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Class: Burglar

  • Class Difficulty: Advanced
  • Role: Support
  • Gameplay: Burglars are masters of debuffing; skills that cause foes to deal less damage or be easier to kill. They utilize their Trick skills to debuff foes and can later remove the Tricks for additional benefits. Burglars also have Stealth skills and are proficient at initiating Fellowship Manoeuvres. In fellowships, a Burglar supports his allies by debuffing foes, while dealing respectable damage.
  • Lore: Burglars are masters of stealth and misdirection. They rely on sleight-of-hand and startling attacks that allow their companions to overwhelm adversaries.

    This class is inspired by the famous Bilbo Baggins, who accompanied Thorin and Company on their quest to the Lonely Mountain.
Available To
Class Stats*
Level Might Agility Vitality Will Fate Morale Power
1 14 14 8 11 10 99 143
2 15 16 9 12 11 131 165
3 17 18 10 14 12 163 190
4 18 20 11 15 13 195 212
5 20 22 12 17 14 227 237
6 21 24 13 18 15 259 259
7 22 26 14 19 16 291 281
8 24 28 15 21 17 323 306
9 25 30 16 22 18 355 328
10 27 32 17 24 19 387 353
11 28 34 18 25 20 419 375
12 29 36 19 26 21 451 397
13 31 38 20 28 22 483 422
14 32 40 21 29 23 515 444
15 34 42 22 31 24 547 469
16 35 44 23 32 25 579 491
17 36 46 24 33 26 611 513
18 38 48 25 35 27 643 538
19 39 50 26 36 28 675 560
20 41 52 27 38 29 707 585
21 42 54 28 39 30 732 600
22 43 56 29 40 31 757 615
23 45 58 30 42 32 782 633
24 46 60 31 43 33 807 648
25 48 62 32 45 34 832 666
26 49 64 33 46 35 857 681
27 50 66 34 47 36 882 696
28 52 68 35 49 37 907 714
29 53 70 36 50 38 932 729
30 55 71 37 52 39 957 747
31 56 72 38 53 40 982 762
32 57 73 39 54 41 1007 777
33 59 74 40 56 42 1032 795
34 60 75 41 57 43 1057 810
35 62 76 42 59 44 1082 828
36 63 77 43 60 45 1107 843
37 64 79 44 61 46 1132 858
38 66 80 45 63 47 1157 876
39 67 81 46 64 48 1182 891
40 69 82 47 66 49 1207 909
41 70 83 48 67 50 1232 924
42 71 84 49 68 51 1257 939
43 73 85 50 70 52 1282 957
44 74 86 51 71 53 1307 972
45 76 87 52 73 54 1332 990
46 77 88 53 74 55 1357 1005
47 78 89 54 75 56 1382 1020
48 80 90 55 77 57 1407 1038
49 81 91 56 78 58 1432 1053
50 83 92 57 80 59 1457 1071
51 83 92 57 80 59 1479 1083
52 83 92 57 80 59 1501 1095
53 83 92 57 80 59 1523 1107
54 83 92 57 80 59 1545 1119
55 83 92 57 80 59 1567 1131
56 83 92 57 80 59 1589 1143
57 83 92 57 80 59 1611 1155
58 83 92 57 80 59 1633 1167
59 83 92 57 80 59 1655 1179
60 83 92 57 80 59 1677 1191
61 83 92 57 80 59 1699 1203
62 83 92 57 80 59 1721 1215
63 83 92 57 80 59 1743 1227
64 83 92 57 80 59 1765 1239
65 83 92 57 80 59 1787 1251
66 83 92 57 80 59 1814 1266
67 83 92 57 80 59 1847 1284
68 83 92 57 80 59 1885 1305
69 83 92 57 80 59 1929 1329
70 83 92 57 80 59 1978 1356
71 83 92 57 80 59 2033 1386
72 83 92 57 80 59 2093 1419
73 83 92 57 80 59 2159 1455
74 83 92 57 80 59 2225 1491
75 83 92 57 80 59 2291 1527
76 83 92 57 80 59 2357 1563
77 83 92 57 80 59 2423 1599
78 83 92 57 80 59 2489 1635
79 83 92 57 80 59 2555 1671
80 83 92 57 80 59 2621 1707
81 83 92 57 80 59 2687 1743
82 83 92 57 80 59 2753 1779
83 83 92 57 80 59 2819 1815
84 83 92 57 80 59 2885 1851
85 83 92 57 80 59 2951 1887
* Racial modifiers not included
Trait Based Skills
Icon/Name Req. Trait Cost to Slot
Active Skills
Icon/Name Level Cost
Subtle Stab 1 1
Surprise Strike 1 1
Cunning Attack 1 1
Burglar's Advantage 2 8
Sneak 4 32
Trick: Disable 4 32
Double-edged Strike 6 72
Touch and Go 6 72
Riddle 8 1 28
Mischievous Glee 10 3
Exploit Opening 12 7 20
Aim 12 7 20
Burgle 14 19 60
Addle 14 19 60
Trick: Dust in the Eyes 16 25 60
Safe Fall 18 32 40
Diversion 18 32 40
Startling Twist 20 40
Mischief 20 40
Quiet Knife 20 40
Gambler 20 40
Track Treasure 20 40
Reveal Weakness 22 48 40
Trick: Counter Defence 24 57 60
Contact Pedlar 26 67 60
Cure Poison 26 67 60
Trip 28 78 40
Clever Retort 30 90
Hide in Plain Sight 30 90
Find Footing 32 102 40
Provoke 34 115 60
Ready and Able 36 129 60
Trick: Enrage 38 144 40
Well-placed Strike 40 160
Practical Joke 40 160
Share The Fun 42 176 40
Knives Out 44 193 60
Confound 46 211 60
Escape Clause 48 230 40
Location Is Everything 50 250
Improved Startling Twist 52 270 40
Improved Hide in Plain Sight 54 291 60
Lucky Strike 56 313 60
Feint Attack 58 336 40
A Small Snag 60 360
Burglar's Antidote 62 384 40
Mischievous Delight 64 409 60
Improved Riddle 66 435 60
Trick: Improved Counter Defence 68 462 40
Improved Subtle Stab 72 1 518 40
Advanced Startling Twist 74 1 547 60
Passive Skills
Icon/Name Level Cost
Name Description Traits
The Quiet Knife (Set) The Quiet Knife knows how to move about undetected and strike with surprising power. Ambidextrous, Cunning Wound, Focused Eye, Hidden Dagger, Sharp Wit, Sharp Blade, Spatial Sense, Strategic Planning, Strike from Shadows, Practiced Bluff
The Mischief-maker (Set) The Mischief-maker concentrates on tricks and wit to keep foes off guard. Appraising Eye, Blind Fury, Complicated Terms, Confound the Fools, Disabling Attack, Opportunist, Perplexing Riddle, Trickster, Little Annoyances
