You are even given a full legendary set for completing Act 3 so don’t waste your time looking for gear. Along the way you will unlock tons of trophies automatically. Now simply play through the story until you’ve completed Act 3 and earned the gold trophy “Stalemate is Victory” (for defeating the final boss). If you fail to obtain this skill early on you may have to grind gems for a long time after the story.

This will make higher-tier gems drops for the trophy “Master Forger” (craft a top tier gem). The Gondorian Artifacts unlock a skill upgrade called “Prospector”. At this point you get access to all regions. The earliest opportunity is after completing Act 2. Get all Gondorian Artifacts as soon as possible. The earliest opportunity for all three missable trophies is in Act 2 when you conquer the fortress in Núrnen. After Act 4 they are impossible and you’d have to start a new game to get them. These three trophies are still possible in Act 4: Shadow Wars if you let enemies conquer your fort. For Vandal you must destroy a monument in an enemy camp (marked on map) before conquering the fortress of the region (they become unavailable once the fortress is captured). For “It Came From Within” recruit all warchiefs of a fort before starting the conquest. Recruit two bodyguards of one warchief for “The Operative” and play the resulting Betrayal mission.

There are only 4 fortresses and after you’ve conquered them they can only be taken back by enemies during Act 4: Shadow Wars.

These are related to warchiefs and conquering fortresses. There are three missable trophies you really need to look out for: The Operative + It Came From Within + Vandal. Step 1: Beat Act 3 of the Story + Get All Gondorian Artifacts as soon as possible for better Gem Drops + The Operative + It Came From Within + Vandal It’s advisable to focus on the story first to increase your level quickly and unlock all the trophy-related skills. Even the online ranks (you must reach the rank of captain) are entirely based on your offline army. Act 4 is called “Shadow Wars” and you’ll be defending your fortresses from enemy armies over the course of 10 stages. You can do everything on easy difficulty. Welcome to the Middle-earth: Shadow of War Trophy Guide! It’s a very pleasant platinum with a mix of combat trophies (some of which have you dig deeper into the nemesis system), story trophies, collectibles (all marked on the map) and completion based tasks.

Shadow of war gem farming