Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Cosmetic Guide to Dol Amroth Class Armor

Multiple players have been asking on the forums and in world/glff chat where else they can obtain the Dol Amroth class armor skins that came with the release of U14. As a result, I picked up this project in the hopes of creating some sort of guide. Here, I'll list as best as possible the alternative methods to collecting these armor skins. Because this post is strictly for skins, I won't be including dye colors. I'll admit there are some pieces that I don't know. I never bothered to get one of each class to level 95 or subbed long enough to have the entire cosmetic library at my fingertips. However, I'll do my best. Just to warn you, you will see *multiple* pieces listed that share the same skins. 

If you see a piece that's incorrect or an alternative item with the same skin, please leave a comment below.

And by the way, only half of these sets are cosmetically original. I know my blogs and outfits well enough to know some of these have been lifted from other sites and slightly altered, whether it's by dye color or a single piece. If that is the case, I will provide links to the original creators and the specific outfits beneath each set to give credit where it is due.


Hunter ("Of the Liberator" set)


Head: Helm of the Shadow-walker (Barad Guldur level 65 medium armor from skirm camp)
Shoulders: Treasure Hunter's Shoulder Guards (T6 Tailor light armor recipe, or its level 54 or 58 crafted equivalent)
Chest: Battle Armour of the Mark (T8 Metalsmith recipe, guilded or RoR landscape barter)
Hands: Eastemnet Battle Gauntlets (T8 Metalsmith recipe, level 80)
Feet: Woodland Ranger’s Boots (Volume 3 Wildermore Interludes)

OUTFIT ADAPTED from The Starry Mantle by the designers.



Burglar ("Of the Seafarer" set)


Head: Black Corsair Eyepatch (Spring Festival gift box or Pirate Event held in late September)
Shoulders: Westernesse Protector’s Shoulder Guards (T5 Tailor medium armor recipe, level 50 or lower quest rewards, world drops share same skin)
Chest: Combat Armor of the Deep (T9 Tailor recipe level 95, guilded or HD landscape barter)
Hands: Fingerless Gloves (Yule Festival--Support the Poor quest chain)
Legs: Lesser Arrow of the West Leggings (Ost Dunhoth Hunter armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Feet: Disused Boots of the Dunland Soothsayer (Dunland quest rewards)

OUTFIT ADAPTED from The Starry Mantle by the designers.

Rune-keeper ("Of the Archivist" set)


Head: currently unknown -- unique circlet skin?
Shoulders: Lesser Arrow of the West Shoulder Guards (Ost Dunhoth Hunter armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Chest: Jacket of the Oathesworn (Wardens of Annuminas barter--Warden vendor)
Hands: Heavy Plated Dunlending Gauntlets, (Dunland quest rewards)
Legs: Lesser Arrow of the West Leggings, burgundy dye (Ost Dunhoth Hunter armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Feet: Lore-keeper's Shoes (Barad Guldur level 85 light armor or any of the equivalent 85 BG light boots. Slightly different from level 65 version.)

OUTFIT ADAPTED from Cosmetic LOTRO by the designers.

Lore-master ("Of the Night Watcher" set)


Head: Turquoise Summer Circlet (LOTRO Store dyeable version)
Shoulders: Noriel's Folly (Great River quest reward, skin also available at Lalia's Market)**
Chest: Robe of Viisuas (Vol 1 Book 13 quest reward, skin also appears as a world drop)
Hands: Westfold Camapign Gloves (T7 Tailor light armor recipe)
Feet: Shining Elven Leather Shoes (World drop, but shares skin with several other world drops)

**Available from Lalia's Market at the time of posting.

OUTFIT ADAPTED from Cosmetic LOTRO by the designers.

Guardian ("Of the Coastal Bulwark" set)


Head: Helm of Heightening (World drop, various quest rewards up to level 50, many world drops share this skin)
Shoulders: Ornate Pauldrons of the Dunland Swordsman (Dunland quest reward), Hyrde-axle (Vol 3 Book 4 quest reward)
Chest: Lesser Blade of the West Breastplate (Ost Dunhoth Champion armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Hands: Hyrde-folme (Vol 3 Book 4 reward), Cured Barnavon Hunter’s Gauntlets (Dunland quest reward), Boar Clansman Sentry’s Gauntlets (Dunland quest reward), Scout’s Weathered Leather Gloves (Dunland quest reward), Trapper’s Leather Gloves (Dunland quest reward)
Legs: Tavol-socas (Fangorn's Edge T2 chest or Lalia's Market)
Feet: Battle-leader's Boots (Barad Guldur armor level 85 or any skin from the 85 BG sets at skirmish camps. Slightly different from 65 version.)

