Love it or hate it, I think most LOTRO players would agree that the legendary item system is one of the most confusing in the game. The learning curve on this system is rather steep. You’ll be leveling along happily and then, as early as level 45, your weapon or class item goes from being something with easily understood stats to this thing with lists of “legacies” that modify skills you may not even have yet!

I’m not going to go over all the intricacies of the Legendary Item (LI) system, but I would like to point out a couple things that I learned only recently. If you want a more in-depth explanation of the system, I highly recommend this forum post.