While the main narrative only lasts around ten hours, there is more than enough side content waiting to be unlocked and explored. The game is presented in an open world format that can be freely explored at your own pace. His newfound purpose is to find and stop Sauron and exact revenge on the Dark Lord’s army of Uruk that get in his way. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor introduces players to the grand Lord of the Rings universe when Talion, a brave Ranger of Gondor, defies death with the help from a vengeful Wraith. Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None Does difficulty affect achievements?: N/A Do cheat codes disable achievements?: N/A Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 On top of that, it builds Talion’s Hit Streak.- Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 20-25 Hours Wraith Flash: With your Hit Streak charged, press Square + X to perform a blast that stuns enemies and inflicts major damage.īrutalize: A terrifying stealth kill (Hold R2 + Triangle) that causes nearby Uruk to run away. In addition, you gain the ability to score a devastating counterattack from Last Chance Struggles with Caragors. Sneak up behind an unaware Graug and tap Square.Ĭaragor Hunter: Gain the option to counter Caragor attacks (Triangle). Graug Hunter: Press R1 to mount and then ride stunned Graugs. Fleeing enemies can be killed by thrown daggers. Three hits may not seem like much at first, but it makes all the difference when surrounded.īrace of Daggers: Upgrades Talion’s Throwing Daggers so three can be thrown in rapid succession (quickly tap L2). This is great when going for executions, where keeping the Hit Streak going is extremely important to cutting off heads.īlade Master: This Ability reduces the Hit Streak threshold for an Execution, Wraith Flash, Combat Drain, Wraith Burn and Fire Arrow from eight to five. Resilience: The ability to absorb a single hit without the Hit Streak getting reset. Why is this useful? Fire Arrows will unleash big time explosions when used on barrels or campfires. Shoot an arrow and Talion will teleport onto the Caragor.įire Arrow: With your Hit Streak charged, unleash a Fire Arrow (Hold L2 + R1). Shadow Mount: With this, you can instantly mount a Caragor or Graug with Shadow Strike (Hold L2 +X). During the attack, push the Left Stick in the direction of your next foe and tap X or Square to carry on with the chain. Shadow Strike Chain: Chain together Shadow Strike attacks (Hold L2 + X) or (Hold L2 + Square). With that out of the way, here’s our personal list of the coolest Abilities in Shadow of Mordor, in no particular order. To unlock Ability Tiers, you must complete Power Struggles throughout the game, and similar to XP, you’ll find the Power Struggle points necessary to access the next tier. In fact, the Abilities screen displays the amount of XP remaining until your next Ability Point. To unlock Abilities, you’ll need to earn Ability Points, which you achieve from earning XP. The Ranger in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is capable of killing Uruk without the help of special Abilities, but considering the ferocious enemies you’ll encounter, we strongly recommend spending Ability Points to unlock more powerful maneuvers.
For more strategies, read Prima’s Shadow of Mordor Beginners and Advanced tips.