This is a comprehensive list of the skills available to hunters. Hunters have access to five different categories of active skills.
Active Skills
Close Combat
Ability
Category
Level
Range
Description
Agile Rejoinder
Melee
24
3
When you parry an enemy's attack, you can respond with a highly damaging melee attack. This attack will never miss against on level targets and cannot be parried, blocked or evaded.
Blindside
Melee+Ranged
8
3
You are able to divert your enemy's attention with a single melee strike and follow it with a single bow-attack at close-range.
Low Cut
AoE+Snare
16
5
You can make a low cut in front of you which can temporarily slow the movement speed of up to 2 of your enemies.
Scourging Blow
Melee
4
3
This attack deals additional damage if the enemy is suffering from your Barbed Arrow and both attack and additional damage have an increased chance to critical. However, using this skill will stop the bleeding.
Swift Stroke
Melee
1
3
A fast, damaging melee attack which temporarily increases your defenses.
Hunter's Focus
Ability
Category
Level
Range
Description
Focus
Buff
10
Before combat, you may rapidly increase your Focus. Focus is required to use some bow skills and is lost if you move.
Intent Concentration
Buff
20
In a desperate time, you can instantly reach full Focus.
Merciful Shot
Ranged
30
40
When an enemy falls below 50% of its health, you may take a shot which inflicts massive damage. If you land a Critical Hit, this attack will deal exceptional bonus damage.
Needful Haste
Buff
34
You can sacrifice some of your Focus to make ranged attacks at a faster rate.
Penetrating Shot
Ranged
10
40
An extremely damaging shot that pierces the armour of your enemy, ignoring 10% mitigation.
Rain of Arrows
Ranged AoE
20
40
You rain arrows down upon your enemies, allowing you to hit multiple targets.
Rain of Thorns
Ranged AoE
40
You rain thorn arrows down upon your enemies, allowing you to pin multiple targets.
Lessons of Nature
Ability
Category
Level
Range
Description
Beneath Notice
Threat
36
Your survival-skills allow you to make yourself appear less threatening to enemies for a short time.
Bright Campfire
22
Your survival-skills enable you to make your Fellowship comfortable in the wild, increasing their recovery and enabling some crafting skills. The campfire lasts for 3 minutes.
Camouflage
Buff
40
You have the ability to blend into your surroundings, making it difficult for your foes to detect you so long as you remain still.
Cry of the Predator
Fear
12
25
You mimic the cry of a predatory animal, causing an enemy beast to run in fear.
Passage of Foes
Track
22
Your skill as a tracker allows you to detect the presence of nearby orcs, trolls, giants and evil men or dwarves.
Passage of Nature
Track
12
Your skill as a tracker allows you to detect the presence of nearby beasts and other natural creatures.
Passage of Shadow
Track
32
Your skill as a tracker allows you to detect the presence of the dead, the unseen, and ancient evil.
Press Onward
Heal
When the need is high, you can move on with little rest, restoring all Power and Morale in only a few seconds.
Purge Poison
Buff
16
25
Your survival-lore allows you to use naturally-occurring medicines to purge poisons from an ally.
Set Snare
Trap
36
Your wilderness knowledge allows you to prepare a snare for enemies which will slow them and cause them damage over time. The trap remains for 60 seconds after being placed. This skill is easily interrupted.
Set Trap
Trap
6
Your survival skills enable you to lay traps for enemies which can hold them in place. The trap remains for 60 seconds after being placed. This skill is easily interrupted.
Strength of the Earth
Buff
?
You can find strength from the land. Devoting all of your attention to the task, you can recover power swiftly in the midst of conflict. This skill is easily interrupted.
The Archer's Art
Ability
Category
Level
Range
Description
Barbed Arrow
Bleed
1
40
Your arrow can cause a wound that bleeds and slightly slows movement speed.
Bard's Arrow
Ranged
40
You fire with the skill of Bard himself, driving feat into evil enemies.
Heart Seeker
Ranged
50
40
Taking great care and practiced aim, you prepare a shot to strike at your target's most vital weak spot. This shot will not miss, nor can your target parry, block or evade it.
Quick Shot
Ranged
1
40
You can nock and loose an arrow quickly.
