How Does Revenge Grow?
A quest that started for vengeance. Through that vengeance, a quest for peace. Instead, the vengeance evolves.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor provides the means for Talion to progress into being unstoppable. The game’s follow-up, Shadow of War, expands on those abilities to create something ridiculously fun.The options to incite chaos are countless.
Here are my top 10 abilities available on Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. Some change the game completely, others are fun to try for a bit, others are perfect for certain situations.
10. Shadow Strider
Ain't Celebrimbor graceful?
- Unlocks a double-jump
- Cross a city in three or four leaps
- Cuts running time in half
9. Elven Agility
- An all-around fundamental
- Silent Runner upgrade eliminates all noise when Talion sprints - cruise easy through crowded streets
- Spectral Dash is ideal for quiet killing
8. Wraith Shield
- Celebrimbor will protect Talion as he performs a ground execution
- Solves the most irritating aspect of the game, in my opinion
7. Spectral Glaive
Sweep orcs around like the garbage they are.
- Unlocks a spear that clears a swath of ground around Talion
- Deadly Striker upgrade grants an additional strike with the Glaive, doubling the orcs Talion knocks down
- Endlessly useful in a swarm
6. Detonate
- Shadow Strike into a campfire to detonate it
- Upgrade to unleash spiders or ghuls from the fire
- Bursting Arrow detonates campfires from a distance
- A must-have no matter how it’s used
5. Elven Light
- Use a full Might bar to instantly clear some space
- Especially useful when being swarmed
- Upgrade to unleash a ring of fire, frost or poison
- Between this and the Glaive, cutting through a horde essentially becomes a matter of timing
4. Bird of Prey
- Use focus to aim elf-shot mid-air
- Shadow Strike from the sky
- Talon Strike upgrade unlocks an earthquaking groundstrike that stuns all surrounding enemies
3. Poison Tendril
Get the party started.
- Easy mass chaos at a click
- Bursting Toxin gets a little nasty but is nonetheless fun
- Contagion will start orc-brawls
2. Death Threat
A fascinating way to take it a little too far.
- Shadow of War’s variety of gear makes Death Threat doubly valuable
- Worse Than Death can make an orc deranged or manic
- You can push this pretty far, it can get a little intense
- Create a challenge
1. Elven Rage
- Caught in a dicey situation? This gets you out of it
- With full Wrath, unleash Elven Rage and drop as many orcs as you can before the timer runs out
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