Mariner
- Class Difficulty: Advanced
- Role: Offence/Support
- Available to races: High Elf, River Hobbit, Man, Stout-axe
- Gameplay: Mariners are confident melee fighters who wield swords deftly to challenge the forces of evil. Mariners have an innate sense of the flow of combat, and use their balance to adjust their fighting style to best fit the moment. Mariners also know how to use combinations of individual movements to create powerful skill chains. In fellowships, Mariners can use shanties to coordinate and motivate their allies, as well as craft strange concoctions to confound and disrupt foes.
- Lore: Mariners are resourceful combatants, capable of using strange devices as well as their surroundings to aid them in battle.
- This class is inspired by Eärendil, who alone of men successfully sailed to the Uttermost West to plead for the aid of the Valar
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Role
Buffs / Crowd-control / Debuffs / DPS: The Mariner is adept in a number of roles depending on its spec:
- The Shanty-caller - a group-support specialist, with a focus on maximizing group damage.
- The Duellist - a flexible melee fighter, focused on maximizing your own damage output.
- The Rover - a group-support specialist, with a focus on controlling and debuffing enemies, and helping to keep the group alive.
The Mariner's combat flow is centered around utilizing Sword-play effects to enhance abilities while maintaining their balance between Fore and Aft to maximize the buffs relative to each state without over extending in one direction and taking on detrimental debuffs.
Skills
Default Skills
These skills are granted automatically as you gain levels. The effects of many of these skills are improved in various ways by your choice of specialization and how you spend your trait points. Some skills may also be replaced by an improved version of the same skill as you increase in level.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Blade Shield | Buff | 2 | 5s | Self | Level | 1 |
Thrust | Melee | 1 | 0.5s | 4m | Level | 1 |
Riposte | Melee | 2 | 10s | 4m | Level | 1 |
En Garde | Buff | 3 | 5s | Self | Level | 1 |
Advance | Melee | 3 | 7s | 4m | Level | 2 |
Step Back | Buff | 3 | 5s | Self | Level | 3 |
Lunge | Melee | 5 | 15s | 4m | Level | 3 |
Disengage | Buff | 5 | 20s | Self | Level | 5 |
Belly of Brine | Cure | 2 | 15s | Self | Level | 6 |
Flick | Melee + Interrupt | 2 | 20s | 4m | Level | 8 |
Re-centre | Buff | 20 | 15s | Self | Level | 10 |
Aggressive Strike | Melee | 2 | 15s | 4m | Level | 12 |
Salt Cure | Melee + Corruption Removal | 1 | 10s | 4m | Level | 14 |
Sea Legs | CC removal | 2 | 1m | Self | Level | 18 |
The North Wind | Ranged + Buff | 3 | 1m 15s | 30m | Level | 25 |
Shanty: Steady Fore | Buff | 2s | Toggle | Level | 28 | |
Shanty: Steady Aft | Buff | 2s | Toggle | Level | 28 | |
Toss a Bottle | Heal | 2 | 1m | 25m | Level | 34 |
Smoking Stones | Tactical + AoE | 4 | 1m | 7.2m | Level | 40 |
Sludge Pot | Range + AoE | 1 | 40s | 25m | Level | 42 |
Rummage | Buff | 2 | 1s | Self | Level | 48 |
Rummage: Salts | Tactical + Stun | 3 | 1m 30s | 7.2 | Level | 48 |
Rummage: Stone | Ranged + Stun | 1 | 50s | 25 | Level | 48 |
Rummage: Knife | Ranged + DoT | 2 | 1m | 25 | Level | 48 |
Rummage: Button | Heal | 5 | 2m | Self | Level | 48 |
Rummage: Scrap of Music | Heal | 3 | 2m | Self | Level | 48 |
Tracery-enabled Skill
Skill | Category | Attunes | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Fire Pot | Ranged + DoT | 1 | 40s | 35m | Fire Pot tracery | Upgrades skill from Sludge Pot |
Travel Skills
Mariners have the ability to sail quickly to many locations while taking their entire fellowship with them.
