LotRO - Captain Class Guide Skills Overview

by Nicole163 on Nov 05, 2010

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| href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/classes/captain/endgame">LEGENDARY
ITEMS | href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/91642/page/2">TRAITS
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| href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/classes/captain/skills">SKILLS

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CAPTAIN SKILLS OVERVIEW

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Core Offense

These are the basic attack skills - the stuff the Captain does
after the buffing and between the other buffing.

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He
hit the plate squarely and rang the bell, but the carny was a shifty
fellow...

Sure Strike - A modest attack
that has a lower chance of being blocked or parried.

Defensive Strike - A modest
attack that applies an armor-increasing self-buff. This skill is
upgraded at level 54 to Improved Defensive Strike, which adds a power
return if the target is under the effects of Light of Elendil.

Cutting Attack - A modest
attack
that adds a damage-over-time bleed.

Kick - A swift boot to a
sensitive area that interrupts inductions. This skill is improved with
3 traits from the Leader of Men line slotted, giving it a 10% chance to
trigger a fellowship manouevre.

Grave Wound - A modest attack
that generates additional threat. If the target is affected by the
bleed from Cutting Attack, even more threat is generated. Slotting the
trait Intimidation will cause this skill to generate yet more threat.
Slotting 4 Leader of Men traits makes this a forced-aggro attack.

Battle-Shout - A fearsome cry
that does modest damage and puts the Captain into a battle-readied
state, opening up gated skills. The trait Renewed Voice reduces the
cooldown on this skill, and the power cost can be reduced by slotting
the trait Strong Voice.

Devastating Blow - A strong
attack that can only be used after Battle-Shout. Does additional damage
on a critical hit and grants the use of defeat response skills. Using
this skill puts the Captain into a battle-hardened state. The trait
Expert Attacks increases the chance to critical with this skill, and
the trait Battle Master causes this skill to do additional damage.

Pressing Attack - A modest
area-effect double-sweep that can only be used after Battle-Shout and
hits up to 2 targets. Landing a critical hit opens up the defeat
response skills. Using this skill puts the Captain into a
battle-hardened state. The trait Expert Attacks increases the chance to
critical with this skill, and the trait Battle Master causes this skill
to do additional damage.

Blade of Elendil - A strong
attack that can only be used after either Devastating Blow or Pressing
Attack. This skill applies a buff to allies that adds a small amount of
light damage when allies score critical hits.
Upgraded at level 52 to Improved Blade of Elendil, which removes 1
corruption from the target in addition to the other effects. The trait
Adherent of Elendil causes this skill to do 15% more damage.

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Debuffs and Defeat Response

Defeat response skills can only be used after an enemy is
killed by the Captain or the Captain's group. The debuffs make that
happen faster.

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Captains
love the disco-dancing, complete with the funky light show.

Routing Cry - Defeat response
skill.
This is a blood-chilling victory cry that damages nearby enemies. The
trait Turn the Tide causes this skill to stun enemies and do more
damage.

War-Cry
- Defeat response skill. A rallying victory howl that reduces allies'
attack duration by -10%.

Rallying Cry
- Defeat response skill. An energizing call fo victory that restores
the group's morale, with a heal-over-time effect. The trait Now for
Wrath causes this skill to restore power in addition to morale, and the
healing is improved by slotting multiple Hands of Healing traits.

Shadow's
Lament - Defeat response skill. A strong attack that
generates a lot of threat. This skill is significantly improved by the
legendary trait Master of War; it does 50% more damage, no longer
requires a defeat event to use (but has a longer cooldown), and puts
the Captain in a battle-ready state on a critical.

Threatening
Shout - A non-damaging skill that generates threat. The
trait Intimidation causes this skill to generate more threat.

Noble Mark - Toggled skill.
Applies a
damage-over-time debuff to the target and generates threat over time on
the Captain. Generates 50% additional threat with the Leader of Men
legendary trait equipped.

Telling Mark
- Toggled skill. Increases the amount of damage done
to the marked target by 5%.

Revealing Mark - Toggled
skill. Companions attacking the marked target receive 15% of their
damage back as healing.

Oathbreaker's Shame -
Legendary skill attainable at level 39 by collecting book pages. This
powerful debuff summons a swarm of Oathbreakers to harrass the target,
causing it to take 35% more melee, ranged and tactical damage for 10
seconds.

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Pets and Allies

Captains can summon heralds, archers and other assorted
minions to assist them on the battlefield, and can expand their
entourage within the group by designating one ally as a Shield-Brother.

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A
Captain taking his pet dwarf for a walk

Call
to Arms - Summons an ally to the
Captain's side. Only one ally can be summoned at a time.

Herald of War
- A bearded human chap who carries a banner proclaiming his
Captain-liege's awesomeness to all and fights with a sword. This herald
increases allies' Might and Agility.

Herald of Hope
- This herald increases allies' maximum morale and in-combat morale
regeneration.

Herald of Victory
- This herald increases allies' maximum power and in-combat power
regeneration.

Archer
- This ally does not carry a banner but shoots enemies with a bow.

Note that the Captain can summon stronger allies with the use of
crafted banners. See Class Tools for more information.

Shield-Brother - Designates
one member of the fellowship to be the recipient of a number of skills.
This skill is upgraded at level 64 to Watchful Shield-Brother, which
increases the Shield-Brother's in-combat morale and power regeneration
in addition to the standard effects.
Inspire
- A modest attack that inspires the Shield-Brother, raising his morale.

