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Class:Lore-master

From LOTRO Lorebook

Official Game Entry

Class: Lore-master

Skill Level: Advanced
Lore-masters are seekers of knowledge and the guardians of wisdom. Their knowledge of ancient lore allows them to confuse and stun foes, as well as protect against the dark powers of the Enemy. Lore-masters are also capable of calling animals to their aid.
Role: Crowd-Control / Pets
Lore-masters are the masters of crowd-control, with the ability to trap creatures and keep them from hurting their allies. They have many skills that invoke the natural world of Middle-earth but it is draining on the will thus costing them morale to fuel some of these powerful skills. Because of this, they must rely on their pets to supplement their ability to take damage.

Available To

Race of Man

Elf

Class Stats^*

Level	Might	Agility	Vitality	Will	Fate	Morale	Power

1	8	11	10	14	14	105	152
2	9	12	11	15	16	130	174
3	10	14	12	17	18	155	199
4	11	15	13	18	20	180	221
5	12	17	14	20	22	205	246
6	13	18	15	21	24	230	268
7	14	19	16	22	26	255	290
8	15	21	17	24	28	280	315
9	16	22	18	25	30	305	337
10	17	24	19	27	32	330	362
11	18	25	20	28	34	355	384
12	19	26	21	29	36	380	406
13	20	28	22	31	38	405	431
14	21	29	23	32	40	430	453
15	22	31	24	34	42	455	478
16	23	32	25	35	44	480	500
17	24	33	26	36	46	505	522
18	25	35	27	38	48	530	547
19	26	36	28	39	50	555	569
20	27	38	29	41	52	580	594
21	28	39	30	42	54	598	609
22	29	40	31	43	56	616	624
23	30	42	32	45	58	634	642
24	31	43	33	46	60	652	657
25	32	45	34	48	62	670	675
26	33	46	35	49	64	688	690
27	34	47	36	50	66	706	705
28	35	49	37	52	68	724	723
29	36	50	38	53	70	742	738
30	37	52	39	55	71	760	756
31	38	53	40	56	72	778	771
32	39	54	41	57	73	796	786
33	40	56	42	59	74	814	804
34	41	57	43	60	75	832	819
35	42	59	44	62	76	850	837
36	43	60	45	63	77	868	852
37	44	61	46	64	79	886	867
38	45	63	47	66	80	904	885
39	46	64	48	67	81	922	900
40	47	66	49	69	82	940	918
41	48	67	50	70	83	958	933
42	49	68	51	71	84	976	948
43	50	70	52	73	85	994	966
44	51	71	53	74	86	1012	981
45	52	73	54	76	87	1030	999
46	53	74	55	77	88	1048	1014
47	54	75	56	78	89	1066	1029
48	55	77	57	80	90	1084	1047
49	56	78	58	81	91	1102	1062
50	57	80	59	83	92	1120	1080
51	57	80	59	83	92	1135	1092
52	57	80	59	83	92	1150	1104
53	57	80	59	83	92	1165	1116
54	57	80	59	83	92	1180	1128
55	57	80	59	83	92	1195	1140
56	57	80	59	83	92	1210	1152
57	57	80	59	83	92	1225	1164
58	57	80	59	83	92	1240	1176
59	57	80	59	83	92	1255	1188
60	57	80	59	83	92	1270	1200
61	57	80	59	83	92	1285	1212
62	57	80	59	83	92	1300	1224
63	57	80	59	83	92	1315	1236
64	57	80	59	83	92	1330	1248
65	57	80	59	83	92	1345	1260

*Racial modifiers not included

Trait Based Skills

March of the Ents	101 25
Eagle-friend	101 25
Friend of Nature	Nature-friend	101 25

