Epic & Legendary Gear Gallery (Builds coming soon!)
Intro
So to put it simply, I was using Cheats to make any Orc Legendary to add some extra replayability for me (The Legit ways at the time were too boring for me. Encountering and fighting them out in the field is very fun for me)
When I decided to keep a collection to see all the possibilities that legendaries can be so I made this little guide as a sort of gallery to show everyone all the possibiltiies to help them out. (Using snippets of screenshots so I don't have hundreds of these uploaded)
As the developers patched the issues and made things better like Re-rolling, and as this guide grew in popularity, I wound up keeping track of Epics as well to help with people planning builds (and I will one day list some of the good ones in this guide). Granted I still use the All Legendary cheat for myself because All-Legendary vs All-Legendary Siege battles are just too damn fun for me
With careful observing on the Secondary Stat of the gear, the only thing I can see that has some influence for it is the Enraged and Immunity traits of the killed Orc, and even then there is still some RNG getting random results not related.
There's much more I haven't encountered so its unknown whether all of an equipment type may actually have all the same possible Secondary stats.
I kept the Stats of everything at Lv80 since that is the highest they can be upgraded.
It is possible to get higher than 80 for Legendaries, but only very rarely from Lv81+ Orcs (Not counting Broken Swords) which is why i didn't go higher
Despite me using cheats, everything is obtainable for legit players given time, effort, and luck (with the exception of the Sword of Dominion). The method i used for cheating merely sped up the process of collecting
When I decided to keep a collection to see all the possibilities that legendaries can be so I made this little guide as a sort of gallery to show everyone all the possibiltiies to help them out. (Using snippets of screenshots so I don't have hundreds of these uploaded)
As the developers patched the issues and made things better like Re-rolling, and as this guide grew in popularity, I wound up keeping track of Epics as well to help with people planning builds (and I will one day list some of the good ones in this guide). Granted I still use the All Legendary cheat for myself because All-Legendary vs All-Legendary Siege battles are just too damn fun for me
With careful observing on the Secondary Stat of the gear, the only thing I can see that has some influence for it is the Enraged and Immunity traits of the killed Orc, and even then there is still some RNG getting random results not related.
There's much more I haven't encountered so its unknown whether all of an equipment type may actually have all the same possible Secondary stats.
I kept the Stats of everything at Lv80 since that is the highest they can be upgraded.
It is possible to get higher than 80 for Legendaries, but only very rarely from Lv81+ Orcs (Not counting Broken Swords) which is why i didn't go higher
Despite me using cheats, everything is obtainable for legit players given time, effort, and luck (with the exception of the Sword of Dominion). The method i used for cheating merely sped up the process of collecting
Epics vs Legendaries
Despite Legendaries being considered a tier up from Epics, they really aren't all that different.
They both have their pros and cons and their fair share of bad and good gear. Builds also wind up being varied as well, some being all Epics or All Legendaries or a healthy mix.
So here's a quick summary on the differences.
Epics
- Obtaining Epic gear may be a bit easier compared to Legendaries with Revenge, Death Threats and Skill Augments, however you have no control over what kind of Epic gear you may get. It is almost entirely up to chance (The target Orcs Weaknesses and Enrages may improve the odds of getting what you want but they are still very low and too much to go through). So build making with Epics can be much harder to do.
- Epics only have one Challenge upgrade so they are much easier to keep up to your level during the course of the main campaign
- Epics have lower base stats compared to Legendaries of the same Level but Epics' upgrade Challenge isn't level restricted so its easier to have gear over your Level compared to Legendaries
Legendaries
- Legendaries require effort to obtain regardless on the method but you have a lot more control over it because it depends on the Class and Tribe of the Orc that determines the gear. So getting that exact kind you want is a lot easier compared to an Epic
- Legendaries can have up to 3 Level restricted Upgrade Challenges at 20 Level differences making them obsolete at various times during the course of the main campaign. Because of this, it's usually best to wait until endgame before attempting to obtain these to eliminate the need for Upgrade Challenges
- Legendaries have a higher base stat compared to Epics of the same Level, so even with the Epic upgrades and extreme rarity of Gear being over the Level Cap, it is still possible. So in the super hardcore end, a Legendary will beat an Epic in regards to base stats.
