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LEGENDARY TRAITS

These are gained through legendary books for each class, the books drop randomly in areas lvl 39+, Trollshaws, Misty Mountains and Angmar, or may be bought from your class trainer.

They give an accomplishment to achieve in your class tab in accomplishments (shift + L) to talk to someone related to your class.

We get the wonderous Bilbo Baggins!!??

• Note 1: Bilbo Baggins is located in Rivendell, Hall of Fire in The Last Homely House
  
• Note 2: The trait maybe completed at level 39, but the first Legendary Trait Slot does not open until level 41.

Get the respective book, Book of Knives or Knee Breaker's Manual and talk to Bilbo Baggins to start collecting pages. Essentially the books are the quest starter.

The pages will NOT drop unless you talk to Bilbo Baggins that correspond to the book you wish to complete.

The Book of Knives and Knee Breaker's Manual (books, not the pages) can be found at your trainer. The pages for the books drop off of humanoid mobs, in areas given in the book tooltips, with specifics listed below.

Book of Knives: Flashing Blades

3rd Critical Strike response chain attack, follows Double Edged Strike (ie. BA->DES->FB)

Pages: 3, 5, 12, 17, 18, 23, 26, 31

First 4 pages from Iron-Crowns in Ram Duath, Angmar, or Orcs, or Morrovail "Mistress of Darkness"

First 4 pages from Level 41 and 42 Iron Crowns (Thanks Cymb01!)

Last 4 pages from Elite Spiders (lvl 41 -42) at The Wovenvales in North Trollshaws

Knee Breaker's Manual: Sweep the Knee

Your Trip skill does not break Stealth and recovers much more quickly. This increases your Trip ability. Decreases Trip reset time by 40.0 seconds

Pages: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 15, 16,19

First 4 pages from Hillmen around Donnvail in Fasach-Falroid, Angmar

Last 4 pages from Blogmal Orcs at Rammas Deluos in center of Thorhad along the dread statues, Angmar

Last 4 pages also drop from Ongburz Skirmishers in Gorothlad (Thanks Cymb01!)

Expert's Guide To Dirty Fighting: Exposed Throat

4th Conjunction Starter

Pages: 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 19, 24, 28

These pages randomly drop from level 39+ Humanoid mobs, known drops from Goblins in the camp at Western Malenhad, Angmar and Trolls in Trollshaws

Stick and Move

Any evades will trigger the critical response chain

Level 45+ Class Quests Completed - Listed Below

These quests below go in stages. I listed them in stages but to prepare for them you can buy the items that are currently highlighted in yellow. The warg-keepers token, although suppose to be able to sell on the AH, cannot be bought from what I am told (I am missing that one too ). If they are not highlighted, you must be on that stage of the quest to get the items to drop. Such items like the Blinding Snowbeast-Fur have about a 10-20% drop rate so do not be discourage, it drops, besides it helps towards the ever so popular determination trait.

Articles of Cunning Line

Sterling Proudfoot asked you to return with Driftclaw's Windswept Hide and twelve pieces of blinding snowbeast-fur.

Sterling Proudfoot asked you to return with [20] Unyielding Drake-Scales and [10] Glossy Cave-Claw Skins.

Sterling Proudfoot asked you to return with a Goblin-badge of Rank and an Insignia of Battle .

Implements of Night Line

Sterling Proudfoot asked you to return with five hollow sulfur-leech fangs and the split claw of the Warg Narglup.

Sterling Proudfoot asked you to return with [20] Hateful Worm-Eyes and [15] Venomous Dread-Turtle Beaks.

Sterling Proudfoot asked you to return with a Warg-keeper's token and a Cruel Talon of Azgoth.

CLASS TRAITS

Ambidextrous

• You are able to wield your off-hand weapon more efficiently, dealing greater damage to your foes.
• Adds 15.0% to off-hand damage multiplier.
• Line bonus: Increased critical chance with burglar skills by 1.0%

How to Unlock: Gained from level 15 Class Quest

Appraising Eye

• Your Spot Weakness skills is improved
• "You are skilled at detecting even the smallest weaknesses in your enemy's armor when using your reveal weakness skill."
• This trait improves your reveal weakness skill. Reveal Weakness now causes enemies to take 10% more damage instead of 8%. (Thanks Trezamere!)
• Line bonus: Increases agility by 10.

