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Champion Skill List: Book 12 Update

Edited By: Martuk

The Lord of the Rings Online Champion class received their "Month of
the Champion" update with Book 10, but they seem to have gained
revisions with every Book update since then and Book 12 will be no
different. This skill list is updated with information from Book 12 and
will allow you to see the changes to skills for the Champion class.

Champion Active Skill List
Level	Skill	Description	Stats
1	Bladewall	You make a Frontal Area of Attack	Main-hand Weapon damage Max Targets: 5 Range: 5m Cooldown: 4s
1	Swift Strike	You make a swift melee attack	Main-hand Weapon damage Adds 1 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 3s
1	Wild Attack	A single powerful melee attack	Main-hand Weapon damage Adds 1 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 1s
2	Savage Strikes	You make a savage double attack.	2 attacks: Main hand Weapon damage bonus x2 Requires at least 3 Fervour Removes 2 from Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 4s
4	Flurry	Your attack speed is increased.	-15% Attack Duration Duration 20s Cost: 2 Fervour
4	Fervour	Your power and regeneration are increased at the expense of avoidance.	+2 in-Combat Power Regen +15% Melee Damage Cannot Evade, Block, or Parry Adds Fervour point every 5 seconds Cooldown: 4s
6	Brutal Strikes	You make three deadly attacks	3 attacks: Main hand Weapon damage bonus x3 Requires at least 4 Fervour Removes 3 from Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 4s
8	Exchange of Blows	You occassionaly damage your attacker when hit.	50% chance to damage melee attackers Duration 30s Cost: 2 Fervour
10	Ardour	Your power regeneration is increased while parry and Evade skills are penalized.	+1.6 in-Combat Power Regen Evade chance reduced by 75% Parry chance reduced by 75% + Melee Damage Adds Fervour points every 9 seconds. Cooldown: 4s
10	Blade-Storm	You make a full Area of Effect Attack	Cost: 4 Fervour Max Targets: 5 Range: 5m Cooldown: 10s
12	Battle-Frenzy	Your Fervour is instantly increased	Adds 3 Fervour Cooldown: 1m
14	Bracing Attack	You make an attack which allows you to brace against counterattack; increasing your morale by a small amount	Main-hand Weapon damage +24 Morale Cost: 3 Fervour Range: 3m
14	Second Wind	Defeating an opponent allows the Champion to regain power.	+22.5 Power Cooldown: 15s
16	Cleave	You make a full area of effect attack, that may cause damage over time.	Main-hand Weapon damage bonus 3 Common damage initially 3 Common damage every 2 seconds for 12 seconds Cost: 2 Fervour Max Targets: 5 Range: 5m Cooldown: 4s
18	Sudden Defense	You lose all Fervour and enter a defensive stance which increases your parry and evade rates	+2.4% Evade Chance +2.4% Parry Chance Duration: 30s Requires at least 1 Fervour Removes 5 from Fervour
20	Relentless Strike	You use all of your Fervour to deal a devastating attack. This attack can only be evaded, it will never miss on level targets, and cannot be blocked or parried.	150% of Main-hand Weapon damage +10 damage Cost: 4 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 1s
20	Let Fly	You attack with your ranged weapon	Ranged Weapon Damage Range: 30m Cooldown: 9s
22	Champion's Challenge	Your taunting cry forces your target to face and attack you for a few seconds.	Range: 30m Resistance: Cry Cooldown: 30s
24	Merciful Strike	You make a powerful attack that can only be used on opponents under 20% health.	Main-hand Weapon damage Adds 2 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 30s
26	Fighting Dirty	You make a cunning attack that catches your opponent off-guard. Your next area-of-effect attack will cause more damage. It can only be used on opponents below 25% health.	Main-hand Weapon damage +25% Area of Effect Skill Damage Duration: 30s Adds 1 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 4s
28	Sprint	Your run speed is increased 25%	Sets run speed to 125% Duration 15s Cooldown: 5m
30	Dire Need	Half of your power is transferred to Morale	Cooldown: 30m
30	Glory	Your threat generation and Power regeneration are increased at the expense of damage output.	+1.4 in-Combat Power Regen +60% Threat Generation -15% Melee Damage Adds Fervour point every 12 seconds Cooldown: 5s
32	Clobber	You make a swift melee attack, which interupts any time delayed actions your opponent is attempting.	Main-hand Weapon damage Cost: 1 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 3s
35	Sound the Attack	You make a full area-of-effect attack which stuns opponents	Main-hand Weapon damage Stuns for 3s Cost: 5 Fervour Range: 5m Cooldown: 20s
36	Hamstring	You make an attack which snares your opponent	Main-hand Weapon damage Slows movement speed by 30% Duration 20s Cost: 1 Fervour Range: 3m Cooldown: 4s
38	Hedge	You make a melee attack that dissuades your target from continuing to attack you	Main-hand Weapon damage bonus Removes the Disarmed effect Increases Wound Resistance by 5% and prevents Disarm Duration: 15s Range: 3m Cooldown: 3m
40	Boast	Tales of your heroic acts draw cheers from the crowd.	Range: 10m Cooldown: 30s
40	Heroics	Your heroic actions inspire your fellows restoring their power, while sapping yours.	+30-55 Power Max Targets: 10 Range: 15m Cooldown: 10m
42	Rising Ire	This skill transfers 15% of total accumulated threat from a fellowship member to the Champion.	Cost: Fervour 2 Range: 15m Cooldown: 20s
44	Ebbing Ire	This skill transfers 25% of total accumulated threat from the Champion to a fellowship member.	Cost: 4 Fervour Range: 15m Cooldown: 2m
48	Blocking Blades	Increases your parry rate. This skill can only be played after defeating an enemy.	+2% Parry Chance Expires if out of combat for 9 seconds. Cooldown: 5s
50	Red Haze	Adds a fervour pip when cast, and an additional fervour pip every 15 seconds. This skill can only be played after defeating an enemy.	Adds 1 to Fervour Cooldown: 5s

