Minstrel

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Contents 1 Role 2 Skills 3 Active Skills 3.1 Anthems 3.2 Ballads and Lays 3.3 Call to War 3.4 Healing and Motivation 3.5 Songs of the Valar 3.6 Theater and Inspiration 3.7 Words of Power 4 Passive Skills 4.1 Base Passive Skills 4.2 Equipment Skills 4.2.1 Armour 4.2.2 Weapons 4.2.3 Musical Instruments 4.3 Combat Skills 5 Minstrel Trait Sets 5.1 The Protector of Song 5.2 The Warrior-Skald 5.3 The Watcher of Resolve 5.4 Minstrel Legendary Traits 6 Minstrel Deeds 6.1 Legendary Deeds 7 Minstrel Quests 8 See Also

The Minstrel is the heart of a fellowship, a herald of hope and renewal. He uses his knowledge of ancient songs and lore to ward against the forces of darkness and bring relief to his companions.

Available Races: Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, Man

Role

Healer: The Minstrel is the master of maintaining the survivability of the heroes of Middle-earth. The Minstrel also is able to deal damage to his foes by using his damaging light-based attacks in the forms of songs of power. The minstrel is excellent in groups and solo.

A Woman Minstrel

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Skills

Active Skills

Anthems

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Tier	Range	Description
	Anthem of the Free Peoples	Buff	20	10	[ 4 ]		Increases Combat Morale Regeneration
	Anthem of Compassion	Buff	24	5	[ 4 ]		Decreases Healing Threat
	Anthem of the Valar	AoE	40	5	[ 4 ]	30m	Light-based AoE
	Anthem of the Wizards	AoE	40	5	[ 4 ]	40m	Light-based AoE

Ballads and Lays

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Tier	Range	Description
	Ballad of Vigour	Buff	1	6	[ 1 ]	30m	Vitality buff
	Ballad of Steel	Buff	4	6	[ 1 ]	30m	Armour buff
	Ballad of Resonance	Buff	8	6	[ 1 ]	30m	Damage buff
	Song of Vigour	Buff			[ 1 ]	20m	Group vitality buff (requires Trait: Smooth Voice)
	Ballad of Swiftness	Buff	4	6	[ 2 ]	30m	Attack speed buff
	Ballad of Balance	Buff	14	6	[ 2 ]	30m	Evade buff
	Ballad of the Stout	Buff	36	6	[ 2 ]	?	Resist buff
	Song of Balance	Buff			[ 2 ]	?	Group evade buff (requires Trait: Smooth Voice)
	Ballad of War	Buff	6	6	[ 3 ]	?	Group melee damage buff
	Ballad of Unshakeable Will	Buff	8	6	[ 3 ]	?	Group Fear resist buff
	Ballad of Flame	Buff	32	6	[ 3 ]	?	Group Fire mitigation buff
	Cry of the Chorus		26	8	Any	Self	Next Ballad can be from any Tier
	Lay of the Hammerhand		42	1 Per Second	n/a	Self	Damage taken from Power instead of Health

Call to War

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Radius	Description
	Call of the Second Age	Damage	34		0	5m	AoE Light damage
	Call to Oromë	Damage	22		30m	5m	AoE Light damage
	Echoes of Batttle	DoT	14	78 + 1 per second	30m	-	Damage over time
	Timeless Echoes of Batttle	DoT	20	78 + 1 per second	30m	-	Damage over time
	War-speech	Stance	20				Damage stance

Healing and Motivation

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Raise the Spirit	Heal	1	9	25m	Single-person heal
	Inspire Fellows	Heal	10	81	20m	Group heal/buff
	Bolster Courage	Heal	18	10	25m	Single-person Heal
	Enlivening Grace	Heal	20	300	25m	Single-person resurrection
	Triumphant Spirit	Heal	30	?	20m	Group heal
	Rally!	Heal		500	25m	Single-person in-combat resurrection
	Chord of Salvation	Heal			25m	Emergency heal

Songs of the Valar

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Song of the Dead	Debuff	18	5	40	Prevents target undead from taking action
	Song of Restoration	Buff	18	300	10	Remove target's dread
	Song of Soothing	Buff	28	5	25	Reduces your threat
	Song of Aid	Buff	30			Group combat events
	Song of Distraction	Debuff	34	5	40	Reduces target's reaction radius
	Song of the Hopeful Heart (Legendary)	Buff		9		Area-of-affect dread reduction
	Irresistible Melody	Fluff	50	65	10	Cause people nearby to dance

