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

Stalk the streets like the spirit you are.

• 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

It's about time that grumpy old elf helps out.

• 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

An oldie from the first game, and still just as good.

• 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

Brighten up everyone's day.

• 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

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

• 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

End the fight. Now.

• 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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