Champion

Class Difficulty: Basic

Role: Damage/Tank

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

Gameplay: Champions are masters of melee combat, dealing significant damage to their enemies. A champion may choose to fight in rapid and fierce one-on-one combat with an opponent, or whirl their blades to deal massive damage to all nearby foes. With each strike, their Fervour increases, allowing them to use their most potent skills. In Fellowships, a Champion's role is to deal considerable damage to the forces of evil. Champions may alternatively choose to serve as a Tank, drawing enemy's focus to themselves and sustaining against relentless attacks.

Lore: Unrelenting in battle, Champions are the consummate warriors. A Champion cares not for their own well-being, but relies instead on strength and prowess to slay the Enemy before they can bring further destruction to Middle-earth.

This class is inspired by Gimli son of Glóin, whose skill in arms matched the bow-skills of Legolas.

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Role in a Fellowship

The Champion's most popular role in a Fellowship is to deal damage, either against a single target, or against multiple targets. They excel in dealing burst damage, ideal for quickly defeating their opponents. While Champions can also choose to fulfill the Tank role in a Fellowship, it is an unpopular choice, as their self-sustainability and group support is weaker than other tanks in the game, such as Guardian, Captain, and Brawler. Champions' major support contribution is Champion's Challenge, which significantly reduces their target's damage for a short duration of time. They can also use Horn of Gondor to Stun nearby enemies, which is useful for controlling large numbers of enemies.

Fervour

Fervour is a unique resource to Champions, and is spent on using their most powerful attacks. On entering combat, the Champion will have no Fervour. Skills such as Wild Attack and Swift Strike build up to 5 Fervour, which can be expended on skills such as Brutal Strikes and Blade Storm. Different skills cost different amounts of Fervour, ranging from 1 to all 5 pips.

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	Fervour	CD	Source
Wild Attack	Melee	+1	1.5s	Level:	1
Swift Strike	Melee + Power	+1	3s	Level:	1
Blade Wall	Melee AoE + Debuff		4s	Level:	1
Savage Strikes	Melee	-2	4s	Level:	2
Champion's Challenge	Force Attack + Debuff		30s	Level:	6
Bracing Attack	Melee + Heal	-3	30s	Level:	14
Let Fly	Ranged		9s	Level:	16
Fear Nothing!	Cure	+2	15s	Level:	18
Clobber	Melee + Interrupt	-1	10s	Level:	20
Feral Strikes	Melee + Corruption	-2	4s	Level:	20
Blood Rage	Buff		1m	Level:	20
Fight On	Heal		3m	Level:	22
Merciful Strike	Melee		10s	Level:	24
Sprint	Buff		2m	Level:	26
Horn of Gondor	Melee AoE + Stun	-5	20s	Level:	32
Hamstring	Melee + Debuff	-1	20s	Level:	34
Boast	Force Emote		2m 30s	Level:	36
True Heroics	Buff + Debuff + Power		2m	Level:	40

The Martial Champion

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

Active Skills	Category	Fervour	CD	Source
Sudden Defence	Buff	-3	40s	Set:	Initial Skill
Second Wind	Power	-All	25s	Trait:	Second Wind
Horn of Champions	Melee AoE + Debuff + Force Attack		30s	Trait:	Horn of Champions
Sweeping Riposte	Melee AoE		2s	Trait:	Sweeping Riposte
Dire Need	Heal		2m	Trait:	Dire Need
Adamant	Buff		1m	Set:	Adamant
Unbreakable	Buff		2m	Trait:	Unbreakable
Mighty Roar	Melee AoE		30s	Trait:	Unbreakable

The Berserker

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

Active Skills	Category	Fervour	CD	Source
Remorseless Strike	Melee	-4	1.5s	Set:	Initial Skill
Devastating Strike	Melee + Debuff	+2	10s	Set:	Initial Skill
Brutal Strikes	Melee	-3	4s	Trait:	Brutal Strikes
Ebbing Ire	Threat	-4	2m	Trait:	Ebbing Ire
Ferocious Strikes	Melee	-4	14s	Trait:	Ferocious Strikes
Controlled Burn	Buff	+1	1m 30s	Trait:	Controlled Burn
Champion's Duel	Buff + Debuff	+1	1m	Trait:	A Champion's Duel
Continuous Blood Rage	Buff	+5	1m	Set:	Continuous Blood Rage

