Last updated March 1, 2026

Lands of Arda uses a praying system that lets a character shift alignment by visiting altars and temples devoted to the Powers of Arda.

How praying works

  • A successful prayer grants a full heal, experience, and a Prayer effect for nearby friendly creatures.
  • Only the character who prays receives the alignment shift.
  • The size of the alignment shift depends on the altar's alignment and power tier.
  • Matching one alignment axis with the altar improves your odds.
  • Matching both axes gives the best chance.
  • Even a full mismatch still has a non-zero chance in the current implementation.

Daily altar cooldown: After attempting to pray at a specific altar, that altar will not respond again to that character until the next in-game calendar day, even if the prayer was not answered.

Classes with highest success

  • Clerics and Druids get the strongest chance bonuses because their class levels count double.
  • Paladins, Blackguards, and Vanguard of Eonwe also improve praying chances.

Powers of Arda

Power Alignment
Manwe Lawful Good
Aule True Neutral
Poldorea Chaotic Good
Annatar Lawful Evil
Sauron Lawful Evil
The Witch-king Lawful Evil
Melkor Chaotic Evil

Altar locations by alignment

Chaotic Good

Area Praying mats
Eriador - Bree-land - Temple of Arnor 1
Eriador - Imladris - Rivendell - Temple of Imladris 1
Eriador - Lake Evendim - North-west - Temple of Arnor 1
Gondor - Minas Tirith - Houses of Healing 1
Gondor - Tolfalas (island) 1
Greater Harad - Tul Harar North - Temple of Forgotten Lore 4
Lindon - Mithlond - The Grey Havens - Temple of Arnor 1
Mumakan - Geshaan - The Ruin of Gaven - Temple of Ardor 1
Rhovanion - Esgaroth - Lake-town - Healers 1
Rhovanion - Northern Mirkwood - North-east - Halls of the Elven King - Great Hall 1

Lawful Good

Area Praying mats
Eriador - Imladris - Rivendell - Healers of Arnor 1
Eriador - Imladris - Rivendell - Temple of Imladris 1
Eriador - Lake Evendim - North-west - Temple of Arnor 1
Gondor - Minas Tirith - Houses of Healing 1
Gondor - Tolfalas (island) 1
Greater Harad - Tul Harar North - Temple of Forgotten Lore 4
Lindon - Mithlond - The Grey Havens - Temple of Arnor 1
Mumakan - Geshaan - The Ruin of Gaven - Temple of Ardor 1
Rhovanion - Northern Mirkwood - North-east - Halls of the Elven King - Great Hall 1

True Neutral

Area Praying mats
Eriador - Blue Mountains - Iron Mine - Middle Caves 2
Eriador - Imladris - Rivendell - Temple of Imladris 1
Eriador - Lake Evendim - North-west - Temple of Arnor 1
Gondor - Minas Tirith - Houses of Healing 1
Gondor - Tolfalas (island) 1
Greater Harad - Tul Harar North - Temple of Forgotten Lore 2
Mumakan - Geshaan - The Ruin of Gaven - Temple of Ardor 1
Mumakan - Tanturak - The Village of Sarul - Temple of Ardor 3
Rohan - Westfold - Edoras - Temple of Rohan 1

Chaotic Evil

Area Praying mats
Eriador - Mountains of Angmar - Angsul - Carn Dum - Barracks of the Hidden Pain 2
Greater Harad - Tul Harar South - Temple of the True Flame - 1st Floor 16
Greater Harad - Tul Harar South - Tower of Entropy - The Cloisters 3
Haradwaith - Far Harad - Suza Sumar - Ancient Shrine 2
Mordor - Mountains of Shadow - Kra-Burzum (Freezing Pits) 1
Rhovanion - Langwell - Mount Gundabad - The Great Spire - Temple of Preparation 2
The Grey Mountains - Cave - Temple to Morgoth 4

Lawful Evil

Area Praying mats
Eriador - Mountains of Angmar - Angsiril Forest - Temple of the Witch King 2
Eriador - Mountains of Angmar - Angsul - Carn Dum - Barracks of the Hidden Pain 2
Greater Harad - Tul Harar South - Order of the Silent One 3
Greater Harad - Tul Harar South - Temple of the Silent One 2
Greater Harad - Tul Harar South - Tower of Entropy - The Basement 2
Haradwaith - Near Harad - Cultist Guild Hall 2
Mordor - Mountains of Shadow 2
Mordor - Mountains of Shadow - Kra-Burzum (Orc Holds) 2
Mordor - Nurn 2
Mordor - Nurn - Barad-dur 1
Raj - The Port City of Bozisha-Dar - College of Shamans 6
Raj - Temple of the Lidless Eye 4
Rhovanion - Langwell - Mount Gundabad - The Great Spire - Temple of Preparation 2
Rhovanion - Southern Mirkwood - Goroud Temple 1
Rhun - Variag - The City of Mistrand - Temple of the Eye 3