How to Unlock: Gained from level 30 Class Quest

Blind Fury

• When you enrage your foes, they are likely to engage you in melee combat. {Forces Ranged Foes to Engage Melee}
• Line bonus: Increases mischievous glee healing by 2.0% and 1 pulse. (Lasts for 30s)

How to Unlock: Use Enrage against your enemies x400

Cunning Wound

• The wounds caused by your cunning attacks bleed more profusely.

NOTE - This trait does not increase the wound damage over time when applied in stealth.

• Line bonus - Increased Critical Chance with burglar skills by 1%

How to Unlock: Strike with Cunning Attack x500

Disabling Attack

• You are able to use your disable skill to greatly reduce your enemy's speed.
• Attack speed reduction and damage is now by 20% instead of 15%. (Thanks Trezamere!)
• Line bonus: Increases mischievous glee healing by 2.0% and 1 pulse

How to Unlock: Use Disable against an enemy x600

Focused Eye

• You are able to take aim more quickly than you once did.
• Reduces the recovery time of aim by 30.0s.
• Line bonus: Increases critical chance with burglar skills by 1%

How to Unlock: Use aim in battle {using it before combat starts also counts} x750

Footpad

• Your ability to move about with stealth has developed beyond your natural aptitude.
• Adds 2 to stealth level.
• Line bonus: Increases positional damage modifier by 3.0%

How to Unlock: Use your Distraction skill successfully x1000

Hidden Dagger

• Your attacks while using stealth are far more accurate, reducing the chances that you may miss or that your enemy may somehow avoid them.
• Subtracts 5.0% from all enemy defense chances, decreases your miss chance.
• Line bonus: Increases positional damage multiplier by 3.0%

How to Unlock: Use your special Stealth Attacks x300

Leaf-walker

• You are able to move more quickly while using stealth.
• Your stealth is improved, enabling you to move quickly when hiding.
• You now move at 70% movement speed while stealthed instead of 50%. However when using HIPS you will be moving at 50% movement speed for the duration of the buff. (Thanks Trezamere!)
• Line bonus: Increases positional damage multiplier by 3.0%

How to Unlock: Use Hide in plain sight skill x250

Opportunist

• Improves your counter defense skill to further increase your opponent's vulnerability to critical hits.
• Trick: Counter Defense now increases crit chance by 6% instead of 3%. (Thanks Trezamere!)
• Line bonus: Increases mischievous glee healing by 2.0% and 1 pulse.

How to Unlock: Use Counter Defense x350

Overwhelming Odds

• The effects of your tricks are increased after you participate in a conjunction.
• Increases the output of your conjunctions.
• Choosing Red in a Conjunction - 15 second buff that increases your melee offense by 5% (Thanks Trezamere!)
• Choosing Yellow in a Conjunction - 15 second buff that increases the duration of Cunning Wound (adds 10 seconds to a nonstealthed CW, so its 30 seconds if you use it while you have the buff, normally 20s) (Thanks Trezamere!)
• Choosing Blue in a Conjunction - -2% to power costs for 15 seconds (Thanks Valyrie!)
• Choosing Green in a Conjunction - Bonus to your Mischevious Glee healing (Thanks Valyrie!)
• Line bonus: Increases agility by 10

How to Unlock: Execute Conjunctions x150

Perplexing Riddle

• Your riddles are far more perplexing than your foes can comprehend, both stunning and mesmerizing them.
• Line bonus: Increases agility by 10

How to Unlock: Use Riddle on your enemies x200

Side-step

• You are able to evade attacks more easily than before.
• Adds 3.0% to evade chance.
• Line bonus: Increases agility by 10

How to Unlock: Evade enemy attacks x1250

Strike from Shadows

• You are able to land precise blows when attacking while using stealth, increasing your chances of landing a critical hit with surprise strike, cunning attack, or provoke.
• Adds 5.0% to critical chance.
• Line bonus: Increases positional damage multiplier by 3.0%

