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Class: Warden

  • Class Difficulty: Advanced
  • Role: Defence
  • Gameplay: Wardens are mobile melee combatants who use Javelins for initiating combat and against ranged foes. Their unique Warden Shields and a variety of defensive skills allow them to stay in the fight longer than most. Basic Warden skills build up their Gambit chain, which can be spent to unleash special Gambit skills. In fellowships, a Warden forces enemies to attack himself, so his more fragile allies will not be harmed by the foes.
  • Lore: The Warden patrols the borders of civilized lands, preventing the encroachment of fell creatures from the Wild. They limit themselves to medium armour so that they can travel swiftly and silently to defend those they protect from threats. Wardens all have some military training and have mastered a style of combat that uses combinations of basic attacks to create masterful Gambits.

    This class was inspired by the marchwarden of Lothlórien, Haldir, and his brothers Rúmil and Orophin.
Available To
Class Stats*
Level Might Agility Vitality Will Fate Morale Power
1 14 14 10 8 11 130 134
2 16 15 11 9 12 172 156
3 18 17 12 10 14 214 178
4 20 18 13 11 15 256 200
5 22 20 14 12 17 298 222
6 24 21 15 13 18 340 244
7 26 22 16 14 19 382 266
8 28 24 17 15 21 424 288
9 30 25 18 16 22 466 310
10 32 27 19 17 24 508 332
11 34 28 20 18 25 550 354
12 36 29 21 19 26 592 376
13 38 31 22 20 28 634 398
14 40 32 23 21 29 676 420
15 42 34 24 22 31 718 442
16 44 35 25 23 32 760 464
17 46 36 26 24 33 802 486
18 48 38 27 25 35 844 508
19 50 39 28 26 36 886 530
20 52 41 29 27 38 928 552
21 54 42 30 28 39 958 567
22 56 43 31 29 40 988 582
23 58 45 32 30 42 1018 597
24 60 46 33 31 43 1048 612
25 62 48 34 32 45 1078 627
26 64 49 35 33 46 1108 642
27 66 50 36 34 47 1138 657
28 68 52 37 35 49 1168 672
29 70 53 38 36 50 1198 687
30 71 55 39 37 52 1228 702
31 72 56 40 38 53 1258 717
32 73 57 41 39 54 1288 732
33 74 59 42 40 56 1318 747
34 75 60 43 41 57 1348 762
35 76 62 44 42 59 1378 777
36 77 63 45 43 60 1408 792
37 79 64 46 44 61 1438 807
38 80 66 47 45 63 1468 822
39 81 67 48 46 64 1498 837
40 82 69 49 47 66 1528 852
41 83 70 50 48 67 1558 867
42 84 71 51 49 68 1588 882
43 85 73 52 50 70 1618 897
44 86 74 53 51 71 1648 912
45 87 76 54 52 73 1678 927
46 88 77 55 53 74 1708 942
47 89 78 56 54 75 1738 957
48 90 80 57 55 77 1768 972
49 91 81 58 56 78 1798 987
50 92 83 59 57 80 1828 1002
51 92 83 59 57 80 1855 1014
52 92 83 59 57 80 1882 1026
53 92 83 59 57 80 1909 1038
54 92 83 59 57 80 1936 1050
55 92 83 59 57 80 1963 1062
56 92 83 59 57 80 1990 1074
57 92 83 59 57 80 2017 1086
58 92 83 59 57 80 2044 1098
59 92 83 59 57 80 2071 1110
60 92 83 59 57 80 2098 1122
61 92 83 59 57 80 2125 1134
62 92 83 59 57 80 2152 1146
63 92 83 59 57 80 2179 1158
64 92 83 59 57 80 2206 1170
65 92 83 59 57 80 2233 1182
66 92 83 59 57 80 2266 1197
67 92 83 59 57 80 2306 1215
68 92 83 59 57 80 2353 1236
69 92 83 59 57 80 2407 1260
70 92 83 59 57 80 2467 1287
71 92 83 59 57 80 2534 1317
72 92 83 59 57 80 2608 1350
73 92 83 59 57 80 2689 1386
74 92 83 59 57 80 2770 1422
75 92 83 59 57 80 2851 1458
* Racial modifiers not included
Trait Based Skills
Icon/Name Req. Trait Cost to Slot
Active Skills
Icon/Name Level Cost
Javelin-toss 1 1
Gambit Default 1 1
Quick Thrust 1 1
Defensive Strike 2 4
Shield-bash 2 8
Deft Strike 2 4
The Boot 3 9
Warden's Taunt 4 16
Goad 4 16
Persevere 6 36
Offensive Strike 8 64
Impressive Flourish 9 81
Recovery 10 3
Ambush 10 3
Critical Strike 10 3
Precise Blow 12 3 60
Determination 12 3 60
War-cry 13 8 45
Forced March 14 19 60
Careful Step 14 19 60
Power Attack 16 12 80
Maddening Strike 16 12 80
Safeguard 17 14 45
Shield Up 18 16 20
Combination Strike 19 18 5
Brink of Victory 19 18 5
Shield Piercer 20 40