To Arms
- Shield-Brother's attacks do +25% more damage

Strength of Will
- Shield-Brother's incoming healing modifier is raised by 5%

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Buffs and Staying Alive

The Captain is a motivating foce in battle, inspiring his
allies to great deeds and bolstering their confidence with inspiring
speeches and heroic deeds of bravery and self-sacrifice.

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Agarochir
is less impressed by the Mighty Hammer of Awesomeness than the Captain
had hoped..

Tactic: On Guard - A
single-target buff that increases the recipient's parry rating. Best
used on tanks to help them avoid taking damage. Only one tactic can be
active on a character at a time.

Tactic: Relentless Attack - A
single-target buff that increases melee, ranged and tactical critical
rating. The obvious use of this buff is on the group's DPSers, but it
is also good for healers, who can hit critical heals more often with an
increased tactical crit rating.

Tactic: Focus -A single-target
buff that increases the recipient's in-combat power regeneration. This
one works on pretty much any class type for prolonged battles where
power may be an issue.

Motivating Speech - A rousing
speech that increases the entire fellowship's maximum morale by 5%.
This skill also affects pets.

Make Haste - Increase the
group's run speed by 25%.

In Harm's Way - The courageous
Captain sacrifices his own body for the safety of his allies, taking
half the damage infilicted on them upon himself.

Last Stand - The Captain
cannot be killed for a few seconds. The trait Defiance makes this skill
last 10 seconds longer and heals the Captain when it expires. When used
in conjunction with In Harm's Way, this skill duo can turn a failing
fight around and swing it back into the favor of the Captain's group.

Muster Courage - Removes up to
3 fear debuffs on all allies within 30 meters and significantly
increases fear resist rating for 30 seconds. This skill is vastly
superior to potions and the Minstrel's Cure Fear skill, and can be
further improved by the trait Strength from Within, which causes it to
function as a self-heal in addition to the other effects. However,
equipping this trait bars the summoning of heralds or archers.

Withdraw - This skill
instantly decreases the Captain's threat against all enemies within 10
meters, and causes the Captain to do 30% less damage for 30 seconds.
Upgraded at level 62 to Fighting Withdrawal, which removes teh damage
penalty and causes attacks to generate less threat for the duration of
the buff.

Time of Need - This skill
costs a bit of morale to use, and puts the Captain in a battle-ready
state and grants a defeat response. The trait Composure causes this
skill to reset the cooldowns on defeat-response "cry" skills and on
Shadow's Lament.

Shield of the Dunedain - A
legendary skill attainable at level 39 by collecting book pages. A
selected companion shrugs off 75% of incoming melee, ranged and
tactical damage, but at a significant cost to power.

In
Defense of Middle-Earth - A legendary skill
attainable at level 45 by completing both class quests. This powerful
buff increases Might, Vitality, Agility, Will and Fate for all members
of the fellowship within 15 meters for 5 minutes, and has a 1-minute
cooldown, making it virtually perpetual.

Command Respect - Perhaps one
of the most powerful Captain buffs; causes all nearby free people to
kneel in obeisance.

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Healing Skills

With a broad array of healing skills, even Captains not
traited specifically for the task can make excellent off-healers to
supplement a belabored Minstrel or Runekeeper. And unlike Minnies and
RK's, the Captain's heals do not have inductions. In addition to the
skills listed here, a number of skills detailed in the preceding lists
have healing components.

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"...so
I was like BOOM! And he was all AAARRGH!"

Words of Courage - A burst heal followed
by a heal-over-time. This skill cannot be used by a Captain on himself,
and costs a bit of morale in addition to power.

Valiant Strike - The Captain whups on
his opponent in a manner that impresses, amuses or otherwise titilates
his allies, doing damage to the enemy while restoring his group's
morale. The Hands of Healing capstone legendary trait gives this skill
a strong heal-over-time and reduces the cooldown.

Escape from Darkness - Revives a fallen
target, restoring them to 50% morale and 25% power. This skill can be
used in combat, but has a 4-second induction that can be interrupted.
The trait Blood of Numenor causes this skill to revive fallen allies
with full morale and power.

Cry of Vengeance - Revives a nearby ally
with 20% morale and 15% power, and applies a massive buff to all allies
within 10 meters. The buff boosts Might, Vitality, Agility, Will and
Fate by a large amount, reduces atttack duration by 25% and increases
armour value.

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Class Tools

Captains don't get a lot of special tools, but the ones they
do get are pretty nifty

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Trying
in vain to impress his standard

Armaments - These items can be
purchased from the Captain class trainer, or better versions can be
crafted by tailors, and they go in the ranged slot on the equipment
panel. Armaments improve summoned heralds and archers,
increasing armor rating and changing the appearance of the summoned
ally. If a herald is already summoned when the armament is equipped,
the herald must be dismissed and re-summoned for the armament bonuses
to take effect. Crafted armaments are markedly better than the standard
armaments purchased from the class trainer. This tool cannot be used in
combat.

Standards - Standards replace heralds
with a non-moving banner that the Captain plants in the ground. Basic
standards can be purchased from Captain class trainers, and much better
ones can be crafted by tailors. Unlike armaments, standards can be used
in battle. These also go in the ranged slot on the equipment panel, and
the Captain can use either a standard or an armament - not both. The
buffs from standards are more powerful than those from summoned
heralds, but they do not move or attack.

Rallying Horn - This can be
purchased from the Captain's class trainer and functions identically to
the mustering horns stationed outside of instances throughout
Middle-Earth. The Captain uses the horn, selects the name of the
desired ally from the drop-down list and summons that ally to the
Captain's side. Summoning in this fashion requires the summonee to
consume 5 travelling rations.

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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2016