- Themes and Set bonuses: At least half of a Legendary set will go under a certain theme and having several equipped provide additional bonuses. Some could be insignificant, some will make these sets shine, or others are a necessity to make them good (and may mean sacrifices in something better that's available).
- Legendary categories. It may be something simple but it's worth mentioning. It's easier to go through your inventory to find Legendaries grouped via sets and change your build or setup compared to having to search through everything else for your Epics. No matter how hard you try, no build will ever be perfect and you'll eventually have to change up on occasion.
Epics' looks are always random while a Legendaries' looks are set in stone and look better when upgraded
Bows vs Longbows vs Hammers
Lv 80 Epic Comparison
Bow
Bow's only advantage is extra ammo. The extra ammo becomes greater in comparison to Longbows and Hammers earlygame but endgame it is only a measly 2 difference. And while one Epic Bow will give a higher bonus damage per shot under Ammo capacity, a Longbow will still beat it in damage. Its only really worth using one that only has this option for certain Legendary sets like Mystic
Longbow
Longbow's all about damage. It's piercing shot can do wonders but its very tough to pull off with its extra time it takes to charge a shot. However, Ranged Damage becomes a bit lacking to endgame Captains and Longbow's shine starts to fade.
Hammer
Hammer's specialty is all about side effects at the cost of power and in some cases for Legendaries, Ammo capacity. It is also the fastest to charge.
The default AoE explosion effect is rather small and its damage isn't that great, so you won't be killing grunts effectively. But its added knockdown effect is where it shines, capabable of stunning several captains and leaving them open to executions, your followers, or any other devious setups you have up your sleeve. Several Legendaries also change the AoE Explosion to additional effects like Fire and Frost Explosions at bigger radiuses.
So when it comes to endgame and captains being more resistant to Ranged Damage, Hammers become the best choice with leaving them vulnerable.
About Secondary Bonuses and Re-rolling
Secondary bonuses are chosen almost randomly. There is some influence to what you get based on the killed orc's immunity and enraged traits but there is still some RNG in there and the more powerful ones are very very rare. After an incredible amount of testing with cheats (that i got tired of trying prior to the added re-rolling feature cause it was so bad). I can finally 100% confirm they are the same across all eligible gear of the same type, including Epic gear and the Bonuses found in Rares
Now with the re-rolling feature, the secondary bonus is chosen at complete random, NO INFLUENCE. As in If i cheated 50 different Legendary Warmonger Tanks and killed them versus rerolling Warmonger Armor(s) 50 times. I would have far far better outcomes from rerolling.
I have tried to group them based on their odds below
Gear must be fully upgraded to be eligible for rerolling which means Legendary Gear must be at Lv60 or higher.
Rerolling costs one Perfect Gem depending on the gear type.
Sword - Red
Dagger - Green
Bow/Hammer - White
Armor - Red
Cloak - Green
Ring - White
Now there are some exceptions where some gear cannot be re-rolled and are stuck with that bonus. Mostly because that Secondary Bonus is exclusive to it and cannot be gotten again if re-rolls were possible.
These are...
Ringwraith Cloak
Ringwraith Ring
All Ringwaith Nazgul Masks
Vendetta Dagger and any other Daggers with "Quick Throw gains Might every 35 seconds" obtained prior to v1.18 - This is due to a current glitch breaking its secondary bonus and will hopefully be resolved in a future fix.. This has been fixed in v1.19
Also something minor worth mentioning is the Pre-Order Epic Sword of Dominion can be re-rolled and upgraded past 45 however the Re-rolls are chosen from the the possible Secondary possbilities of Rings NOT Swords
Now with the re-rolling feature, the secondary bonus is chosen at complete random, NO INFLUENCE. As in If i cheated 50 different Legendary Warmonger Tanks and killed them versus rerolling Warmonger Armor(s) 50 times. I would have far far better outcomes from rerolling.
