Mission types | Combat Middle-earth: SoM Guide

In Middle Earth: The Shadow of Mordor missions are divided into four different groups:

• Main Missions - These are marked on the map in yellow. The assumptions of each of the mission are predetermined and you can view walkthroughs for these in a different part of this guide. These missions are required to be completed to progress in the game's storyline.
• Outcast Rescue Missions - these are marked, on the map, in white and with an icon of a clenched fist. The premises of each of the mission are predetermined and you can view walkthroughs for these in a different part of this guide. Completing these is optional, although the rescued people may later on help Talion, or obtain information about the members of the Sauron's Army, for him.
• Sword Legends, Bow Legends and Dagger Legends - they are marked on the map as a white icon of a sword, bow or dagger. The premises of each of these missions are different and you can view walkthroughs for these in a different part of this guide. It is optional to complete these but, you can obtain experience and gold, this way.
• Power Struggles - These are marked in red, on the map. They become active at various moments throughout the game and their premises are random. To learn more see the chapter entitled Sauron's Army. Completing these missions provides Talion with the option to eliminate elite orcs and allows him to obtain Power points.

An example mission marker

Regardless of the mission that you select, you can activate it by reaching the marker on the world map. A quite useful bit of information is that you can start a given mission even if you are being chased by orcs. What is even more, after you activate one, the area resets, thanks to which you can simply start the mission.

Note - It is impossible to restart the already-completed missions. Therefore, before you start completing a mission, it is a good idea to learn about its optional requirements (if any), thanks to which you will not miss the opportunity to obtain more gold or experience.

Note - In extreme situations, you can start a mission only after you meet certain requirements. This limitation applies, mainly, in the case of main missions and you may have to eliminate several orc Warchiefs, or complete several other available missions, of this type, beforehand. To learn more, see the chapters concerned with mission walkthroughs.