The Deadly Storm

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

Active Skills	Category	Fervour	CD	Source
Blade Storm	Melee AoE + Buff	-4	10s	Set:	Initial Skill
Rend	Melee AoE + DoT	+2	4s	Set:	Initial Skill
Battle Frenzy	Buff	+2	45s	Trait:	Battle Frenzy
Swift Blade	Melee AoE + Power	+1	3s	Trait:	Broad Sweep
Raging Blade	Melee AoE	-3	10s	Trait:	Raging Blade
Great Cleave	Buff		2m	Trait:	Great Cleave
Exchange of Blows	Buff	-2	40s	Set:	Exchange of Blows
Fury of Blades	Melee AoE	-All	20s	Trait:	Fury of Blades
Born For Combat	Melee AoE + Buff	+1*	15s	Set:	Born For Combat

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.

Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time
Discipline: Rohirrim	75	1s	Increases incoming healing and War-steed armour
Discipline: Red Dawn	75	1s	Increases damage and critical damage
Discipline: Riddermark	75	1s	Increases damage and War-steed agility and morale
Destabilizing Strike	75	24s	Powerful melee attack plus movement-controlling effect on the target.
Horn Blast	75	16s	Ranged AoE attack, deals Light damage and debuffs enemies.
Mounted Strike	75	3s	Melee attack, reduces cooldown of Recuperate. Adds 1 to Fervour.
Recuperate	75	1m	Restore morale and power to self and the war-steed, plus a self-buff.
Sundering Blow	75	10s	Melee attack, with extra discipline-dependent effects on a critical hit. Adds 1 to Fervour.
Swift Cut	75	12s	Melee attack with a bleed. Extra effects depending on the active discipline. Adds 1 to Fervour.

Passive Skills

Base Passive Skills

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

Armour Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Light Armour	1
Medium Armour	1
Heavy Armour	1

Weapon Proficiencies

Proficiency	Level
Daggers	1
Dual Wielding	1
One-handed Axes	1
One-handed Clubs	1
One-handed Hammers	1
One-handed Maces	1
One-handed Swords	1
Bows	7
Crossbows	7
Spear	10
Two-handed Axes	10
Two-handed Clubs	10
Two-handed Hammers	10
Two-handed Swords	10

Instrument Proficiencies

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

Other Passive Skills

Proficiency	Level
Horns of Valour	20
Runic Use	20

Trait Sets

The Martial Champion

The Martial Champion
Damage-soaking Tank who prefers offence over defence.

A warrior line, forgoing the shield for better weapons. Managing Fervour, health, and power makes this Tank unstoppable.

Skills Earned:

Sudden Defence

Masochism:

+5% Physical Mitigation

+5% Tactical Mitigation

On any damage:

10% chance to:

Receive effect:

Adds 1 Fervour Pip

Reflect 10% of damage

Reflect effect:

Increased threat

Passively gains +20% Morale

You may block with a two-handed weapon.

+[37800 at Level 150] Block Rating

Set Traits	Description	Source
Glory	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Good Defence/Strong Offence	Improves skill Sudden Defence	Set:	10+ total ranks
Exalted Combatant	Heal	Set:	15+ total ranks
Adamant	Gain skill Adamant	Set:	20+ total ranks
Masochism Increase	Buff	Set:	25+ total ranks
Bracing Against Defeat	Improves skill Bracing Attack	Set:	30+ total ranks
Invincible	Improves skill Adamant	Set:	35+ total ranks

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Second Wind	Gain skill Second Wind	Trait:	0+ ranks
Aggressive Exchange	Improves skill Blade Wall	Trait:	0+ ranks
Stalwart Blade	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Horn of Champions	Gain skill Horn of Champions	Trait:	5+ ranks
Deafening Horn	Improves skill Horn of Champions	Trait:	5+ ranks, Horn of Champions (1)
Sweeping Riposte	Gain skill Sweeping Riposte	Trait:	5+ ranks
Tactical Mitigation Increase	Buff	Trait:	10+ ranks
Placed Strike	Improves skill Sweeping Riposte	Trait:	10+ ranks, Sweeping Riposte (1)
Vigour of Champions	Improves skill Second Wind	Trait:	15+ ranks, Second Wind (1)
Dire Need	Gain skill Dire Need	Trait:	15+ ranks
Critical Defence Increase	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks
Unstable	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks, Critical Defence Increase (5)
Fight Through The Pain	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks, Critical Defence Increase (5)
Improved Dire Need	Improves skill Dire Need	Trait:	25+ ranks, Dire Need (1)
Unbreakable	Gain skill Unbreakable	Trait:	30+ ranks
Quick with a Blade	Improves skill Merciful Strike	Trait:	30+ ranks

The Berserker

The Berserker
Deals single-target, Crit-based melee damage.

