The Best Solo Class In Lord of the Rings Online in 2023 - A LOTRO Gameplay Guide

[@Serevarno]

I started playing again last year and was leveling a champion, and got her to about 50 something (never got her out of Moria) before switching to Hunter. Got my Hunter to 80 something before getting annoyed in Rohan and took a year long break, and just recently started playing again. Made a new hunter. Even though I have the other one, I couldn't remember exactly how I was playing her. First hunter has access to fast travel, but my new one doesn't lol. Planning on leveling the new one up to around the same area (yay more lotro points), then switching back to my old hunter just for the fast travel. Hunter is definitely one of the most F2P/Non VIP friendly classes. Those travel skills are absolutely essential. =D

[@Renfail]

Travel skills FTW

[@achimwasp]

Interestingly, for me it's the Runekeeper, which I started out with (yellow tree). I have most of the other classes as well (to have all the crafting classes), but the RK is still my favourite - easy to play, fast killing. Set a runestone in the middle of a camp of mobs, that's it. For elites maybe a few extra lightning skills. My second choice might be the Warden. But in one way or other, I like most classes.

[@Renfail]

They are all fun :)

[@WakkasLove]

Glad I found your channel. I'm installing LOTRO now, going to be trying it for the first time. Not sure why I haven't tried it before now; I kept meaning to, then forgetting. But, no longer! Looking forward to following your channel for this help :)

[@Renfail]

Cheers

[@somethingvisceral2003]

I haven't really found a class that isn't decent at soloing landscape. My issue with LotRO is endgame 140+ rinse and repeat instances to get a chance at increasing gear to rinse and repeat to increase gear to rinse and repeat to incre...you get my drift. I have found an enjoyment of creating new characters and finishing areas (in landscape) while using the tortoise shell and meandering around Middle Earth experiencing the adventure at a slow and visual pace. I have found I don't care about end game anymore and with that, any class is easy to solo, but hunter, lore-master, beorning, and minstrel are my current meanderers of various low levels (sub level 100), and RK, guardian, champion, captain are my over 100 but pre 140. (I do have a LM, mini, and hunter that are 140 but stopped playing them)

[@Renfail]

Endgame is entirely pointless when Middle Earth exists to explore :)

[@laurauerling6571]

I have a solo Guardian at 140 which I enjoyed playing, but my second character was a blue-line Hunter (now 140 as well) and wow, what a difference in speed and ease of solo play! Hunters have such fabulous utility powers...in addition to the guides and campfires, there's the the run-speed boost, Desperate Flight, the tracking options, etc. IMO, the nice thing about playing a Hunter as your second character rather than the first is that it is a particularly great completionist option. It's so easy to explore and do all the content, allegiances, etc. Highly recommended!

[@Renfail]

All phenomenal reasons Hunters are the best =P

[@tedwatson3060]

So helpful! Your videos brought me back to this game after years of not playing. Thank you for all that you do for LoTRO!

[@Renfail]

Glad to help!

[@nobah8131]

You should try Beorning! +68% runspeed out- and indoors and it just obliterates group instances by itself. You also hit Orcs with a club and you bear hands. Great fun!

[@Renfail]

There are some Beorning videos on the channel recorded after this one :)

[@jimmycchan]

Great info for me to plan for my next character! Thank You!

[@Renfail]

Cheers! And if you haven't already done so, make sure to check out the class guides for each of the mentioned classes!

[@Moondymon23]

Hunter is my fave for solo for the exact same reason. Though my RK enjoys a similar experience with having unlocked a bunch of extra milestone slots and the 5 min cooldowns for both kinds of travel

[@Renfail]

I haven't played my RK in like a decade; I wasn't aware they had travel skills?

[@Moondymon23]

@@Renfail oh they don't. I mean more like 'hurried traveler' and that kind of thing. there are lots of travel skills any class can acquire at major hubs, that sort of thing. Those make a big difference for my RK, but Hunter has by far the best and most fluid travel, heck they even just run faster, they don't have to run up to mobs to engage, it's just all around slick.

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Looking to jump in (downloading now), and found your channel. Thanks for the help, subscribed

[@Renfail]

Welcome aboard!

[@jeremymatthies726]

Great job going through the classes, I just find that everyone chooses hunter due to the travel options. I am curious what the choices would be if one was to disregard the travel capabilities of hunter and warden as to put all classes on an equal footing when soloing. Myself, I have atleast one of every class except warden. I can not for the life of me wrap my head around gambits 🙄. I do have issues though deciding what to play as I tend to over think things and then I start bouncing around characters like a squirrel looking for that missing nut pile lol.

[@Renfail]

nuts!

[@jeremymatthies726]

@@Renfail yup, just a little 😁🤣

[@orrios7361]

Thanks for this vid i was trying the burglar which was ok but years ago my main was LM i got to 46 then changed to hunter which was my main in wow, but i will go back and give LM another true college try .

