Damage types
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Weapons, skills and items in LotRO can inflict damage of many different varieties. With the introduction of the Lore-master skill Knowledge of the Lore-master it is possible to see which type of damage is most effective against certain creature types.
| Damage Type | Effective Against ... |
|---|---|
| Ancient Dwarf | Dragon-kind (Drakes, Worms, Salamanders), Cave-claws |
| Beleriand | Spiders and Insects, Ancient Evil, Half-orcs |
| Fire | Creatures of Nature (trees, roots and lurker, binder type), Slugs, Snowbeasts and many Wolves |
| Light | Goblins & Orcs, Spiders |
| Westernesse | The Dead |
| Creature Type | Weaknesses | Resistances |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Evil | Beleriand | Common |
| Beasts | Fire | Cries |
| Cave-claws | Ancient Dwarf-make | Cries |
| Crawlers | Beleriand | Common |
| Creatures of Nature | Fire | |
| Darkwater | Fire, Song, Westernesse | Common, Physical |
| Decayed | Song, Westernesse | Common, Physical |
| Dragon-kind (Drakes, Worms, Salamanders) | Ancient Dwarf | Song |
| Dwarves | ||
| Gaunts | Beleriand, Westernesse | Common |
| Giant-kind | Tactical | |
| Goblins | Cries, Light | |
| Gorthorog Trolls | Fire & Light | |
| Half-Orcs | Beleriand | |
| Insects | Beleriand | |
| Men | ||
| Morroval | Beleriand | Common, Tactical |
| Nameless | Beleriand | Common, Tactical |
| Neekers | Beleriand | Common |
| Slugs | Fire | Cries |
| Snowbeasts | Fire | Cries |
| Spiders | Beleriand, Light | |
| The Dead & Unseen | Westernesse | Common, Physical |
| Trees | Fire | Common |
| Troll-kind | Fire & Light | Common |
| Orcs | Cries, Light | |
| Uruks | Cries | |
| Wights | Westernesse | Physical |
| Wolves | Fire | Cries |
