooldown

Set Bonus	Description	Source
Guarded Attack	Gain skill Guarded Attack	Set: 5+ total ranks
Animalistic	Improves skill Hearten	Set: 10+ total ranks
Worthy Adversary	Buff	Set: 15+ total ranks
Menacing Assault	Changes skill Relentless Maul to Menacing Maul	Set: 20+ total ranks
Down But Not Out	Buff and Heal	Set: 25+ total ranks
Defensively Minded	Buff	Set: 30+ total ranks
Cultivate	Buff and improves skill Ferocious Roar	Set: 35+ total ranks

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Nature's Bounty	Buff	Trait: 0+ ranks
Opposing Presence	Improves skill Claw Swipe	Trait: 0+ ranks
Hardened Heart	Improves skill Hearten	Trait: 0+ ranks
Recuperate	Gain skill Recuperate	Trait: 5+ ranks
Vigilant Roar	Improves skills Vigilant Roar and Thunderous Roar	Trait: 5+ ranks
In Harm's Way	Improves skill Sacrifice	Trait: 5+ ranks
Dancing Bear	Buff	Trait: 5+ ranks
Quick Recovery	Improves skill Recuperate	Trait: 10+ ranks, Recuperate (1)
All On The Line	Improves skill Sacrifice	Trait: 10+ ranks, In Harm's Way (3)
Rending Blows	Gain skill Rending Blow	Trait: 10+ ranks
Armoured Hide	Buff	Trait: 15+ ranks
Armour Crush	Changes skill Rending Blow to Armour Crush	Trait: 15+ ranks, Rending Blows (1)
Assertive Roar	Improves skill Ferocious Roar	Trait: 20+ ranks
Sluggish Stings	Improves skill Bee Swarm	Trait: 20+ ranks
Thorned Armour	Gain skill Thorned Armour	Trait: 25+ ranks
Thunderous Roar	Gain skill Thunderous Roar	Trait: 25+ ranks
Thickened Hide	Gain skill Thickened Hide	Trait: 30+ ranks
Hurricane	Gain skill Hurricane	Trait: 30+ ranks

The Claw

The Claw
Consumes Wrath to Deal Crushing Damage.

Empowering both Bear and Man, this line focuses on overpowering foes with devastating attacks.

Skills Earned:

Bash

Expose

Bestial Fury:

Whenever you Critically Hit with skills you gain:

+3 Wrath

Set Bonus	Description	Source
Flayer of Evil	Buff	Set: 5+ total ranks
Battle Born	Buff	Set: 10+ total ranks
Sharpened Claws	Improves skill Ferocious Roar	Set: 15+ total ranks
Brutal Energy	Changes skill Relentless Maul to Brutal Maul	Set: 20+ total ranks
Rake	Improves skill Claw Swipe	Set: 25+ total ranks
Raining Blows	Improves skill Thrash - Tier 1	Set: 30+ total ranks
Wrathful	Buff	Set: 35+ total ranks

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Thrash Damage	Improves skill Thrash - Tier 1	Trait: 0+ ranks
Quick Claws	Buff	Trait: 0+ ranks
Nature's Wrath	Gain skill Nature's Wrath	Trait: 0+ ranks
Bleed Damage	Buff and improves skill Slash	Trait: 5+ ranks
Trample	Gain skill Trample	Trait: 5+ ranks
Improved Trample	Improves skill Trample	Trait: 5+ ranks, Trample (1)
Weakening Blow	Improves skill Slam	Trait: 10+ ranks
Lumber	Improves skill Rush	Trait: 10+ ranks
Serrated Edge	Changes skill Biting Edge to Serrated Edge	Trait: 10+ ranks
Savage Blows	Buff	Trait: 15+ ranks
Crippling Stings	Improves skill Bee Swarm	Trait: 15+ ranks
Execute	Gain skill Execute	Trait: 15+ ranks
Turn the Tides	Improves skill Nature's Vengeance	Trait: 20+ ranks
Savage Knockdown	Gain skill Savage Knockdown	Trait: 20+ ranks, Moment of Opportunity (2)
Moment of Opportunity	Buff	Trait: 20+ ranks, Execute (1)
Composure	Changes skill Hearten to Composure	Trait: 25+ ranks
Blood Prize	Gain skill Blood Prize	Trait: 25+ ranks
Final Strike	Gain skill Final Strike	Trait: 25+ ranks, Moment of Opportunity (2)
Broad Thrash	Improves skill Thrash - Tier 3	Trait: 30+ ranks
Call To Wild	Gain skill Call To Wild	Trait: 30+ ranks

The Roar

The Roar
Provides healing and crowd control Support.

Using the knowledge of your unique people, aid your allies with powerful healing, debuffs, and crowd control.

Skills Earned:

Encouraging Roar

Mark of Grimbeorn

Grimbeorn's Spirit:

Upon healing any target:

Apply to the target of Mark of Grimbeorn:

This effect can stack up to five times.

+1% Incoming Healing Modifier

Duration: 12s

Set Bonus	Description	Source
Nature's Salve	Gain skill Nature's Salve	Set: 5+ total ranks
Aid the Assault	Buff	Set: 10+ total ranks
Grimbeorn's Strength	Buff	Set: 15+ total ranks
Rejuvenating Bellow	Gain skill Rejuvenating Bellow	Set: 20+ total ranks
Honey Cleanse	Buff	Set: 25+ total ranks
Greater Swarm	Buff	Set: 30+ total ranks
Bond of Trust	Buff	Set: 35+ total ranks

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Encouraging Strike	Improves skill Slash	Trait: 0+ ranks
Raging Blow	Improves skill Vicious Claws	Trait: 0+ ranks
Torrent	Buff	Trait: 0+ ranks
Stampede	Improves skill Rush	Trait: 5+ ranks
Improved Hearten	Improves skill Hearten	Trait: 5+ ranks
Desperate Shouts	Improves skill Ferocious Roar	Trait: 10+ ranks
Shake Free	Improves skill Shake Free	Trait: 10+ ranks
Takedown	Gain skill Takedown	Trait: 10+ ranks
Debilitating Bees	Improves skill Bee Swarm	Trait: 15+ ranks
Imposing Presence	Improves skill Grisly Cry	Trait: 15+ ranks
Nature's Mend	Gain skill Nature's Mend	Trait: 20+ ranks
Nature's Favour	Buff	Trait: 20+ ranks
Levelling Roar	Changes skill Takedown to Levelling Roar	Trait: 20+ ranks, Takedown (1)
Quick Mend	Improves skill Nature's Mend	Trait: 25+ ranks, Nature's Mend (1)
Piercing Roar	Gain skill Piercing Roar	Trait: 25+ ranks
Crippling Roar	Improves skill Piercing Roar	Trait: 25+ ranks, Piercing Roar (1)
To Your Aid	Gain skill To Your Aid	Trait: 25+ ranks
Overbearing	Changes skill Bear Up to Overbearing	Trait: 30+ ranks
Nature's Bond	Gain skill Nature's Bond	Trait: 30+ ranks