Theater and Inspiration

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Herald's Strike	Damage	1	6	3	Melee damage
	Noble Cause	Heal	16	5	Self	Adds group heal recourse to next 3 Herald's Strikes; no cooldown on Herald's Strike while active.
	Tale of Heroism	Buff	22			Group Will & Fate buff
	Cure Fear	Buff	26	20	3m	Cures Fear
	Tale of Battle	Buff	32	2 per second		Group Vitality & Wound Resistance buff
	Still As Death	Protection	38	5	Self	Feigns death
	Lay of the Hammerhand	Protection	42	1 per second	Self	Protect self, draining power instead of morale
	Tale of Warding	Buff	44	2 per second		Group Armour Value & +1 Hope buff
	Gift of the Hammerhand	Protection	48		25m	Sets a protect on ally for 10s
	Fellowship's Heart (Legendary)	Heal	50	283	20	Group heal-over-time and fear removal

Words of Power

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Piercing Cry	Damage	2	8	40	Ranged Attack
	Cry of the Valar	Debuff	12	10	40	Fears your target
	Call to the Fellowship	Buff	46	25	25	Increases effectiveness of fellowship maneuvers
	Call to Greatness	Buff	50	43	25	Inspires a player to greatness

Passive Skills

Base Passive Skills

For details see Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, or Man

Equipment Skills

Armour

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Light Armour		1
	Medium Armour		15	Allows Medium Armour Use (Minstrel Class Trait)
	Shields	Off-hand	20	Increases Armour and Chance to Block

Weapons

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Daggers	1H	1	Chance to land critical hit
	One-Handed Axes	1H	1	Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss - For Dwarves Only (Racial Trait)
	One-Handed Clubs	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Maces	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Swords	1H	1	Increases to-hit chance

Musical Instruments

	Name	Level	Cost	Instrument Bonus
	Specialized Equipment	1	starting proficiency
	Lute Use	1	starting proficiency	-power cost of anthems
	Clarinet Use	5	2  50	none
	Flute Use	5	2  50	-power cost of songs
	Harp Use	5	2  50	-power cost of ballads
	Horn Use	5	2  50	none
	Drum Use	10	?	+ballad damage, +ballad power cost
	Theorbo Use	15	?	threat reduction
	Basic Cowbell Use	15	?	none
	Bagpipes Use	25	?	none

Combat Skills

	Name	Level	Cost	Description
	Evade Rank 1	7	4  90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Parry Rank 1	9	8  10	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Accuracy Rank 1	11	12  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Critical Rank 1	15	22  50	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Parry Rank 2	17	28  90	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Accuracy Rank 2	19	36  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Block Rank 1	21	44  10	Adds 2.0% to Block Chance
	Critical Rank 2	23	52  90	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Evade Rank 2	25	62  50	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Parry Rank 3	27	72  90	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Critical Rank 3	29	84  10	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Accuracy Rank 3	31	96  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Block Rank 2	33	108  90	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
	Critical Rank 4	35	122  50	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Block Rank 3	37	136  90	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
	Accuracy Rank 4	39	152  10	Reduces Miss by a small amount.
	Block Rank 4	41	168  10	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
	Evade Rank 3	43	184  90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance

Minstrel Trait Sets

All Minstrel Traits cost 11  25   to slot.

The Protector of Song

(Focus on Buffing Skills)

Set bonuses:

2 traits slotted:

• -60s Call to Greatness cooldown

3 traits slotted:

• +10s Ballad buff duration

4 traits slotted:

• Increased Improved Tale of Warding armor bonus
• Increased Improved Tale of Battle wound resistance

5 traits slotted:

• Can equip legendary trait Master of Tales

	Name	Description	Level	Deed/Quest
	Smooth Voice	Turns Ballad of Vigour and Ballad of Balance into group buffs which deal no damage	1	Use Piercing Cry 600 times (200/day)
	Heralded Resolve			Use Herald's Strike 250 times
	Battle-Hymn	Increased regeneration in combat from Anthem of the Valar	30	Use Anthem of the Valar 250 times
	Glorious Anthem	Increased duration of Anthems by 15 seconds	30	Complete A Minstrel's Hope quest
	Heralded Saviour	Better Song of Aid	30	Use Song of Aid 400 times
	Strength of Voice	Increases the duration of all ballads by 10 seconds	30	Use Ballad of War 500 times
	Flow of Harmony	Reduce power drain on active tales		Use your Tales 150 times
	Lyrics of Bravery	Increases fear resistance		Use Ballad of Unshakeable Will 1000 times

The Warrior-Skald

(Focus on DPS)

Set bonuses:

2 traits slotted:

• 3s Herald's Strike cooldown

3 traits slotted:

• -320 target Ballad resist rating
• -30s Anthem of the Valar cooldown
• -420s Anthem of the Wizards cooldown
• -15% reduced Warspeech healing

4 traits slotted:

• +25% Ballad damage
• +10% Ballad of Resonance magnitude
• -15% further reduced Warspeech healing

5 traits slotted:

