New Rune-Keeper? Questions? Start Here!

[Xaxius]

"Rune-keepers are gifted linguists and masters of true names. With this knowledge, a Rune-keeper crafts powerful rune-words that help the Free Peoples. Through unparalleled mastery of Cirth and Tengwar runes, a Rune-keeper evokes much more than a normal scribe."

Welcome to the Rune-keeper Forums! This post is meant to be the definitive source of links to guides, discussions, and information sources pertaining to the Rune-keeper class. If you are creating a Rune-keeper for the first time or sharpening your skills, please review the links below. Older manuscripts have been relocated to "The Archive" in the second post of this thread. The information you seek is just a click away.

Class Overview:

• LOTRO-Wiki: Rune-keeper
• YouTube: Original Rune-keeper Trailer

Class Changes & Updates:

• 2019 - Forum Post: U25 - Class Update - Rune-keeper

Rune-keeper Guides:

• 2020 - Youtube: 7 Rune Keeper Class Tips Guide
• 2019 - YouTube: Rune Keeper Gameplay 2019 - ALL Specs
• 2017 - YouTube: Rune Keeper - Yellow Line Leveling Build

General Discussion:

• 2020 - Forum Post: State of the Runekeeper - Post Revamp
• 2020 - Forum Post: Thoughts on RK after U25
• 2019 - Reddit: Returning Player needs some help with Runekeeper
• 2019 - Forum Post: Fundamental Difference between Riffler and Chisel?

DPS Specific Topics:

• 2020 - Youtube: Five Lightning RK Tips
• 2020 - Forum Post: Yellow RK vs Red RK DPS
• 2020 - Youtube: RK: Lightning vs Fire
• 2020 - Reddit: Yellow Runekeepers?
• 2019 - Youtube: Red Line Trait Build - Leveling/DPS
• 2019 - Youtube: Five Fire Rune-keeper tips

Healing Specific Topics:

• 2020 - Forum Post: What is the formula for outgoing healing these days?

Virtues & Trait Guides:

• 2020 - Youtube: Rune Keeper Yellow Guide - Trait Analysis and Starter Build
• 2020 - Youtube: Yellow RK Traiting Guide
• 2019 - Youtube: Fire Rune-keeper Traiting Guide
• 2019 - Forum Post: Best Rune-Keeper Virtues?

Legendary Items:

• 2019 - Youtube: Fire Rune-Keeper Legendary Items Guide
• LOTRO-Wiki: Rune-keeper Legendary Legacies

UI Layout & Modifications:

• TheKhazadGuard's Blog: Rune-keeper Layout
• LoTROInterface: TonicBars
• LoTROInterface: BuffBars

Rune-keeper Additional Reading:

Rune-Keepers Are For Real (Tales from Teepster)

• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 1
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 2
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 3
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 4
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 5
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 6
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 7
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 8
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 9
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 10
• Rune-Leepers Are For Real, Part 11
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 12 - Major Rant Edition
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 13
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 14
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 15
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 16 - Burglars are Criminals
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 17 - Fellowship Maneuvers
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 18 - RK: Not the Best Choice, the ONLY One
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 19 - DOT: Awesomeness Over Time
• Rune-Keepers Are For Real, Part 20 - Month of the RK

Popular Community Threads:

• Post Your Rune-Keeper Pics Here: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210991
• "What's your pet rock's name?" thread: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...me-quot-Thread

[Xaxius]

The Archive: These are posts and guides from ages past. While they still provide some use, the have been retired and preserved here due to their age and relevance.

Class Overview:

• Lorebook Entry: Class:Rune-keeper

Class Changes & Updates:

• 2013 - Developer Diary: Rune-keeper Class Changes in Helm’s Deep
• 2012 - Riders of Rohan Developer Diary: Rune-keeper
• 2012 - Update 6: Developer Diary: Rune-keeper
• 2011 - Rise of Isengard: Rune-keeper
• 2010 - November Update: Rune-keeper
• 2008 - Rune-keeper: Advancement Beyond Level 50!
• 2008 - Developer Diary: The Rune-keeper

Rune-keeper Guides:

• 2011 - Lorebook Entry: A Rune-keeper's Guide
• 2011 - Lorebook Entry: Rads Guide To The RuneKeeper
• 2011 - Lorebook Entry: Rune-keeper 101

General Discussion:

• 2012 - Forum Post: New Runekeeper - help
• 2011 - Forum Post: Thor’s noob RK questions: If I have em, I’ll ask here

DPS Specific Topics:

• 2012 - Forum Post: Fire DPS Parses
• 2012 - Forum Post: Parse info!
• 2012 - Forum Post: To shock them or to burn them?
• 2011 - Forum Post: How to 'play fire' as a long time lightning RK
• 2011 - Forum Post: Lightning Rotations
• 2010 - Forum Post: Rotations Fire RK - Widescreen version (Revived)

Healing Specific Topics:

