Conjunctions are a special mechanic in LOTRO that arise when in a group of two or more players. They can do anything from massively damage a single enemy to restoring both your morale and power to full. Conjunctions can turn the tide of battle are are especially important against powerful foes. Knowing how to set up conjunctions and organize fellowship members into coordinating on conjunctions will enable you to best troublesome bosses and save your group from a certain death.

Burglars are the primary inductors of conjunctions, and conjunctions may only be used once every minute on a monster.

How to Initiate Conjunctions

One of the primary roles of the Burglar class in LOTRO is to set initiate conjunctions. Groups without burglars may perform conjunctions as well, but theirs will be less frequent.

Burglars can set up conjunctions as early as level 12 with the skill "Exploit Opening" which is on a 5 minute cooldown. At level 28 they gain an additional conjunction starter called "Trip" which must be used from stealth and is also on a separate 5 minute cooldown. Burglars may also use items called marbles to set up a conjunction, they are on a 10 minute cooldown. Finally the legendary trait "Exposed Throat" will open up a conjunction. "Exposed Throat" is gained after acquiring the "Legendary Book: The Experts Guide To Dirty Fighting" and then 8 pages scattered around the world, Angmar, Misty Mountains, and the Trollshaws.

Some skills do not guarantee a conjunction, but support the induction of one meaning there is a chance for a conjunction to occur. Some of these skills are:

Counter Defense: Negates block/parry/evade on mob.
Riddle: While a mob is in the 'Riddled' state they are still open to a induction.
Startling Twist: Again while in the stunned state the mobs block/parry/evade is disabled.
Stun Dust: Stuns the mob opening it up for a conjunction.

The probability of beginning a conjunction is affected by your fellowship's level relative to the monster's level.