Shadow of Mordor Test of the Ring 100%

[@theknightjester]

After having attempted this myself for hours on end…. YOU SIR ARE A MONSTER! 🤡🍿 I

[@rollotomassi4768]

Ok. I understand why people watch other people play games. You're so smooth .

[@JoacoAV]

What an awesome run! I watched this video right after finishing the Test of the Ring 100% on my second attempt with a close 55:46. I used essentially the same strategy of Flurry into Ground Ex into double Ex and saving the One Ring for Combat Masters, but I didn't use the explosives as much as I should've had. I didn't even know the Morgai Flies turned into explosives when shot with a Fire Arrow. Will definitely use that when I do Test of the Wild! I also didn't know that you could detonate kill a Branded Warchief right before the Mission results, that's very useful. My first attempt actually ended because I accidentally branded a Warchief with Wraith Stun, and I couldn't kill him because Dominate would not display the Kill option if I didn't get Intel first, and I already knew all the remaining Uruks's weaknesses, and when on low HP he would just kneel there and wouldn't let me kill him in any way. Pretty frustrating! Btw, that moment at 32:05 when you were trying to get into the mission but choked because of the Caragors, almost at the end of a great run, the anxiety I felt watching that!

[@shinboyreal]

The most annoying part of this run (and the other trials too, but you can avoid them easier) by far is trying to avoid dialogue sequences, since the timer still counts up while you're in them. Without focus like the normal game it's harder to dodge dialogue, since they'll almost always talk to you if hit from the front, even if stunned. If they're on their knees though a single wraith flash should finish them off (or brand them in this case, which you can just kill immediately after) and it'll skip the dialogue and the QTE. Most of the time they can't be avoided though. Also your rune setup is very important, some of those are so overpowered lol.

[@JoacoAV]

I see! Yeah, some of the captains yap around for like 20 seconds and it adds up. Any advice for Test of the Wild? I just saw that the time limit is 40' and now I'm dreading it.

[@shinboyreal]

@@JoacoAV for 100% i usually just reload the start until i get a graug, then i try and walk around the whole map in a big circle and eat as many captains as i can, then get the rest normally. Zugor beast butcher also is by far the best warchief to use for rioting the other warchiefs (so you don't have to do the missions for the other ones) so if you can get him first brand him for sure

[@xRicard0x]

Yo man i cant start riots. Did they patched it?​@@shinboyreal

[@shinboyreal]

@@xRicard0x test of the ring doesn't allow you to use riots

[@rollotomassi4768]

Kill a captain without the intro should be a trophy

[@rollotomassi4768]

Imagine if the active orcs in your area stopped and chanting the war chiefs name. that would be so cool

[@rollotomassi4768]

I have the epic rune that extends elven swiftness . In these challenges would probably help.

[@rollotomassi4768]

14:10 Come on your buddy was just trying to help

[@rollotomassi4768]

Having done it yet. Is that concentration of captains/warchiefs normal. I know it's not in the campaign.

[@shinboyreal]

it's entirely luck where the captains are, they tend to be in the strongholds more often though

[@rollotomassi4768]

21:30 forgot you can brand and still kill