Conservation 20 40
Fierce Resolve 21 22 5
Onslaught 22 24 20
Quick Recovery 24 57 60
Piercing Strike 25 31 25
Muster in Ost Guruth 26 67 60
Hampering Javelin 28 78 40
Mighty Blow 30 45
Boar's Rush 31 48 5
Wall of Steel 32 51 20
Muster in Esteldín 32 102 40
Recklessness 34 115 60
Shield Mastery 36 64 80
Celebration of Skill 37 68 45
Wages of Fear 38 144 40
Surety of Death 38 72 20
Muster in Evendim 40 160
Dance of War 41 84 5
Resolution 42 88 20
Spear of Virtue 43 92 45
Muster in Rivendell 44 193 60
Restoration 46 105 80
Never Surrender 47 220 90
Exultation of Battle 48 115 20
The Dark Before Dawn 50 125
Reversal 52 270 40
Adroit Manoeuvre 54 291 60
Desolation 56 313 60
Conviction 58 336 40
Warden's Triumph 60 360
Unerring Strike 64 409 60
Deflection 70 245
Aggression 72 259 20
Shield Tactics 74 273 80
Passive Skills
Icon/Name Level Cost
Name Description Traits
Traits
Icon/Name Type Description Cost to Slot
A Keen Response Class Increases the physical damage done by all Gambits initiated with a Fist symbol. 45
Confidence Class All damage over time and healing over time effects from Fist Gambits will last one additional pulse. 45
Deadly Insult Class Your Warden's Taunt will be resisted much less often and will deal more damage over time. 45
Deadly Thrust Class All of your Gambits initiated with a Spear symbol have an increased critical hit chance. 45
Defiant Challenge Legendary You may use Defiant Challenge to force all nearby enemies to attack you. 101 25
Efficient Shieldwork Class All of your Gambits initiated with a Shield symbol will cost less power. 45
Efficient Thrust Class Your Spear Gambit builders cost much less power to activate. 45
Expert Hurler Class All Javelin skills other than Javelin Toss have reduced cooldowns. 45
Find Weakness Class Your Critical Strike skill has an even higher chance of scoring a critical hit. 45
Force of Personality Class All of your Gambits initiated with a Fist symbol will be harder to resist. 45
Grand Master Weapons Training Legendary The ultimate level of training with the Warden's weapons. 101 25
Javelin of Deadly Force Legendary You may throw your javelin with such deadly force it can pierce multiple bodies on the way to its final target. 101 25
Know Your Enemy Class Your Goad can now affect 3 additional targets. 45
Master of the Fist Class Your battlefield presence has grown much more powerful and you can perform Fist Gambits much faster. 101 25
Master of the Shield Class You have mastered the Warden's style of defensive combat and can perform Shield Gambits much faster. 101 25
Master of the Spear Class You have mastered the Warden's style of physical combat and can perform Spear Gambits much faster. 101 25
Mighty Throw Class All Javelin skills do increased damage. 45
Never Say Die Class All Warden Heal over Time effects will last one additional pulse. 45
Perseverance Class All Warden Heal over Time effects will last one additional pulse. 45
Shield Trickery Class The defensive bonuses from Shield Bash will appear more often. 45
Skill and Power Class While using Careful Step you will have a 100% chance to score a critical strike with Ambush and your successful spear gambits reduce the cooldown on Shield-piercer by 3 seconds. 45
Skillful Blocking Class Your Block value is increased. 45
Strong Voice Class Your War Cry has a chance to Fear your enemies for a short time. 45
Terrible Visage Class All damage over time effects from Fist Gambits inflict increased damage. 45
Veteran Class All of your Gambits initiated with a Spear symbol will do extra damage 45
Ward of Justice Class All defensive bonuses from Warden Gambits are increased. 45
Wary Blocks Class The duration of the benefits gained from Defensive Strike and Dance of War are increased by 10 seconds. 45
