Weak and strong points of the members of the Sauron's Army | Sauron's Army (Nemesis System) Middle-earth: SoM Guide

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Each member of the Sauron's Army has his weaknesses and strong points, which are generated at random, at the moment at which the game starts. By default, Talion does not know about them and the only way to learn about them is to attain additional information about a given orc (thanks to interrogating another monster, or thanks to finding a document with intelligence data).

As much as the regular orcs have an equal number of strong and weak points or even more of the former, Captains and Warchiefs have more strong points. Of course, it is a good idea to examine both in detail. This will allow you to figure out, which actions you should avoid and what you can do to get rid of the orc with ease.

Exploiting the weaknesses of the opponent, e.g. the fear of wild animals, allows you to eliminate them more easily

Both the strong and the weak points of the members of the Sauron's Army are highly diverse. One of the weaknesses of the opponent may be, for example, the fear of caragors or ghuls, or the information that you can kill him with a successful surprise attack. When it comes to his strong points, he may be completely immune to ranged attacks, or have an unique special attack that increases his offensive capabilities.

Note - You do not need to learn the weak and the strong points by heart of the orcs, after you learn them from the intelligence data. You can stop the game even after you start the fight and have a look at both lists.

The below list presents example weaknesses of the members of the Sauron's Army:

THE WEAKNESS	HOW TO EXPLOIT?
Clumsy	Try to grapple the orc in melee - he cannot defend against this type of actions.
Damaged by Combat Finishers	Rely on special attacks in melee, while fighting such an orc.
Damaged by Explosions	Blow up the explosive elements of the surrounding, while fighting the orc.
Damaged by Ranged Attack s	Rely on the bow, throwing daggers and the Shadow Strike attack while fighting the orc.
Damaged by Stealth Finishers	Perform stealth finishers (surprise attacks from behind) while fighting the orc.
Fear of Betrayal	Try to cause a situation, in which the allied orcs start fighting with each other (e.g. thanks to branding one).
Fear of Burning	Search for opportunities to blow up the explosive elements of the surroundings (at best, by using the bow).
Fear of Caragors	Use caragors to your advantage, whether by riding one and attacking the orc in question, or by releasing them from cages.
Fear of Ghuls	Lure groups of ghuls near the orc.
Fear of Graugs	Lure the huge graugs near the orc.
Fear of Morgai Flies	Search for opportunities to destroy nests of flies, near the orc.
Fear of Rival	Try to lure the rivals of the orc near the orc. You can learn who the Captain or the Warchief is currently competing against, from the Sauron's Army window.
Fear of the Gravewalker	Attack the orc directly, so you stay within his sight for the whole time.
Branded	Try to grab the orc in melee - he will be unable to defend against this type of action.
Vulnerable to Combat Finishers	While fighting the orc, try to land special attacks because they may kill him.
Vulnerable to Mounted Beasts	Try to attack the orc, e.g. while riding a caragor. The special attack of the monster may kill the opponent instantly.
Vulnerable to Ranged Attacks	Try to eliminate the orc with a ranged attack, whether by aiming the bow at the head, or by performing the Shadow Strike attack (teleportation and a strike).
Vulnerable to Stealth Finishers	Try to get the orc from behind and perform a stealth finisher (a surprise attack). This type of action may kill him and you will not have to fight against him.

The below list presents example strong points of the members of the Sauron's Army:

THE STRONG POINT	HOW TO EXPLOIT?
Backlash	While fighting the orc, dodge from his attacks, thanks to rolling, because it is not possible to counter the attacks.
Battle-Hardened	Be prepared to perform an additional execution (the minigame) after you drain the orc's health bar entirely.
Blood Thirsty	Avoid taking damage from the orc's attacks, because the properly landed ones can heal him.
Body Slam	While fighting the orc, avoid his attempts to grapple you.
Boomerang Throw	Avoid the orc's ranged attacks.
Charge Attack	During the fight with the orc, be prepared to dodge to the side after he starts charging at you.
Combat Master	Do not land special attacks during melee fight.
Deflect and Counter	Be prepared to react to the attempts to counter your attacks.
Fast Runner	During the fight with this orc, keep in mind that he can move around the battlefield quickly.
Flaming Weapon	Avoid this orcs melee attacks because they deal lots of damage from fire.
Fury Attack	During the fight with the orc, avoid his strong attacks in the fury mode.
Gang Leader	Be prepared to face both the main opponent and his henchmen.
Grapple	While fighting this orc, avoid his attempts to grapple you.
Ground Pound	While fighting this orc, be prepared to jump away, as soon as he attempts a ground pound.
Hate of Bodyguard Suffering	Avoid attacking the Captain's or Warchief's bodyguards. Focus on the main opponent only.
Hate of Burns	Avoid destroying the explosive elements of the surroundings, to prevent the orc from taking damage from fire.
Hate of Caragors	Avoid using caragors around this orc and do not release them from cages.
Hate of Defeat	Try to kill this orc in one attack or, try to drain his health bar quickly, when he is at the brink of dying.
Hate of Ghuls	Avoid luring groups of ghuls near this orc.
Hate of Graugs	Avoid luring the huge graugs near the orc.
Hate of Morgai Flies	Avoid destroying the nests of the flies around the orc.
Hate of Rival	Avoid luring the rivals of the orc, near the orc. You can learn who the Captain or the Warchief is currently competing against, from the Sauron's Army window.
Heavy Attack	While fighting this orc, avoid hi strong attacks, because you cannot counter them.
Invulnerable to Ranged	Do not attempt using the bow or throwing daggers to weaken this orc.
Invulnerable to Stealth Finishers	Do not attempt eliminating this orc with the surprise attack from behind the back.
Jump Attack	Be prepared to dodge from the long jumps of the orc.
Monster Slayer	Do not rely on monsters for damage dealt to this orc.
No Chance	Do not let the orc drain Talion's entire health because you will not be able to escape death at the end (the minigame).
Poison Cloud	Be prepared to deal with the effects of poisoning.
Poison Weapon	Avoid melee attacks of this orc, because they can poison you.
Quick Shot	Avoid the orc's ranged attacks.
Quick Turn	Try not to attack the orc from behind, because he can turn back quickly and attack you.
Rapid Attack	Be prepared to react to attempts to land quick unique melee attacks.
Regeneration	Try to win the battle without greater interruptions, because the orc's health keeps regenerating. Also, try to land the strongest attacks to end the fight as quickly as possible.
Savage Weapon	Avoid the melee attacks of the orc, because they can make you bleed (gradual loss of health).
Skirmisher	Be prepared to run after the orc, if he flees after losing some health.
Sniffer	Do not try to hide from the orc, because he will locate you with ease.
Summoner	Try to lure this orc away from the other ones, to prevent him from summoning the others to his aid.
Throat Grab	While fighting this orc, avoid being grappled.
Tracker	Do not try to hide from the orc, because he will locate you with ease.
Vault Breaker	Do not try to jump over the orc, because you will fail.
Wraith mode Stun Block	DO not try to stun this orc in melee.
Wrecker	While fighting this orc, avoid his strong shield bashes and attacks with the blade.

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