How to Unlock: Land critical blows from skills that benefit from stealth (surprise strike, etc.) x150

Swift and Subtle

• You are able to perform your subtle stab skill with greater speed, inflicting more damage.
• Adds 10.0% to subtle stab damage.
• Line bonus: Increases critical chance with burglar skills by 1%

How to Unlock: Strike using Subtle Stab x1250

Trickster

• Your dust in the eyes skill affects multiple enemies nearby.
• Dust in the eyes is now AOE.
• Line bonus: Increases mischievous glee healing by 2.0% and 1 pulse

How to Unlock: Use Dust against your enemy x1000

Virtues

Update: All traits are now listed and reflect the MAXIMUM rank achievable(example: Charity +7).

Charity +7

• + 7.0% Wound Resistance
• - 2.0% Ranged Vulnerability
• + 2.4 Power Regeneration in non-Combat

Confidence +8

• + 12 Will
• + 8.0% Fear Resistance
• + 1.8 Power Regeneration in non-Combat

Compassionate +7

• - 3.5% Ranged Vulnerability
• + 3.7 Power Regeneration in non-Combat
• - 1.0% Magic Vulnerability

Determination +8

• + 24 Agility
• + 46 Morale Max
• + 0.6 Morale Regeneration in Combat

Discipline +7

• + 21 Might
• + 4.0% Disease Resistance
• - 1.0% Melee Vulnerability

Empathy +7

• + 11 Fate
• + 35 Armour
• + 2.0% Fear Resistance

Fidelity +7

• + 11 Vitality
• + 7.0% Shadow Mitigation
• + 23 Power Max

Fortitude +8

• + 12 Might
• + 7.3 Morale Regeneration in non-Combat
• + 3.0% Disease Resistance

Honour +7

• + 6 Vitality
• + 7.0% Poison Resistance
• + 4.0% Shadow Mitigation

Idealism +8

• + 24 Fate
• + 6 Will
• + 4.0% Fear Resistance

Innocence +7

• - 3.5% Melee Vulnerability
• + 4.0% Poison Resistance
• + 2.0% Shadow Mitigation

Justice +8

• + 0.8 Morale Regeneration in Combat
• + 3.6 Morale Regeneration in non-Combat
• + 113 Morale Max

Loyalty +7

• + 21 Vitality
• + 9 Armour
• + 45 Power Max

Merciful +6

• + 5 Agility
• + 4.3 Power Regeneration in non-Combat
• - 1.5% Magic Vulnerability

Patience +8

• + 5.5 Power Regeneration in non-Combat
• + 4.0% Wound Resistance
• - 1.0 Ranged Vulnerability

Tolerance +7

• + 11 Agility
• - 3.5% Magic Vulnerability
• + 0.5 Morale Regeneration in Combat

Valour +8

• + 6 Might
• + 226 Morale Max
• + 5.5 Morale Regeneration in non-Combat

Wisdom +7

• + 21 Will
• + 3.7 Power Regeneration in non-Combat
• + 2.0% Wound Resistance

Zeal +7

• + 7.0% Disease Resistance
• - 2.0% Magic Vulnerability
• + 2.0% Poison Resistance

Virtues by Location

Angmar

Exploration

• Confidence +2: The Road to War
• Empathy +2: Angmar Quests [Final]
• Fidelity: The Circle of Despair
• Idealism: Angmar Quests [Advanced]
• Loyalty: Angmar Quests
• Tolerant +2: Bastions of Hope

Monster Slayer

• Determination: Warg
• Discipline: Troll
• Honour: Uruk
• Just: Angmarim
• Merciful: Wight
• Valour: Worm
• Zeal: Orc

Bree-Lands

Exploration

• Charity: Bree-Lands Quests [Advanced]
• Empathy: Bree-Lands Quests
• Idealism: Flowers of the old forest
• Idealism: The History of the Dunedain
• Patience: Ruins of Breeland
• Patience: The Barrow Downs
• Loyalty +2: Bree-Lands Quests [Final]
• Wisdom: Lore of the Cardolan Prince
• Wisdom: The Old Forest

