Radiance is a mechanic in the LotRO game. It is found on some armour pieces and is used to combat gloom in certain instances. Gloom is given by some instance bosses and adds up to dread, which debuffs a person and (when they are effectively 8 levels lower) can make a person cower for a short time. Radiance directly counteracts boss gloom -- there is no benefit to having more radiance than the amount of gloom a boss produces. Contrariwise, there is no penalty for having "more than enough" radiance.

For example:

• 50 gloom + 80 radiance = no gloom and no benefit.
• 80 gloom + 50 radiance = 30 gloom, so 3 skill levels lower and other nerfs will also be applied.

Radiance Armour

See also Radiance Armour

Many armour pieces give radiance. Most of the pieces are class-specific set pieces, but there are also a number of rare armour drops which have radiance and are not part of a set.