This is the LOTRO Basics class page for the Champion class in the Lord of the Rings Online - containing a list of class guides and resources with the goal to provide the community with up-to-date and current information on the class!
Table of contents:
Table of contents:
This page was last updated during Update 32, in March 2022. - Note: most old resources involving weapon swapping are outdated! Those have been removed unless they contain other useful information.
Champion Summary
The Champion is a free class that came with the original launch of LOTRO.
- Blue "The Martial Champion" - Tank
- Red "The Berserker" - Melee ST DPS
- Yellow "The Deadly Storm" - Melee AoE DPS
- Dwarf
- Stout-axe Dwarf
- Elf
- High Elf
- Man
Champion Resources
This section contains up-to-date resources for the Champion class, including guides, builds, videos, and other content.
General Champion Guides
LotroHQ Endgame Champion Builds - these guides contain rundowns on endgame progression content as a Champion (last checked: March 2022).
Champion Builds
50 Trait Point Starter Builds (Updated December 2020)
Red - https://i.imgur.com/xVKWyby.jpg
This build focuses on single target DPS - for leveling and grouping.
Blue – https://i.imgur.com/dndmWx5.jpg
This build focuses on serving as a tank, more specifically while leveling and for easy difficulty content. Can also work for soloing difficult content if you need a defensive boost.
Yellow - https://i.imgur.com/xzGwTaf.jpg
This build focuses on area-of-effect DPS - for leveling and grouping.
Champion Videos
Gundabad Dungeon/Raid Yellow Champion Build - Update 32 by Bludborn (2022-03-03).
Class Intro Champion by Manapotz (2020-09-13) - An introduction to the Champion class.
Champion Guide - Intermediate to Advanced - U27.1 by Teledion (2020-08-03) - class guide for Champions.
Champion PvP Build - Update 27.2 by Bludborn (2020-07-27).
Champion Guide (5 Tips) by Lotro Yuo-1 (2020-06-09) - 5 Champion tips class guide.
Champion Minas Morgul Build 2019/2020 by Bludborn (2019-12-30) - Champion build and basic intro to endgame Champion play.
Red Line Champion Trai Build Guide - Leveling/DPS by Louey7 (2019-02-22) - This guide takes an in depth look at the red line for Champions, including a detailed leveling build and gameplay section. The guide emphasizes leveling and the DPS role.
Other Champion Resources
2H vs DW with new Legendary Item system launched in the Gundabad pre-patch (Update 31-32+) (LOTRO Forums, Started October 2021 with new LI System release)
Class and Virtue Traits starter information with a note on weapons and weapon swapping. Note: weapon swapping is no longer possible. (Reddit, June 2020)
Rotations, legendary items, weapons, and weapon swapping. Note: weapon swapping is no longer possible.(LOTRO Forums, Started April 2020)
