Captain

Class Difficulty: Moderate

Role: Tank/Support/Healer

Available to races: Dwarf, High Elf, Man, River Hobbit, Stout-axe

Gameplay: Captains are the leaders of the fellowship, and as such, inspire their allies in battle. Captains choose one brother-in-arms to defend, and enhance their abilities beyond their normal capabilities; they are masters of buffing, and bring important fellowship support in whatever role they choose to fulfill. Captains are commonly seen using their mighty Halberds to inflict grave wounds to their enemies; standing at the fore of the Fellowship and shielding their allies; and rallying the Morale of the group up from near defeat. Captains must remain Battle-readied and Battle-hardened to accomplish their goals. Captains gain strength from their allies, so they summon Heralds of battle to aid them.

Lore: The Captains of Middle-earth hold the future in their hands. By their own strength of arms and the inspiration they instill in others, they must lead the Free Peoples to victory.

This class is inspired by Eärnur, last King of Gondor, who was revered both as a Captain skilled in arms, and as a Lore-Master.

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Role

Captain is a Jack-of-all-Trades, and can fulfill nearly every role in the Fellowship. Captains are most commonly used as an offensive support class, with important abilities like Standard of War and Oathbreaker's Shame. If using Stand Alone, the Captain can deal considerable damage by themselves, but lose some of their group support capabilities. They deal their damage primarily through the usage of Bleed skills like Cutting Attack and Grave Wound that can be spread to multiple nearby enemies. Captains are also commonly found as tanks, using powerful defensive skills like Last Stand and At the Fore to withstand deadly attacks. They also provide defensive group support and empower the Fellowship's Healers. Captains can themselves specialize as Healers, relying on healing over time effects that while slow, generate a massive impact. Healing Captains have access to Shield of the Dúnedain, which will save a Tank in danger of being defeated.

Battle States

Captains have access to two battle states: Battle-readied and Battle-hardened. Being in either of these battle states grants the Captain important bonuses that help them fulfill their role in the fellowship. Battle-readied is applied by using Defensive Strike or Battle-shout, and grants the Captain a bonus to their damage. Captains can transition to the Battle-hardened state by using Pressing Attack or Devastating Blow, which grants both a defensive and healing bonus. Finally, Blade of Elendil can be used to remove Battle-hardened in exchange for granting the fellowship a strong buff and weakening the target's mitigations. Certain traits modify the effects of the battle states and their relevant skills, but the core system remains the same across all specializations.

Skills

Default Skills

These skills are granted automatically as you gain levels. Some skills have an improved version that can be obtained by leveling further or by equipping certain traits, traceries, or armour sets.

Skills	Category	CD	Level
Battle-shout	Tactical + Buff	15s	1
Sure Strike	Melee	3s	1
Devastating Blow	Melee + Buff	4s	1
Rallying Cry	Heal	15s	1
Cutting Attack	Melee + DoT	20s	4
Call to Arms: Herald of Hope	Pet	2m	6
Call to Arms: Herald of War	Pet	2m	6
Make Haste	Buff	2m	8
Routing Cry	Tactical AoE	15s	8
Pressing Attack	Melee AoE + Buff	4s	12
Withdraw	Buff	1m	12
Call to Arms: Herald of Victory	Pet	2m	12
Words of Courage	Heal	5s	14
Call to Arms: Archer	Pet	2m	16
Muster Courage	AoE Cure	10s	16
Motivating Speech	Motivated	1m	16
Blade of Elendil	Melee + Buff + Debuff	4s	18
Kick	Melee + Interrupt	10s	20
Cleanse Corruption	Melee + Corruption	15s	20
Escape from Darkness	Revive in-combat	5m	20
Inspiriting Call	Revive non-combat	3s	20
Grave Wound	Melee + DoT	15s	30
Defensive Strike	Melee + Buff	15s	38
Command Respect	Force Emote	2m 30s	40
Improved Motivating Speech	Motivated + Buff	1m	46
Improved Sure Strike	Melee + Cooldown	3s	52
Improved Cutting Attack	Melee + DoT + Debuff	20s	62

Stand Alone Skills

When toggled, the skill Stand Alone in the Lead the Charge trait tree modifies certain skills into new versions.

