EDITOR’S NOTE: This excellent guide was originally published as a three-part guide by Rexthalion, an Elven Champion of the Landroval server, on his kinship’s website Defenders of the Fellowship. Many thanks are in order for his kind permission to include it in LOTRO Guides!
This post was originally a page on the site which I have moved. The URL is the same, but sadly I last the original commentary. Updated Jan. 10, 2009 to add Rune Keeper and Warden classes.
This is intended to be an exhaustive guide for those new to LOTRO who are looking for help choosing a class to play. This guide will not only tell you the specific roles that each classes fulfill, but also give you some information about the strengths and weaknesses of the four races and what I feel is the best race/class combinations.
When you hit level 15 as a champion you receive the quest Blade of Renown from any of the Champion trainers in Middle Earth. This gives you a great trait, Vicious Strikes, and the Guardian’s Axe, a nice one-handed axe. Not coincidentally, Vicious Strikes comes just as your first Class Trait slot opens. So if you haven’t earned a class trait through any deeds, this trait will fit nicely there.