Monster Slayer

• Determination: Barghest
• Discipline: Sicklefly
• Fortitude: Bree-Lands Woodsman [old forest trees]
• Fortitude: Neekerbeeker
• Honour: Spider
• Just: Brigand
• Merciful: Wight
• Valour: Orc

Ered Luin

Exploration

• Charity: Ally of Ered Luin
• Charity +2: Hero of Ered Luin [Final]
• Compassionate: Defender of Ered Luin [Advanced]
• Confidence: Rath Teraig
• Fidelity: Scouting the Dourhands
• Patience: Places of the Dwarves
• Wisdom: Elf Ruins

Monster Slayer

• Determination: Wolf
• Discipline: Hendroval
• Just: Brigand
• Zeal: Spider
• Zeal: Goblin

Lone Lands

Exploration

• Charity: Lone Lands Quests
• Compassionate: Lone Lands Quests [Advanced]
• Confidence: Garth Agrewen
• Confidence: The Grimfens
• Fidelity: Defences of the Lone Lands
• Wisdom: The Weathertop Exploration
• Idealism: Lone Lands Quests [Final]

Monster Slayer

• Discipline: Bog Lurker
• Fortitude: Warg
• Honour: Spider
• Merciful: Wight
• Valour: Goblin
• Valour: Orc

Misty Mountains

Exploration

• Compassionate: Peril of the Mountains
• Confidence: Where Giants Dwell
• Empathy: Peril of the Mountains [Advanced]
• Innocence +2: Peril of the Mountains [Final]
• Tolerant: Ruins of Misty Mountains
• Wisdom: High Passes of Misty Mountains

Monster Slayer

• Determination: Snow-Beast
• Fortitude: Bear
• Honour: Worm
• Just: Warg
• Valour: Troll
• Zeal: Giant

North Downs

Exploration

• Charity: North Downs Quests [Advanced]
• Confidence: Strongholds Exploration
• Empathy: North Downs Quests
• Patience: The Eastern Ruins
• Loyalty: North Downs Quests [Final]
• Tolerance: The Villages of the Earth Kin
• Wisdom: The Western Ruins

Monster Slayer

• Determination: Warg
• Fortitude: Troll
• Honour: Worm
• Just: Orc
• Merciful: Redeemer [the dead]
• Zeal: Goblin

The Shire

Exploration

• Compassionate: The Life of the Bounder
• Fidelity: The Sights of Shire
• Innocence +2: The Life of the Bouder [Final]
• Patience: No Place for Spoiled Pie
• Patience: Restoring the Quick Post
• Empathy: The Life of the Bounder [Advanced]
• Tolerant The Farms of Shire

Monster Slayer

• Determination: Slug
• Discipline: Wolf
• Fortitude: Harvest Sicklefly
• Honour: Spider
• Just Brigand
• Valour: Goblin

Trollshaws

Exploration

• Fidelity: The Road to Rivendell
• Idealism +2: Brave Deeds in the Wilderness [Final]
• Innocence: Brave Deeds in the Wilderness
• Loyalty: Brave Deeds in the Wilderness [Advanced]
• Tolerant: Ruins of Trollshaws

Monster Slayer

• Discipline: Wolf
• Determination: Crawler
• Discipline: Wolf
• Merciful: Wight
• Valour: Worm
• Zeal: Troll
• Fortitude: Giant

Virtues by Virtue Type

Charity

• Charity +2: Hero of Ered Luin [Final] --- Ered Luin
• Charity: Ally of Ered Luin --- Ered Luin
• Charity: Bree-Lands Quests [Advanced] --- Bree-Lands
• Charity: Lone Lands Quests --- Lone Lands
• Charity: North Downs Quests [Advanced] --- North Downs

Compassion

• Compassion: Defender of Ered Luin [Advanced] --- Ered Luin
• Compassion: Lone Lands Quests [Advanced] --- Lone Lands
• Compassion: Peril of the Mountains --- Misty Mountains
• Compassion: The Life of the Bounder --- The Shire

