Endgame Snapshot Pre-LoM Expansion

[Olebenny]

Hello!

I have written up my final end game guide for Umbar! This one aims to give you a quick snap shot of where the meta stands for classes and their respective roles as well as list out what stat/gear you should be aiming to work on in anticipation of LoM endgame. I will also recommend what dailies/weeklies I believe are worth your time doing as we approach the new expac

The guide can be viewed here :: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1npacjgezEnYL4wn7LpbIdG4-nT9Kq-zCfbisy2ShNMI/edit?usp=sharing
You can quickly jump between different topics using the outline function on the left side of the screen if viewing from a browser.
There will be constant changes as I slowly discover all my typos and grammatical mistakes :x

There won't be updates to this guide as I am certain LoM will shake up everything I have written, the purpose of this is to give a snapshot going into LoM of what is what

I do have other guides out there and plan to add more over time! You can check out the full list at this link!
https://forums.lotro.com/index.php?threads/olebennys-end-game-guides.15556/

Cheers my friends! I, personally, am really looking forward to this new expansion!

p.s. I really want to push ssg to finally buff tanking stats that have been irrelevant for almost a decade. Throwing a view/like to this thread helps out or even tossing in your own feedback. I want it to finally not be boring to itemize on my guard. #buffavoidances! (and the other stats)

https://forums.lotro.com/index.php?threads/tanking-stats-suggestion.13325/

 

[Thanatos]

Thanks. Btw one question: What tank constellation would you recommend with a warden tank in the group? Guardian/Beorning + warden or warden + captain?

 

[Olebenny]

I think guard/brawler/cappy/bear will all work fine with a Warden

Thing with Depths in specific is the fm's needed on b3 make a Guard pretty much a must have for 1 of the tank spots. You technically could get the fms you need via red and yellow burg and yellow lm set bonus, but that's more hassle than bringing 1 guard to free up your fm flexibility

I think it's reasonable to expect something like that won't happen in LoM so the tank combos can be more fluid

Edit: I should add that technically it'll be the brawler/guard that pair best with warden. That's just because they are the 2 strongest tanks while the warden is one of the "weaker" tanks. So for example in b2 of Depths, I tank all the adds straight up in phase 2 while my warden offtank just holds Belondor. Or for b3 the warden is on Umshura since his self heals are really good for boat phases while I'm at the boats doing fm's

 

[Thanatos]

I think guard/brawler/cappy/bear will all work fine with a Warden

Thing with Depths in specific is the fm's needed on b3 make a Guard pretty much a must have for 1 of the tank spots. You technically could get the fms you need via red and yellow burg and yellow lm set bonus, but that's more hassle than bringing 1 guard to free up your fm flexibility

Whereby the LM can get a FM with 1 min CD now when he skills the boglurker.

 

[Olebenny]

Whereby the LM can get a FM with 1 min CD now when he skills the boglurker.

True, the guard fm is just so convenient along with them being a strong tank and bringing break ranks for the multiple big dps burst phases in that fight

 

[Westnovote]

Thanks for putting the time in to make these guides - very much appreciated.