I have tried to group them based on their odds below
Gear must be fully upgraded to be eligible for rerolling which means Legendary Gear must be at Lv60 or higher.
Rerolling costs one Perfect Gem depending on the gear type.
Sword - Red
Dagger - Green
Bow/Hammer - White
Armor - Red
Cloak - Green
Ring - White
Now there are some exceptions where some gear cannot be re-rolled and are stuck with that bonus. Mostly because that Secondary Bonus is exclusive to it and cannot be gotten again if re-rolls were possible.
These are...
Ringwraith Cloak
Ringwraith Ring
All Ringwaith Nazgul Masks
Vendetta Dagger and any other Daggers with "Quick Throw gains Might every 35 seconds" obtained prior to v1.18 - This is due to a current glitch breaking its secondary bonus and will hopefully be resolved in a future fix.. This has been fixed in v1.19
Also something minor worth mentioning is the Pre-Order Epic Sword of Dominion can be re-rolled and upgraded past 45 however the Re-rolls are chosen from the the possible Secondary possbilities of Rings NOT Swords
Sword Secondary Bonus List
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------JK3's Top Epic Picks
Can't see which Epics really stick out from the Legendaries? Here are my Top 3 picks for each piece of gear.
Legendary Slaughter's 2 piece bonus is a prime example. Having this Epic Armor will out-heal the constant health loss AND still trigger Max Health required related boosts.
This setup's big downside however is relying on holding on to your wrath so getting cursed can really screw you over.
Just keep your zombies away from fire of course
If you really want a better way to do things like this, go with Legendary Outlaw gear.
Swords
3. Executioner: Chance for Full Might on Execute
With 25% at the higher levels, this makes a nice gambler-style build for those that love to execute, especially if you have chain execution. The downside is relying too much on it for the times you need the other Might-consuming attacks or when a Captain is Immune to Executions.2. Amaranthine: Extra Might on Any Melee Attack
This really adds up, especially if you are using Fatal Might. And you can stack a smaller version as its secondary, having a Max of +8 more Might per hit. Even if you hate Fatal Might, having +8 more Might per hit without Fatal Might is almost as much as a Fatal Might without any bonuses.1. Mightdrinker: 50 Might on Ground Execution
A half of a Bar per Execution. Need I say more? Goes great with Fury or any Explosions or Hammers that knock everyone downHonorable Mention: Sword of Dominion
Previously, this pre-order Sword didn't have much use late-game but as of the new patch, you not only can upgrade it to Lv80 like any other gear, but re-rolling is chosen from Ring Secondary Bonuses NOT Swords. So you can get the really good Ring Bonuses on this Sword and stack them to even higher levels like Follower Defense 2nd Honorable Mention: Increased Melee Damage to Burning/Frozen/Poisoned/Cursed/Dazed Enemies.
Great for Elemental Builds but you are always up to chance with Immunities and Enrages of CaptainsDaggers
3. Beastlurker: Wrath per Stealth Kill while Mounted
A good substitute for Wrath builds and can stack with the rare Wrath on Stealth Kill Secondary. The only problem is its dependancy on Caragors2. Corpsemonger: Stealth Damage Boost if a Stealth attack has been performed recently
While the decription does not list an exact duration, setups that frequently cause Grunts to flee can utilize this to chain Stealth attack them to a Captain. Just makes sure to have enough focus to do more than one Chain Attack. Such Example Setups include Curse, Legendary Terror gear, or Freeze Pinning with Brutal Cold (The easiest and my favorite one)1. Shadowtraitor: 100+ Might when Stealth Attacking a Captain
Pretty much a better version of #2 as you have more control on what to do next after your Stealth Attack and you don't have to rely on so much Focus to do 2 Chain Stealths to Captains.Honorable Mention: Stealth Damage Boost when the Enemy is Burned/Frozen/Poisoned/Curse
It takes a bit of effort or luck to pull this off, whether its stealth chaining grunts under you ailments or sneaking up on the captain. But this works good with any specific elemental builds. Keep in mind Immunities are Common on Orcs and can render your build useless. Personally i think you are better off with the Legendary Outlaw Dagger for Enraged OrcsBows/Longbows/Hammers