Confidence

• Confidence +2: The Road to War --- Angmar
• Confidence: Garth Agrewen --- Lone Lands
• Confidence: Rath Teraig --- Ered Luin
• Confidence: Strongholds Exploration --- North Downs
• Confidence: The Grimfens --- Lone Lands
• Confidence: Where Giants Dwell --- Misty Mountains

Determination

• Determination: Barghest --- Bree-Lands
• Determination: Crawler --- Trollshaws
• Determination: Slug --- The Shire
• Determination: Snow-Beast --- Misty Mountains
• Determination: Warg --- Angmar
• Determination: Warg --- North Downs
• Determination: Wolf --- Ered Luin
• Determination: Orc --- Moria

Discipline

• Discipline: Bog Lurker --- Lone Lands
• Discipline: Hendroval --- Ered Luin
• Discipline: Sicklefly --- Bree-Lands
• Discipline: Troll --- Angmar
• Discipline: Wolf --- The Shire
• Discipline: Wolf --- Trollshaws
• Discipline: Wolf --- Trollshaws

Empathy

• Empathy +2: Angmar Quests [Final] --- Angmar
• Empathy: Bree-Lands Quests --- Bree-Lands
• Empathy: North Downs Quests --- North Downs
• Empathy: Peril of the Mountains [Advanced] --- Misty Mountains
• Empathy: The Life of the Bounder [Advanced] --- The Shire

Fidelity

• Fidelity: Defences of the Lone Lands --- Lone Lands
• Fidelity: Scouting the Dourhands --- Ered Luin
• Fidelity: The Circle of Despair --- Angmar
• Fidelity: The Road to Rivendell --- Trollshaws
• Fidelity: The Sights of Shire --- The Shire

Fortitude

• Fortitude: Bear --- Misty Mountains
• Fortitude: Bree-Lands Woodsman [old forest trees] --- Bree-Lands
• Fortitude: Giant --- Trollshaws
• Fortitude: Harvest Sicklefly --- The Shire
• Fortitude: Neekerbeeker --- Bree-Lands
• Fortitude: Troll --- North Downs
• Fortitude: Warg --- Lone Lands

Honour

• Honour: Spider --- Bree-Lands
• Honour: Spider --- Lone Lands
• Honour: Spider --- The Shire
• Honour: Uruk --- Angmar
• Honour: Worm --- Misty Mountains
• Honour: Worm --- North Downs

Idealism

• Idealism +2: Brave Deeds in the Wilderness [Final] --- Trollshaws
• Idealism: Angmar Quests [Advanced] --- Angmar
• Idealism: Flowers of the old forest --- Bree-Lands
• Idealism: Lone Lands Quests [Final] --- Lone Lands
• Idealism: The History of the Dunedain --- Bree-Lands

Innocence

• Innocence +2: Peril of the Mountains [Final] --- Misty Mountains
• Innocence +2: The Life of the Bouder [Final] --- The Shire
• Innocence: Brave Deeds in the Wilderness --- Trollshaws

Justice

• Justice: Brigand --- The Shire
• Justice: Angmarim --- Angmar
• Justice: Brigand --- Bree-Lands
• Justice: Brigand --- Ered Luin
• Justice: Orc --- North Downs
• Justice: Warg --- Misty Mountains

Loyalty

• Loyalty +2: Bree-Lands Quests [Final] --- Bree-Lands
• Loyalty: Angmar Quests --- Angmar
• Loyalty: Brave Deeds in the Wilderness [Advanced] --- Trollshaws
• Loyalty: North Downs Quests [Final] --- North Downs

Merciful

• Merciful: Wight --- Lone Lands
• Merciful: Redeemer [the dead] --- North Downs
• Merciful: Wight --- Angmar
• Merciful: Wight --- Bree-Lands
• Merciful: Wight --- Trollshaws

Patience

• Patience: No Place for Spoiled Pie --- The Shire
• Patience: Places of the Dwarves --- Ered Luin
• Patience: Restoring the Quick Post --- The Shire
• Patience: Ruins of Breeland --- Bree-Lands
• Patience: The Barrow Downs --- Bree-Lands
• Patience: The Eastern Ruins --- North Downs