Stance: Endurance
Stance
28
You take a stance which decreases the Power cost and reduces the chance that your enemy's attention will turn to you. While in Endurance Stance, your Quick Shot does not draw as much attention as it normally does.
Stance: Precision
Stance
18
You take a stance which decreases the possibility that your enemies will avoid your shots. While in Precision Stance, your Quick Shot has an increased chance to score Critical Hits.
Stance: Strength
Stance
4
You take a stance which increases the damage of your shots, while increasing the Power cost and draws the enemy's attention to yourself. While in Strength Stance, your Quick Shot will slow your enemy's movement.
Swift Bow
Ranged
2
40
You are able to loose two missiles in rapid succession.
Wayfaring
Ability
Category
Level
Description
Desperate Flight
Travel
20
Recalls caster to nearby rally point.
Find the Path
Buff
14
Increases fellowship run speed by 15.0%.
Guide to Bree
Travel
32
Recalls fellowship to Bree.
Guide to East Angmar
Travel
48
Recalls fellowship to Gath Forthnír in East Angmar (quest required to gain skill).
Guide to Esteldín
Travel
34
Recalls fellowship to Esteldín.
Guide to Evendim
Travel
36
Recalls fellowship to Tinnudir in Evendim. (quest required to gain skill)
Guide to Michel Delving
Travel
22
Recalls fellowship to Michel Delving.
Guide to Ost Guruth
Travel
26
Recalls fellowship to Ost Guruth. (quest required to gain skill).
Guide to Rivendell
Travel
46
Recalls fellowship to Rivendell.
Guide to Thorin's Hall
Travel
24
Recalls fellowship to Thorin's Hall.
Guide to West Angmar
Travel
44
Recalls fellowship to Aughaire in West Angmar (quest required to gain skill).
Return to Camp
Travel
26
Recalls fellowship to a camp site fire.
Passive Skills
Armour Proficiencies
Weapon
Category
Level
Description
Light Armour
Armour
1
Medium Armour
Armour
10
Combat Characteristics
Name
Level
Cost
Description
Evade Rank 1
7
4 90
Adds 2.0% to Evade Chance
Critical Rank 1
9
8 10
Adds 2.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Ranged Evade Rank 1
9
8 10
Adds 8.0% to Ranged Evade Chance
Parry Rank 1
11
12 10
Adds 2.0% to Parry Chance
Accuracy Rank 1
13
16 90
Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Ranged Evade Rank 2
13
16 90
Adds 4.0% to Ranged Evade Chance
Evade Rank 2
15
22 50
Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Ranged Evade Rank 3
17
28 90
Adds 2.0% to Ranged Evade Chance
Parry Rank 2
19
36 10
Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Accuracy Rank 2
21
44 10
Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Ranged Evade Rank 4
21
44 10
Adds 1.0% to Ranged Evade Chance
Critical Rank 2
23
52 90
Adds 2.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Accuracy Rank 3
25
62 50
Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Parry Rank 3
27
72 90
Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Evade Rank 3
29
84 10
Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Accuracy Rank 4
31
96 10
Reduces Miss by a small amount.
Critical Rank 3
33
108 90
Adds 2.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Parry Rank 4
37
136 90
Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Critical Rank 4
39
152 10
Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Evade Rank 4
41
168 10
Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Instrument Proficiencies
Ability
Level
Cost
Specialized Equipment
1
Starting proficiency
Clarinet Use
5
2 50
Lute Use
5
2 50
Misc. Passive Skills
Ability
Level
Description
Bow Chants
25
Allows hunters to employ ancient chants to empower their bow to various different ends.
Hand Wrought Traps
15
Allows use of specialized traps.
Improved Range
1
Your skill with ranged weapons allows you to attack from a greater distance than others.
Tracking Guide
35
Allows the Hunter to share the location of his tracked target with his fellowship members. Only information about non-player targets can be shared in this way.
Use of Fire
20
Enables hunters to apply fire-oil to their arrows.
Use of Light
30
Enables hunters to apply light-oil to their arrows.
Weapon Proficiencies
Weapon
Category
Level
Description
Bows
Range
1
Daggers
1H
1
Increases chance to land critical hit.
One-Handed Axes
1H
1
Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss.
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