3. Pinchfist: Increased Range Damage per shot below Max Capacity
If you ignore ammo pickups and only restore ammo in small amounts like Rain of Arrows of Quiver of Souls. You'll always have a constant Range Damage boost. The downside to this is starting missions, sieges or fast travel will always fully restore your ammo and endgame Ranged Damage is just lacking on Lv60+ Enemies, even if you use Longbows.2. Mindmender: Focus Recovery per Ranged Attack Hit
This restores a really large amount of focus and can stack with other focus restoring things. Letting you shoot out arrows with ease for long periods or Shadow Strike all over the place with the Chain of Shadows upgrade.1. Mightmender: Might per Ranged Attack Hit
Ranged shooting with this almost doubles your might gain compared to regular melee attacks with no might boosts. And there are a lot of other Might gain bonuses to stack with this and they are mostly crit related. Since Headshots are always a Crit, adding all of these together can add up to ridiculous amounts (about 50 max)Honorable Mention. Silvanstalker: Might gain per Shadow Strike
A variant of my #2 pick. This version lets you take less grunts down via Shadow Strike with Chain of Shadows but leaves you with enough Might to use an Execution or other Might based attacks. Perfect for when you are in dangerous crowds like Sieges. You may need a Focus Recovery per kill secondary bonus or Fatal Might to ensure you get enough.Armors
3. Vindicator: Chance for Full Might when you are hit
Capable of making just about any fight eligible for the Top 10 Anime comebacks as some scratches you take turn the tides2. Ragekeeper: HP regen when Wrath is Full
While this doesn't seem like much. Several very powerful builds either cause HP loss in some way or require full health to trigger.Legendary Slaughter's 2 piece bonus is a prime example. Having this Epic Armor will out-heal the constant health loss AND still trigger Max Health required related boosts.
This setup's big downside however is relying on holding on to your wrath so getting cursed can really screw you over.
1. Heartwarden: Damage taken reduced when your Might is Full
This boosts your defense massively and helps a lot in Brutal and Gravewalker. Grim Resolve will keep your might up too as you get hit. Just be wary of things like Stun Attacks, Poison, and you can't use Fatal Might so building it up will take some timeHonorable mention: Critical Rate up when under on Fire/Poisoned/Cursed
The Fire version is really good for Legendary Warmonger builds but like all element/ailment builds they are really situational.Cloaks
3. Shadestalker: Become undetectable if motionless for 6 seconds
Also known as the Chameleon. Its a fan favorite for the stealthy since you go invisible giving breathing room to set yourself up anywhere. However most pro stealth players just rely on speed, obstacles or fear or curse for stealth attacks.2. Lifelurker: Full HP on a Stealth Kill
Easy way for healing so you can keep Domination or without needing a Double Stealth Drain or Bright Lord's Wrath. But like #3, you have better options available for healing1. Beastcaller: Caragor's Restore HP when Howling
This was pracitcally made for Beastial Rage so you can summon a beast Army without sacrificing all of one's healthHonorable mentions: Increased Ailment Duration on Enemies
Very good for Poison (Legendary Dark builds) or Frost for supportive roles. Of course like all my honorable mentions, they cater to one type of element/ailment and don't work on everything Runes
3. Lifeleecher: Drain grunts faster
While Draining grunts in combat is in general a nooby tactic, having this along with no Dominate can turn this situation into a quick easy fleeing grunt for stealth chaining without the need for fear or curse tactics2. Heartstriker: Increased Melee Damage when Health is Full
One of the many stackable types of damage to achieve godhood. There's nothing else to say about it.1. Darkbanner: Damage Reduction to Undead Followers
Undead Followers become a viable source for your army post-game. And this stacks to the many other damage reduction to followers that are available. This stacking can go up to such ridiculous levels that even your grunts can take as much hits as an enemy captain.Just keep your zombies away from fire of course
Honorable Mention: 15% Chance to inflict Fire/Frost/Curse/Poison when your Wrath is full.