The Shanty-caller
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Shanty-caller (blue) trait tree. You can only obtain the set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | ||
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Dramatic Flourish | Melee + Heal | 4 | 4m | 20s | Set: | Initial skill | |
Motivating Song | Heal + Buff | 3 | 40m | 1m | Trait: | Motivating Melody | |
The West Wind | Buff | 2 | 30m | 2m | Set: | The West Wind | |
The South Wind | Heal + Buff | 2 | 30m | 1m 15s | Trait: | The South Wind | |
Marked Foes | Melee + AoE + Debuff | 3 | 5.2m | 15s | Trait: | Bloodied Foes | |
Call the Banners of War | Heal + Buff | 4 | 40m | 1m 15s | Set: | Banners of War | |
Guided by the Stars | Heal + Buff | 5 | 40m | 3m 55s | Trait: | Guided by the Stars | |
The Breaking of Thangorodrim | Tactical + Heal + Debuff | 5 | 40m | 2m 55s | Set: | The Breaking of Thangorodrim |
The Duellist
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Duellist (red) trait tree. You can only obtain the set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | |
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Feint | Melee | 1 | 4m | 10s | Set: | Initial skill |
Cut-over | Melee | 2 | 4m | 10s | Set: | Cut-over |
Salt-sea Blade | Melee + Debuff | 3 | 4m | 7s | Trait: | Salt-sea Blade |
Check-step | Melee | 4 | 4m | 5s | Set: | Check-step |
Dodge | Buff | 2 | Self | 10s | Trait: | Dodge |
Compound Attack | Melee | 4 | 4m | 10s | Trait: | Compound Attack |
Flèche | Melee | 5 | 6.2m | 20s | Set: | Flèche |
Fore with Haste | Buff | - | Self | ?m | Trait: | Double-time |
The Rover
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Rover (yellow) trait tree. You can only obtain the set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Skill | Category | Attunes | Range | Cooldown | Source | |
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Debilitating Strike | Melee + Debuff | 2 | 4m | 15s | Set: | Initial skill |
Draining Strike | Melee + Buff | 3 | 4m | 15s | Set: | Initial skill |
Thrum of the Sea | Daze | 1 | 40m | 35s | Set: | Initial skill |
Throw Bolas | Root | 3 | 25m | 1m 30s | Trait: | Entangling Lines |
Breath of Fire | Tactical | 3 | 7.2m | 30s | Trait: | Spitting Spirits |
Breath of Ice | Tactical | 3 | 7.2m | 30s | Trait: | Spitting Spirits |
Caustic Brew | Ranged + Debuff | 5 | 25m | 1m 15s | Set: | Caustic Brew |
Cleansing Spirits | Cure | 2 | 15s | 25m | Trait: | Rare Ingredients |
Ragged Knife | Ranged | 1 | 25m | 1m | Trait: | Ragged Knife |
Pitch Pot | Ranged + Debuff | 3 | 30m | 1m | Set: | Pitch Pot |
Intimidating Challenge | Fear | 2 | 40m | 50s | Trait: | Intimidating Challenge |
Volatile Salts | Daze | 5 | 25m | 2m | Trait: | Novel Compounds |
Steady Traveller | Buff | 25 | Self | 3m | Trait: | Traveller |
Jugglery Proficiency | Buff | Toggle | 2s | Set: | Jugglery Proficiency |
Mounted Combat Skills
Passive Skills
Base Passive Skills
- For details see High Elf, Men, River Hobbit, or Stout-axe
Armour Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Light Armour | 1 |
Medium Armour | 1 |
Weapon Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Daggers | 1 |
Dual Wielding | 1 |
One-handed Swords | 1 |
Combat Characteristics
Proficiency | Level |
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Balance Flow | 1 |
Instrument Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Flute Use | 1 |
Horn Use | 1 |
Lute Use | 1 |
Specialized Equipment | 1 |
Bassoon Use | 5 |
Fiddle Use | 5 |
Trait Sets
The Shanty-caller
Sings shanties to coordinate and motivate allies.