**Available from Lalia's Market at the time of posting.

Captain ("Of the Watchman" set)


Head: Helm of the Erebor Shadow-fighter (basically any Erebor Guardian's helmet from the skirm camp)
Shoulders: Lesser Blade of the West Shoulder Guards (Ost Dunhoth Champion armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Chest: Lesser Blade of the West Breastplate (Ost Dunhoth Champion armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Hands: Hyrde-folme (Vol 3 Book 4 reward), Cured Barnavon Hunter’s Gauntlets (Dunland quest reward), Boar Clansman Sentry’s Gauntlets (Dunland quest reward), Scout’s Weathered Leather Gloves (Dunland quest reward), Trapper’s Leather Gloves (Dunland quest reward)
Legs: Lesser Secret of the West Leggings (Ost Dunhoth Burglar armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)
Feet: Dreng-gesc (Vol 3 Book 4 reward), Battered Dunlending Boots (Dunland quest reward), Rusted Boots of the Dunland Berserker (Dunland quest reward), Boots of the Charging Stag (Dunland quest reward)

Champion ("Of the Sea Reaver" set)


Head: Helm of Rallying (World drop, multiple dropped items share this skin)
Shoulders: Ceremonial Shoulders of the Whirlwind (skirm camp, heavy Moria armor), Shoulders of the Rallying Shout (Shadowed Refuge Heavy armor medallion vendor), Shoulders of the Whirlwind (Shadowed Refuge Heavy armor medallion vendor), Stoneheart's Shoulders (Shadowed Refuge Heavy armor medallion vendor)
Chest: unique skin -- the crafted level 95 War Armor of the Deep (T9 Metalsmith recipe, guilded or HD landscape barter) bears a Rohirric crest instead of the Gondorian one shown here. Here's a pic of the T9 crafted piece from an earlier post for comparison.
Legs (covered by chest): Lesser Defender of the West Leggings (Ost Dunhoth Warden armor vendor in Harndirion, T1 or T2 sets)**
Hands: Ceremonial Gauntlets of the Iron Arm (skirm camp, heavy Moria armor),  Stoutheart's Gauntlets (Shadowed Refuge Heavy armor medallion vendor), Berserker's Gauntlets (Shadowed Refuge Heavy armor medallion vendor), Gauntlets of the Iron Arm (Shadowed Refuge Heavy armor medallion vendor)
Feet: War Boots of the Deep (T9 Metalsmith recipe, guilded or HD landscape barter)

**This set is the only one with leggings worth noting. Any other set with a hauberk or robe as a chest piece uses plain, unremarkable pants.

Warden ("Of the Beacon" set)


Head: currently unknown -- unique skin?
Shoulders: Dolen-palvais (Vol 3 Book 4 reward), Scout’s Weathered Leather Shoulder-guards (Dunland quest reward), Dunlending's Shoulderpad of Battle (Dunlending Quartermaster in Galtrev)
Chest: Nightshade Jacket (Dunland quest reward), Scout’s Weathered Leather Jacket (Dunland quest reward), Rider’s Sturdy Vest (Dunland quest reward), Trapper’s Leather Jacket (Dunland quest reward)
Hands: Rider's Polished Gauntlets (Rohirrim Quartermaster in Galtrev), Burnished Gauntlets of the Dunland Warlord (Dunland quest reward), Burnished Dunlending Gauntlets (Dunland quest reward)
Feet: Sellsword's Boots (T6 Metalsmith recipe, as well as the level 54 and 58 crafted equivalents)

Minstrel ("Of the Storied Mariner" set)


Head: Eastemnet Skirmish Helm (T8 Tailor medium armor recipe, any output)
Shoulders: Songmaster's Shoulders (Ost Galadh Minstrel class vendor), Shoulders of the Lady's Grace (Caras Galadhon Minstrel class vendor--requires Greater Elf-stone of Heart from Dar Narbugud), Mantle of the Beneficent (raid skirmish reward from Enguilan and Naillan skirmishes pre-HD)
Chest: Elven Cotton Armor (T3 Tailor light armor), various world drops share same skin
Legs: Lore-keeper's Trousers (Barad Guldur level 65 light armor from skirm camp)
Hands: Ceremonial Gauntlets of the Quiet Step (skirm camp cosmetics vendor, Moria medium armor), Line-warder's Gauntlets (Shadowed Refuge meduim armor vendor), Gauntlets of the Quiet Step (Shadowed Refuge meduim armor vendor), Gauntlets of the Swift Arrow (Shadowed Refuge meduim armor vendor)
Feet: Boots of the Swift Arrow (Ost Galadh Hunter class vendor), Boots of the Lady's Discernment (Caras Galadhon Hunter class vendor--requires Greater Elf-stone of Courage from Dar Narbugud)

3 comments:

  1. Ugh, they made these really ugly! Hate the final compositions, they're just not right. Especially the guardian is appalling. Shame...

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    1. Yeah, it either boils down to not being fond of either the colors used or the pieces of gear used. If the art department had spend just as much time on the Nadhin gear, I think we would have had some beautiful class armor sets. But I completely agree with you regarding the Guardian's set...it's the worst of them all visually.

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  2. The Warden Helm is an original piece of SoA Armour, a random drop iirc.

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