While Innocence boosts Poison Resist Rating and Shadow Defence, it gets its real star power from Melee Defence Rating - the ability to reduce damage from incoming melee attacks, regardless of type. This is especially helpful in harder and higher-level content where fewer melee attacks will be Common damage. The tooltip is tongue-in-cheek accurate - your innocence really can be used as a shield! So, which are the easiest ranks (relatively) of Innocence to earn?

Shadows of Angmar, the original game, offers only 6 ranks of Innocence solo and two additional ranks that require a full fellowship to complete. However, if you own the Mines of Moria expansion, the picture is much rosier. Another 6 ranks are available solo, including 3 for completing quests.

Ten Easiest Ranks of Innocence

Innocence would be an even more difficult trait to raise, except for 3 separate deeds that reward 2 ranks of Innocence each. Yumm!

1. Life of a Bounder (Final) - 2 ranks!
2. Deeds in the Wilderness
3. Pilgrim of Evendim
4. Peril of the Mountains (Final) - 2 ranks!
5. Defender of the Upper Levels
6. Stalwart of the Central Levels
7. Morroval-slayer (Advanced) - 2 ranks!

Complete List of Innocence Deeds

Deed	Ranks	Zone	Level	Objective	Group Size	Where to Hunt
Shadows of Angmar: 6 deeds/6 ranks + 1 race trait
Life of a Bounder (Final)	2	The Shire	15	Complete 75 Quests	Solo
Deeds in the Wilderness	1	Trollshaws	34	Complete 10 Quests	Solo
Pilgrim of Evendim	1	Evendim	36	Complete 20 Quests	Solo
Peril of the Mountains (Final)	2	Misty Mountains	45	Complete 30 Quests	Solo
The Ancient Evil of Carn Dum (Advanced)	1	Carn Dum	50	Kill 180 Morroval	Fellowship	Carn Dum instance (Angmar)
Leaders of the Invasion (Advanced)	1	Annuminas	50	Kill 5 Bosses	Fellowship	Defeat outside bosses in Annuminas (Evendim): Agarochir (Tirband), Guldurchir (Menelband), Sirdán (Gwaelband), Unagh (Clorhir), Valtair (near Echad Garthadir)
Mines of Moria: 6 deeds/7 ranks
Defender of the Upper Levels	1	Moria Upper Levels	52	Complete 20 Quests	Solo	Quest in Durin's Way
Stalwart of the Central Levels	1	Moria Central Halls	54	Complete 40 Quests	Solo	Quest in The Great Delving, The Silvertine Lodes, Nud-Melek and Zelem-Melek (from Orc-watch)
Morroval Slayer (Advanced)	2	Moria	58	Kill 360 Morroval	Solo	Fanged Pit in eastern Durin's Way
Orc-slayer (Advanced)	1	Lothlorien	60	Kill 360 Orcs	Solo	Daily repeatable quests from Talan Fanuidhol and Talan Gwilith is a good way to chip away at this deed.
Legend of the Deeps	1	Moria Lower Deeps	60	Complete 60 Quests	Solo	Quest in The Water-works, Redhorn Lodes, Flaming Deeps and Foundations of Stone
The Horrors with Many Legs (Advanced)	1	Skumfil	60	Kill 300 Gredbyg	Fellowship	The Skumfil instance in Foundations of Stone

- "Level" is the level you should be able to complete the deed with the "Group Size" shown.
- For Slayer deeds, the objective shown includes the number needed for both the regular and advanced deeds.

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