Champion Passive Skill List
Level	Name	Description
1	Dual Wield	Allows the wielding of a second weapon in the off-hand
5	Horn Use	Allows the Use of Horns
5	Lute Use	Allows the use of Lutes
5	Parry: Rank 1	Adds 2% to Parry chance
7	Evade: Rank 1	Adds 2% to Evade chance
10	Two Handed Axes	Allows the use of Two-Handed Axes
10	Two-handed hammers	Allows the use fo two-handed Hammers. Hammers have a small chance of stunning the target.
10	Bows	Allows the use of Bows. Bows have a small chance of landing Critical Hits when using auto-attack.
10	Spear	Allows the use of the spear. Spears have a small chance of wounding the target, inflicting damage over time.
10	Two Handed Swords	Allows the use of Two-Handed Swords
11	Melee Critical: Rank 1	Adds 1% to Melee Critical
12	Accuracy: Rank 1	Reduces Miss by a medium amount
15	Evade: Rank 2	Adds 1% to Evade chance
15	Shields	Allows the use of Shields
19	Parry: Rank 2	Adds 1% to Parry chance
20	Horns of Valorur	Allows the use of Champion Horns
20	Runic Use	Allows the use of Runes
20	Heavy Armour	Allows the use of Heavy Armour
20	Bows	Allows the use of Bows
21	Block: Rank 1	Adds 2% to Block chance
23	Melee Critical: Rank 2	Adds 1% to Melee Critical hit chance
25	Block: Rank 2	Adds 1% to Block chance
27	Accuracy: Rank 2	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
29	Parry: Rank 3	Adds 1% to Parry chance.
31	Evade: Rank 3	Adds 1% to Evade chance.
33	Block: Rank 3	Adds 1% to Block.
35	Melee Critical: Rank 3	Adds 1% to Melee Critical hit chance
37	Block: Rank 4	Adds 1% to Block chance
39	Accuracy: Rank 3	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
41	Parry: Rank 4	Adds 1% Parry chance
43	Evade: Rank 4	Adds 1% Evade chance.
45	Accuracy: Rank 4	Reduces Miss by a small amount