• 2013 - Forum Post: RK Healing Guide
• 2012 - Forum Post: Some first impresions of healing
• 2012 - Forum Post: End-Game Healing
• 2012 - Forum Post: Rune-keeper the Main Healer
• 2012 - Forum Post: Guide for the Beginning Healing RK
• 2010 - Forum Post: An attempted guide to RK healing

PvMP Specific Topics:

• 2012 - Forum Post: For the solo moors RKs, whaddya doing?
• 2012 - Forum Post: Moors after u6...
• 2012 - Forum Post: Runekeeper Healing PvMP

Virtues & Trait Guides:

• 2012 - Forum Post: Rk Virtues after ROI
• 2011 - Forum Post: Rune Keeper Class Trait Guide
• 2011 - Forum Post: RK Fire Trait-line & DPS Theorycrafting

Legendary Items:

• 2011 - Forum Post: A Guide to Rune-Keeper Legendary Items

Other Topics:

• 2012 - Forum Post: RK advice multiple MOBS
• 2011 - Forum Post: Aggro management

[Xaxius]

I revived the original links post from greenie30 and reformated it just a bit. I also added some links to general overviews of the Rune-keeper and several Lorebook guides.

If there is anything else you'd like to see added, please shoot me a PM.

Thanks!

[revoked]

Thanks Xaxius, much appreciated. I would love for someone to write guides for Lightening skills =p

[Malakho]

I concur, fantastic repost/modification! this needs a stickyamundo.

[Immortaal]

I am learning much from this book on knowledge consolidated here.


Here are some missing "Rune-Keepers are for Real" posts!

Part 1 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=316033
Part 4 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=316183
Part 8 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=317045
Part 14 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=307472
Part 15 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=315428
Part 16 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=318504 - Burglars are criminals
Part 17 http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=320666 - Fellowship Maneuvers

[seyahat]

This looks very well organized. Unfortunately, many of the links no longer work. Time for a revival?

[phoenixbolt]

Agreed, just started an RK alt, came here for info ... nearly every link is broken/thread is gone.

That needs to be fixed before this fall or the wails of the ahem ... new players will make me deaf.

[Boc3phus]

Looks like most of the linked posts didn't get bumped and were wiped. That bites because I have recently started playing my RK again. :-(

I will def check out the "... for real" posts. Thanks for the advice.

[MrsAngelD]

This thread needs a serious cleaning, such a shame to have lost so many helpful posts, all because of a purge.

[ShammWoww]

Yeah, we should convert some common knowledge into lorebook posts.

[Chaos32]

What gives with the links, I keep getting a page that reads No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

[ANewMachine]

This post was put up before a "forum pruning," when they get rid of a bunch of older posts. So yeah, most of the links are dead now, unfortunately.

[Firebryt]

THIS is one of the main reasons I can't even get started in LotRO - ALL of the links are broken and I get really frustrated trying to learn anything. They should either keep the links up and stop "pruning" them, or just take the forums down altogether.

Disgusted....

[Maohir]

so of these links, which ones actually work?

[Anarmur]

So, all this is useless now?


****in' Fantastic!

[Xaxius]

I updated the post and deleted all the "broken" links. As you can see, we've lost a lot of player based knowledge.

If you have any links to fill in the gaps, or any suggestions, please let me know.

[Byr70]

I am wondering which profession is a good match for the RK. I am temped to go with Jeweller, just because, but wondering if Historian isn't the way to go.

[FSH]

I went with historian on my RK. Being able to keep yourself supplied with morale, power, etc. pots not to mention the RK inlays and enamels is pure win.

[Goatski]

I went with historian on my RK. Being able to keep yourself supplied with morale, power, etc. pots not to mention the RK inlays and enamels is pure win.

I definately agree

[Katyana]

Some great information here, thank you to those who contributed!. I will certainly keep it all in mind while in game.

I would like to ask the higher RK's for some tips, the do's and don'ts shall we say of being a rune keeper.. It seems like quite a confusing and in depth class so i want to get as much out of it as possible.. any tips and tricks not already mentioned (if there are any lol) would be greatly appreciated.

[Katyana]

I am wondering which profession is a good match for the RK. I am temped to go with Jeweller, just because, but wondering if Historian isn't the way to go.

I went with Historian on my LM before i created my RK so now i am stumped with what to do, i would probably make her a jeweller, but historian would be my first choice, if i didn't already have a kindred scholar lolz...

[Leannith]

Well i have an excellent question. Resistance, i was told that if you dont have a considerable amount its worthless, is this true?

[TurtleSaus]

Hi, so I got a lvl 26 RK on Snowbourn and I got a couple of questions
1. does de rune-stone dps affect your dmg or is it only when attacking meele?

2. Should I use items with less armour, but with better stats? (will, fate)

3. Any general tips when pulling 3 or more mobs?



Thanks for answers in advance

[Nakiami]

3.
A) Don't, or
B) Stun/slow/kite