Skills	Category	CD	Original Skill
Courageous Heart	Buff	1m	Words of Courage
Cry of Fury	Tactical + AoE + Heal + Debuff	5m	Escape from Darkness
Inspire: Self-determination	Melee + Buff + Power	15s	Inspire (Blade-brother)
Masterful Strike (To Arms)	Melee + Buff	1m	To Arms (Blade-brother)

Hands of Healing

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

Skills	Category	CD	Source
Shield-brother	Toggle Buff	0.5s	Level:	10
Inspire (Shield-brother)	Melee + Heal	15s	Level:	22
Gallant Display	Melee AoE + Heal	5s	Level:	26
To Arms (Shield-brother)	Buff	1m	Level:	40
Valiant Strike	Melee + Heal	15s	Specialization Skill
Revealing Mark	Heal	5s	Trait:	Revealing Mark
Cry of Vengeance	Revive + Buff	5m	Set:	Blood of Númenor
Standard of Honour	Standard	1m	Trait:	Standard of Honour
Reform the Lines!	Heal + Buff	2m	Set:	Reform the Lines
Shield of the Dúnedain	Buff	2m	Trait:	Shield of the Dúnedain
Gift of Spirit	Heal	3s	Trait:	Gift of Spirit

Lead the Charge

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

Active Skills	Category	CD	Source
Blade-brother	Toggle Buff	1s	Level:	10
Inspire (Blade-brother)	Melee + Buff + Power	15s	Level:	22
Gallant Display	Melee AoE	5s	Level:	26
To Arms (Blade-brother)	Buff	1m	Level:	40
Shadow's Lament	Melee	15s	Specialization Skill
Telling Mark	Toggle Debuff	2s	Trait:	Telling Mark
Time of Need	Buff	2m	Trait:	Time of Need
Standard of War	Standard	1m	Trait:	Standard of War
Stand Alone	Toggle Buff	3s	Trait:	Stand Alone
Oathbreaker's Shame	Debuff	3m	Trait:	Oathbreaker's Shame

Leader of Men

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

Skills	Category	CD	Source
Song-brother	Toggle Buff	1s	Level:	10
Inspire (Song-brother)	Melee + Power	15s	Level:	22
Gallant Display	Melee AoE + Heal + Threat	5s	Level:	26
To Arms (Song-brother)	Buff	1m	Level:	40
Hammer-stroke	Melee	45s	Specialization Skill
Elendil's Roar	Taunt	1m	Specialization Skill
Threatening Shout	Taunt	15s	Trait:	Threatening Shout
Noble Mark	Debuff	3s	Trait:	Noble Mark
Last Stand	Buff + Heal	5m	Trait:	Last Stand
In Harm's Way	Buff	3m	Trait:	In Harm's Way
Standard of Valour	Standard	1m	Trait:	Standard of Valour
Strength in Numbers	Heal	1m	Trait:	Strength in Numbers
Song-brother's Call	Buff	1m 30s	Trait:	Shield-brother's Call
At the Fore	Buff + Heal	3m	Trait:	At the Fore

Armour-enabled Skills

These skills are granted when a specific Armour Set is slotted.

Skills	Category	CD	Armour Set
Bolstering Cry	AoE Heal + Buff	1m	Umbari Armour of Valour Cry of the West

Mounted Combat Skills

These skills can be used only while riding a war-steed, and in regions where horses are allowed and where the enemies are above level 75.

Mounted Combat Skills
Discipline: Red Dawn
Discipline: Riddermark
Discipline: Rohirrim
Cry Havoc
Cry Wrath
Measured Attack
Oppressive Blow
Rally the Riders
Rider and Steed

Passive Skills

Base Passive Skills

For details see Dwarf, High Elf, River Hobbit, Man, or Stout-axe

Armour Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Light Armour	1
Medium Armour	1
Heavy Armour	1
Shields	15

Weapon Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Daggers	1
One-handed Axes	1
One-handed Clubs	1
One-handed Hammers	1
One-handed Maces	1
One-handed Swords	1
Two-handed Axes	1
Two-handed Clubs	1
Two-handed Hammers	1
Two-handed Swords	1
Spear	10
Halberd	15

Instrument Proficiencies

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

Other Passive Skills

Proficiency	Level
Critical Defence	20
Armament Use	20
Improved Halberd Training	30
Summoning Horn Use	40