# The Lord of the Rings Online Update 49.1 Release Notes

- Product: The Lord of the Rings Online (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-lord-of-the-rings-online)
- Vendor: Standing Stone Games
- Date: 2026-07-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/212500/view/672876020537230535
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- **changed** — Leading the Charge deeds for Pagru-kirít, the Garden of Corpses will be available for an additional two weeks, now ending 8/24/2026 at 3:00 AM Eastern
- **added** — Farmers Faire returns on August 13th, 2026 with new High-land Pastures cosmetic rewards
- **fixed** — Corrected the run animation for female NPCs to resolve issues with NPCs moving extra slowly and potentially breaking instance dramas
- **fixed** — Delving monsters in Cardolan and Swanfleet now utilize Delving skills appropriately
- **fixed** — Fixed mesh stretching and clipping issues for the Nurn Pariah Sorceress Appearance
- **changed** — Adjusted the description on the Sorceress trait Dread Summons to accurately describe the behavior of the Umbral Spout
- **changed** — Normalized the range and targets on the fumaroles and ice pillar to 8 meters range and up to 5 targets affected
- **changed** — Reduced the distance magnitude of the umbral spouts pull effect from 8 meters to 5 meters
- **fixed** — Umbral Spout aura effects no longer stack with multiple spouts
- **fixed** — Acid Spout effects no longer stack with multiple fumaroles
- **fixed** — Banish the Light no longer stacks when applied by multiple sorceresses
- **changed** — Withered arms now has a 10 second duration
- **fixed** — Addressed a tooltip issue with Durability of Angmar
- **fixed** — Re-enabled the first Sapling quest in the Ettenmoors
- **fixed** — Resolved an issue with Artifacts in the Ettenmoors and re-enabled artifact capture
- **changed** — Disabled March! in the Delving of Frór
- **fixed** — Relic capture now appropriately applies the buffs in the Delving of Frór
- **fixed** — Addressed an issue with broadcast expressing capture at the wrong locations for Relics
- **fixed** — Fixed a rendering issue that caused blurry terrain when using DirectX9 and with the Landscape Lighting Quality option set to Low
- **fixed** — PvMP Essence of the Serpent will no longer cause player UI lag when equipped

##### **Update 49.1 Release Notes**

Here are the Release Notes for Update 49.1: In Good Company, Patch 1 released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

##### **News and Notes:**

- Leading the Charge deeds for Pagru-kirít, the Garden of Corpses will be available for an additional two weeks, now ending 8/24/2026 at 3:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT).

- Farmers Faire returns on August 13th, 2026 with new High-land Pastures cosmetic rewards.

- We have corrected the run animation for female NPCs. This should resolve issues with NPCs moving extra slowly and potentially breaking instance dramas.

- Delving monsters in Cardolan and Swanfleet once again utilize Delving skills appropriately.

- The mesh stretching and clipping issues for the Nurn Pariah Sorceress Appearance have been fixed.

- Angmarim Sorceress

- We have adjusted the description on the Sorceress trait “Dread Summons” to accurately describe the behavior of the Umbral Spout.

- We have normalized the range and targets on the fumaroles and ice pillar. The range is now 8 meters, and up to 5 targets can be affected.

- We have reduced the distance magnitude of the umbral spouts pull effect from 8 meters to 5 meters.

- Umbral Spout aura effects no longer stack with multiple spouts.

- Acid Spout effects no longer stack with multiple fumaroles.

- “Banish the Light” no longer stacks when applied by multiple sorceresses.

- Withered arms now has a 10 second duration.

- Addressed a tooltip issue with Durability of Angmar.

- Ettenmoors

- We have re-enabled the first Sapling quest in the Ettenmoors.

- We have resolved an issue with Artifacts in the Ettenmoors and have re-enabled artifact capture.

- Delving of Frór

- We have disabled March! in the Delving of Frór.

- Relic capture now appropriately applies the buffs in the Delving of Frór.

- Addressed an issue with broadcast expressing capture at the wrong locations for Relics.

- Fixed a rendering issue that caused blurry terrain when using DirectX9 and with the Landscape Lighting Quality option set to Low.

- PvMP Essence of the Serpent will no longer cause player UI lag when equipped.