Level 115 Gear

Myndariel finally reached level 115 while doing some Erebor quests in Northern Mirkwood. It's been a slow and arduous journey levelling from 105 to 115 and I hope they don't make any regions like Mordor again because it wasn't fun. Northern Mirkwood, on the other hand, is beautiful and a joy to explore and quest through.

Now that I'm 115, I need new gear. So where do I get level 115 gear?

• Crafted gear
• Quests in Northern Mirkwood
• Dungeons/raids/instances
• Barter with factions
• World drops
• Auction hall

Unfortunately, skirmish camp gear only goes up to level 105 at present.

The maximum level for legendary items is still level 100.

World Drops

These scaled items have no Light of Eärendil and generally no essence slots. Item levels range from about 304 to 315. They can drop from mobs, be found in treasure caches, or for sale at the auction hall.

Quests

Some quest chains in Northern Mirkwood reward you with level 115 gear with item level 340. I got gloves from Dale, a helmet from Erebor, and boots from Felegoth.

Crafted Gear

Some crafted gear have essence slots and most have Light of Eärendil. Recipes must be purchased from barterers. Crafted gear may be for sale at the auction hall.

Conquest of Gorgoroth (Mordor)

The Quartermaster (Conquest of Gorgoroth Crafting) has Doomfold recipes for item level 323 to 326 armour, weapons, jewellery and minstrel instruments. There are also superior minstrel instrument recipes for item level 336 instruments.

The Quartermaster (Gorgoroth Crafting Vendor) has superior versions of Doomfold recipes for item level 333 to 335 weapons, armour and jewellery. Ally standing with Conquest of Gorgoroth is required to purchase recipes.

Men of Dale (Northern Mirkwood)

The Quartermaster (Men of Dale Crafting) has Doomfold recipes for item level 345 helmets, Will pocket and Will necklace. Kindred standing with the Men of Dale is required to purchase recipes.

Elves of Felegoth (Northern Mirkwood)

The Quartermaster (Elves of Felegoth Crafting) has Doomfold recipes for item level 345 helmets, Agility pocket and Agility necklace. Kindred standing with the Elves of Felegoth is required to purchase recipes.

Dwarves of Erebor (Northern Mirkwood)

The Quartermaster (Dwarves of Erebor Crafting) has Doomfold recipes for item level 345 helmets, Might pocket and Might necklace. Kindred standing with the Dwarves of Erebor is required to purchase recipes.

Barter with Factions

Gear can be earned by completing quests and tasks to impress various factions and collecting the appropriate tokens of barter.

Conquest of Gorgoroth (Mordor)

The Quartermaster (Gorgoroth Rewards Vendor) has item level 330 off-hand weapons and shields for barter. Ally standing with Conquest of Gorgoroth is required to purchase items.

The High Enchanter (Elf-smith) has item level 330 armour and jewellery for barter using Ash of Enchantment. Ally standing with Conquest of Gorgoroth is required to purchase items.

The Keeper of Mysteries (Vendor of Rare Oddities) has item level 337 armour for barter using Ash of Enchantment.

Men of Dale (Northern Mirkwood)

The Quartermaster (Men of Dale Rewards Vendor) has item level 340 light armour and jewellery for barter. Acquaintance standing with Men of Dale is required to purchase items (some items require higher levels of reputation).

Elves of Felgoth (Northern Mirkwood)

The Quartermaster (Elves of Felegoth Rewards Vendor) has item level 340 medium armour and jewellery for barter. Acquaintance standing with Elves of Felegoth is required to purchase items (some items require higher levels of reputation).

Dwarves of Erebor (Northern Mirkwood)

The Quartermaster (Dwarves of Erebor Rewards Vendor) has item level 340 heavy armour and jewellery for barter. Acquaintance standing with Dwarves of Erebor is required to purchase items (some items require higher levels of reputation).

Allegiance Halls

Quartermasters for the Court of Lothlórien, Durin's Folk, The Kingdom of Gondor, and Hobbits of the Company have item level 330 armour and jewellery for barter.

Instances (dungeons/raids/challenges etc.)

The Featured Challenge Rewards Vendor has item level 340 class sets of armour (with set bonuses) for barter.

The Plateau of Gorgoroth instances (The Court of Seregost - small fellowship, The Dungeons of Naerband - fellowship, The Abyss of Mordath - raid) are designed for level 105-115 and has gear drops with Light of Eärendil. The item level will depend on the instance level (based on preliminary data from Lotro-Wiki, it appears that at level 115 the item level will be at least 330).

