LOTRO North Downs Slayer Deeds Map

LOTRO North Downs Slayer Deed Guide and Map

The North Downs Slayer Deed in LOTRO covers the expansive region, which is home to a variety of races. Men and women are found in various places, but especially in and near Trestlebridge. Dwarves have their own fort in the North. Jorthkin (Earthkin) inhabit much of the eastern edge, while Meluinen is home to a small group of Elves. The Dùnedain Rangers protect their mostly-hidden stronghold of Esteldin, with some of their number being out in the wilds, as you would expect. So it’s no surprise that the different people groups have their own troubles and concerns.

From the shades of Oathbreakers roaming the Fields of Fornost, to Wargs roaming freely in formerly-free lands, to Orcs and Goblins invading Nan Wathren and Dol Dinen. Finally, just to the North the Enemy stronghold of Angmar rises once more. All these enemies need battling against and this LOTRO North Downs Slayer Deeds and Map is here to help you do just that!


What Do You Need to Slay?

As a quick note, especially if you’re a new player or newly arrived to the North Downs, you do not need to do any of the Fornost instances to complete the North Downs Slayer Deed. Everything can be done in the landscape.


Goblin Slayer Deed

The Goblin Slayer Deed in the North Downs is probably the most tricky to do efficiently. While Goblins can be found in a number of places, the areas where they’re most prevalent tend to be targeted by deeders. And that’s the same thing you’ll be doing! So be patient, group up with others if you can – and gradually work on this deed as you quest throughout the North Downs.

Orc Slayer Deed

As with various regions in Middle-Earth, Orc invaders have been sent en masse to the North Downs. If you do most or all of the quests in this area you will complete the Orc Slayer Deed without thinking about it. That said here are the main areas you can find them Orcses.

Shade Slayer Deed – Redeemer

After battling Wights in both Bree-land and the Lone-Lands, you can be forgiven for having had enough of the Dead! Thankfully, for the most part, you’re just dealing with the Shades of Oathbreakers in the Fields of Fornost. There are wights in the far West of the North Downs, but these are few in number.

Troll Slayer Deed

As with Orc Slayer, there are Trolls in Dol Dinen. However, the best place to complete Troll Slayer is in Taur Gonwaith, east of Meluinen. You should also be aware that you will almost certainly find other deeding players in this area, because out of Dol Dinen, Taur Gonwaith is the only place to find them. I strongly suggest grouping up if you find others there – or come back another time if you’d rather complete the Troll Slayer Deed on your own.

Taur Gonwaith

Coordinates: around 17.2S, 53.5W


This rather picturesque part of the North Downs is home to a large number of Trolls. The good news is that by the time you’ve cycled around all the area, the Trolls have usually respawned where you started it. Make use of a Slayer Deed Acceleration TomeExternal Link (Opens in New Window/Tab) if you want to do this quicker.

Warg Slayer Deed

Realistically, Warg Slayer should be completed gradually as you quest through the North Downs. If you’re just focussing on Wargs on their own, you could travel between these suggested areas. You’ll see a collection of Wargs in Nan Wathren on the Map. There are five or six at Higropor, but these are Elite-strength, so avoid it on-level unless you’re grouped up!

Worm Slayer Deed

The last stop on our LOTRO North Downs Slayer Deed journey is Worm Slayer, which is a strange one! Unless you pick up quests at the Treasure-Hunter’s Camp in Fornost, you do not actually face Worms until much later in the region. And depending on which quest chains you do, you may not encounter them at all! That said, here are the two main locations:

North Downs Slayer Deeds – Rewards

I’ve listed the rewards for completing the North Downs Slayer Deeds. For simplicity I’ve added the reputation and LOTRO Points for ticking off both stages of the slayer deeds.

  1. Slayer Deed (Rewards added together):
    • LOTRO PointsLOTRO Points: 90
    • Reputation Rangers of Esteldin Reputation: 7,200
    • Marks Marks: 180
    • Virtue XP Virtue XP: 12,000
    • Titles:
      1. Title Cleaver of Goblins
      2. Title Hero of the North Downs (Orc Slayer)
      3. Title Foe of Night (Redeemer)
      4. Title Troll Hewer
      5. Title Warg-Foe
      6. Title Worm-Slayer (hmm, inventive!)
  2. Slayer of the North Downs
    • Reputation Rangers of Esteldin Reputation: 900
    • Marks Marks: 100
    • Virtue XP Virtue XP: 2,000

Make Use of my LOTRO North Downs Slayer Deeds Map!

And here is that North Downs Slayer Deed Map! I’ve marked any areas worth investigating, but it’s worth being aware of your surroundings. Wargs especially, roam Kingsfell and Nan Amlug East (usually) on their own.

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Fibro Jedi
Fibro Jedi

I have been playing MMOs for about ten years and began writing guides to The Lord of the Rings Online in 2017. I've only been creating content about Final Fantasy XIV since 2022, but I am glad for the mix. My current games include LOTRO, FFXIV and the occasional Palia session too.

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