Captain

Available Races: Man

Role: Support

What is a Captain?

Bearing a Banner of War into the fray, the Captain provides hope and leadership to Fellows, inspiring them to greater deeds. A skilled Captain can rally a Fellowship back from the brink of defeat or seal a victory against the most formidable of foes. The Captain is a learned warrior in offensive and defensive combat and is well-versed in the healing arts. Additionally, the Captain can provide Buffs to themself and their Fellowship, providing an edge in combat unmatched by any other Fellowship member. Although a capable and respected warrior on their own, the Captain is primarily driven by their innate sense of leadership and their devotion to others.

Should I Play A Captain?

The Captain is a Support class. While the Captain can deal damage, they are at their best when meeting the needs of their Fellowship: providing integral buffs and healing to aid in the battle against the forces of the looming Shadow in the North. A natural leader among Men, the Captain is a stalwart defender of the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. Captains rely on Defeat Responses and Battle States for the execution of many of their core skills, thereby enabling the Captain to use a previously unusable skill of greater magnitude.

Captain Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths	Weaknesses
Versatile support healing / Buffs	Low area-of-effect (AoE) capabilities
Has a Companion Pet (Herald)	Many skills require a Defeat Response to execute
Strong against Fear effects	Jack of All Trades but Master of None
Can empower Allies with Banners of War	Low DPS / Slow leveling

Skills and Combat

As with all the other classes, you start with a few skills to get a feel for what your new role is all about. Defensive Strike inflicts good direct damage on your enemy while simultaneously buffing your Armour for about 10 seconds. The buff timer is reset every time you use the skill, so this will be one of your go-to skills in melee combat. When you can't reach an enemy with your sword, try Battle Shout. This ranged attack deals decent damage and puts you in a battle-ready stance to prepare for some future skills, such as Devastating Blow and Pressing Attack. Your first— and perhaps your biggest— heal is Rallying Cry, which heals your whole fellowship for a large amount, then heals approximately 12 percent of that heal amount every three seconds for 15 seconds. However, it can only be triggered after you defeat a worthy enemy

Active Skills

	Ability	Category	Level	Range	Description
	Words of Courage	Heal	14	25	Initially heals a friendly target, then applies a Heal over Time (HoT) effect.
	Muster Courage	Buff	16	30	Removes current Fear effects and temporarily buffs Fear Resistance.
	Escape from Darkness	Rez	20	30	Revive defeated Companion (usable in combat).
	Inspire	HoT	22		Attack your target and heal your Shield-brother over time.
	In Harm's Way	Buff	36		Briefly absorbs all damage dealt to your Fellowship.
	Noble Mark	Debuff	12	6	Damages foe while temporarily helping your Herald in combat.
	Make Haste	Buff	8	30	Allows your Fellowship to run faster for a limited duration.
	Rallying Cry	Heal+HoT	1	30	Heals your Fellowship. Requires a Defeat Response.
	Routing Cry	Debuff+AoE	8	7	Demoralizes foes and causes Light Damage
	Telling Mark	Debuff	6	40	Increases chance that your Fellowship will critically wound the mark
	War-cry	Buff	4	30	Increases attack speed after defeating a foe
	Revealing Mark	Debuff	30	40	Damage dealt on the marked restores morale of the attacker.
	Cry of Vengeance	Buff	32	30	Power buff for your Fellowship
	Battle Shout	Damage	1	20	Does some Light Damage and initiates a Battle-readied State
	Defensive Strike	Melee+Buff	1	3	Defensive attack that briefly increases armour
	Devastating Blow	Melee	2	3	Battle-readied attack with increased crit damage (initiates a Battle-hardened State)
	Cutting Attack	Melee+Bleed	4	3	Attack that causes the target to bleed
	Pressing Attack	Melee	10	3	Battle-readied attack that allows you two swings for medium damage (initiates a Battle-hardened State)
	Last Stand	Buff	22		You can't be dealt a final blow while this skill is active
	Threatening Shout	Threat	26	40	A cry that increases the chance your target will attack you
	Blade of Elendil	Melee+Buff	30		Battle-hardened attack that also buffs your fellowship with the Light of Elendil
	Grave Wound	Melee+Threat	42		A melee attack that increases the chance your target will attack you (more effective if used while target bleeds from Cutting Attack)
	Kick	Melee+Buff	44		Interrupts any time-delayed actions your target is attempting
	Call To Arms: Herald of War	Herald	10		Banner increases Might and Agility
	Motivating Speech	Buff	16	15	Increases maximum Morale of your fellowship
	Shield-brother	Buff	22		Marks a member of your Fellowship as your Shield-brother, allowing them to incur special benefits.
	Call To Arms: Herald of Hope	Herald	24		Banner increases Morale and regeneration
	Call To Arms: Herald of Victory	Herald	34		Banner increases Power and regeneration
	Command Respect	Buff	40	10	Causes players around you to kneel
	To Arms	Buff	40		Increases your Shield-brother's damage
	Withdraw	Detaunt	46	10	Lowers your threat to the opponents around you, but decreases your damage
	Strength of Will	Buff	48		Increases the effect of healing abilities on your Shield-brother
	Time of Need	Buff	50		Initiates a Battle-readied State

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Shields	Off-hand	15	Increases Armour and Chance to Block
	Light Armour		1
	Medium Armour		1
	Heavy Armour		20

