Shadow of War: Celebrimbor's missions Middle-earth: Shadow of War Guide
Last update: 20 December 2022
Middle-earth: Shadow of War features missions known as Shadows of the Past - here, you play as Celebrimbor and you have to recreate his heroic acts. These missions are rather easy to complete but you can also try to win a trophy: bronze (for completing a mission), silver (usually you have some additional restrictions, e.g. you can't use your sword) and gold (you must complete a mission within a time limit or finish an additional objective). On this page of our guide we described all Celembrimbor missions.
Below, you can find a list of all missions, rewards and tips for how to complete them:
- Aphadad
- Abgen
- Cannas
- Mergras
- Curu
- Hannas
- Ancient Warchief: The Champion
- Ancient Warchief: The Grog Hoarder
- Raith
- Ancient Warchief: The Fear Eater
- Tirith
- Ancient Warchief: The Iron Mount
- Mabad
- Bellas
- Ancient Warchief: The Tricky
Aphadad
Objectives:
- Defeat 10 uruks.
- 4/4 Caragor stealth kills from above.
- Avoid detection.
Reward:
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Warrior Gem
Note: A simple mission. You have to focus on staying hidden and eliminating your enemies one by one.
Abgen
Objectives:
- Defeat 35 orcs by using fire.
- Complete the mission within a time limit (1:50)
- Kill the captain.
Reward:
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Wealth Gem
Note: A difficult mission - you don't have much time and you have to control your Drake really well. Focus mainly on the captain but you will probably have to replay this mission a few times.
Cannas
Objectives:
- Defeat uruks by using Bird of Prey
- Kill 3/3 uruks with a headshot.
- Complete the mission within a time limit (0:40)
- Defeat 40 ghuls.
- Use only 5 arrows.
- Complete the mission within a time limit (0:30)
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Warrior Gem
- 5/5 Caragors defeated with arrows.
- Don't get hit.
- 3/3 Caragors defeated with a headshot.
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- 5/5 Olog-hai killed with a stealth attack.
- Avoid detection.
- Kill only the marked targets.
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- Dominate the orc Warchief.
- Perform an execution on the Warchief while you are on a Caragor.
- Raise your Hitstreak to 25.
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Warrior Gem
- Dominate the captain.
- Catch and dominate the captain.
- Hit 10 orcs by using a single explosion from a barrel or a campfire.
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Life Gem
- Defeat 30 enemies.
- 10/10 perfect counters performed.
- Raise your Hitstreak to 30.
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Warrior Gem
- Dominate the Warchief.
- Perform 4/4 Brutalize.
- Defeat two of the Warchief's bodyguards.
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Warrior Gem
- Kill 15 Caragor Riders before they reach the fort.
- Kill the invaders before the time limit.
- Free 3 Drakes.
- Bronze: +1000 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Wealth Gem
- Dominate the captain.
- Use ground domination on the captain.
- Perform 3 executions while mounted.
- Bronze: +1000 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- Defeat 50 enemies in the forest.
- Complete the mission within the time limit.
- Perform 6 executions while you are riding on a Caragor.
- Bronze: +600 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Warrior Gem
- Defeat more orcs than the Drake.
- 15/15 orcs killed by an explosion.
- Kill the Drake.
- Bronze: +600 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- Dominate the captain.
- Lure the captain within the time limit.
- Use Shadow Strike to dominate the enemy.
- Bronze: +600 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Wealth Gem
Reward:
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Wealth Gem
Note: When the mission starts you must run immediately and get to work. You don't have much time and you must be very accurate.
Mergras
Objectives:
- Defeat uruks by using Bird of Prey
- Kill 3/3 uruks with a headshot.
- Complete the mission within a time limit (0:40)
- Defeat 40 ghuls.
- Use only 5 arrows.
- Complete the mission within a time limit (0:30)
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Warrior Gem
- 5/5 Caragors defeated with arrows.
- Don't get hit.
- 3/3 Caragors defeated with a headshot.
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- 5/5 Olog-hai killed with a stealth attack.
- Avoid detection.
- Kill only the marked targets.
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- Dominate the orc Warchief.
- Perform an execution on the Warchief while you are on a Caragor.
- Raise your Hitstreak to 25.
- Bronze: +800 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Warrior Gem
- Dominate the captain.
- Catch and dominate the captain.
- Hit 10 orcs by using a single explosion from a barrel or a campfire.
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Life Gem
- Defeat 30 enemies.
- 10/10 perfect counters performed.
- Raise your Hitstreak to 30.
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Warrior Gem
- Dominate the Warchief.
- Perform 4/4 Brutalize.
- Defeat two of the Warchief's bodyguards.
- Bronze: +500 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Carved Warrior Gem
- Kill 15 Caragor Riders before they reach the fort.
- Kill the invaders before the time limit.
- Free 3 Drakes.
- Bronze: +1000 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Wealth Gem
- Dominate the captain.
- Use ground domination on the captain.
- Perform 3 executions while mounted.
- Bronze: +1000 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- Defeat 50 enemies in the forest.
- Complete the mission within the time limit.
- Perform 6 executions while you are riding on a Caragor.
- Bronze: +600 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Warrior Gem
- Defeat more orcs than the Drake.
- 15/15 orcs killed by an explosion.
- Kill the Drake.
- Bronze: +600 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Life Gem
- Dominate the captain.
- Lure the captain within the time limit.
- Use Shadow Strike to dominate the enemy.
- Bronze: +600 silver coins
- Silver: +1 skill point
- Gold: Polished Wealth Gem
Reward:
Note: A rather easy mission - wait for ghuls to gather near a barrel and then shoot it.
Curu
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: A very easy mission - keep rolling and shoot beasts in their heads when you get a chance.
Hannas
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: A difficult task - you must avoid being detected by the other orcs' detection. You can always, e.g. lure your enemies by using your bow and then kill your targets.
Ancient Warchief: The Champion
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: Try to raise your Hitstreak to 25 before the Warchief appears. Then, you should try to mount a Caragor and perform an execution on that Warchief - domination is just a formality.
Ancient Warchief: The Grog Hoarder
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: First, you should focus on hitting orcs with an explosion. Then, you must dominate the captain.
Raith
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: An easy mission - focus on counters and you will get gold.
Ancient Warchief: The Fear Eater
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: First, focus on assassinations - eliminate your enemies, e.g. from above. Then, you must defeat the Warchief but before you do that, you should kill his bodyguards.
Tirith
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: Focus on the Riders and don't allow them to pass. Then, you must free Drakes and try to kill the Graug as fast as you can.
Ancient Warchief: The Iron Mount
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: Free a Caragor and start performing executions. Then, you should fight with the captain and dominate him.
Mabad
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: A rather difficult task - you must focus mainly on executions. You must also remember that you can kill orcs with headshots.
Bellas
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: First, you should focus on explosions - catching up with kills is easy. Then, attack the Drake.
Ancient Warchief: The Tricky
Objectives:
Reward:
Note: First, focus on luring out the captain. Then, defeat him and dominate with Shadow Strike.