A very great way to inflict Ailments without having to rely on Crits or Might, but this you have to conserve your Wrath and avoid getting Curse and you can only have 1 ailment.If you really want a better way to do things like this, go with Legendary Outlaw gear.
Epic Sword List Stats
Sword of Dominion
How to obtain Automatically for those that pre-ordered Shadow of War
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled, Rolls from Ring Secondary Bonuses NOT Swords)
Deathbane
Deathgiver
Souleater
Executioner
Frostseeker
Fireseeker
Venomseeker
Breathstealer
Paineater
Cursebreather
Sparkbreather
Frostbreather
Bilebreather
Lifedrinker
Dawnbreaker
Gutspiller
Amaranthine
Hordebreaker
Mightdrinker
Fatespurner
Humiliator
Wrathgiver
Epic Dagger List Stats
Epic Ranged Weapon List Stats
Epic Armor List Stats
Epic Cloak List Stats
Epic Rune List Stats
Version history of changes to Legendaries
I have added this section to keep old information of things that have been changed in patches to the game for those running on old versions or in case they are reverted back in the future
Bright Lord Bow and Hammer's Frost Explosions no longer freeze your own orcs making these so much more better
All Hammers have received a Boost in Ranged Damage. For Legendaries at Lv60, it went from 223 to 251
Bright Lord's Sword effect of gaining Wrath on Ice Storm Finishers has restored to its original amount (20 @Lv60)
Outlaw's Dagger effect of increased % stealth damage to Enraged enemies has been greatly nerfed. At Lv 60 it went from 200% to 80% (Originally 55)
Bright Lord's Cape has gotten a recolor. I added a new pic for it
Mystic Cape has also gotten a recolor. I added a new pic for it
Slaughter's 4 set bonus now works on nearby Allied Beasts
All Daggers have received a boost in stealth damage. For Legendaries at Lv60, it went from 556 to 890
Outlaw's Dagger effect of increased % stealth damage to Enraged enemies has been massively buffed. At Lv 60 it went from 55% to 200%
Outlaw's 4 set bonus effect of follower % chance to inflict ailments has been buffed from 5% to 20%
Terror's 4 set bonus effect of Health Restoration for Killing Fleeing enemies has increased from 100HP to 200
Bright Lord's Sword effect of gaining Wrath on Ice Storm Finishers has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 20 to 10
Bright Lord's Dagger effect of gaining Wrath on Frozen Stealth Kills has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 30 to 20
Outlaw's Armor effect of reduced % damage from Enraged enemies has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 75 to 55
Outlaw's Ring effect has now been properly introduced of a 100% Follower damage increase to Enraged enemies
All Outlaw gear has received a brand new look. Thus, I have added a section containing pics of the original looks
v1.15 (Desolation of Mordor Expansion)
Because you can't keep the Legendaries of Desolation of Mordor, the randomness on obtaining them, that they aren't really gear, and me just plain hating rouge-likes I have decided NOT to add these to the guide Bright Lord Bow and Hammer's Frost Explosions no longer freeze your own orcs making these so much more better
v1.0.16 (Blade of Galadriel Expansion)
All Hammers have received a Boost in Ranged Damage. For Legendaries at Lv60, it went from 223 to 251
Bright Lord's Sword effect of gaining Wrath on Ice Storm Finishers has restored to its original amount (20 @Lv60)
Outlaw's Dagger effect of increased % stealth damage to Enraged enemies has been greatly nerfed. At Lv 60 it went from 200% to 80% (Originally 55)
Bright Lord's Cape has gotten a recolor. I added a new pic for it
Mystic Cape has also gotten a recolor. I added a new pic for it
Slaughter's 4 set bonus now works on nearby Allied Beasts
v1.0.6
All Daggers have received a boost in stealth damage. For Legendaries at Lv60, it went from 556 to 890
Outlaw's Dagger effect of increased % stealth damage to Enraged enemies has been massively buffed. At Lv 60 it went from 55% to 200%
Outlaw's 4 set bonus effect of follower % chance to inflict ailments has been buffed from 5% to 20%
Terror's 4 set bonus effect of Health Restoration for Killing Fleeing enemies has increased from 100HP to 200
Bright Lord's Sword effect of gaining Wrath on Ice Storm Finishers has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 20 to 10
Bright Lord's Dagger effect of gaining Wrath on Frozen Stealth Kills has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 30 to 20
Outlaw's Armor effect of reduced % damage from Enraged enemies has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 75 to 55
Outlaw's Ring effect has now been properly introduced of a 100% Follower damage increase to Enraged enemies
All Outlaw gear has received a brand new look. Thus, I have added a section containing pics of the original looks
JK3's Top 5 Legendary Set Picks
Can't decide on what to get?
