Middle-earth: Shadow of War trophy guide

Forge a higher-quality Gem by combining three Gems of the same quality.

1. Collect three gems of the same quality from chests or defeated enemies.
2. Locate a Forge, found within any conquered Fortress.
3. Interact with the Forge to combine the three gems into a higher-quality gem.

Unlock 3 Gem slots.

1. Capture a Fortress to unlock access to a Forge.
2. Gather required materials like Iron, Mithril, or Dragon Steel.
3. Approach the Forge within your controlled Fortress.
4. Upgrade your gear until the third gem slot is unlocked.

Equip 3 Siege Upgrades on an Assault Team.

1. Capture a fort to unlock Siege mechanics.
2. Acquire three different siege upgrades.
3. Open the Assault Team management menu.
4. Select a single Assault Team.
5. Equip three different upgrades onto that team.

Complete a challenge to upgrade a piece of gear.

1. Conquer a fortress to establish a stronghold.
2. Locate the blacksmith within your stronghold.
3. Interact with the blacksmith to view available gear upgrade challenges.
4. Complete any one of the listed gear upgrade challenges.

Defeat a Warchief.

1. Locate an enemy-controlled stronghold like Akeldama or Seregost.
2. Infiltrate the stronghold by defeating the gate guards.
3. Locate and defeat a Warchief within the stronghold's territory.

Destroy a Monument.

1. Explore open-world regions like Gorgoroth, Nurn, or Seregost.
2. Locate a large Orc monument or statue.
3. Approach the monument and interact with it to destroy it.

Open one of the Ithildin Doors.

1. Explore the open world regions, particularly near cliffs and caves.
2. Look for glowing, silver Ithildin markings on rock faces.
3. Follow the path of the glowing markings.
4. Find and interact with the Ithildin Door at the end of the trail.

Complete an Online Vendetta.

1. Open the main menu.
2. Navigate to the 'Online' menu option.
3. Select an available 'Online Vendetta' mission.
4. Successfully complete the mission objectives.

Complete a Vendetta Mission.

1. Ensure you are connected to the PlayStation Network.
2. Wait for a Vendetta notification to appear on your screen.
3. Enter the active Vendetta mission.
4. Locate and defeat the Orc who killed the fallen player.

Forge a top tier Gem.

1. Collect high-tier gems like Diamonds or Rubies from chests or loot.
2. Capture a Fortress to unlock the Forge.
3. Gather high-level essences and materials.
4. Use the Forge to upgrade a gem to Perfect quality.

Issue a Death Threat, and then successfully kill the target.

1. Find an Orc Captain in any region.
2. Interact with the Captain and select 'Issue Death Threat'.
3. Locate the threatened Captain and kill them in combat.

Resurrect a Follower Captain.

1. Recruit a Captain to your army via intimidation or recruitment.
2. Enter a large-scale battle, such as a Siege or major skirmish.
3. Allow an enemy Uruk to kill your chosen Captain during combat.
4. Use Celebrimbor's Wraith power to resurrect the fallen Captain.

Disable an Outpost.

1. Locate an Orc Outpost on the world map.
2. Defeat the Outpost Captain and all garrisoned defenders.
3. Interact with the Outpost flag to claim the territory.

Defeat Suladân.

1. Advance the story until the Suladân siege begins.
2. Equip Talion with high-tier gear and upgrades.
3. Enter the arena to confront Suladân.
4. Use heavy attacks and parries to break his guard.
5. Deplete Suladân's health to finish the fight.

Defeat Helm Hammerhand.

1. Engage Helm Hammerhand in combat during his story encounter.
2. Dodge his heavy-handed overhead slams and wide swings.
3. Use heavy attacks to break his guard and stagger him.
4. Deplete his health to defeat him.

Defeat the Balrog.

1. Advance the campaign to the Balrog encounter.
2. Dodge the Balrog's fire breath and heavy slams.
3. Use Shadow Strike to attack the Balrog.
4. Complete the scripted battle sequence.

Equip a full Legendary Gear set as Talion.

1. Travel to high-level regions like Seregost or Cirith Ungol.
2. Complete Sieges and hunt high-level Orc captains for Legendary drops.
3. Search high-level territories for Legendary chests.
4. Equip a Legendary weapon, ranged weapon, armor, cloak, and accessory.

Uncover the final Shelob memory and reveal the Web of Fate.

1. Collect the first Shelob memory during the early campaign.
2. Find the second memory in the Seregost region.
3. Locate the third memory in the Nurn region.
4. Discover the fourth memory near Drûdan Forge.
5. Retrieve the fifth memory in the Gorgoroth region.
6. Find the final Shelob memory to reveal the Web of Fate.

Complete Act I.

1. Complete the mission 'The Shadow of the Past'.
2. Complete the mission 'The Shadow of Mordor'.
3. Finish the mission 'The Shadow of War' to end the first act.

Conquer the Fortress of Núrnen.