The Gambler (Set) A real Gambler knows when to hold, to fold, when to walk away, or when to run. Cruel Odds, Even the Odds, Footpad, Honed Wit, Leaf-walker, Overwhelming Odds, Side-step, Swift and Subtle, Dealings Done
Traits
Icon/Name Type Description Cost to Slot
Ambidextrous Class You are able to wield your off-hand weapon more efficiently, dealing greater damage to your foes. 45
Appraising Eye Class You are skilled at detecting even the smallest weaknesses in your enemy's armour when using your Reveal Weakness skill. 45
Blind Fury Class When you Enrage your foes, they are likely to engage you in melee combat. 45
Complicated Terms Class Your Riddle and Confound skills are more complex, making them less likely to be resisted. 45
Confound the Fools Class Your Confound skill is even more stupefying, and now both stuns and mesmerizes more of your simple-minded foes. The duration of the Improved Confound Finesse debuff is substantially increased. 45
Cruel Odds Class Burglar's Advantage and Double-edged Strike now have a chance to apply a Critical Vulnerability debuff to your target. If the target has a Gamble, the chance is increased. 45
Cunning Wound Class The wounds caused by your Cunning Attacks and Well-placed Strike bleed more profusely. 45
Dealings Done Legendary You know what to do with the cards you are dealt. Lucky Strike becomes Gambler's Strike, which has a reduced cooldown, no longer requires Double-edged Strike, and can now upgrade Gambles to their max tier. Your chance of applying a gamble is also increased. 101 25
Disabling Attack Class You are able to use your Disable skill to greatly reduce your enemy's speed. 45
Even the Odds Class Escape Clause can be used more frequently. In addition, it now applies a self-buff that increases the chances of applying a Gamble. 45
Exposed Throat Legendary After using your Double-edged Strike, you make an additional attack, inflicting high damage. Also has a chance of stunning your foe for 6s, creating a opportunity to use Fellowship Manoeuvres if you are in a Fellowship. 101 25
Flashing Blades Legendary After using your Double-edged Strike, you can make two additional attacks against your target. 101 25
Focused Eye Class You are able to take Aim more quickly than you once did. 45
Footpad Class Your Stealth is more subtle, making you harder to detect. In addition, Diversion has a chance to apply a Debuffing Gamble, and may be used against any enemy. 45
Hidden Dagger Class Your attacks from Stealth are more accurate, reducing your miss chance and your enemies' ability to block, parry or evade them. Additionally, you deal more damage from Stealth. 45
Honed Wit Class You hone your witty banter to be useable at all times. Clever Retort can now be used outside of Mischief and its recovery is reduced. 45
Leaf-walker Class Your Stealth is hastened, allowing you to move more quickly while sneaking. In addition, Provoke from Stealth has a chance to apply a Disabling Gamble. 45
Little Annoyances Legendary You know how to make those little things really distract people. Small Snag becomes Quite a Snag, which has increased range, increased duration, a more potent debuff, and no longer requires Double-edged Strike to be used first. Also, the duration of your tricks while in Mischief is increased, and you may enter Mischief stance while in-combat. 101 25
Opportunist Class Improves your Counter Defence skill to further increase your opponent's vulnerability to Critical Hits. 45
Overwhelming Odds Class Completing a Fellowship Manoeuvre will empower the burglar, based on what Manoeuvre was completed. 45
Perplexing Riddle Class Your Riddles are far more perplexing than your foes can comprehend, increasing Riddle's duration as well as making it more resistant to damage. 45
Practiced Bluff Legendary Your ability to bluff an attack through has been well-practiced. Feint Attack becomes Improved Feint Attack and now activates more stealth skills. Your damage from Stealth attacks, including Improved Feint, is also increased. 101 25
Sharp Wit, Sharp Blade Class Your wit and blade combine to make Provoke even more damaging and infuriating. 45
Side-step Class You are able to evade attacks more easily than before. 45
Spatial Sense Class Striking in the right place is more important than how hard you strike. Your ability to use Well-placed Strike is increased. 45
Stick and Move Legendary Skills that are normally unlocked by scoring Critical Hits now also unlock when you successfully Evade an attack. 101 25
Strategic Planning Class You plan your fights around location even more than other Burglars. Your ability to use Location is Everything is increased. 45
Strike from Shadows Class You are able to land precise blows, increasing your chances of landing a Critical Hit with Surprise Strike, Cunning Attack, or Provoke. 45
Sweep the Leg Legendary Upgrades Trip to Tangle-foot. This ability does not break stealth and has a shorter cooldown. 101 25