Tolerance

• Tolerance: The Villages of the Earth Kin --- North Downs
• Tolerant +2: Bastions of Hope --- Angmar
• Tolerant The Farms of Shire --- The Shire
• Tolerant: Ruins of Misty Mountains --- Misty Mountains
• Tolerant: Ruins of Trollshaws --- Trollshaws

Valour

• Valour: Goblin --- Lone Lands
• Valour: Goblin --- The Shire
• Valour: Orc --- Bree-Lands
• Valour: Orc --- Lone Lands
• Valour: Troll --- Misty Mountains
• Valour: Worm --- Angmar
• Valour: Worm --- Trollshaws

Wisdom

• Wisdom: Elf Ruins --- Ered Luin
• Wisdom: High Passes of Misty Mountains --- Misty Mountains
• Wisdom: Lore of the Cardolan Prince --- Bree-Lands
• Wisdom: The Old Forest --- Bree-Lands
• Wisdom: The Weathertop Exploration --- Lone Lands
• Wisdom: The Western Ruins --- North Downs

Zeal

• Zeal: Giant --- Misty Mountains
• Zeal: Goblin --- Ered Luin
• Zeal: Goblin --- North Downs
• Zeal: Orc --- Angmar
• Zeal: Spider --- Ered Luin
• Zeal: Troll --- Trollshaws

PvE Traits

Well-Rounded Raid DPS/Debuffer

Very well-rounded class trait setup. Keeps in mind the whole raid and not just yourself.

Class Traits

1. Ambidextrous
2. Appraising Eye
3. Footpad or Leafwalker
4. Hidden Dagger
5. Disabling Attack or Opportunist or Trickster or Blind Fury (Order of Importance)

Positional Modifier Increase - 6%

In raid situation and even group situations you should always attack from behind. We have modifiers to do that, so use them

Appraising Eye - 10%

With multiple burglars in the raid the 10% does add damage output. However, it does not STACK as some might assume - it is not 10%+10%+10%. It would be 10%+5%+2.5% which is still 17.5% increase. Not to mention the 10 agility is a nice addition. An alternate to this trait would be another 3% Positional Modifier.

Disabling Attack or Opportunist or Trickster or Blind Fury

Coordinate with your fellow burglars in your raid to determine who will get what for their trait. We are debuffers and it is more effective to have a different debuff on the target than the same one due to diminishing returns (look at appraising eye). Blind Fury is more of a DPS increaser for the ranged as it adds 5% to their damage.

Pure Raid DPS

Very selfish setup for a raid but some people like to DPS. Tank and spank mobs will think twice on turning their back on you.

Class Traits

(Positional Build)

1. Ambidextrous
2. Footpad
3. Leafwalker
4. Hidden Dagger
5. Strike from Shadows

Positional Modifier - 12%

or

(AGI Build)

1. Ambidextrous
2. Appraising Eye
3. Overwhelming Odds
4. Perplexing Riddle
5. Side-Step

Agility Increase - 40

Attacking from behind most fights (as you should). 12% increase is debatable than 40 agility since some of the agility traits give debuff traits such as appraising eye (2% increase). I do not have the raw numbers to determine which is better overall, but just incase I have posted both.

Submitted by Oldwolfe aka ~Greg Thanks! *Modified Slightly by Faceonglass

The "You can't hit me, neener neener neener" Build

Class Traits

1. Apprasing Eye
2. Disabling Attack
3. Overwhelming Odds
4. Perplexing Riddle
5. Side step

Reasoning

This combo is all about not getting hit. All 4 plus agility traits for this build. The line bonus give the most +agi possible which will improve both evade and parry percentages. Disabling attack adds in for a 5% less mob attacks ( 8.25% less damage **thanks blackc5**). Perplexing Riddle gives you the nice stun on humonoid mobs that can't be blocked by stun-immunity. Add this to our two other stun skills, and some stun-dust, you wont be taking many hits.

