Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

72 achievements

Ultra Rare×9

Very Rare×24

Rare×13

Uncommon×15

Common×11

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

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ has 72 Steam achievements, 9 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "Bombardier", earned by just 1.8% of players. Across 26 SteamVault hunters who reached 100%, full completion takes a median of about 74 hours. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

Rarest achievement

1.8%

of players earned "Bombardier"

SteamVault 100%s

members fully completed it

Median to 100%

74h

typical time to full completion

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Base game vs DLC

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

Base Game0/62

Desolation of Mordor0/6

Blade of Galadriel0/4

72 achievements

Bombardier🧩 Desolation of Mordor

Kill at least one enemy with each ammo type while gliding as Baranor.

Ultra Rare1.8%

Baranor the Conqueror🧩 Desolation of Mordor

Complete the Desolation of Mordor with a Gold Rating.

Ultra Rare2.2%

I See the Light

Use Light Trap against 20 Orcs.

Ultra Rare2.9%

Wild Things

Kill a drake while riding a graug.

Ultra Rare3.3%

Trolling

Kill a Captain while riding an Olog.

Ultra Rare3.4%

Shadows of the Sand🧩 Desolation of Mordor

Achieve a Gold Rating on all Shadow of the Past missions in Lithlad.

Ultra Rare3.4%

Elven Conquest

Complete an Online Conquest with an Eltariel skin.

Ultra Rare3.9%

If You Can't Beat Them

Recruit an Orc after he's killed you three or more times.

Ultra Rare4.3%

Gauntlet

Collect all Númenórean artifacts and bring them to Torvin.

Ultra Rare4.7%

Complete in Defeat

Defeat the Lawless.

Very Rare5.7%

Such Great Heights

Reach the rank of Captain in Online Conquest.

Very Rare6.0%

Reap What You Sow🧩 Desolation of Mordor

Conquer the Fortress of Shindrâm as Baranor.

Very Rare6.6%

Point of No Return

Defend the Oasis.

Very Rare6.7%

Festival of Blood🧩 Blade of Galadriel

Save Serka.

Very Rare7.3%

Blood on Blood

Make a Captain kill his bloodbrother.

Very Rare7.4%

Life of the Party

Send a Destroyer on a Vendetta Mission.

Very Rare7.7%

Belly of the Beast🧩 Desolation of Mordor

Leave your mark on the Overlord of Lithlad.

Very Rare7.9%

The Time has Come🧩 Blade of Galadriel

Witness the end of Eltariel’s path.

Very Rare8.0%

Banished Ambition🧩 Blade of Galadriel

Defeat the Rogue Nazgûl.

Very Rare8.1%

No Orc Lives Forever

Win all Fight Pit missions.

Very Rare8.2%

Problem Solved

Settle the Fixer’s score with the overlord of Núrn.

Very Rare8.6%

No Way Out🧩 Desolation of Mordor

Change the landscape of Lithlad.

Very Rare8.7%

Bad Boss

Strike a Follower until he's had enough.

Very Rare8.8%

Scorched Earth

Deny Sauron’s control of Seregost forever.

Very Rare9.1%

Death is not the End

Resurrect a Follower Captain.

Very Rare9.3%

Rough Rider

Ride every type of beast and rare beast.

Very Rare9.3%

Flash Mob

Blind 100 Orcs.

Very Rare10.5%

Holding the Line

Defend Cirith Ungol from a new threat.

Very Rare10.8%

Overkill

Send a Follower to kill another Follower in a pit fight.

Very Rare11.1%

Vertical Mobility

Help a grunt become an Overlord.

Very Rare11.6%

Unlikely Alliances🧩 Blade of Galadriel

Recruit your first follower as Eltariel.

Very Rare12.6%

Everything is Permitted

Shame an Assassin until he becomes deranged.

Very Rare13.9%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Very Rare14.4%

Finished Tales

Recover all Gondorian artifacts.

Rare16.0%

It Came From Within

Start a Conquest with all Warchiefs as spies.

Rare16.7%

Eastern Front

Conquer the Fortress of Shindrâm as Talion.

Rare17.4%

The Web Revealed

Uncover the final Shelob memory and reveal the Web of Fate.

Rare19.9%

Second Age Warrior

Complete all Shadow of the Past missions in one region.

Rare21.1%

No Orc Left Behind

Rescue a Follower who's been captured.

Rare21.9%

Master Forger

Forge a top tier Gem.

Rare22.8%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Rare25.0%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Rare25.8%

Forged by War

Unlock all player skills.

Rare26.6%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Rare28.1%

The Stuff of Legend

Equip a full Legendary Gear set as Talion.

Rare28.9%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Rare29.9%

Purge

Purify all the Haedir.

Uncommon31.3%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon32.6%

The Operative

Turn all of a Warchief's bodyguards (minimum 2) into spies, then confront him.

Uncommon32.8%

Follower Perks

Use a Training Order to give a Follower a gang.

Uncommon34.5%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon35.5%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon36.0%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon36.2%

Promise Keeper

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

Uncommon36.6%

Power Couple

Send a Follower to support another Follower in a Nemesis Mission.

Uncommon37.3%

Feed the Beasts

Attract every kind of beast using bait.

Uncommon37.8%

Nemesis

Encounter the same Orc 3 times in nemesis missions without killing him.

Uncommon42.7%

Headhunter

Recruit a Follower of every Advanced Class.

Uncommon43.5%

Bound by Blood

Complete an Online Vendetta.

Uncommon44.8%

Best Defense

Equip 3 Siege Upgrades on an Assault Team.

Uncommon45.6%

Speak Friend and Enter

Open one of the Ithildin Doors.

Uncommon47.4%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Common52.5%

I Like to Watch

Watch a Follower murder another Captain without helping him.

Common53.5%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Common57.4%

Forger

Forge a higher-quality Gem by combining three Gems of the same quality.

Common58.2%

Vandal

Destroy a Monument.

Common59.6%

Dismantled

Disable an Outpost.

Common60.4%

Rule of Three

Unlock 3 Gem slots.

Common61.1%

Hostile Takeover

Defeat a Warchief.

Common61.6%

Fit for War

Complete a challenge to upgrade a piece of gear.

Common61.7%

Avenged

Complete a Vendetta Mission.

Common62.9%

Better Luck Next Time

Meet an Enemy or a Follower who has cheated death.

Common72.3%