Essences

You can purchase Tier 10 essences from:

• Keeper of Mysteries (Vendor of Rare Oddities)
• Quartermaster (Men of Dale Rewards) - requires Kindred standing with Men of Dale
• Quartermaster (Elves of Felegoth Rewards) - requires Kindred standing with Elves of Felegoth
• Quartermaster (Dwarves Rewards) - requires Kindred standing with Dwarves of Erebor

Crafting essences of your choice may also be an option:

Essence	Item Level	Recipe Source	Requirements
Shadow Essence	326	Conquest of Gorgoroth Crafting	...
Empowered Shadow Essence	330	Gorgoroth Crafting Vendor	Ally (Conquest of Gorgoroth)
Abyssal Essence	337	...	...
Empowered Abyssal Essence	345	...	...
Northern Stronghold Essence	345	Men of Dale Crafting Elves of Felegoth Crafting Dwarves of Erebor Crafting	Kindred (Men of Dale) Kindred (Elves of Felegoth) Kindred (Dwarves of Erebor)

I will try to update this if changes occur or I learn of other sources of level 115 gear.

Level 105 Gear - Update 19

I previously looked at the different sets of armour available at level 100, so now that I've reached the new level cap of 105, we will look at the new options available. Ozraid has covered some of the sets that were available from instances in update 18, so I will mainly cover the gear from North Ithilien and other sources.

Instances

For more information, see Ozraid's guide.

Gear from Osgiliath instances scale up to level 105. These are trait tree specific (3 sets per class), have set bonuses and do not have essences.

Gear from Pelennor instances scale up to level 105. These are class specific (1 set per class), have set bonuses and 4 essence slots.

Gear from Featured Instances scale up to level 105 and are also known as Recollection armour sets. These are class specific (1 set per class), have set bonuses and 2 essence slots.

Raids

Throne of the Dread Terror is a 12-man raid at level 105. Armour and Jewellery tokens can be exchanged for gear at the Master of Battle Lore (Pelennor Rewards Vendor) or their associates (Sage for light armour, Scout for medium armour, Warrior for heavy armour). Armour is trait tree specific (3 sets per class), have set bonuses and 4 essence slots. Jewellery is divided into will/agility/might categories and T1 jewellery has 2 essence slots while T2 jewellery has 3 essence slots. T1 gear is prefixed with "Lesser" and T2 gear is prefixed with "Greater".

You can also get level 105 class-specific items (such as a legendary lute for minstrels) with 1 essence slot, and off-hand items.

The T2 gear can be upgraded at the Herb-master in North Ithilien to "Supreme" gear.

Questing in North Ithilien

Some of the Epic Quests in Volume 4, Book 7 offer level 105 essence gear (chest and cloaks) and North Ithilien essence boxes. Quests in North Ithilien also offer typically ilvl 222, 2-slot essence gear.

North Ithilien Flora Bartering System

Flowers can be picked all over North Ithilien to obtain phials of extracts that can be exchanged for gear at the Herbalist. The armour has 4 essence slots and jewellery has 3 essence slots and they are fairly easy to get (but getting the necessary essences may take some time). Note that medium armour comes with vitality, not agility or might. Legendary rings can be bartered from the Herb-master.

Tier 8 North Ithilien essences can be obtained through epic quests, normal quests and by turning in four Ithilien Essence Fragments obtained from repeatable quests to the Herb-master. These essences can also be used to create Wild Essences through crafting professions, which can then be exchanged at the Herb-master for more powerful Ithilien-infused Essences.

ilvl 246 Ithilien Armour	Light	Medium	Heavy
Head	4 Essences 652 Armour 90 Will 442 Morale	4 Essences 968 Armour 90 Vitality 422 Morale	4 Essences 1254 Armour 90 Might 442 Morale
Shoulders	4 Essences 652 Armour 90 Will 442 Morale	4 Essences 968 Armour 90 Vitality 422 Morale	4 Essences 1254 Armour 90 Might 442 Morale
Chest	4 Essences 2169 Armour 90 Will 442 Morale	4 Essences 3220 Armour 90 Vitality 422 Morale	4 Essences 4174 Armour 90 Might 442 Morale
Hands	4 Essences 1054 Armour 90 Will 442 Morale	4 Essences 1610 Armour 90 Vitality 422 Morale	4 Essences 2087 Armour 90 Might 442 Morale
Legs	4 Essences 1808 Armour 90 Will 442 Morale	4 Essences 2683 Armour 90 Vitality 422 Morale	4 Essences 3478 Armour 90 Might 442 Morale
Feet	4 Essences 869 Armour 90 Will 442 Morale	4 Essences 968 Armour 90 Vitality 422 Morale	4 Essences 1673 Armour 90 Might 442 Morale
Appearance

