Category:Traits
As you progress through the game, you will earn Traits. Traits are gained by completing Deeds, by completing quests and (occasionally) simply by leveling. Each Trait falls into one of four categories: Virtue, Class, Racial and Legendary.
You can only have a few Traits active at a time. As your level increases, you gain more slots for Traits, so you can have more active Traits. New Trait slots become available at the following levels:
Level | ||||||||
Virtue |
7 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
23 |
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Race |
13 |
19 |
25 |
31 |
37 |
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Class |
15 |
21 |
27 |
33 |
39 |
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Legendary |
41 |
45 |
The benefits of Traits range from small bonuses to your skills and attributes to unlocking heroic skills. Some bonuses derived from Traits stack, granting you even greater bonuses. Traits can give you a huge advantage, so be sure to collect as many as possible!
[edit] Virtues matrix
The following table shows the attribute bonuses at the current maximum rank (indicated after the trait name) as of the Book 9 update. Follow the link to each virtue's article to learn how to pursue each trait to its maximum rank.
Mor | MIC | MOC | Pwr | POC | Arm | Mgt | Agi | Vit | Will | Fate | Shd | Fear | Wnd | Dis | Pois | Mel | Rng | Mag | |
Charity 6 | 2.1 | 6% | 1.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Compassion 6 | 3.2 | 3% | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Confidence 8 | 2.8 | 12 | 8% | ||||||||||||||||
Determination 8 | 46 | 0.6 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Discipline 7 | 21 | 4% | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Empathy 6 | 30 | 9 | 2% | ||||||||||||||||
Fidelity 7 | 23 | 11 | 7% | ||||||||||||||||
Fortitude 8 | 7.3 | 12 | 3% | ||||||||||||||||
Honour 7 | 6 | 4% | 7% | ||||||||||||||||
Idealism 7 | 6 | 21 | 4% | ||||||||||||||||
Innocence 6 | 2% | 3% | 3% | ||||||||||||||||
Justice 8 | 113 | 0.8 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Loyalty 6 | 39 | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Mercy 6 | 4.3 | 5 | 1.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Patience 7 | 4.9 | 4% | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Tolerance 6 | 0.5 | 9 | 3% | ||||||||||||||||
Valour 8 | 226 | 5.5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Wisdom 6 | 3.2 | 18 | 2% | ||||||||||||||||
Zeal 7 | 7% | 2% | 2% |
Key to column labels (in order): Morale, Morale regen In Combat, Morale regen Out of Combat, Power, Power regen Out of Combat, Armor, Might, Agility, Vitality, Will, Fate, Shadow resistance, Fear resistance, Wound resistance, Disease resistance, Poison resistance, Melee resistance, Ranged resistance, Magic resistance.
The following table is ordered by attribute instead of by trait.
Emp | Ide | Con | Wis | Pat | Cha | Com | Mer | Tol | Det | Jus | Val | For | Dis | Zea | Inn | Hon | Fid | Loy | |
Armour | + | + | |||||||||||||||||
Fate | 2 + | 3 + | |||||||||||||||||
Fear resistance | / | + | + | ||||||||||||||||
Will | 2 + | 2 + | 3 + | ||||||||||||||||
Power regen. out of combat (1) | 0.6 + | + | 1.1 + | ||||||||||||||||
Wound resistance | / | 1.0 + | 1.0 + | ||||||||||||||||
Ranged resistance | 0.5 / | 0.5 + | 0.5 + | ||||||||||||||||
Power regen. out of combat (2) | 0.6 + | 0.8 + | 1.1 + | ||||||||||||||||
Magic resistance | 0.5 / | 0.5 + | 0.5 + | ||||||||||||||||
Agility | 2 / | 2 + | + | ||||||||||||||||
Morale regen. in combat | 0.5 / | + | 0.1 + | ||||||||||||||||
Max. morale | + | 10 + | 19 + | ||||||||||||||||
Morale regen. out of combat | 0.6 + | 0.9 + | 1.1 + | ||||||||||||||||
Might | 2 + | 2 + | 3 + | ||||||||||||||||
Disease resistance | / | + | + | ||||||||||||||||
Melee resistance | 0.5 / | + | 1.0 + | ||||||||||||||||
Poison resistance | / | + | + | ||||||||||||||||
Shadow resistance | / | + | + | ||||||||||||||||
Vitality | 2 + | 2 + | 6 + | ||||||||||||||||
Max. power | 5 + | 16 + |
LEGEND: | Strong Bonus | Medium Bonus | Light Bonus |
Pages in category "Traits"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 294 total.