Active Skills

Icon/Name	Level	Cost

Staff-strike	1	1
Sign of Power: Command	1	1
Burning Embers	1	1
Fire-lore	2	20
Raven-lore	4	32
Beacon of Hope	4	32
Power of Knowledge	6	72
Sign of the Wild: Protection	6	72
Sign of the Wild: Rage	8	1 28
Wind-lore	8	1 28
Leechcraft	10	3
Blinding Flash	10	3
Gust of Wind	12	7 20
Friend of Bears	14	19 60
Sign of Battle: Wizardry	14	19 60
Tend the Sick	16	25 60
Inner Flame	16	25 60
Bane Flare	18	16 20
Light of the Rising Dawn	18	32 40
Knowledge of the Lore-master	20	40
Wisdom of the Council	20	40
Cracked Earth	22	48 40
Share the Power	24	57 60
Test of Will	26	67 60
Warding Knowledge: Dead	28	78 40
Sign of Power: Righteousness	28	78 40
Ancient Wisdom	30	90
Lynx-speech	30	90
Back from the Brink	32	102 40
Sign of Power: Vigilance	32	102 40
Call to the Valar	34	115 60
Herb-lore	36	129 60
Warding Knowledge: Creatures of Nature	38	144 40
Warding Knowledge: Drakes	40	160
Ancient Craft	42	176 40
Air-lore	44	193 60
Sticky Tar	46	211 60
Storm-lore	48	230 40
Lightning-storm	50	250
Dispel Corruption	52	270 40
Sign of Battle: Wizard's Fire	54	291 60
Friend of Feline Hunters	56	313 60
Sign of Power: See All Ends	58	336 40
Sticky Gourd	60	360
Ancient Knowledge of Cures	62	384 40
Continual Air-lore	64	409 60

Passive Skills

Icon/Name	Level	Cost

Lute Use	5	2 50
Clarinet Use	5	2 50
Evade: Rank 1	7	4 90
Parry: Rank 1	9	8 10
Journeyman	10	0
Accuracy: Rank 1	11	12 10
Melee Critical: Rank 1	15	22 50
Parry: Rank 2	17	28 90
Accuracy: Rank 2	19	36 10
Adept	20	0
Books of Lore	20	40
Melee Critical: Rank 2	23	52 90
Evade: Rank 2	25	62 50
Parry: Rank 3	27	72 90
Master	30	0
Accuracy: Rank 3	31	96 10
Accuracy: Rank 4	39	152 10
Heroic	40	0
Evade: Rank 3	43	184 90