Swift and Subtle Class You are able to use your Subtle Stab skill with greater speed, inflicting more damage. Further, when striking a target that has a Gamble, you apply a resistance debuff. 45
Trickster Class Your Dust in the Eyes skill affects multiple enemies nearby. 45
Deeds
Level Name Description
1 Cunning Wound Burglars cannot rely on strength and power to defeat their enemies -- but a severely bleeding wound will often do the trick.
1 Hidden Dagger It is always surprising how many enemies forget to look over their shoulder during a fight.
1 Perplexing Riddle A clever burglar can confuse opponents with odd challenges and riddles.
1 Swift and Subtle With extensive practice, your Subtle Stab will improve in deadliness.
10 Cruel Odds To better twist chance in your favour, you must first master the art of piling victory on top of success.
10 Focused Eye Without the advantage of strength, you must rely on speed and agility. If you are fast enough, you might be able to finish a...
10 Leaf-walker Moving silently is easy - moving silently and quickly? That is a challenge....
10 Side-step When Orcs are raining arrows down upon you, you had best have a spring in your step.
10 Trickster So what if it is an old trick? The old tricks are the best tricks.
20 Disabling Attack Certain postures will force enemies to fight with greater caution, limiting their ability to attack.
20 Footpad If you cannot be seen, you cannot be killed. So do not be seen.
20 Opportunist Every creature has its weak spots -- eyes, throat, spleen, something -- you just need to figure out what they are.
20 Strike from Shadows You have only one shot when ambushing an opponent -- make it count!
30 Blind Fury You must master the art of angering someone so much that they forgo their weapons in an attempt to throttle you with their...
30 Overwhelming Odds Burglars are notoriously fond of maneuvering their enemies into deadly situations where their allies can quickly defeat them.
30 Sharp Wit, Sharp Blade You must master the combination of a cutting remark and a marking cut.
40 Complicated Terms You have picked up a few new conundrums in your travels, but you will not be able to polish the weaker points until they fall...
40 Honed Wit With practice, the right comeback may no longer require a mind set only to mischief.
40 Spatial Sense No matter how well-placed the strike, there is always room for improvement.
42 The Book of Knives The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of...
44 Knee-breaker's Manual The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of...
46 The Expert's Guide to Dirty Fighting The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of...
50 Confound the Fools You have come to believe that confusion is only scratching the surface. With a bit of work, you could stupify them where they...
50 Even the Odds Make the most of successful coordination with your allies, be it to strike fast or ready an escape.
50 Strategic Planning If you can internalize the age old maxim, you may find the right location easier to arrive at and more effective than before.
60 A Guide to the Quiet Knife 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) (Burglar) Delve deep into the ruined halls of Moria and face the threats that lie within.
60 The Path of the Mischief-maker You have begun to follow the Path of the Mischief-maker. If you follow this path to its end, you may learn how to become a...
Quests
Level Name Description
15 A Thief in the Night Burglars of great skill are not often chanced upon these days, especially if they do not wish to be found.
15 Instance: A Thief in the Night You and Atherol Took have come to Bamfurlong to prevent the Blackwold brigands from making off with Farmer Maggot's delicious...
25 A Secret Club Burglars throughout Eriador consider themselves members of a secret club, an exclusive brotherhood of those who practice the...
30 A Burglar's Errand A burglar hones his skill by thieving items of little worth, but these excursions are mere dalliances when the fate of the...
30 Instance: A Burglar's Errand Palma Brownlock has convinced you to reacquire the sword Medhrod, stolen by half-orcs at Naerost in the Lone-lands.
50 A Lesson from Bilbo Baggins Sterling Proudfoot thinks that you might be able to learn something from Bilbo Baggins, whose adventure as a burglar has...
50 Articles of Cunning Sterling Proudfoot has agreed to help you fashion a piece of equipment that properly reflects your skill as a burglar.
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 the Night Sterling Proudfoot has agreed to help you fashion a weapon to compliment your great skill as a burglar.
50 The Truest Course is Awareness You are a light shadow flitting against the moon, only seen when you wish to be, a soft breeze on the night air, soon past.
58 The Path of the Mischief-maker You have been instructed to find Celofa in the Foundations of Stone in Moria in order to further your prowess as a Burglar.

