Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

The Power stat must be increased to the indicated value for Talion to unlock and upgrade new abilities.

Ranger

Tier 1 (unlocked by default)

Execution: Talion can kill a single enemy in one strike with a Hit Streak.

Impact: Talion can stun or knock back countered enemies.

Strike From Above: All of the Talion's aerial takedowns on surprised targets are lethal.

Tier 2 (160 Power required)

Critical Strike: Talion's doubles Hit Streak will receive well-timed attacks.

Last Chance Finisher: Talion can initiate an execution on a successful Last Chance Struggle.

Poison: Poisoned enemies start attacking each other and eventually die.

Throwing Daggers: Throw a dagger will receive light damage and staggers enemies.

Brutalize: Enemies will be frightened during stealth kills.

Tier 3 (300 Power required)

Swift Finisher: Decreases the time needed to perform Ground Executions.

Vault Stun: Talion will vault over an enemy and stun them.

Brace of Daggers: Talion throws three daggers at once.

Shoulder Charge: Talion's dash attacks breaks shields and knocks down enemies.

Tier 4 (500 Power required)

Blade Master: Special moves threshold reduced to five.

Resilience: Talion can absorb one hit without breaking a combo.

Death Threat: Talion can threaten Uruk Captains or Warchiefs.

Tier 5 (700 Power required)

Critical Strike 2: Perfectly timed attacks will net Talion 3x Hit Streaks.

Flame of Vengeance: Charges Talion's Hit Streak and strike enemies for increased damage.

Double Charge: Charged Hit Streaks will execute two special moves.

Wraith

Tier 1 (unlocked by default)

Detonate: Talion is immune fire and can fire barrels to make them explode.

Elven Swiftness: Perfectly vaulting over obstacles will give Talion a temporary speed boost and Hit Streak point.

Ride Caragors: Talion can ride Caragors.

Wraith Stun: Stuns enemies then attack with sword strikes.

Tier 2 (160 Power required)

Caragor Hunter: Talion has the ability to counter, stun, and mount a Caragor.

Pin in Place: Shoots arrows to the legs of an Uruk to immobilize him.

Shadow Strike: Invest 2 Elf-Shots to teleport to targeted enemy.

Stealth Drain: Talion can drain from stealth attacks.

Wraith Flash: Area of effect that stuns nearby enemies, but only available with a Hit Streak.

Tier 3 (300 Power required)

Combat Drain: Drain and terrorize an Uruk with a Hit Streak.

Graug Hunter: Talion can mount Gragu.

Lethal Shadow Strike: Talion can teleport and kill an enemy.

Wraith Finisher: Drains and Flurry Attacks makes enemies explode.

Tier 4 (700 Power required)

Brand: Mind control normal enemies to fight for Talion.

Fire Arrow: When charged with Hit Streak, arrows will catch fire in flight.

Shadow Mount: Talion can instantly mount a Graug or Caragor using Shadow Strike.

Wraith Blast: Wraith Blast is upgraded to damage everything in highlighted area.

Tier 5 (500 Power required)

Dispatch: This will allow Talion to kill all branded Uruks.

Quick Draw: This ability greatly increases Elf-Shot charge speed.

Shadow Strike Chain: This ability allows Talion to chain together Shadow Strike attacks.

Wraith Burn: A charged Hit Streak allows Talion to create a circle of Wraith Fire which will kill the downed and stunned enemies.

Collect the indicated amount of Mirian to upgrade the corresponding attribute.

Health (each tier adds +20 HP)

Tier 1: 100 Mirian

Tier 2: 320 Mirian

Tier 3: 640 Mirian

Tier 4: 1,050 Mirian

Tier 5: 2,100 Mirian

Elf-Shot (each tier adds +2 shots)

Tier 1: 130 Mirian

Tier 2: 370 Mirian

Tier 3: 870 Mirian

Tier 4: 1,750 Mirian

Tier 5: 2,100 Mirian

Focus (each tier adds +20 Focus)

Tier 1: 100 Mirian

Tier 2: 320 Mirian

Tier 3: 640 Mirian

Tier 4: 1,050 Mirian

Tier 5: 2,100 Mirian

Kill a Morgul Bat, which appear near caves in Mordor. Enter the "Nature" section of the Appendices to read the following description: "Those Uruks that get poisoned become horribly diseased and bloated, wearing their deformities as marks of honor. The poison slowly eats at their minds, sending them nightmares of a demonic man-bat who preys on fear."

You can use Caragors as a mount after getting the "Ride Caragors" ability. To start, stand on a ledge directly above a Caragor and press R1   PlayStation3  or RB  Xbox One   Xbox 360  to jump over it. A quick time event will start, where you must move the pointer into the circle and press the indicated button. After successfully completing that sequence, Talion will be able to ride that Caragor. You can subsequently dismount it and it will remain loyal. During a battle, you can use the following commands while mounted.