Traits

Icon/Name	Type	Description	Cost to Slot

Awareness of Body	Class	The Morale costs of your overt displays of command are reduced. This includes Cracked Earth, Gust of Wind, Test of Will, Light of the Rising Dawn and Ents go to War.	11 25
Beast-lore	Class	The Combat Prowess of your companions is increased. This includes, attack, defense, and stealth detection.	11 25
Deep Lore	Class	Your number of targets for Fire-lore, Wind-lore, and Herb-lore are increased.	11 25
Dúnadan-learning	Class	You gain bonuses to the Sign of Righteousness and Sign of Vigilance skills.	31 25
Eagle-friend	Legendary	You are a friend of the eagles and may now summon one to aid you. Allows use of:	101 25
Explosive Force	Class	Your blinding flash is harder to resist.	61 25
Fast Loader	Class	You have perfected the art of mixing blasting powder faster.	31 25
Flame of Anor	Class	Your fire-based skills are more damaging.	61 25
Force of Will	Legendary	Your Sign of Power: See All Ends magnitude has increased. This also increases the duration of Fire-Lore, Sign of Power: Command, Sign of Power See All Ends and Ancient Craft.	101 25
Friend of the Wild	Characteristic	Allows the use of non-combat companions.	0
Hardy Bear	Class	You are able to summon a more powerful bear.	11 25
Harmony with Nature	Class	You gain a bonus to Power costs for overt displays of command. This includes Cracked Earth, Gust of Wind, Test of Will, Light of the Rising Dawn, and Ents go to War.	31 25
Healer	Class	The costs of your remedy skills and the time it takes to execute them are reduced. This includes Beacon of Hope, Tend the Sick, Leechcraft, Share the Power, and Inner Flame	11 25
Improved Sign of Battle: Wizardry	Class	Your understanding of the Signs of Wizards has increased, lending some increased power to your secret sign.	61 25
Improved Sign of Power: Command	Class	Your keen understanding of the Sign of Power: Command, means you can now harm the evade and block chances your foes.	61 25
Improved Sticky Gourd	Legendary	This trait makes your Sticky Gourd into a lasting AOE hotspot.	101 25
Improved Storm-lore	Class	Your knowledge of Storms has increased causing you to make your Storm Lore More Dangerous.	61 25
Knowledge of the Past	Class	Your skills have a chance to restore a small amount of Power.	61 25
Light of Hope	Class	Your Beacon of Hope ability costs you less Morale.	1 25
March of the Ents	Legendary	Only the Eldar and Wizards rival your knowledge of nature, this skill enables you to bring down the wrath of the natural world on your foes. Allows use of:	101 25
Master of Beasts	Class	Your knowledge of the Signs of the Wild gives you greater control over them, lessening their cost and enhancing their duration. This also enables these signs to remove poison, fear, wound and disease effects from your companion.	1 25
Master of the Staff	Class	You have a chance of stunning an enemy with power from your staff strike and increase your confidence and thus your overall morale.	1 25
Nature-friend	Legendary	You are a friend of the Nature Dwellers and may summon one to aid you. Allows use of: Friend of Nature	101 25
Noble Savage	Legendary	Your pets have higher Morale and increased offensive and defensive capabilities. You must resummon the pet for this to take effect.	101 25
Power and Wisdom	Class	This improves the effects of your Ancient Wisdom and enables you to use your Power of Knowledge skill for a longer period of time.	1 25
Proof against All Ills	Class	Your Tend the Sick and Leechcraft skills can affect up to six targets.	61 25
Sword and Staff	Legendary	You now may dual-wield a sword and a staff. Your melee skills are also improved.	101 25
Tactically Adept	Class	Some of your tactical abilities cost less Power. This includes Signs, Cracked Earth, Gust of Wind, Power of Knowledge, Share the Power, Light of the Rising Dawn, and Ents Go to War.	31 25
The Secret of Tar	Class	Your sticky tar and sticky gourd inductions are reduced.	61 25
The Study of Fire-lore	Class	You've learned to make your Fire Lore more effective.	61 25
The Study of Wind-lore	Class	You've learned to make your Wind Lore more effective.	61 25
The Wild and Ward	Class	Your Sign of the Wild: Protection now grants your companions mitigation bonuses versus Frost and Flame. You may now also place both Sign of the Wild: Protection and Sign of the Wild: Rage on your companions at the same time.	31 25