• Can equip legendary trait Call of War

	Name	Description	Level	Deed/Quest
	Harmonious Melody	Increased duration of window to play next tier Ballads	1	Use your Ballads 1500 times (500/day)
	Herald's Hammer	Doubles the damage of Herald's Strike	1	Use Herald's Strike 700 times (240/day)
	Powerful Voice	Decreased Cries cost	1	Use your Cries 300 times (100/day)
	Unrelenting	Increases crit rate of Piercing Cry by 25% and stuns when it crits	10	Land critical hits with Piercing Cry 100 times (20/day)
	Medium Armour-use	Allows wearing of Medium Armour	15	Complete A Song for the Company quest
	Light in the Dark	Increases ballad damage by 10%	20	Use Ballad of Resonance 1000 times (150/day)
	Tempo of Bravery	Increases your in-combat Morale regen		Use Ballad of the Stout 1500 times
	Enduring Morale	Increases your Morale		Use Ballad of Vigour 2000 times

The Watcher of Resolve

(Focus on Healing Skills)

Set bonuses:

2 traits slotted:

• -5% Healing power cost

3 traits slotted:

• +10% Chord of Salvation healing

4 traits slotted:

• -5% Anthem of Compassion threat
• Anthem of Compassion becomes a Tier 3 Ballad

5 traits slotted:

• Can equip legendary trait Legendary Spirit

	Name	Description	Level	Deed/Quest
	Focused Performance	Makes inductions of skills quicker	10	Evade enemy attacks 300 times
	Life-Singer	Reduced Power cost for Morale-renewing skills	10	Use your Healing spells 1000 times (150/day)
	Silver Tongue	Faster Song recovery	20	Use Cry of the Chorus 500 times
	Subtle Movements	Decreases Threat from skills	20	Use Song of Soothing 300 times
	Graceful Demeanour	+20% Morale, +30% Power given to revived players -2s induction, -5min cooldown for Rally!	20	Use Enlivening Grace 100 times
	Improved Cure Fear			Use Cure Fear 250 times
	Improved Song of Soothing	Reduced induction, increased cooldown		Use Song of Soothing 350 times
	Power of Song	Increases your Power		Use Song of Restoration 100 times

Minstrel Legendary Traits

All Legendary Traits cost 101  25   to slot.

	Name	Description	Level	Deed/Quest
	Rally!	Grants the Rally! skill	37	Find 8 pages from Melodies of the Valar book
	Song of the Hopeful Heart	Grants the Song of the Hopeful Heart skill	39	Find 8 pages from The Rising Chord book
	Anthem of the Wizards	Grants the Anthem of the Wizards skill	41	Find 8 pages from Valour's Marches book
	Fellowship's Heart	Grants the Fellowship's Heart skill	50	Complete A Lesson from Lindir quest

Minstrel Deeds

Name	Level	Reward	Task	Limit per day
Harmonious Melody	1	Harmonious Melody	Play Ballads (1,500)	500
Herald's Hammer	1	Herald's Hammer	Smite enemies with Herald's Strike (700)	240
Smooth Voice	1	Smooth Voice	Use Piercing Cry (600)	200
Powerful Voice	1	Powerful Voice	Use your Cries (300)	100
Life-singer	10	Life-singer	Use your Healing songs (1,000)	150
Unrelenting	10	Unrelenting	Land Critical hits with Piercing Cry (100)	20
Focused Performance	10	Focused Performance	Evade enemy attacks (300)
Silver Tongue	20	Silver Tongue	Use Cry of the Chorus (125)
Subtle Movements	20	Subtle Movements	Use Song of Soothing (300)
Light in the Dark	20	Light in the Dark	Use Ballad of Resonance (1,000)	150
Graceful Demeanour	20	Graceful Demeanour	Use Enlivening Grace (100)
Strength of Voice	30	Strength of Voice	Use Ballad of the Valar (500)
Battle-Hymn	30	Battle-hymn	Use Anthem of War (300)
Heralded Saviour	30	Heralded Saviour	Use Song of Aid (400)
Mentor of Song	30	Mentor of Song	Teach the art of music to your fellows (3)	1/5d
Exemplar of Song	30	Exemplar of Song	Further teach the art of music and song (9)	1/5d

Legendary Deeds

Name	Level	Reward	Task
Melodies of the Valar	39*	Rally!	Find missing pages (8)
The Rising Chord	39*	Song of the Hopeful Heart	Find missing pages (8)
Valour's Marches	39*	Anthem of the Wizards	Find missing pages (8)

*All Legendary books are usable from level 39. 1 legendary trait can be equipped from level 41 and 2 from level 45.

Minstrel Quests

Level 15

• A Song for the Company

Level 30

• A Minstrel's Hope

• Instance: A Minstrel's Hope

Level 50 (available at 45)

• The Finest Melody is Understanding

• Articles of Harmony
• Implements of Song

See Also

• Advanced Ministrel Guide
• Class Guides