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Warden Gambit Grid


Description: With the first major expansion of the Lord of the Rings Online MMO game, The Mines of Moria, the Warden class was introduced. The Warden is a medium-armor tank class, sacrificing the heavy armor of the traditional warrior in favor of agility and quick attacks. The hallmarks of the Warden are his unique shield, the use of the javelin for ranged combat, and his preference for the spear as his weapon of choice for melee.


The Warden uses his weapon, shield, and taunting shouts in confronting an opponent. Strung together, these combinations of moves are called “gambits”, and the resulting whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In the following tables, when a gambit is referred to as a “fist” or “shield” or “spear” gambit, that is not to say that it consists solely of those elements: it is the shorthand that Turbine devised to indicate how a particular gambit is initiated. Once the elements of a gambit have been performed, you must use the “Gambit Default” skill (which will change to whatever the gambit has become) in order to execute the gambit.


2 Combo Gambits


2 Fist Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Goad

4




Direct Damage (DD) + DoT, increases threat in a 6m radius, 3 targets max

Precise Blow

12




Damage + threat over time (ToT), single target.

War-Cry

13




DoT + slight ToT + small HoT, 10M radius, 10 targets max


2 Shield Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Defensive Strike

2




Weak attack + block buff

Persevere

6




DD plus HoT

Impressive Flourish

9




Dot plus HoT


2 Spear Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Deft Strike

1




Increased DD

The Boot

3




DD plus chance to Daze, interrupts inductions

Offensive Strike

8




2 DD attacks plus threat inc.


3 Combo Gambits


3 Fist Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Brink of Victory

19



DD/DoT + slight inc. threat

Fierce Resolve

21



Cry, every target within 6m (8 targets max) is drained of morale, given to Warden

Piercing Strike

25



DD x2 + mod. Threat inc.


3 Shield Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Safeguard

17



DD plus moderate HoT

Shield Up

18



Block + Evade + Ranged Block buff

Maddening Strike

23



DD, transfers slight amount of threat from each member of fellowship to the warden


3 Spear Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Power Attack

16



Mod. DD + mod. DoT

Combination Strike

20



DD x2 + slight inc threat

Onslaught

22



DD x3, interrupts inductions

Reversal

52



DD + removes 1 Corruption


4 Combo Gambits


4 Fist Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Surety of Death

38


DD + DoT + Mod. Inc threat

Resolution

42


Up to 10 targets in 6m radius drained of morale, given to warden

Spear of Virtue

43


DD x2 + inc threat


4 Shield Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Shield Mastery

36


Block + Evade + Ranged Block Buff

Celebration of Skill

37


DD + HoT

Dance of War

41


Evade buff + transfers mod amt of threat from each member of fellowship to warden


4 Spear Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Mighty Blow

30


DD + DoT

Boar’s Rush

31


DD, chance of scoring crit and stun

Wall of Steel

32


DD x3 + parry buff, interrupts inductions

Adroit Maneuver

54


DD + attack speed buff


5 Combo Gambits


5 Fist Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Exultation of Battle

48

Up to 10 targets in 6m radius drained of morale, given to warden

Desolation

56

Up to 3 targets in 6m radius, DoT plus chance to apply Fear effect


5 Shield Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

Restoration

46

DD + HoT

Conviction

58

DD + transfers mod amt of threat from each fellowship member to warden + heals fellowship over time


5 Spear Gambits

Gambit Name

Icon

Level

1

2

3

4

5

Description

The Dark Before the Dawn

50

DD x2 + restore power

Warden’s Triumph

60

DD + 10% Melee damage buff




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This is version 0.02 of this document. It may be freely distributed, so long as it remains substantially unchanged from this form, or from the form of the most recent version, whichever is more current. The contents of this document remain the exclusive rights of the individual operating under the gaming pseudonym of “Amonceleb.” Rights are granted to the online gaming community (“Kinship”) on the Brandywine Server of Lord of the Rings Online known as “Council of Eriador” (“CoE”). Leadership of CoE may make this file available for download at their discretion, either selectively to members of CoE or to the larger gaming public.


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Version History:


0.02 03 December 2008 Added columns for Gambit Icons and level [gambit attained], included induction interruption data for The Boot, Onslaught, and Wall of Steel gambits.


0.01 29 November 2008 Original document released.

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