Deeds

Level	Name	Description

1	Light of Hope	Hope is so much more than a naive emotion or dream...it is a wellspring of great power.
1	Master of Beasts	Of the magicks that can be wielded by Man or Elf, the hearts of beasts are among the most closely tied to the visible world,...
1	Master of the Staff	Even a lore-master will occasionally find himself face-to-face with the enemy. At times like these, a sturdy oaken staff may...
1	Power and Wisdom	There is much to be learned from your enemies, but every Lore-master must decide for themselves how deeply to delve into the...
10	Beast-lore	The Lore-master is friend to beast and bird and may call upon their aid.
10	Deep Lore	The elements of nature can be truly understood by few and to those few alone will they lend their power.
10	Healer	Among the most respected forms of learning is that of healing. Every Lore-master should strive to understand this fundamental...
20	Dúnadan-learning	While the Elves were long known as masters of lore, the Dúnedain of old were very near their equals in many arts.
20	Harmony with Nature	Lore-masters are often said to be in harmony with the forces of nature. It is sometimes difficult to understand what is so...
20	Subtlety of Wisdom	Many Lore-masters choose to forsake the garish magics of thunderous fire and glamour, for they may bring the wrath of the...
30	Awareness of Body	Clearly, if one is to learn to properly manipulate the forces of nature and other lore, one must first understand the true...
30	Knowledge of the Past	Much of what simpler folk call magic is tied to the life of the world and is intertwined with it since the time before days.
30	Magic Adept	Lore-masters are dreaded for their ability to steal away the strength of others, yet are considered strange or mysterious for...
30	Proof against all Ills	Disease and illness has always been a favoured weapon of the Enemy, and Lore-masters have long striven to contest this power...
30	The Study of Wind-lore	Knowledge of the natural world has given you subtle influence over its natural fluctuations, but there is deeper knowledge...
40	Explosive Force	Few mixtures are as delicate as that of your mixture of blasting powder and other minerals that have its blinding effects on...
40	Improved Sign of Power: Command	You have heard that there may be a more complete form of the sign you uncovered previously.
40	Improved Storm-lore	Knowledge of the natural world has given you subtle influence over its natural fluctuations, but there is deeper knowledge...
40	The Study of Fire-lore	Knowledge of the natural world has given you subtle influence over its natural fluctuations, but there is deeper knowledge...
42	The Book of Beasts	The pages of this book can be found scattered across Angmar, Eregion, Forochel, and the Misty Mountains. It is...
44	Lore of the Blade	The pages of this book can be found scattered across Angmar, Eregion, Forochel, and the Misty Mountains. Lore of...
46	Of Leaf and Twig	The pages of this book can be found scattered across Angmar, Eregion, Forochel, and the Misty Mountains. This is a...
50	Improved Sign of Battle: Wizardry	Continue your study of ancient signs and the power they represent.
50	The Secret of Tar	Refine the quality of your sticky mixtures to make them easier to prepare.
50	The Wild and Ward	Your companions may be better suited to fire and frost than you, but even a furry coat or thick skin will not keep out all...
60	The Book of Nature	You have heard it whispered that the libraries of Moria yet contain many tomes, while many other volumes were brought by the...
60	The Mines of Moria (Epic) (Loremaster)	Delve deep into the ruined halls of Moria and face the threats that lie within.
60	The Path of the Ancient Master	You have begun to follow the Path of the Ancient Master. If you follow this path to its end, you will gain insight into the...

Quests

Level	Name	Description

2	Intro: A Lore-master's Fire-lore	Your trainer wants you to use your new skills to prove that you are ready to face the many dangers that exist in the world.
2	Intro: Fire of Old	Your trainer wants you to use your new skills to prove that you are ready to face the many dangers that exist in the world.
15	A Well-Ordered Mind	There are many secrets to be found in the histories of the Free Peoples, waiting only for the careful study of a lore-master...
15	Private Instance: A Well-Ordered Mind	Dorset Oakes has shown you into the cave that once served as his father's library.
29	A Friend of the Wild	You have been told that you may learn more secrets of how to communicate with the creatures of the wild from Radagast the...
29	Friend of Hares	Radagast has told you that many of the creatures of Garth Agarwen are in peril due to the corruption spreading in the land.
29	Friend of Sparrows	Radagast has asked for your help in saving one last creature from the swamps of Harloeg: a sparrow whose nest is surrounded...
29	Friend of Turtles	Radagast has asked you to find a turtle hiding in a stump in Harloeg.
30	A Lore-master's Will	A Lore-master seeks to dissolve all the mysteries of the world, but whether he chooses to share them with others is often a...
30	Instance: A Lore-master's Will	You have come to the cave where Isferon has been keeping the boxes left to him by Berenin.
50	A Lesson from Lord Elrond	Isdi believes that Master Elrond may have some words to impart to a lore-master of your great wisdom.
50	Articles of Mystery	Isdi has agreed to fashion you a piece of equipment to reflect the depth of your knowledge.
50	Vol. II, Book 1, Chapter 9: A Weapon of the Elder Days	The dwarves are desperate for some means of defeating the Watcher that waits in the Black Pool before the Walls of Moria.
50	Implements of Knowledge	Isdi has agreed to help you fashion a weapon that befits the wisdom of an accomplished lore-master.
50	The Wisest Way is Contemplation	The mysteries of the past lie open to you, but still you seek to uncover more, never resting in your pursuit of knowledge.
58	Path of the Ancient Master	Winiel has summoned you into her presence.
58	Path of the Ancient Master	asdf