Deals bursts of single-target high damage, relying on a high Crit chance to do massive damage.

Skills Earned:

Remorseless Strike

Devastating Strike

Emboldened Blades:

Strike skills have a 100% chance to grant:

+5% Remorseless Strike Critical Chance

Expires if out of combat for 9 seconds.

This effect can stack up to five times.

Set Traits	Description	Source
Fervour	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Precise Strikes	Buff	Set:	10+ total ranks
Emboldened Blades Increase	Buff	Set:	15+ total ranks
Renewing Strikes	Heal	Set:	20+ total ranks
Red Haze	Buff	Set:	25+ total ranks
Devastation	Improves skill Devastating Strike	Set:	30+ total ranks
Continuous Blood Rage	Changes skill Blood Rage to Continuous Blood Rage	Set:	35+ total ranks

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Critical Chance Increase	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Brutal Strikes	Gain skill Brutal Strikes	Trait:	0+ ranks
Wild Swings	Improves skill Wild Attack	Trait:	0+ ranks
Ebbing Ire	Gain skill Ebbing Ire	Trait:	5+ ranks
Vicious Strikes	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks
Battle Reflexes	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks
Hamstrung	Improves skill Hamstring	Trait:	10+ ranks
Deadly Strikes	Buff	Trait:	10+ ranks, Vicious Strikes (5)
Strong Armed Swings	Buff	Trait:	10+ ranks
Ferocious Strikes	Gain skill Ferocious Strikes	Trait:	15+ ranks
Deep Strikes	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks, Deadly Strikes (5)
Merciful Minded	Improves skill Merciful Strike	Trait:	20+ ranks
Controlled Burn	Gain skill Controlled Burn	Trait:	20+ ranks
Athletic	Improves skill Sprint	Trait:	25+ ranks
Killing Spree	Heal	Trait:	25+ ranks
Weapons Master	Buff	Trait:	30+ ranks
A Champion's Duel	Gain skill Champion's Duel	Trait:	30+ ranks

The Deadly Storm

The Deadly Storm
Deals whirling AoE destruction upon foes.

Uses a wide array of AoE attacks, inflicting whirling damage upon many foes at once.

Skills Earned:

Blade Storm

Rend

Flurry:

Blade skills have a 30% chance to grant:

-20% Attack Duration

Duration: 20s

Set Traits	Description	Source
Ardour	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Sharpened Blades	Improves skill Rend	Set:	10+ total ranks
Flurry Increase	Buff	Set:	15+ total ranks
Exchange of Blows	Gain skill Exchange of Blows	Set:	20+ total ranks
Ardour Increase	Buff	Set:	25+ total ranks
Furious Swings	Buff	Set:	30+ total ranks
Born For Combat	Gain skill Born For Combat	Set:	35+ total ranks

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Battle Frenzy	Gain skill Battle Frenzy	Trait:	0+ ranks
Might Increase	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Blade Damage	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Barbed Wall	Improves skill Blade Wall	Trait:	5+ ranks
Broad Sweep	Buff + Changes skill Swift Strike to Swift Blade	Trait:	5+ ranks
Raging Blade	Gain skill Raging Blade	Trait:	5+ ranks
Ardent Rage	Improves skill Battle Frenzy	Trait:	10+ ranks, Battle Frenzy (1)
Mighty Blast	Improves skill Horn of Gondor	Trait:	10+ ranks
Improved Raging Blade	Improves skill Raging Blade	Trait:	10+ ranks, Raging Blade (1)
Finesse Increase	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks
Great Cleave	Gain skill Great Cleave	Trait:	15+ ranks
Battle Acuity	Improves skill Great Cleave	Trait:	15+ ranks, Great Cleave (1)
Blade of Courage	Heal	Trait:	20+ ranks
Champion's Advantage	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks
The More the Merrier	Buff	Trait:	30+ ranks
Fury of Blades	Gain skill Fury of Blades	Trait:	30+ ranks