Hunter – LevelingLast updated: U48
Overview
Want to level while running, go blue. Want to aoe large camps or range, go red. Want to feel like as special biscuit, try yellow.
How Hunter plays
Hunters deal damage from a distance. Basic skills such as Quick Shot and Barbed Arrow generate Focus, and stronger skills spend it. Focus only holds while you stand still, which is why the class rewards good positioning. It is relatively simple to play and a good choice if you are new and want a damage role.
Choosing a traitline for levelling
Blue (Huntsman) removes inductions from every skill, so you can keep moving. It does slightly less damage than red but is versatile and hard to catch. Red (Bowmaster) deals the most damage, with longer inductions and huge bursts, and suits fights where you can stand still. Yellow (Trapper of Foes) debuffs and controls enemies and can heal with Horn of Orome.
Open a colour below for its levelling rating and screenshots of the trait tree at key levels. When you reach endgame, see the full Hunter build guides. Class mechanics summarised from the LOTRO Wiki.
Red (Recommended)
Big number, big range, big aoe. But only while standing still. Easier, lazier, redder.
Level 20
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140
Blue
10 yard less range, but and some smaller numbers. But if you want mobility blue is the way to go.
Level 20
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140
Yellow
While it offer some great cc, fun gameplay. A dead orc needs no CC.
I never got into it. It’s the special cookiecutter build.