A Casual Stroll to Mordor

Welcome to part 3 of my Warden’s Guide series. If you missed the first two parts of this guide you can check them out here: Part 1: Gambit Lines , Part 2: Mastering Masteries This installment of  ”A Warden’s Guide” covers the Potency and Battle Memory mechanic/skills added with Rise of Isengard. Potency Potency is [...]

s your warden starts getting into the higher levels and you finally start to get a feel for how to build your gambits, it all gets shaken up once you earn your “Masteries”.

There are a lot of gambits to remember but it turns out that most follow a pattern in which all gambits of that pattern serve the same basic function but at different levels of effectiveness.

Morlag of Landroval asks: Why are champs in glory, with a shield and heavy armor, still so much squishier than guards? Is it the guard reactives or some other mechanic I’m missing?

Davoin of Elendilmir asks: A kin fellowship I was in just had a (good natured) argument about which big bad is featured in the opening cinematic for LOTRO. The graphics look like the witch king from the movies, however some of us (me included) think its actually Mordirith. Could you help us resolve this question?

Yajard asks: I was curious on the proper etiquette for rolling on items for PUGs.  I recently participated in a turtle raid with a roll/pass loot setting.  The raid itself was quite successful, and the raid managed to finish off the turtle in one go.  Naturally, this being the second time I did it, I [...]

I managed to convince Ketani to come level a captain on Elendilmir so she could come check out the Elendilmir raiding scene and perhaps polish her captaining skills under the tutelage of the master.

Psychobabble asks: I was wondering whether you thought a captain could main heal the grand stairs?

Interested in finding out if mouse or keyboard is the better way to play the game? “Continue reading” to see Elb’s thoughts on the matter…

Ever thought about figuring out strategies for yourself but never really knew how to go about it? “Continue Reading” for some basic tips from Elb…

Pack a lunch for this one. Elb breaks down crowd control in all it’s various forms in a mere 4982 words. “Continue Reading” if you dare.

What’s an Exploit? How do I spot them? “Continue Reading” to find out.

The price on stat tomes has dropped permanently… but how good are they, really? Are they worth it? “Continue Reading” to see what Elb thinks.

It’s not often at all that I’m inspired to write a general post spouting off about my opinion on something rather than providing data and information for a question I was asked however, today is one of those days.

Ready to finally master Fellowship Maneuvers? ‘Continue reading’ to find out how!

Want to learn about some mildly difficult conjunctions and what they do? “Continue Reading”…

How much do you know about “Conjunctions”? Just learning? Need to brush up? “Continue Reading” to learn or re-learn the basics.

Texborn of Landroval sends Elb questions concerning the use of skirmish marks and about crafted legendary items.

Elborigorn guides us on the Helegrod: Giant Wing in a post F2P world.

Wondering what Elb’s take on radiance’s departure is? “Continue Reading” to find out!

Got a Captain Question? To see if yours got answered, “Continue Reading”.

If you want to use two-handed weapons but don’t want to use pets, which class is best for you? Continue Reading to find out.

Today, Elb tackles the questions: “With the new upcoming additional radiance gear coming out which set would you recommend the hardcore player focus on? What about the casual player?”