I’ve been working with a LOTRO guide ever since I started to play this game, to bring my characters to the top and participate to the end game content raids. I know, that many players resent the idea of using a guide to have a fast progress in LOTRO and any other MMOs, but I never liked to linger too much at the low levels, so for me a LOTRO guide is the best solution to level fast or make gold.

There are quite a few LOTRO guides out there, I can’t say I have tried them all although I have seen a few. I must say that I didn’t find a solid and exact LOTRO leveling guide but I use a few that I could adapt to my casual player needs. This guide has shown me a few places to grind for XP and here are 3 of them:

1. One of the best places to farm for XP is at Burzkala, a large camp of orcs, located in the northern part of Gathburz, in Mirkwood. All the mobs here are orcs or uruk-hai. It’s a great spot to grind here at level 63-64, especially if you have rested XP. You’ll never run out of mobs here, even if there are other players at the camp. It’s also a good spot to level up your legendary items.

2. Annuminas. Another great spot this LOTRO guide has shown me is Annuminas. Placed South of Tinnudir, in Evendim. The mobs here are Angmarim type, levels 50-51. They are all grouped in small camps of 2-5. The respawn rate here is pretty fast and the mobs have a pretty nice loot table. Among others, they drop Black Badges and Bands Of Numenor, that can be sold for nice cash.

3. Gazatu-ru. This spot is inside Mines of Moria, in the eastern part of Zelem-melek, South of Twenty-first Hall. The mobs here are all orc-kin, with a nice respawn rate and a fat, juicy loot table. You can make nice XP here and also get a few 10s of gold. However, be careful if you go to this place, as the most of the mobs are connected in groups of 2-3 and there are many patrols.

Although the grinding spots I mentioned above are excellent to grind for XP, as a general idea, grinding is not exactly the best alternative to leveling in Lord of the Rings Online. I strongly recommend questing, as the LOTRO leveling guide I’ve been speaking about has also provided me with a great questing itinerary. Following this guide’s quest routes, my XP rate was always high and constant.

You can check out this excellent LOTRO Leveling Guide here. Also, there’s a solid sample of this LOTRO Leveling Guide here.

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