Earning Your Legendary Traits

Legendary Class Traits are a key component in your character's "builds" at higher levels. These traits can give class-defining abilities, such as Champion's Raging Blades or Minstrel's Fellowship's Heart. While some may be more useful than others, earning all of your class traits gives you the flexibility to create strong builds for soloing, grouping, raiding and PvMP. So, how do you earn them?

There are 5 different ways to earn the seven legendary traits each class gets. Four of the traits are available in the free content of Eriador, the other three require the Mines of Moria expansion. Let's tackle these by level.

Level 39-41: Legendary Books

You can start earning your first three legendary class traits at level 39. To get started, visit your class trainer and purchase the three books listed for your class (filter on "Book"). The books will disappear and become deeds. Head to Rivendell and visit the person indicated to advance the deed.

Now the real work begins. You'll need to kill humanoids to collect the pages for these books. The first 4 pages of each book drop in Angmar and Eregion (either works), the last 4 drop in the Misty Mountains and Forochel (again, either works). You should be able to get most of your pages while leveling, though getting the last few can be painful. The legendary class traits slots open up at levels 41, 45 and 60, so focus on the ones you would slot first.

ClassBook Deed 1Book Deed 2Book Deed 3
BurglarComplete The Book of Knives to earn Flashing BladesComplete The Expert's Guide to Dirty Fighting to earn Exposed ThroatComplete Knee-breaker's Manual to earn Sweep the Leg
CaptainComplete The Book of Oaths to earn Oathbreaker's ShameComplete The Candle's Flame to earn Defy CorruptionComplete The Treatise of Valour to earn Shield of the DĂșnedain
ChampionComplete The Artisan Blade to earn Raging BladeComplete The Joy of Battle to earn Fight On!Complete The Tome of Swords to earn Ferocious Strikes
GuardianComplete A Shield-maiden's Song to earn Guardian's ThreatComplete The Best Defence to earn Shield-smashComplete The Final Word to earn Challenge the Darkness
HunterComplete A Shot in the Dark to earn Bard's ArrowComplete The Furthest Charge to earn Rain of ThornsComplete The Way of the Hunter to earn Press Onward
Lore-masterComplete The Book of Beasts to earn Noble SavageComplete Lore of the Blade to earn Sword and StaffComplete Of Leaf and Twig to earn March of the Ents
MinstrelComplete Melodies of the Valar to earn Rally!Complete The Rising Chord to earn Song of the Hopeful HeartComplete Valour's Marches to earn Anthem of the Wizards
Rune-keeperComplete Golu o Maeth to earn Martial TrainingComplete Thunder and Flame to earn You Shall Fall to our WrathComplete Whispers in the Dark to earn Steady Hands
WardenComplete Bullroarer's Boy to earn Defiant ChallengeComplete Chieftains of the DĂșnedain to earn Grand Master Weapons TrainingComplete The Watch Against the Night to earn Javelin of Deadly Force

Level 45-50: Class Quest Series

At level 45, you can start working on your level 50 class quest. This is really a series of three quests where the final quest awards another legendary class trait. Even though you will be a bit low for the level of the quests, getting them early helps you keep an eye out for opportunities to complete the many steps required, such as groups for Carn Dum and Urugarth, or skirmishes (many of the items required for these quests can be purchased from the Curiosities Vendor with skirmish marks).

To get started, visit your class trainer who will send you on to the NPC for the level 45-50 class quest series for your class. This NPC will give you two quests (1 and 2 in the table below) that can be worked on at the same time. Be aware these are epic in nature, it will take a while to collect all the components yourself. Group up when practical. When both of these quests are complete, the final quest (which awards the legendary trait) opens up.

ClassQuest 1Quest 2Final QuestLegendary Trait
BurglarArticles of CunningImplements of the NightA Lesson from Bilbo BagginsStick and Move
Captain Articles of CommandImplements of WarA Lesson from BoromirIn Defence of Middle-earth
ChampionArticles of ValourImplements of DaringA Lesson from GimliControlled Burn
GuardianArticles of FortitudeImplements of BattleA Lesson from Samwise GamgeeTo the King
HunterArticles of DiscoveryImplements of the HuntA Lesson from LegolasBow of the Righteous
Lore-masterArticles of MysteryImplements of KnowledgeA Lesson from Lord ElrondEagle-friend
MinstrelArticles of HarmonyImplements of SongA Lesson from LindirFellowship's Heart
Rune-keeperA Worthy GarmentHewing a New StoneDeep Secrets of Rune-craftThat Which Does Not Kill Us
WardenA Warden's Second Best AllyA Weapon of Might and GloryWisdom of the WardensWay of the Warden


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