Elves of Rivendel Reputation Horse. Stats: 250 morale Speed: 162% Price: 5g 500s Requires: Kindred standing with the Elves of Rivendell.
Basic Riding Trait (Skill). This is required to ride any, increasing the player's movement speed to greater than 60%.By acquiring this trait you can purchase any of the permanent mounts skills also available in the LOTRO Store.
Horses were the primary motif running through the lives of the people of Rohan. They were the backbone of their culture and the most important part of their collective identity - all because Tolkien felt that the Anglo-Saxons could've won the Battle of Hastings and beat the invading Normans back had they only used a proper cavalry force - by which they might've prevented their ancient culture from being contaminated by these French-Viking intruders - hence the seed that sprouted the Rohirrim in Lord of the Rings. Bit of obscure Tolkien lore for you there. Horsemen of the MarkRecruited from the StablesThe Horsemen of the Mark are Rohan's light cavalry, designed as the earliest of early-game cavalry units available in Age of the Ring. Like the infantry spearmen and archers, these riders are yeomen, mustering at the behest of their lord or the King himself. They are useful for harrassment and early scouting, but won't be able to stand up to much in combat.
At rank 3, they gain Muster of Edoras, which grants them a permanent armor bonus in lieu of being able to receive a proper Heavy Armor upgrade. Riders of SnowbournRecruited from a rank 2 Stables'Where are the Riders of Snowbourn?' Though they may have been delayed (or worse!) to the Muster at Dunharrow, they're fully featured in AotR. The Riders of Snowbourn are slow, heavy cavalry that excel at trampling their enemies, keeping them busy and struggling to form up.
Use them as a shock unit, to break an enemy rank and then retreat, while you send in your archers to clean up. The Riders of Snowbourn may enter the Line formation, which increases their speed and armor at the cost of crush velocity. Mounted KingsguardRecruited from a rank 3 StablesThe Mounted Kingsguard is made up of the most capable warriors and riders Rohan has to offer, handpicked by the King's marshals and lords to dedicate their lives to martial prowess and protection of the royal line. In times of war, they ride in the vanguard and with the king, hooves thundering, tall helmets gleaming, driving their enemies before them. In AotR, they can toggle between a spear and bow, and have the Royal Escort power, granting a speed and armor bonus to nearby heroes.
It makes sense. No one could claim the ring without getting corrupted by it so the forces of good would generally prefer if it was destroyed (ignoring those like Denethor who wanted to use it).From a gameplay point of view, Frodo and Bilbo both have really good leaderships. Sam can make Frodo quite a bit stronger, has his own blademaster type power and can heal nearby units. Gandalf is.well Gandalf so that's always good as well.
Also both Frodo and Bilbo are quite a bit cheaper than Sauron and Smaug.+2 votes.