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- Trait:Accuracy: Rank 1
- Trait:Accuracy: Rank 2
- Trait:Accuracy: Rank 3
- Trait:Accuracy: Rank 4
- Trait:Adept
- Trait:Advanced Riding
- Trait:Agility of the Woods
- Trait:Ambidextrous
- Trait:Anthem of the Wizards
- Trait:Appraising Eye
- Trait:Armaments
- Trait:Armour
- Trait:Arrow Storm
- Trait:At the Ready
- Trait:Avoidance
- Trait:Awareness of Body
B
- Trait:Balance of Man
- Trait:Barbed Fury
- Trait:Bard's Arrow
- Trait:Battle-hymn
- Trait:Beast-lore
- Trait:Bleeding Vitals
- Trait:Blind Fury
- Trait:Block : Rank 1
- Trait:Block : Rank 2
- Trait:Block : Rank 3
- Trait:Block : Rank 4
- Trait:Blood of Númenor
- Trait:Blood-lust
- Trait:Books of Lore
- Trait:Bow of the Righteous
- Trait:Braced Against Defeat
- Trait:Brave Heart
C
- Trait:Call of the Wild
- Trait:Captain of War
- Trait:Captain's Hope
- Trait:Captain's Valour
- Trait:Captain's Victory
- Trait:Challenge the Darkness
- Trait:Charity
- Trait:Clarinet Use
- Trait:Clever Devices
- Trait:Compassion
- Trait:Confidence
- Trait:Controlled Breathing
- Trait:Controlled Burn
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Farmer Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Forester Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft jeweller Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Metalsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Prospector Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Scholar Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft tailor Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Weaponsmith Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete mastery Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete mastery Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete mastery Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete mastery Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete mastery Tier 5
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete Proficiency Tier 1
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete Proficiency Tier 2
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete Proficiency Tier 3
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete Proficiency Tier 4
- Trait:Craft Woodworker Complete Proficiency Tier 5
- Trait:Critical: Rank 1
- Trait:Critical: Rank 2
- Trait:Cunning Wound
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- Trait:Damage
- Trait:Deadly Precision
- Trait:Deadly Strikes
- Trait:Deep Concentration
- Trait:Deep Lore
- Trait:Deep Strikes
- Trait:Defensive Expertise
- Trait:Defiance
- Trait:Deflected Blows
- Trait:Defy Corruption
- Trait:Determination
- Trait:Diminishing of Mankind
- Trait:Disabling Attack
- Trait:Discipline
- Trait:Drum Use
- Trait:Dual Wielding
- Trait:Duty-bound
- Trait:Dwarf Axe-damage Bonus
- Trait:Dwarf-endurance
- Trait:Dúnadan-learning
E
- Trait:Easily Inspired
- Trait:Eldar's Grace
- Trait:Elf Bow-damage Bonus
- Trait:Elf One-handed Sword-damage Bonus
- Trait:Empathy
- Trait:Endurance of Stone
- Trait:Enduring Precision
- Trait:Evade: Rank 1
- Trait:Evade: Rank 2
- Trait:Evade: Rank 3
- Trait:Evade: Rank 4
- Trait:Expert Attacks
- Trait:Explosion of Blades
- Trait:Exposed Throat
- Trait:Extra Criticals
- Trait:Eye of the Storm
F
- Trait:Fading of the Firstborn
- Trait:Fast Draw
- Trait:Fateful Dwarf
- Trait:Fear no Darkness
- Trait:Fellowship's Heart
- Trait:Ferocious Strikes
- Trait:Fervent Rage
- Trait:Fidelity
- Trait:Fight On!
- Trait:Flame of Anor
- Trait:Flashing Blades
- Trait:Flurry of Blows
- Trait:Flute Use
- Trait:Focused Strikes
- Trait:Fortitude