A true master of arms, the Lotro Champion excels at combat, focusing on little other than destroying her foes. The Champion's whirling blades can strike fear into the heart of even the foulest orc, cutting down swaths of their numbers at once. While a Champion's training and armor grants her some survivability, it is not her focus, and a Champion can quickly find herself in trouble when facing several foes on her own.

The Lotro Champion is the class of choice for players that enjoy fast-paced combat with multiple options available at any given moment. Champions can use various weapon styles, but focus on using two weapons simultaneously. With their active play-style Champions are able to consistently cause large amounts of damage to both single and multiple opponents in combat. Their style of combat revolves around the idea that the best defense is a good offense.

Wild Attack

A damaging attack. This increases fervor, allowing the use of other Champion skills.

Flurry

An attack that increases the Champion's attack speed and fervor.

Blade Storm

A 360-degree area-of-effect attack.

Champion's Challenge

A taunting cry that forces the target to face and attack the Champion.

Savage Strikes

A double attack.

Blade Wall

A frontal area-of-effect attack.

Bracing Attack

An attack that allows the Champion to brace herself against counterattack, increasing her morale by a small amount.

Battle-frenzy

Instantly increases Fervor.

Dire Need

Transfers half the Champion's morale to power.

Here are some of the Class-specific Traits the Champion can obtain while adventuring in Middle-earth.

Call of the WildThe Champion's Wild Attack generates additional threat and she gains a small amount of natural armor.

Weapons with faster attack speeds prevent the damage you’ll take when you miss with your slow weapon. Use Dual Wield rather than Two-Handed when executing skills.

Two-handed weapons are great for burst damage, but their slow speed makes a miss quite painful. So, when playing the Lord of the Rings Online Champion you have to decide if you like lots of low damage duel-wielding hits, or fewer big bursts of damage with a two handed weapons.

Traits to build up and maintain agro:

• Vicious Strike

Use Focus Attributes Vitality, Agility, and Will for duel-wielding or two-handed tanking. Use Might with one-handed weapons and shields.