ilvl 246 Ithilien Jewellery	Will	Agility	Might
Earring	3 Essences 225 Will 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Agility 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Might 589 Morale
Necklace	3 Essences 225 Will 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Agility 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Might 589 Morale
Bracelet	3 Essences 225 Will 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Agility 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Might 589 Morale
Ring	3 Essences 225 Will 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Agility 589 Morale	3 Essences 225 Might 589 Morale

ilvl 258 Ithilien Jewellery	Will	Agility	Might
Legendary Ring	3 Essences 237 Will 1401 Morale	3 Essences 237 Agility 1401 Morale	3 Essences 237 Might 1401 Morale

Throne of the Dread Terror raid gear upgrades

T2 raid gear can be upgraded at the Herb-master (see the raid section above).

Epic/Big Battles

You can get level 105 jewellery (no essence slots) from participating in epic battles such as The Defence of Minas Tirith, but the Stars of Merit vendors currently only offer level 95 or 100 jewellery.

Skirmish Camps

Skirmish Camps offer level 105 (ilvl 213) armour, off-hands and jewellery (Pelennor Guardsman's set) with no essence slots for marks and medallions.

Crafting

Unfortunately, crafters cannot make level 105 gear currently, only the wild essences, but there has been talk of a possible crafting update in the future.

World Drops and the Auction House

And of course there are the usual random world drops that can be obtained and sold on the auction house. I have noticed that there doesn't seem to be much level 105 gear available on the auction house, but what is for sale is fairly cheap.

Level 100 Gear Updated for U17

Last year when West Gondor was released I wrote an article about level 100 gear for Lore-masters. With the arrival of update 17 and a new tier of crafted gear plus new factions, it seems time to reconsider how we gear up, but I'll try to be more general so as to be relevant to all classes.

Skirmish Camps

Item Level 192

Skirmish camps have rare quality level 100 armour, weapons and accessories available for marks and medallions. A few pieces of the rare quality Nadhin armour set with essence slots are also available from the light/medium/heavy armour vendors.

Dol Amroth Faction (West Gondor)

Item Level 192

Dol Amroth offers barterers with incomparable quality armour sets; class-specific sets (including legendary second age weapon) plus light/medium/heavy sets with essence slots for customisation (variations of the essence slot armour may also be available as quest rewards or world drops). These items are purchased with tokens earned by completing quests and daily quests around Dol Amroth.

Scalable Instances

Item Level 192

Scalable instances set to level 100 can drop incomparable quality armour, jewellery and off-hand weapons of the Greater set (or rare quality items of the Potent set) but there are no set bonuses. These items may also be found on the auction house.

World Drops

Item Level 192

Light/medium/heavy sets of incomparable quality gear with set bonuses may drop from mobs or be available from the auction house. For example, the Guardian of Watchwood set of light armour.

With similar stat weightings to the Greater and Potent sets, the uncommon quality Lesser set also drops from mobs and can be found on the auction house.

Epic Battles

Item Level 192-204

Completing the quests in epic battles can reward jewellery of various qualities or tokens that can be used to purchase class-specific jewellery.

The Minas Tirith epic battles can reward epic quality cloaks with an essence slot.

Rangers of Ithilien Faction (East Gondor)

Item Levels 195-198

The quartermaster sells rare quality shoulders and jewellery and incomparable quality off-hand weapons for tokens earned by completing quests and tasks in East Gondor.

Osgiliath Instances (East Gondor)

Item Level 201

The Osgiliath Rewards Vendor sells incomparable quality light/medium/heavy armour sets with essence slots for tokens earned from Osgiliath instances.

Crafting - Tier 10 (Anórien)

Item Level 201

Rare or incomparable quality items can now be crafted with most armour and jewellery having essence slots.

Minas Tirith Fellowships (Old Anórien)

Item Level 204

Fellowships within Minas Tirith have different incomparable armour available for the appropriate tokens (earned by completing daily quests near Minas Tirith). The armour has essence slots.

Builder's Fellowship - head, shoulders, chest
Smith's Fellowship - gloves, legs, feet