Champion Class Traits
Class Trait	Description	Stats	Achieved By
Call of the Wild	The Champion's Wild Attack generates additional threat and will lessen the effects of your fervour penalty.	Improved Threat. Subtracts 2.0% from fervour mitigation.	Strike With Wild Attack 1250 times
At The Ready	You are able to perform your subtle stab with greater speed, inflicting more damage.	Adds 10.0% to subtle stab damage, Line Bonus: increases critical chance with Burglar skills by 1%	Strike using Subtle Stab 1250 times
Swift to Anger	Your Swift Strike skill now generates a fervour pip on a successful critical attack. Your total Might is also increased.	Adds 10.0 to Might	Use Swift Strike 1000 times
Deep Strikes	On a critical attack, Wild Attack, Savage Strikes, and Brutal Strikes will apply an additional bleed. Fervour also adds an extra 2% bonus to damage.	Adds 1.0% to Fervour damage bonus.	Land Critical Blows Using Wild Attack 1000 times
Vicious Strikes	Increases the critical damage of Wild Attack, Savage Strikes, and Brutal Strikes. Fervour also adds an extra 2% bonus to damage. Adds 4% to Critical	Damage Modifier for all Strike skills.	Land Critical Blows With Brutal Strikes 50 times
Flashing Blade	Your Blade Wall skill will generate a fervour pip on a successful attack. Blade Wall and Blade Storm will also do more damage.	Adds 2% to Area of Effect Skill Damage.	Strike With Blade Wall 500 times
Blood Lust	Your Wild Attack will generate a fervour pip on a critical. Fervour also adds an extra 2% bonus to damage.	Adds 25.0 to max morale. Adds 1.0% Fervor Damage Bonus	Use Land Critical Hits with Wild Attack 50 times
Braced Against Defeat	Your bracing attack will provide additional morale for each additional enemy around you. Blade Wall and Blade Storm will also do more damage.	+2% Area of Effect Skill Damage	Strike Enemies with Bracing Attack 400 times
Deadly Strikes	Increases the critical damage multiplier of Wild Attack, Savage Strikes and Brtual Strikes. Fervour also adds an extra 2.0% bonus to damage.	+25% to Critical chance Add modifier for all strike skills. Adds 1% Fervor damage bonus.	Hit with Savage Strike 500 times
Eye of the Storm	Reduces cost to 3 pips	+2% AoE damage	Land Critical Blows with Bladestorm 50 times
Flurry of Blows	Your Flurry will last an additional 10 seconds and speed you up an extra 5.0%. Your total Might is also increased.	Adds 10 Might	Use Flurry 750 times
Fervent Rage	The Champion's Battle Frenzy now their fervour meter generating 5 pips. Their total might is also increased.	Adds 2 to Fervour. Adds 10 to Might.	Use Battle-Frenzy 450 times
Patience	Exchange of Blows procs more often.	Increased threat. -2% Fervor mitigation.	Hit targets with Exchange of Blows 500 times
Time of Need	+5 Fervor +10 Might	-300 from Dire Need recast timer	Cast Dire Need 150 times
Winds of the Storm	Your Blade Storm attacks can now affect up to ten targets. Blade Wall and Blade Storm will also do more damage.	Adds 5 to Number of Targets. Adds 2.0% to Area of Effect Skill Damage.	Strike Enemies with Blade Storm 350 times
Heavy Shield Use	Heavy Shield Use	-2% Fervor mitigation	Level 30 Class Quest

Legendary Traits

Legendary Traits are started with
books for every class that drop randomly throughout level 39+ areas.
You'll need to speak to the hero for your class, in this case Gimli in
Rivendell. After this you'll begin "farming" pages in the locations
listed, good luck. Be sure to check the Auction House and watch the
trade channel, sometimes you can find a good deal.

The Tome of Swords - Ferocious Strikes: An aggressive triple attack that engenders threat
Pages	Location
1, 4, 7, 12	Wights in Trollshaws
13, 17, 21, 25	Goblins at Caldwell Pool, Western Bruinen Sources, Misty Mountains

The Artisan Blade - Blade Explosion: A full area-of-effect attack of a huge magnitude but comes at the cost of threat
Pages	Location
2, 4, 6, 9	These pages randomly drop from level 39+ Humanoid mobs, known drops from Troll hole in Bruinen Gorges,Trollshaws and Hillmen around Donnvail in Fasach-Falroid, Angmar
14, 15, 17, 26

The Joy of Battle - Fight On: Fight On - A cry of defiance that robs the monsters of their ability to use power and gives it to you.
Pages	Location
11, 14, 18, 24	Searring Flame-Worms in Western Malenhad
25, 28, 32, 36	Fell Spirit, or ghost looking mob in Imlad Balchorth, Angmar

Thanks to Fizen for use of his
research.

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Last Updated: Mar 29, 2016

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