You can also use captive Caragors as a tactic. When found in cages in enemy encampments, shoot the lock off their cells to have them distract and thin out the orcs. This is especially useful when capturing strongholds.

Note: This will take some time to prepare. Collect all 43 different Epic Runes and have the Dispatch ability. You must have at least 20 Captains alive; which is done easiest in Endless Challenge and Test of Wisdom. Select a Warchief that you will brand later. Send death threats to all the Captains and Warchiefs. Brand the Warchief that you selected earlier. Brand the 20 or more living Captains. Command all the Captains to become bodyguards of the Warchief that you branded. Summon the branded Warchief. Delete the Epic Rune to be duplicated, or it convert to Mirian. You should now have 42 Epic Runes. Kill all the followers. Upon death, every Captain and the Warchief will drop the same Epic Rune that you are currently missing.

• Find a level 20 Warchief that has a vulnerability and a fear of fire. Let him kill you once. From his level 20 base, you will get +1 for knowing the weaknesses, +2 for Warchief rank, +1 for exploiting his vulnerability (or +1 for using his fear), and +1 for the revenge kill.
• Target a level 20 Warchief. Become a Nemesis to the Warchief by letting him kill you. Get intel on the Warchief. If the Warchief does not have a combination of easily exploitable fears and weaknesses, issue a death threat. The problem with using a death threat is there will be chance your rune will be epic, but it will also give another point towards a level 25 rune. Exploit his weakness first, then fear. The best fears to utilize are Caragors, burning, and betrayal. After the death threat is sent, exploit a single fear or weakness, then kill the Warchief. Note: If desired, you can start this entire process by locating a Captain who has fears and weaknesses that you can exploit. Repeatedly allow him to kill you to elevate him to a level 20 Warchief.
• Use a level 20 War Chief as your victim and have at least one of his bodyguards branded. Have him as a Revenge target and send a death threat. Attack the Warchief. When fighting, let a branded bodyguard get the kill. You will get a level 25 rune with no chance of an Epic Rune because you did not land the killing blow.

Do not allow any of the Warchiefs to be killed before the final mission in the Bright Lord DLC. If that happens, the final mission cannot be completed because no new warchiefs will be available to be dominated. If you dominate all warchiefs successfully, the storyline will continue after the betrayal.

• After getting Double Charge and Fire Arrow, prepare by charging your hit counter on any enemy. Get in very close range of the Berserker, shoot Fire Arrow then immediately hit the combat execution. If not done fast enough, the Berserker can die from fire or get back up.
• Have the Blade Master skill. Find a remote campfire that has a Berserker beside it. Sprint from behind and Wraith Stun it, then launch into an attack flurry. As the Berserker is pushed back into the fire, complete the execution.
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• With the Bright Lord DLC, start a Test of the Ring. Charge your ring with brandings then find a fire-pit and keep summoning or killing Uruks until you get a Berserker. Push the Berserker into the fire-pit then activate the ring for unlimited executions.

Go to a Forge tower, or ruins near campfires that have four floors (easier). If at a Forge tower, use Attract to bring enemies closer first. Stealth kill an enemy, and immediately climb back up and wait using stealth to check when you can stealth kill again. The enemies usually lose focus after short time, as long as there are not any archers that can spot you. "Height of Despair" will be earned after ten such kills.

Use the following steps to complete each of the challenges easily.

• Challenge 1 (Kill 3 Ungol Spiders): Easily accomplished.
• Challenge 2 (Kill 5 Flying Creatures): Easily accomplished.
• Challenge 3 (Kill 3 Caragors): A Caragor can be killed with two full-loaded shots from your bow into his head.
• Challenge 4 (Kill 4 Mordor Rats): Easily accomplished.
• Challenge 5 (Kill 8 Ghuls): Easily accomplished.
• Challenge 6 (Kill 3 Morgul Bats): Search for them in caves.
• Challenge 7 (Kill 1 Graug): During quests with Torvin, you can earn this while learning how to mount Graugs. You can also do it without the ability to mount them by luring them into a Uruk-base where a lot of new Urukus spawn. Get in safe position and wait until its health is very low then execute some hits with your sword.
• Challenge 8 (Kill 1 Dire Caragor): They can be found in the west part of the second map. There will be a group of three Caragors. Target the one with a red symbol over its head. Fire arrows until your sword is flaming then shoot the burning arrows.
• Challenge 9 (Kill 1 Ghul Matron): They appear after the third or fourth wave of Ghuls. Do not kill all the fleeing Ghuls when they dig in or the matron may not appear.
• Challenge 10 (Kill 1 Horned Graug): Completed during the "The Great White Graug" quest with Torvin. Note: You can also find one in a cave on the western side of the second map, just north of the southwestern-most Wraith Tower.