Player Entry

1 Pets
- 1.1 Combat Pets
- 1.2 Non-Combat Pets
2 Deeds
3 Traits
- 3.1 Class Traits
- 3.2 Legendary Traits
4 See Also
5 External Links
6 Lore-master Guides

Pets

Combat Pets

Raven: Level 4
Bear: Level 14
Lynx: Level 30
Eagle: Complete A Lesson from Lord Elrond quest
Feline Hunter: Level 56
Bog Guardian

Non-Combat Pets

Notes: A non-combat pet will take the spot of a combat pet when summoned. Type the command "/pet release" to release a non-combat pet.

Hare: Complete Friend of the Wild quest series
Turtle: Mathom House reputation vendor (Ally status)
Sparrow: Elves of Rivendell reputation vendor (Kindred status)
Cat: loot drop
Dog: loot drop
Fox: loot drop
Snake: loot drop
Squirrel: loot drop
Frog: loot drop

Deeds

Name	Use this skill, X times	# Advance Daily
Awareness of the Body	Use Wisdom of the Council, 100 times
Beast-lore	Sign of the Wild: Rage, 300 times
Deep Lore	Any combination of Lore skills, 500 times
Dundain-learning	Use signs of power 1000 times
Explosive Force	Use Blinding Flash 750 times
Harmony with nature	Use cracked earth 400 times
Healer	Leechcraft, 250 times	40
Improved Sign of Power: Command	Use Sign of Power: Command 350 times
Improved Sign of Wizardry	Use Sign of Power: Wizard's Fire 750 times	75
Knowledge of the past	Use ancient wisdom 300 times
Light of Hope	Beacon of Hope, 600 times
Magic Adept	Use Share the Power 750 times
Master of Beasts	Any combination of "Sign of the ..." skills, 500 times
Master of the Staff	Staff-Strike, 600 times
Power and Wisdom	Power of Knowledge, 250 times
Proof against all ills	Use tend the sick 265 times
Subtlety of wisdom	Use blinding flash 400 times
The Secret of Tar	Use Sticky Tar 250 times
The Study of Fire-lore	Use Fire-lore 350 times
The Study of Wind-lore	Use Gust of Wind 1000 times

Traits

Class Traits

Legendary Traits

As with other classes, Lore-masters have 4 Legendary traits: 3 gained from books and the 4th gained by completing 2 class specific quest chains.

Below is a list of the 4 Legendary Lore-master traits. The first trait is from a book where the pages will drop for anyone with or without the book so may be traded, purchased in the Auction House or otherwise obtained by those,of that class, seeking that trait.

The Next two required books, you will need the deeds started to get the pages to drop from the appropriate creatures.

Lore-master Legendary Traits
Trait Name	Requirements	Benefits
March of the Ents	Of Leaf and Twig	5 target max, 442 fire damage AoE.
Noble Savage	The Book of Beasts	Your Pets have better morale, attack and defensive capabilities. You must resummon the pet for this to take effect.
Sword and Staff	Lore of the Blade	Enables the use of a sword and dual-wielding. +300 Morale, 2% Parry, 2% Evade, 15% Melee offence.
Eagle-friend	After completing the 2 quest chains: Articles of Mystery Implements of Knowledge You will be given A Lesson from Lord Elrond which grants the trait.	Grants an Eagle pet which is a lesser giant eagle, 1 level below the Lore-master's level. The eagle has a +1.0 in-combat power regen aura for all fellowship members near it and other special abilities and moves.