April 16, 2012
Ardin was kind enough to send in a photo of the new Steed of the Champion to share with the CSTM audience. Ardin won the lottery with their burglar character.
As you can see, the horse is well equipped with implements of destruction well fitting the champion’s needs. Currently this steed can only be earned via lotteries but it will be coming to the LOTRO Store soon for purchase. We’ll keep you posted when this steed becomes available.
Thank you for sharing Ardin!
Goldenstar plays a minstrel as her main and enjoys the small things in LOTRO like festivals, parties, & clothing. In her spare time, she will join in fellowships to root out evil from Middle-earth.
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April 16, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Thank you so much spent the last hour looking for a picture of this and finaly got it. Pretty nice looking horse wish it carried two swords in its mouth but i guess you cant please everyone!
April 16, 2012 at 11:44 pm
Nice, very cool. Congrats!
I was only able to enter the latest lottery for this with my Champ. Glad I kept him around
April 17, 2012 at 12:04 am
Looks a bit like the free people of angmar steed…
Yesterday I saw one and said: did that horse get a revamp? 
Not a must have for me… the azurehorse looks better imho
April 18, 2012 at 10:24 am
I was thinking the very same thing! My champion has that horse and the Steed of Night, the latter being the main one she rides all the time. I’ll try to get this horse via the lottery only. If that doesn’t work I’m going to work towards the black Mirkwood horse.
The Champion horse should look big, black and fierce in my opinion. This one looks sort of tame.
April 17, 2012 at 12:14 am
For realz? it matches the armor i already wear. awesome. been waiting for the champy steed.
April 17, 2012 at 12:40 am
Very nice! Other than the nod to dual-wielding, this could really be nice for any of the heavy classes. Note the lack of what some people were calling “horse pasties” on the Steed of the Guardian — that one had decorative brace-like wraps on the foreleg, just under the shoulder, that would have needed glue to stay in place! Could the devs be listening to feedback?
April 17, 2012 at 2:37 am
So, this is it ? Well, I was expecting something… more awesome. Like the champion is.
April 17, 2012 at 9:07 am
Indeed. I was expecting more weapons. Oh well.
April 17, 2012 at 4:45 am
I have to say, I’m missing the prominent class symbol displayed on the hunter, guardian and runekeeper steeds…
April 17, 2012 at 8:12 am
that steed has 2 Swords at the sides, no other steed has swords. That’s champs symbol, 2 swords.
April 17, 2012 at 9:27 am
Not entirely accurate. The Steed of the Guardian has a two-handed sword on its right side.
April 17, 2012 at 6:50 am
I knew this was going to happen I was hoping for it to be awesome 100 more awesome like Mad said. I mean look at the RK steed that was very well done this looks like a 10 min job to be honest oh well I hope the captains mount works out.
April 17, 2012 at 9:31 am
My main is a champ, and I’ve been chomping at the bit (ha ha) for this horse since they started making class-based steeds. Not exactly all that I was hoping for…it looks a lot like they took the Prized Ashen Horse and slapped some accessories on it. However, I am far from disappointed. Hoping for the lottery win, but somehow completely comfortable spending the TP to make this one happen.
April 17, 2012 at 11:32 am
My main is a champ as well, and honestly this is not very impressive. A couple skinny swords and a dagger, with some brown plate armor? Oh, well. I found a Steed of the Dusk-Watch last night in Bree, I’m happy with that.
April 17, 2012 at 2:05 pm
My Main is a LM, I’m waiting for a horse with a lot of books on it!
April 17, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Its a meh for me. I’ve been playing Champ as my main since way back in SoA and for as nice as it is in terms of armor on the horse it just feels…lacking. There should be more to this horse and instead it looks kinda slapdash.
April 18, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Yeah, I can see that. I think further armoring it would have been really cool. I kind of expected the colors to match the Champion icon too, but that’s another story.
April 20, 2012 at 4:51 am
I don’t like it that much.. the best horses in the game were player designed.. (in my opinion) the orginal cremillo steed looked awesome then turbine killed it by editing to duller colors to make it look like an old nag. Nope no tp from me for this ‘WAR’horse. They need to hire someone with more creativity.. Lets blame WB