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Set Bonus | Description | Source | |
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Inspiring Presence | Buff | Set: | 5+ total ranks |
Resonant Song | Buff | Set: | 10+ total ranks |
The West Wind | Gains skill The West Wind | Set: | 15+ total ranks |
Defensive Posture | Damage Reduction | Set: | 20+ total ranks |
Buoying Winds | Buff | Set: | 25+ total ranks |
Banners of War | Gains skill Call the Banners of War | Set: | 30+ total ranks |
The Breaking of Thangorodrim | Gains skill The Breaking of Thangorodrim | Set: | 35+ total ranks |
Tree Traits | Description | Source | |
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Firm Footing | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
One With the Sea | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Motivating Melody | Gain skill Motivating Song | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Stormy Seas | Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Enheartening Songs | Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Cleansing Salts | Improves skill Salt Cure | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
Shrug Aside Blows | Improves skill Step Back | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
Light of Spirit | Buff | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
The South Wind | Gain skill The South Wind | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
The Frigid North Wind | Improves skill The North Wind | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
Keen Sight | Buff | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
Relaxing Wind | Buff | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Steady Winds | Buff | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Bloodied Foes | Gain skill Marked Foes | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
Known by Heart | Buff | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
Guided by the Stars | Gain skill Guided by the Stars | Trait: | 30+ ranks |
Booming Voice | Improves skill The North Wind | Trait: | 30+ ranks |
The Duellist
Weaves dramatic combinations of strikes to deal relentless damage
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Set Bonus | Description | Source | |
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Cut-over | Gains skill: Cut-over | Set: | 5+ total ranks |
Check-step | Changes: Step Back to Check-step | Set: | 10+ total ranks |
Relentless Advance | Improves skill: Lunge | Set: | 15+ total ranks |
Between the Links | Buff | Set: | 20+ total ranks |
Follow-through | Improves skill: Advance | Set: | 25+ total ranks |
Lightweight Blade | Buff | Set: | 30+ total ranks |
Flèche | Gains skill Flèche | Set: | 35+ total ranks |
Tree Traits | Description | Source | |
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Lean Forward | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Deep Punctures | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Sharpened Blades | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
A Duellist's Honour | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Tempered Steel | Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Salt-sea Blade | Gain skill Salt-sea Blade | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Dodge | Gain skill Dodge | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
A Step Back | Improves skill Step Back / Check-step | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
Attacker's Advantage | Improves skill Advance | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
Slashing Blade | Improves skill Advance | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
Balanced Techniques | Buff | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
The Biting North Wind | Improves skill The North Wind | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
Salted Wounds | Buff | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Compound Attack | Gain skill Compound Attack | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Conclusive Strike | Buff | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
Test Defences | Buff | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
Double-time | Changes skill Shanty: Steady Fore to Fore with Haste | Trait: | 30+ ranks, Level 45 |
Confident Lunges | Improves skills Flèche & Lunge | Trait: | 30+ ranks, Level 45 |
The Rover
Use anything on-hand to hinder foes.
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Set Bonus | Description | Source | |
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Caustic Brew | Gains skill Caustic Brew | Set: | 5+ total ranks |
Extended Stupor | Buff | Set: | 10+ total ranks |
Explosive Lunge | Buff | Set: | 15+ total ranks |
Pitch Pot | Gains skill Pitch Pot | Set: | 20+ total ranks |
Rare Herbs | Heal Buff | Set: | 25+ total ranks |
Corrosive Salts | Enemy Mitigation Buff | Set: | 30+ total ranks |
Jugglery Proficiency | Gains skill Jugglery Proficiency | Set: | 35+ total ranks |
Tree Traits | Description | Source | |
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Entangling Lines | Gain skill Throw Bolas | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Natural Explorer | Buff | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Shocking Counterattack | Improves skill Advance | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Spitting Spirits | Gain skills Breath of Fire, Breath of Ice | Trait: | 0+ ranks |
Rare Ingredients | Changes skill Belly of Brine to Cleansing Spirits | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Ragged Knife | Gain skill Ragged Knife | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Encouraging Presence | Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Fighting Smarter | Buff | Trait: | 5+ ranks |
Dense Padding | Buff | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
The Bitter North Wind | Improves skill The North Wind | Trait: | 10+ ranks |
Many Hands | Buff | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
Strong Arms | Buff | Trait: | 15+ ranks |
Intimidating Challenge | Gain skill Intimidating Challenge | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Coordinated Movement | Improves skill Disengage | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Novel Compounds | Gain skill Volatile Salts | Trait: | 20+ ranks |
Careful Aim | Buff | Trait: | 20+ ranks, Strong Arms (3) |
Enervating Counter | Improves skill Riposte | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
Masterful Disarm | Improves skill Debilitating Strike | Trait: | 25+ ranks |
Traveller | Gain skill Steady Traveller | Trait: | 30+ ranks, Level 45 |
A Watched Pot | Buff | Trait: | 30+ ranks, Level 45 |
Trait Tree
Sings shanties to coordinate and motivate allies.
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Weaves dramatic combinations of strikes to deal relentless damage
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Use anything on-hand to hinder foes.
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Class Quests
Mariner Class Quests |
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