Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

74 achievements

Ultra Rare×11

Very Rare×21

Rare×10

Uncommon×19

Common×13

About Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s achievements

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ has 74 Steam achievements, 11 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "The Hunt is my Mistress", earned by just 1.4% of players. Across 46 SteamVault hunters who reached 100%, full completion takes a median of about 46 hours. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity, a difficulty breakdown, and a SteamVault guide for every achievement.

Rarest achievement

1.4%

of players earned "The Hunt is my Mistress"

SteamVault 100%s

members fully completed it

Median to 100%

46h

typical time to full completion

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Community Ratings

1 rating

Difficulty6.0 / 10

Easy → Brutal

Enjoyment8.0 / 10

Meh → Loved it

Grindiness6.0 / 10

No grind → Huge grind

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All Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ achievements

Base game vs DLC

Achievements split by base game and each DLC (matched from PlayStation trophy groups).

Base Game0/64

Lord of the Hunt0/7

The Bright Lord0/3

74 achievements

The Hunt is my Mistress🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Complete all objectives in the Test of the Wild.

Ultra Rare1.4%

Lord of the Ring🧩 The Bright Lord

Complete all objectives in the Test of The Ring.

Ultra Rare1.5%

Beyond Epic🧩 The Bright Lord

Get a Level 30 Rune in Test of the Ring.

Ultra Rare1.6%

The White Rider

Liberate 30 slaves in 180 seconds while riding a caragor.

Ultra Rare3.0%

Ghûls Gone Wild

Kill a Graug by dispatching your Ghûls on him.

Ultra Rare3.0%

The Collector🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Have a dominated Caragath, Wretched Graug and Spitter Ghûl simultaneously.

Ultra Rare3.4%

From Shadow to Shadow

Stealth Brand a Captain.

Ultra Rare4.0%

The Silver Fist

Brand 20 Uruks in 60 seconds.

Ultra Rare4.0%

Nom Nom Nom!🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Eat a captain with a Wretched Graug.

Ultra Rare4.3%

Hot Flashes🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Catch a Ghûl Matron on fire during the Lord of the Hunt campaign.

Ultra Rare4.8%

No Power in Numbers

Help a Captain survive a Recruitment Power Struggle, and then kill him and all his new recruits.

Ultra Rare5.0%

The Flames Make It Go Faster🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Activate the Blazing Steed.

Very Rare5.2%

Battle Forged🧩 The Bright Lord

Maximize the power of the Ring by completing all of the One Ring missions.

Very Rare5.8%

Stinking Rebels

Brand 5 Bodyguards of a Warchief, turning them against him in combat.

Very Rare6.5%

Burning Vengeance

Perform an Execution on a flaming Berserker.

Very Rare6.9%

Wretched Retch🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Use a Wretched Graug's Projectile Vomit on an Uruk Captain or Warchief.

Very Rare7.1%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Very Rare7.2%

The Most Dangerous Game🧩 Lord of the Hunt

Defeat all the Beastmaster Warchiefs.

Very Rare7.3%

Rise and Fall

After an uruk kills you to become a Captain, help him become a Warchief, then kill him.

Very Rare7.5%

O Mother, Where Art Thou?

Have 20 Branded Ghûls at one time.

Very Rare7.5%

A Mighty Doom

Acquire a level 25 Rune.

Very Rare7.6%

Rattle the Hive

Bait 10 Ghûl mounds.

Very Rare7.6%

Master of the Wilds

Complete all Hunting Challenges.

Very Rare7.8%

I Had To Put Him Down

Kill a Caragath with an Execution.

Very Rare8.2%

Dominion

Wraith Flash Dominate 50 Uruks.

Very Rare8.3%

Jaws of Shadow

Complete 25 Caragath Stealth Kills.

Very Rare8.4%

Eregion Reforged

Build all the Forge Towers in Udun.

Very Rare8.8%

Liberator

Complete all Outcast Rescue Missions.

Very Rare9.4%

Black Celebration

Poison a Captain at his own Feast.

Very Rare10.6%

Shadows of the Ancient Past

Collect 100% of the Artifacts and listen to their memories.

Very Rare10.7%

Burning Shadow

Shadow Brand 20 Uruks.

Very Rare10.7%

Ranger of Ithilien

Complete all Survivalist Challenges.

Very Rare11.9%

A Short Introduction

Begin a new hunt with Torvin.

Rare15.2%

The Last Shadow

Complete all Acharn Legend Missions.

Rare16.4%

The Scouring of Mordor

Challenge the Dark Lord in Mordor.

Rare16.6%

Fire of Justice

Complete all Urfael Legend Missions.

Rare17.0%

The Maker's Bow

Complete all Azkâr Legend Missions.

Rare18.6%

Bearer of the Shining Lamp

Collect 100% of the Ithildin.

Rare19.7%

Thrill of the Hunt

Successfully complete 4 Hunting Challenges.

Rare25.6%

Iron of Death

Issue a Death Threat, and then successfully kill the target.

Rare26.3%

A Graug's Heel

Capitalize on a Warchief's Fear.

Rare28.0%

Crowned with Living Light

Collect 50% of the Ithildin.

Rare30.0%

Height of Despair

Use Strike From Above while at least 60 feet above your target.

Uncommon30.7%

The Spirit of Mordor

Start a Riot by commanding a Warchief to attack another Warchief.

Uncommon32.0%

Power Vacuum

Kill all 5 Warchiefs before any uruk take their place.

Uncommon34.4%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon35.5%

A New Master

Brand a Captain while in combat.

Uncommon35.8%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon35.9%

Memories of Eregion

Activate all Forge Towers.

Uncommon36.6%

Paths of the Dead

Collect 25% of the Artifacts.

Uncommon37.2%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon37.5%

Lord and Master

Brand all 5 Warchiefs.

Uncommon37.8%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon38.5%

Paid in Blood

Unlock 4 Dagger Rune slots.

Uncommon40.8%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon41.6%

Divide and Conquer

Eliminate the bodyguards of two Warchiefs, then draw them out and kill them.

Uncommon43.6%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon47.2%

Legend of Vengeance

Complete a Sword Mission and begin growing the legend of Urfael.

Uncommon47.8%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon48.1%

Repaid in Blood

Complete a Vendetta Mission.

Uncommon48.9%

And it Burns, Burns, Burns

Use the Detonate ability to burn 50 uruks.

Uncommon49.3%

Jaws of Death

Attract caragors with bait 5 times.

Common53.3%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Common53.4%

Fly you fools!

Make 20 uruks flee by dropping Morgai Fly nests.

Common55.3%

Legend of the Maker

Complete a Bow Mission and begin growing the legend of Azkâr.

Common55.9%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Common56.8%

The Free Folk

Complete an Outcast Rescue Mission.

Common57.6%

Unleashed

Free 5 caragors from cages.

Common58.0%

The Cold Light

Unlock 3 Sword Rune slots.

Common61.2%

Scout of the Morannon

Successfully complete a Survivalist Challenge.

Common61.7%

Legend of Shadow

Complete a Dagger Mission and begin growing the legend of Acharn.

Common64.7%

Strike True

Unlock 2 Bow Rune slots.

Common66.5%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Common72.0%

You Will Obey

Make an uruk yours.

Common88.6%