7 Beginner’s Tips For Shadow Of Mordor

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Here is a assembled spoiler-free list of tips and pointers to help you when playing Middle-Earth Shadow Of Mordor.

1. Get intel

Intel allows you to identify specific strengths and weaknesses. You can find the intel on the minimap – it might be some papers sitting on a table, a slave with valuable info, or an orc who can be interrogated. However you get it, be sure to use it, since intel can transform tough fights into quick encounters. For example, a high-level captain might have a weakness for stealth finishers. No matter how good his combat prowess may be, that means that you will be able to drop down on him from the shadows and kill him instantly. Intel also lets you know an orc’s immunities, so you can see if your favorite strategy will work – and if not, adjust accordingly. No matter what other stuff you’re doing in Mordor, be sure to make time to hunt this info down.

2. Kill bodyguards

Yes, the game emphasizes this a few times, but it bears repeating. When you’re going after a warchief, you really want to neutralize those bodyguards. In the first half of the game, that involves killing them. In the second half, you want to dominate them instead so they fight for you (and can then take the dead warchief’s place). Even though you are technically able to initiate the warchief fights as soon as they are identified, you will save yourself frustration by removing these powerful allies from the equation.

3. Play the story

Well this seems obvious, but in open world games, players can get easily distracted by collectibles and side missions. In Shadow of Mordor, you’ll get to all of the eventually, but you should play through the main missions for a couple hours first. That’s because you’re still opening up powers and nuances of the Nemesis system during those early phases, and you’ll want to make sure you hit the ground running when you do delve into the other content available. By the time you have killed your first Warchief you’ll be ready to veer off and start going wherever your heart takes you.

4. Just run

Mordor is a big place, and it is crawling with enemy forces. However, that doesn’t mean that you need to move like Frodo and Sam, sneaking and hiding every step of the way. Caution is great in missions that require a delicate touch, but if you’re just moving from point A to B on the map, don’t be afraid to run at full speed without regard for your surroundings. Any enemies that you alert in your mad dash are going to lose interest quickly, and all of your foes’ awareness is reset once you start a mission, so you don’t need to worry about a parade of enemies following you into a critical moment.

5. Don’t retry endlessly

Even though he is always resurrected after falling in battle, Talion’s death has consequences. Losing a fight means that orcs in Sauron’s army have time to grow in power; they may get promoted, kill rivals, or get killed themselves between Talion’s demise and return. If you want to keep that in check, don’t keep banging your head against sidequests (or vendettas) that are losing propositions. If a mission seems too difficult early on – especially the few that build the legend of your weapons – you might be better off waiting until you have better abilities and runes. This saves you from continually fueling the power of your enemies.

6. Let some orcs advance

A more powerful orc has a better chance at dropping a more powerful rune, so you want some of them to move up the ranks. Also, if it’s an orc that you hope to eventually dominate (like a warchief’s bodyguard), you’ll want them to be strong for the inevitable moment when they fight for you instead of against you. In short, don’t view the advancement of the enemy army as a punishment; you want it to happen – you just don’t want to throw unnecessary fuel on the fire.

7. Draw them out

Sometimes multiple captains might congregate in a small area of the map, making it nearly impossible for you to achieve your goals. You can’t engage one without attracting all of their attention, and enslaving a particular bodyguard is tough when every fight in a region turns into a four-captain pile-up. To get around this, keep an eye out for power struggles (or create them yourself) with orcs in other areas of the map. These events can pull orcs out of their current regions for a special scenario, which gives you easier access.

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Hope this guide helped you, thanks for reading :)

Guide by http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/09/30/shadow-of-mordor-10-beginners-tips.aspx put on steam :)

[ADUBIS]

On my 3rd playthrough and everything here is what i would suggest so nice one bro.
The only thing i would add is to get the Shadow Strike Ability from the main story mission asap. Its absolutely changes the gameplay, but in a good way:)

[Agathorn (SH)]

How do you start power struggles?

[colddrake80]

Very sound advice and it explains why I've been getting my ass handed to me.

[barbaralouise]

Thank you for your time in setting up this guide !

[spookyyshade]

nice tips :D

[Tonikovich]

Thanks Gracias

[Ragnar Random]

good tips. i gave the author points since i dont use them.

my only addition is this:
after deleting save and restarting several times trying to buff myself up as much as possible at the beginning of the game, i found that BEFORE starting the main missions, travelling around the map, reforging towers, collecting the ilithin (or whatever they are called, the wall art things) and artifacts to get more miriam to increase your abilities really makes it easier. get yourself some more health, unlock rune slots on your weapons, and stealth kill as many baddies as you can without starting a fullscale battle to gain exp. in my current playthrough i have alot more abilties and runes and such and i havent died. yet. i am sure i will die very soon.

[Bill of the Backwoods]

this is great. thanks a ton

[Spread]

THANKS

[willathome]

Helpful. Thanks.