Player Entry
It should be borne in mind that the Burglar of Middle Earth is not the same as a burglar more commonly understood. Middle Earth Burglars use their talents only in self-defense, in their struggle against Sauron. The good races of Middle Earth do not break into each other's houses and/or steal each other's belongings, whereas a talented Burglar will happily sneak into a goblin's den or an orc redoubt in order to relieve it of any treasure it might contain.

Burglar Tips

"Don't just run in and melee. You need to set up your attacks before you strike; i.e. sneak, reveal weakness, aim, etc. "–Frieja
"Don't forget to HIPS every 10 minutes to get your leafwalker trait, even if you have to use a kitchen timer to remind you. Suppress the urge to save HIPS for the emergency that won't happen for hours yet. Leafwalker is a great trait." –muleskinner2
"Try to educate yourself on Fellowship Maneuvers. The system's pretty easy to understand once you pick up the basics (go around the color wheel in either direction, put the same colors all in a row, etc.) and a well-executed Fellowship Maneuvers can be a boon to group play at all levels. Since the ability to trigger Fellowship Maneuvers at will is one of the Burg's "claims to fame," why not make yourself a master on the topic? " –alibutterfly82
"While you are able to stealth past a lot of stuff, remember that skills cost coin. It won't mean a darn thing that you didn't have to fight anyone to finish that quest if you can't purchase that next really good skill." –Lupini
"Burgs have the most different ways to help a group, they are the play makers. When a burg tells a mob to turn around and ignore them as they take a shiny out of their pockets, they do. When the Burg tells them to stop fighting and ponder the meaning of life, they do and when a burg tells a mob to bleed out, they certainly do." –Smiling_Bandit
"Don't be disheartened at the earlier levels when playing a burg. Burgs definitely blossom the further you progress with them and as you obtain more of their skills. A skilled burg is nasty to deal with should you ever spar one and can more than hold their own during regular questing." –LavenderFire

"NEVER use enrage when grouped with others unless the group leader asks you to." –Frieja

"You will be surprised how effective Touch and Go is in low-morale situations, however, it is only effective when you are at 20% morale, any lower, and you will be in great danger of dying" -Cappyman

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