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As the final story mission inMiddle-Earth: Shadow of War, theBright Lordwill see you taking on the forces of Sauron and fight the Witch-king to reclaim control of Minas Morgul. However, this final battle may ask more of Talion than he could’ve bargained for. With Celebrimbor and Eltariel at your side, you are sure to win, but you must still prepare for the fight ahead.
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Fight the Orc armies and Nazgul in the upcoming battle, and finally bring an end to the reign of the dark lord, Sauron and defeat his servant, the Witch-king of Angmar.
The Bright Lord
The Bright Lordis the final story mission in the game, and is also thelast mission in the Eltariel quest line. By starting this mission,you’ll start Act 3, which also means that anyother quests you haven’t completed won’t be availableto you until it’s over.
However, other activities likeCollectibles, Fortress Sieges, and Fight Pits will remain unaffected. So, if you’d rather complete the main story and come back to those later, you can.
How To Retake Minas Morgul
Recapturing Minas Morgul has a lot of elements that aresimilar to a Siege Assault. There arefour Capture pointsthat areprotected by Orcs and one Nazgul. You need to capture every point to complete this part of the mission.
At this stage,some of Talion’s abilities will have changed.Instead of Orc followerscoming to your aid, you’ll be supported by theghosts of Gondorian soldiers. The soldiers are capable of handling the Orcs, letting you place yourfocus on defeating the Nazgul.
Description
Life Gem
This gemwill boost your maximum amount of health. Equip it on yourarmor and cloakfor this particular boost.
Warrior Gem
Equipping this to your sword and bowincreases their maximum damageoutput.
Gems havedifferent boostsdepending onwhere they are equipped. The boosts are related to eitherArmor,Weapon, orRune. Be sure to crafthigher quality gems, too, since they offer muchbetter statsthan normal gems.
Beating The Nazgul
Since the start of Act 2, you’ve been dealing with the Nazgul in every other mission. TheNazgul here have the same attack patternslike the ones you’ve encountered previously. The best thing to do isfollow the promptsthat appear right before the Nazgul attacks, and thenfollow up with a few hits of your own.
Once yourMight has filled up, you have toperform an execution on the Nazgul. Be mindful of enemy orcs around you, since you don’t want to waste an execution on a grunt that got in the way. When theNazgul has been damaged enough,he’ll be broken, symbolized by a green character icon.You’ll be able to dominate them,which then dispels them.
Capturing Points
Once you’vebeaten the Nazgul, you can quickly finish off the rest of the Orcs andclaim the Capture point. As you run to the next Capture point, you shouldattack or brutalize Orcsaround the cityto fill your Might meter. On top of that, you can use skills likeCeaseless MightandGrim Resolve to benefitfrom the surrounding chaos.
With these skills equipped, you’ll be able to cut down Orcs left, right, and center. When you get hit, it’ll only add to your might, so youwon’t have to worry about getting your combo all the way up againbefore you can perform special skills.
The rest of the Capture points should follow the same formula untilyou’ve reached the Inner City, where you’ll trigger a cutscene andstart the fight with the Witch-king.
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How To Defeat The Witch-King
TheWitch-king’s attack pattern is easyto get the hang of; however, once you recognize the pattern he’s using, the rest of the fight is going to feel much less intense. Thefight has phasesthat aretriggered by how much damage is doneto the Witch-king.
First Phase
For the entire duration of the fight, you’re going torepeatedly deal with most of the same attacks. He uses the same moves during the first and second phase. Thefinal phase has one additional attack,the curse bombs, and they have a circular area of effect.
How To Dodge
Distant Pull Attack
TheWitch-king is going to pull you closer to himat the start of the fight and will follow upwith an attack that cannot be parried.
You need toroll awayat the promptor risk taking a big hitto your healthbar.
Unblockable Combo
He’ll throwthree unblockable attacksand teleport to your position to throw a blockable attack.Counter itby usingWraith Stun. Follow up with attacks of your own until he teleports away.Perform an executiononce you have enough Might. This will do a good amount of damage.
You have tododge the first three attackssince they are unblockable.
Nazgul Summon
After a certain amount of damage has been done, theWitch-king is going to summon two other Nazgul that’ll shoot projectilesat you from the edges of the room.
You won’t be able to attack them, but you candodge their projectileswhich they’ll shoot at the same time.
Curse Bombs (Circular AoE)
The Witch-king is going to throwthree bombsat you which have aCurse effect. He does thisafter pulling you toward himand attacking you with three unblockables. Thearea of effectis indicated byblue circles on the ground.
You have tododge the bombs quickly, as they are thrown consecutively at you.
Second Phase
The Witch-king is going topull you toward him againand attack withthree consecutive swingsthat need to be dodged. Afterdodging three times in a row, he’ll go fora fourth attack, but you’ll be prompted tostun him. You can once againfollow up with some attacks of your ownuntil the Witch-king teleports away from you.
He’s going to summontwomore Nazgulafter enough damage has been done, which meansyou’ll have to dodge four projectiles. They stillshoot simultaneouslythough, so only the number of projectiles has changed.A prompt will appearover their heads when they’re about to attack, which isyour queue to roll out of the way.
Final Phase
For the final phase of the fight, the Witch-king pulls you toward him, once again, following up with three attacks. However,after attacking you, he teleports awayandshoots three consecutive Curse-bombsat you. The area of impact will beindicated by a blue circle appearing on the floor. You have to get out of the circle before you can be damaged and cursed by the bombs.
After launching his attack, theWitch-king will teleportto you andthrow his blockable attack. You’ll be prompted touse your stun attackto counter him. You’ll launch your own flurry of attacks at him right after, and then once he’s broken,you can Drain him to end the fight.
Once you’redone fighting the Witch-king, a cutscene will ensue and end whereyou take control of Celebrimbor in his fight against Sauron.