1. Recruit Orc followers to build a siege army.
2. Locate the Núrnen fortress and identify its Overlord.
3. Infiltrate the fortress and weaken its defenses.
4. Defeat the Overlord in combat.
5. Secure the fortress to claim the Núrnen territory.

Complete the Shadow Wars.

1. Play through the Shadow Wars campaign missions.
2. Defend Minas Ithil during the final siege.
3. Complete the mission 'The Siege of Minas Ithil'.

Complete all Carnán quests.

1. Advance the main campaign until Carnán is introduced.
2. Locate Carnán's side quest markers on the world map.
3. Complete the quest 'The Shadow of the Past'.
4. Finish any other available Carnán side quests.

Complete all Brûz quests.

1. Locate Brûz in the world after the Siege of Minas Morgul.
2. Track all quest markers assigned by Brûz on your map.
3. Complete every mission in Brûz's specific questline.

Win all Fight Pit missions.

1. Conquer fortresses to unlock pits in regions like Gollum's Pass and Seregost.
2. Locate the Orc Fight Pit in each conquered territory.
3. Defeat the reigning Pit Champion in every available arena.

Unlock all player skills.

1. Earn XP by completing missions and dominating Orcs to level up Talion.
2. Accumulate skill points granted upon leveling up.
3. Access the Skill menu via the pause screen.
4. Unlock every node in the skill tree using your points.

Defeat the Witch-king and reclaim Minas Morgul.

1. Reach the final mission, 'The Siege of Minas Morgul'.
2. Navigate the battlefield to locate the Witch-king.
3. Defeat the Witch-king during the final confrontation.

Turn all of a Warchief's bodyguards (minimum 2) into spies, then confront him.

1. Locate a Warchief and identify his bodyguards.
2. Use Intel on a bodyguard to find a weakness.
3. Use the 'Recruit' mechanic to turn them into a Spy.
4. Repeat this for a second bodyguard of the same Warchief.
5. Confront the Warchief once both bodyguards are spies.

Rescue a Follower who's been captured.

1. Scout enemy fortresses or camps for icons indicating a captured follower.
2. Infiltrate the identified stronghold using stealth or direct combat.
3. Locate the prisoner within the fortress cells or pits.
4. Defeat the guards and liberate the follower.

Meet an Enemy or a Follower who has cheated death.

1. Defeat an Orc Captain during a Siege.
2. Wait for a later mission or Siege to occur.
3. Locate the same Orc Captain in a new encounter.
4. Approach and interact with the returned Orc.

Shame an Assassin until he becomes deranged.

1. Locate an Assassin in any region.
2. Defeat the Assassin in combat.
3. Use the 'Shame' command on the defeated target.
4. Repeat the defeat and shame cycle until their status becomes 'Deranged'.

Start a Conquest with all Warchiefs as spies.

1. Recruit multiple Warchiefs through duels or sieges.
2. Use the 'Send to Spy' feature to assign Warchiefs to infiltrate fortresses.
3. Ensure every Warchief in your army is currently acting as a spy.
4. Access the Online Conquest menu and initiate a mission.

Send a Follower to support another Follower in a Nemesis Mission.

1. Recruit several powerful Orc followers.
2. Wait for a Nemesis Mission to appear on the map.
3. Select the mission details for an active Nemesis Mission.
4. Choose the option to send a Follower to assist another Orc.

Send a Follower to kill another Follower in a pit fight.

1. Recruit or capture several Orc followers.
2. Travel to a conquered Fortress.
3. Locate the Pit area within the Fortress.
4. Select a follower and an opponent from your army.
5. Ensure your chosen follower wins the fight.

Send a Destroyer on a Vendetta Mission.

1. Access the Online menu and wait for a Vendetta mission to become available.
2. Open the Army menu and locate an Orc with the Destroyer class.
3. Select the active Vendetta mission.
4. Assign your Destroyer Orc to participate in the mission.

Recruit an Orc after he's killed you three or more times.

1. Find a high-level Captain or Warchief in a region like Gorgoroth or Seregost.
2. Engage the Orc in combat and allow him to kill you three separate times.
3. Defeat the same Orc in combat after his third kill without dying.
4. Use the Dominate ability to recruit the Orc into your army.

Recruit a Follower of every Advanced Class.

1. Locate Orcs with Advanced Class traits, such as Assassin, Berserker, Beastmaster, Marksman, and Shadow.
2. Recruit these Orcs to your army to fill each required class slot.
3. Use the Fortress menu to verify you have at least one follower for every available Advanced Class.

Watch a Follower murder another Captain without helping him.

1. Recruit a high-level Orc follower.
2. Locate an Orc Captain in a territory or during a siege.
3. Use the command menu to order your follower to attack the Captain.
4. Do not attack or use abilities to ensure the follower gets the kill.

Complete all Shadow of the Past missions in one region.

