Best gear/essences for end game content

[CaerArianrhod]

1) So I'm getting to lvl cap, and I'm looking for advice regarding what is the best setup for endgame.[...]
2) So, if I'm looking to gear up for raiding, what sort of stats should I be aiming at? How much morale, resists, etc.?

Look at this spreadsheet: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...-plan-upgrades
It has many of the Northern Mirkwook stuff.
Outside of the raid gear you can go for the mirkwood stuff (armour & jewellery & essences), but at the moment i would wait, because the new level cap update is not far any more.
In a raid - at least on T2 - you will do the full supporter job as LM, so you need your mitigations (close) at cap, finesse 120/125K, crit chance at 24%* and morale (vitality).
You also could do Seregost for the tactical healing essence for you supporter book (legacies:Armour Debuff Potency, Signs of Power Durations and Signs of Power Debuff Rating (one legacy), Beacon of Hope Magnitude, Charged Air Reflect Damage, Target Resistance (Debuffing Skills), Pet Morale (vitality if you have the 7. slot))
ad) crit chance: you need it for healing: Waterlore, Beacon of Hope and Gust of Wind (--> for Pleasant Breeze), because all the healings and healing dots can crit and since the class changes the LM is a quite good off healer too.

Regarding the gear, I would recommend getting those teal pieces without set bonus from Dor Amarth npc's, they are pretty cheap. You should be aiming for at least 150k finesse and 90k unbuffed morale right now, and once you get the t2c raid gear try to up your finesse to a bit over 200k.

There is no real need for 150 or 200k Finesse. Around 120-125K is enough. really.