The "Daggers are a Burglars best friend" or "Small hits more often > Big hits less often" Build

Class Traits

1. Ambidextrous
2. Apprasing Eye
3. Cunning Wound
4. Opportunist
5. Swift and Subtle

Reasoning

Cunning Wounds for the bleed-bleed opening. Swift and Subtle due to the fact that with daggers you can get in three skills strikes in between BA's. Opportunist for the added crit percentage. Geared to make sure that BA is up every 5-6 seconds. This build provides for +4% crit on burglar skills with the line bonuses and another couple percent on for Trick: Counter Defence. Low on survivability from traits though with enough agility in gear this should be overcome, high on power cost due to the spamming of skills. Extremely high on fun.

The "I have no friends while leveling" Build or "Hybrid/Solo Burglar Leveling" Build

Class Traits

1. Ambidextrous
2. Footpad
3. Leaf Walker
4. Perplexing Riddle
5. Side-Step

Reasoning

This is the current combo I am using (or will be once I open up leaf walker, silly 10 minute cooldown.) Gives some nice sneak bonuses to get into higher level areas and not be attacked by every train that is coming out. Perplexing Riddle for the stun-lock sequence. Ambidextrous since it is the biggest DPS incresae per trait. Side-step for survivability.

The "I might not have the highest DPS, but my group does" Build

Class Traits

1. Appraising Eye
2. Cunning Wound
3. Opportunist
4. Overwhelming Odds
5. Perplexing Riddle

Reasoning

Cunning wound for the bleed-bleed opening that almost never pulls agro from the tank. Perplexing Riddle because it is a must in PUGs. This builds main traits are opportunist and appraising eye. These traits will maximize your contribution to your hunter friends DPS. I am guessing it will work well with the legendary trait that lets you stay stealthed after a trip, but can't say for sure since I havent tested it out yet. I imagine starting skills would look something like:

• RW while sneaking.
• Trip to start a conjunction.
• Cunning Strike on main target.
• Pick your color.
• CD on main target.
• Cunning strike to get the bleed-bleed effect going.
• Perplexing riddle on any adds.

The "Dreams of being a Tank in leather pants" Build

Class Traits

1. Blind Fury
2. Disabling attack
3. Perplexing Riddle
4. Side-step
5. Trickster

Reasoning

Able to off tank better than most burglars. Blind Fury to pull mobs off the healer, and provoke to keep them on you. Side-step/disabling attack, and perplexing riddle cause really the only way for a burglar to off-tank is to not be getting hit. The line bonuses will give you a decent boost in MG as well as uping your agility a little. However since this is a low DPS route, the mob you are trying to tank better be one that no hunter or champ is hitting.

PvMP Traits

The "Sneaky Mace Wielding for DMG Build by Sneaks" Build

Class Traits

1. Footpad
2. Hidden Dagger
3. Lead Walker
4. Strike From Shadows
5. Side-step or Ambidextrous or Focused eye

Reasoning

Originally posted by Sneaks in http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=47424. (have to give credit, where credit is due.) If you agree with sneaks' reasoning or not, this is a viable build. This build gives a total of +12% to the positional multiplier bringing it up to 27%. Good build for short fights where the big opener will outweigh sustained dps, group fights where the tank is taking all the hits and you can sit behind the mob and whack away, and supposedly PvMP, though I cant say sure on the last one, never played it myself.

PvP Titles

Generic Titles

• Tier 1 - Defeat 10 Monster-Players in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "The Neophyte"

• Tier 2 - Defeat 500 Monster-Players in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "The Warrior"

Blackarrow-Slayer

• Tier 1 - Defeat 500 Uruk Blackarrows in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "Blackarrow-Foe"

Reaver-Slayer

• Tier 1 - Defeat 500 Orc-Reavers in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "Reaver-Foe"

Stalker-Slayer

• Tier 1 - Defeat 500 Warg-Stalkers in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "Stalker-Foe"

Tyrants of the Enemy

• Defeat the Tyrants: Tharbil, Barashish, Gundzor, Burzgoth, Trintru and Durgrat

Reward Title: "Conquerer of the Ettenmoors"

Warleader-Slayer

• Tier 1 - Defeat 500 Uruk-Warleaders in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "War-Leader's Foe"

Weaver-Slayer

• Tier 1 - Defeat 500 Weavers in the Ettenmoors

Reward Title: "Weaver-Foe"