Combat Characteristics

• Accuracy
  • Rank 1 - Level 11 - Price 12  10  
  • Rank 2 - Level 29 - Price 84  10  
  • Rank 3 - Level 35 - Price 122  50  
  • Rank 4 - Level 39 - Price 152  10  
• Block
  • Rank 1 - Level 15 - Price 22  50  
  • Rank 2 - Level 23 - Price 52  90  
  • Rank 3 - Level 33 - Price 108  90  
• Critical
  • Rank 1 - Level 7 - Price 4  90  
  • Rank 2 - Level 17 - Price 28  90  
• Evade
  • Rank 1 - Level 13 - Price 16  90  
  • Rank 2 - Level 21 - Price 44  10  
• Parry
  • Rank 1 - Level 9 - Price 8  10  
  • Rank 2 - Level 19 - Price 36  10  
  • Rank 3 - Level 25 - Price 62  50  
  • Rank 4 - Level 41 - Price 168  10  

Instrument Proficiencies

	Ability	Level	Description
	Specialized Equipment	1	Allows the use of specialized equipment
	Horn Use	5	Allows you to sound your horn

Misc. Passive Skills

• Armaments slightly increases the armour for the Captain's pet.

  Allows the usage of Armaments

  Minor Commoner Herald Armaments

  Minor Man-At-Arms Herald Armaments

  Minor Pilgrim Herald Armaments

  Minor Squire Herald Armaments

  Summoning Horn Use

  Allows the usage of Summoning Horns

Weapon Proficiencies

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Daggers	1H	1	Chance to land critical hit
	Halberd		15	Increases Threat
	One-Handed Axes	1H	1	Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss
	One-Handed Clubs	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Hammers	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Maces	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Swords	1H	1	Increases to-hit chance
	Spear	MHO	10	Chance to Wound causing damage over time
	Two-Handed Axes	2H	1	Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss
	Two-Handed Clubs	2H	1	Chance to Stun
	Two-Handed Hammers	2H	1	Chance to Stun
	Two-Handed Swords	2H	1	Increases to-hit chance

Captain Traits

Soldiers will be rewarded in the constant fight against the Shadow. The more you use your Captain skills, the better you can handle yourself in future fights. Eventually, you unlock class- specific traits that grant you greater abilities. Most of your class traits center around your strengths. You may speed up the execution of certain skills or boost Might and Power— all to make you a more effective Captain in battle. You also gain Fear Resistance; the Captain gathers courage so that others in the fellowship will follow. Experiment with your skills to decide which ones you want to pursue quickly

Deeds

Name	Level	Reward	Task	Limit per Day
Captain of War	1	Captain of War	Use War-cry (300)	100
Turn of the Tide	1	Turn of the Tide	Afflict enemies with Routing Cry (250)	85
Renewed Voice	1	Renewed Voice	Use Battle-Shout (650)	225
Focused Strikes	1	Focused Strikes	Land blows with Defensive Strike (500)	165
Captain's Valour	10	Captain's Valour	Summon your Herald of War (60)	30
Fear No Darkness	10	Fear No Darkness	Use Words of Courage (500)	100
Strong Voice	10	Strong Voice	Use Muster Courage (200)	50
Captain's Hope	20	Captain's Hope	Summon your Herald of Hope (60)	10
Expert Attacks	20	Expert Attacks	Land critical hits with Devastating Blow (100)	15
Intimidating Shout	20	Intimidating Shout	Use your Threatening Shout (?)
Subtle Command	20	Subtle Command	Use your cries to good effect (2,000)
Captain's Victory	30	Captain's Victory	Use your banner's to inspire fellows ?? (?)
Blood of Númenor	30	Blood of Númenor	Save allies from the brink of death (?)
Now for Wrath	30	Now for Wrath	Use Rallying Cry (600)

Legendary Deeds
Name	Level	Reward	Task
The Candle's Flame	42	Defy Corruption	Find missing pages (8)
The Treatise of Valour	44	Shield of the Dúnedain	Find missing pages (8)
The Book of Oaths	46	Oathbreaker's Shame	Find missing pages (8)

Traits

Name	Level	Source	Description	Line Bonus
Captain's Hope			The Captain's Banner of Hope evokes greater effects upon the captain's allies.
Captain's Valour			The Captain's Banner of War evokes greater effects upon the captain's allies.
Captain of War			War-cry now decreases attack duration by 15% (was 10%), reduces Mark skills cooldown
Defiance			Longer Last Stand	Increases Fear Resistance
Expert Attacks			Increases Critical Hit Chance	Increases Might
Fear No Darkness		Use Words of Courage 500 times	Your words of courage greatly increases the Morale of your allies.
Focused Strikes			Reduces miss chance	Increases Fear Resistance
Loyalty		Use Call To Arms: Herald of War 60 times.	Increases Herald armour	Increases Fear Resistance.
Now for Wrath			Rallying Cry now heals Power	Increases Power
Renewed Voice			Reduces Battle-Shout cooldown	Increases Might
Strong Voice		Use Muster Courage during battle 200 times.	The power costs of your cries and shouts are reduced.
Subtle Command		Use Cries to good effect 2000 times.	Reduces your threat	Increases Fear Resistance
Turn of the Tide		Afflict enemies with Routing Cry 250 times.	Routing Cry deals more damage and now stuns foes for 3 seconds	Increases Might.
Defy Corruption (Legendary)	39/41	Complete the Book The Candles Flame	Your Escape from Darkness ability is greatly improved and your Cry of Vengeance will revive one additional ally	-
Oathbreakers Shame (Legendary)	39/41	Complete the Book Book of Oaths	You levy a curse upon your foe which increases the damage you can do to it.	-
Shield of the Dúnedain (Legendary)	39/41	Complete the Book Treatise of Valour	You are able to afford protection to one of your companions, but at the cost of half your power.	-
In Defense of Middle Earth (Legendary)	45	Level 50 class quests	Your very presence inspires those around you to perform better in combat.	-

Class Quests

Articles of Command & Implements of War (Level 45)

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