Way of the Fist Legendary You have mastered the Warden's art of drawing monster attacks upon yourself. 101 25
Way of the Shield Legendary You have mastered the Warden's art of defensive combat. 101 25
Way of the Spear Legendary You have mastered the Warden's art of physical combat. 101 25
Way of the Warden Legendary You may combine all of the Warden's fighting styles into a single master style using the best parts of each. 101 25
Deeds
Level Name Description
1 Efficient Thrust A fast and simple attack may allow your efforts to be spent elsewhere.
1 Know Your Enemy Taunt your foe into error.
1 Skill and Power Even a routine attack may become more powerful.
1 Wary Blocks Strike with your defence foremost in your mind.
10 Deadly Insult Do not allow your foe to think of any target but yourself.
10 Find Weakness A well-placed hit may be reveal your foe's weaknesses.
10 Shield-trickery Present your foe with your shield...to his face.
10 Skillful Blocking Blocking is an art cultivated with practice.
20 A Keen Response A fast and simple attack may allow your efforts to be spent elsewhere.
20 Efficient Shield-work Bring up your shield and never let it falter.
20 Never Say Die Take respite, however brief, and you can fight on.
20 Strong Voice (Class) Let loose the cry of war and see your enemy's resolve erode.
30 Confidence In the face of your confidence, let your opponent's own surety drain away.
30 Expert Hurler In the way of the spear, one always desires to have the option of using the best attack at the right time.
30 Perseverance Take your foe off their feet to allow yourself to recover.
30 Terrible Visage Let your enemy look upon your face and see the fear spread across theirs.
40 Force of Personality Lead with the fist, and the rest will follow.
40 Master of the Spear Master the Way of the Spear.
40 Mighty Throw The point may always be made sharper.
42 The Watch Against the Night The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of...
44 Chieftains of the Dúnedain The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of...
46 Bullroarer's Boy The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of...
50 Deadly Thrust Your spear-thrust will weaken your foe's armour.
50 Master of the Fist Master the Way of the Fist.
50 Master of the Shield Master the Way of the Shield.
60 The Mines of Moria (Epic) (Warden) Delve deep into the ruined halls of Moria and face the threats that lie within.
60 The Path Less Trod You have heard it whispered that the libraries of Moria yet contain many tomes, while many other volumes were brought by the...
60 The Path of the Masterful Fist You have begun to follow the Path of the Masterful Fist. If you follow this path to its end, you will learn how to draw the...
Quests
Level Name Description
2 Intro: A Warden's Deft Strike 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 Spear at the Southern March Wardens often favour the spear, and truly effective spear-use is something that must be taught by one who has used it often...
30 A Defence in the Darkness The ability for a Warden to withstand great peril is something that cannot be taught; it must be earned through the hardship...
50 A Warden's Second Best Ally Hrotha has offered to provide you with some hand-crafted gear.
50 A Weapon of Might and Glory Hrotha will forge a weapon of might and glory for you, with the right components.
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 Watching the Marches Your spear-arm is strong and your heart is stout. With your like watching over the marches of Middle-earth, the forces of the...
50 Wisdom of the Wardens At the behest of Hrotha, you must speak with Aragorn, son of Arathorn, to gain the great wisdom of the Wardens.
58 The Path of the Masterful Fist Sadreda has summoned you into his presence.

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