1. Choose a single region, such as Gorgoroth or Seregost, to focus on.
2. Locate all 'Shadow of the Past' mission icons on the world map within that region.
3. Complete every 'Shadow of the Past' mission in your chosen area.

Ride every type of beast and rare beast.

1. Locate and ride Caragors across all regions of Mordor.
2. Find and mount Graugs in larger territories.
3. Track down and ride Clawbers in the skies.
4. Locate and ride the rare beast Skar.

Kill a drake while riding a graug.

1. Find a Graug in an open region like Seregost or Nurn.
2. Locate a nearby Drake flying in the sky.
3. Aggro the Graug and lure it toward the Drake.
4. Allow the Graug to attack and kill the Drake.

Kill a Captain while riding an Olog.

1. Find an Olog-hai in a region like Gorgoroth or during a siege.
2. Use the 'Mount' command to take control of the Olog.
3. Charge into an Orc Captain while riding the Olog.
4. Ensure the Olog's attack kills the targeted Captain.

Help a grunt become an Overlord.

1. Travel to the Pit in any conquered region.
2. Select a low-level grunt (Level 1 or 2) from the Pit roster.
3. Enter the Pit with your chosen grunt.
4. Win fights to help the grunt gain levels and better gear.
5. Continue winning matches until the grunt reaches Overlord rank.

Make a Captain kill his bloodbrother.

1. Locate two Orc Captains who share the 'Bloodbrother' relationship.
2. Use the 'Maneuver' system on one of the bloodbrothers.
3. Select the 'Betray' command and target the other bloodbrother.

Encounter the same Orc 3 times in nemesis missions without killing him.

1. Find an Orc that survives an encounter with you.
2. Engage this Orc in a Nemesis mission, such as a Siege, without defeating him.
3. Engage the same Orc in a second Nemesis mission without defeating him.
4. Engage the same Orc in a third Nemesis mission without defeating him.

Attract every kind of beast using bait.

1. Locate various beast baits found in the open world or during missions.
2. Use Caragor bait to lure Caragors to your position.
3. Use Graug bait to attract Graugs in regions like Seregost.
4. Use Skarang bait to lure Skarangs to your location.
5. Use Creeper bait to attract Creepers.
6. Use Warg bait to lure Wargs to your location.

Strike a Follower until he's had enough.

1. Recruit an Orc follower and bring them to your stronghold.
2. Locate the follower within your fortress or during a siege.
3. Attack the follower repeatedly using melee or ranged combat.
4. Continue attacking until their loyalty status becomes disloyal.

Use a Training Order to give a Follower a gang.

1. Recruit an Orc follower and bring them to your Fortress.
2. Obtain a Training Order from mission rewards or supply caches.
3. Open the follower's menu within the Fortress.
4. Use a Training Order to assign the follower their own gang.

Complete all Eltariel quests.

1. Advance the main story until Eltariel is introduced.
2. Complete the 'The Blade of Galadriel' mission.
3. Finish all remaining 'Eltariel's Shadow' quests.

Complete all Gondor quests.

1. Navigate to the Gondor region on the campaign map.
2. Complete all main campaign missions within Gondor territory.
3. Finish all side quests and regional objectives in Gondor.
4. Check your quest log to ensure no Gondor objectives remain.

Deny Sauron’s control of Seregost forever.

Defend Cirith Ungol from a new threat.

Settle the Fixer’s score with the overlord of Núrn.

Witness the end of Eltariel’s path.

Complete an Online Conquest with an Eltariel skin.

Defeat the Lawless.

Recruit your first follower as Eltariel.

Change the landscape of Lithlad.

Leave your mark on the Overlord of Lithlad.

Save Serka.

Defend the Oasis.

Conquer the Fortress of Shindrâm as Baranor.

Kill at least one enemy with each ammo type while gliding as Baranor.

Conquer the Fortress of Shindrâm as Talion.

Recover all Gondorian artifacts.

1. Explore all regions of Mordor and Gorgoroth.
2. Search landmarks, ruins, and caves for glowing Gondorian artifacts.
3. Use the map to track down any missed or unexplored locations.
4. Collect every artifact to complete the set.

Collect all Númenórean artifacts and bring them to Torvin.

Purify all the Haedir.

1. Build a powerful army by recruiting high-level Orc captains.
2. Use the Conquest menu to target uncontrolled regions.
3. Defeat the defending Overlord in a stronghold siege.
4. Repeat for all regions, including Seregost, Nurn, and Gorgoroth.

Reach the rank of Captain in Online Conquest.

1. Access the Online Conquest mode from the main menu.
2. Play matches against other players' fortresses.
3. Earn experience by winning battles and completing objectives.
4. Continue playing until your Online Conquest rank reaches Captain.

Blind 100 Orcs.

Use Light Trap against 20 Orcs.

Complete the Desolation of Mordor with a Gold Rating.

Achieve a Gold Rating on all Shadow of the Past missions in Lithlad.

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