[@Renfail]

If you can push past, I think the Lore-Master really shines when you get into the Legendary Items territory (50+). I've had an absolute blast on mine even though they are slower than, say, the hunter.

[@Grimaldo354]

I appreciate the advice. I started playing and got a guardian to 29 but now I'm not so sure. I don't really want to tank. I do like playing red so far though. I feel like its got good damage.

[@flyingmatteo89]

Grwat video! Just some feedback: the musuc volume is too high compared to the voice. It's very distracting and deafening at some point

[@Renfail]

Hitting up the ballpark of 3k videos, and that's the first I've heard of it.

[@brianunderhill4836]

Agree, it's way too loud and very distracting.

[@flyingmatteo89]

@@Renfail feedback is a gift. You're welcome.

[@BrolyPowerMaximum]

Wait, is that true of all epic quests that you can get an inspiration buff when playing solo for fellowship content? And do you need to drop the quest and pick it back up? If you’ve had it in your quest log for years?

[@Renfail]

It's been that way for a long time now, yes. Any of the epic "book" quests that used to be fellowship based can now be run as either a group or solo. And, in the case of those which don't give you the option to choose, you are either straight-up given the Inspiration buff, OR you are given a stone you can click which gives you the buff. So yeah, I would assume if you have the quests from years ago you can simply boot them, and re-pick them up! More info here: lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Inspired_Greatness

[@nabbel9268]

Great video but the Beorning after the rework and with update 39 ist pretty strong solo. Maybe the strongest class next captain solo. I can do stuff on a level I simply cant with my guardian . Go blue Beo and you do decent damage while be tanky with a strong self heal .

[@Renfail]

This video is from 2023, not 2024.

[@wayiqra4399]

I always found burglar to be pretty easy to solo with.

[@Renfail]

groovy

[@dynjarren5454]

Once warden launched with mines of Moria, I've not played any other class

[@Renfail]

kewl

[@ijbewever2908]

if you like the travel than the warden is better it doesnt have the hunter dmg but can heal it self and has great aoe overtimes

[@Renfail]

meh, warden is too much work to play with the combos.

[@Ashock88]

I am interested in playing Dwarf hunter, because I’m not huge into elves. Everything I’ve seen online says elves are the best hunters, an I going to be screwed if I pick a dwarf?

[@Renfail]

Nope, they are absolutely amazing just as all the races. Pick what you want!

[@Ashock88]

@@Renfail Thanks for the reply! Excited to get going. Love the game so much.

[@Despond]

I am about to dip my feet, I am thinking hunter.

[@Renfail]

go for it!

[@WyMustIGo]

Runekeeper #1

[@Renfail]

For some

[@KennyM-p3o]

Surprised Beorning is not on your list. so far easiest to solo for me. just about unkillable.

[@Renfail]

It's an interesting class for sure.

[@nabbel9268]

Agree if you go blue hybrid you do a bit of less damage but you are unkillable even when you are leveling.

[@TheAsmodianleader]

are u from EU ?

[@Renfail]

Nope

[@briancurtis6022]

This is a good overview, but I have to say there's a difference between "my personal favorite" and "recommended." More objective reviewing might be more helpful, although you could just say "this is just what I like best," which is honest but less useful to others. Also: please don't call the minstrel MENSTRUAL. Think of it like "minister" instead--a minstrel ministers to others. It's a pronunciation thing.

[@Renfail]

Tomato tomatoe. You do your thing, I'll do mine.

[@Serevarno]

He is literally pronouncing it correctly.

[@Renfail]

@Serevarno how it's spelled!

[@ic5994]

Any class can solo equally?! Are you sure you play this game? Because what you said is a huge bs!

[@Renfail]

No, you're just in denial

[@Snow-Ista]

Really you have played LOTRO for 15 years and you don't have a max level i use to play WOW and when i left when WOD came out i hade more then 2 max level of every class in WOW most classes i had three one for every spec line druid i have 6 max levels and my main kity druid was also fully maxed with BIS items so no you have no excuse not to have at least one max level of every class if you have been playing for 15years

[@Renfail]

Whatever

[@Snow-Ista]

@@Renfail So Salty just stating the facts you cant call your self a gamer make guides and tell people how and wat to play if you your self have not and end game is a big part of any MMORPG even games that is regarded as the end game starts at level 1 like GW2 and FFXIV and yes i also have more then a couple of years in each also have a maxed out every class in GW2 and have fully legendary gear with ascended trinkets in GW2 and also have a character in FFXIV with every job maxed out so yes either your just playing extremely casually or your like most people talking about something you know nothing about and pretending you do

[@Renfail]

I can and I do and you can't stop me :) So kindly GTFO but thanks for stopping by for the algorithm love and paying my bills!@@Snow-Ista