Here's some commentary on my Favorite 5 Sets.
Immunity to explosions on orcs doesn't exist and explosions tend to cause stun. Some explosions of the Machine gear may also set orcs on Fire as well
So Machine gear is really good at creating openings on even the toughest enemies so long as they aren't immune to that gear's basic attack (like stealth-proof or arrow proof on bows and daggers for example). Enraged by burns if the explosions cause burns could also be a problem.
The 4 set bonus can be paired with the Poison augment for Elven Light for instant Balefire since the explosions will ignite.
The set's big downside, and why its #5, is most of these explosions can hurt you or set you on fire.
So you need to be distant or moving to avoid damage.
Since these explosions will also set you on fire, Warmonger's Armor pieces can help restore the lost health but the overall interupptions of getting hit by your own explosions can still be annoying
One of Ringwraith's specialties is ease of access. You get the entire set automatically after Act 3 and most of the Ringwraith's Secondary Bonuses are good and incredibly rare to get on other gear.
The other is these pieces' bonuses go well with some of the other sets like Bright Lord for wrath and Mystic for followers.
Where this set flaws is something can make each piece obsolete if you get just the right piece with just the right combination of very hard to get bonuses. So only the hardcore or lottery-winning lucky players will find fault here.
Wrath, Frost and Focus Recovery. These are the 3 things that describe the Bright Lord set.
A Full Wrath can turn the tide on the toughest of battles and getting it quicker makes a big difference.
Frost can be situational but the Bow and Hammer are capable of freezing groups, great for allowing openings for your followers.
As of the Desolation of Modor patch your own orcs are also immune to these frost explosions making these much better
A hidden feature, and why this gets #3, is its even possible to get Flurries on Frost-proof captains if you freeze and quickly melee attack them at very close range (Bow requires head shots and so won't work on arrow-proof captains). Extremely good at 1 on 1.
The Focus Recovery does help for any Chain attacks and the Cloak is the only end-tier Cloak to have one, but the Mystic weapons do a better job for Chain attacks.
The 50% Rage duration for the 2 Set bonus may sound really bad at first but after Act III your new Rage is better used in Quick bursts for its Super Ressurection Finisher. So The Bright Lord set starts sticking out endgame as you quickly fill up and deplete Wrath to fill the battlefield with buffed troops.
Outlaw is a special case of risk-reward. Outlaw pieces give a major damage boost to Enraged enemies, especially the dagger & ring. Making even the OP Epic Rage Beserkers and hacked easily enraged orcs much easier to kill (Some cases can even allow one hit kills).
So sometimes it'll be better to pick on the foe's enrages than its weaknesses
And The set bonuses make things chaotic yet fun with inflicting random ailments, making it easier to enrage captains as well as making interesting and odd results like fighting and mounting Ologs or Shadow Mounting (Nearby orcs may get inflicted with random ailments during the Shadow Mount).
An underrated set that may be worth purchasing the DLC or Season Pass for you
Reduced Focus Consumption for Chain Attacks is just the icing on the cake for this set (which goes well with certain bonuses or other sets)
Buffing your followers is where this set shines at #1. Just the 2 set bonus does wonders and it does stack with other Follower defensive bonus, and yes these do apply and stack with undead followers and their bonuses making even your grunts super tanky.
And if you decide to go with the 4 set bonus, you got easy Cursing to make the enemy grunts flee for easy stealth chaining
Here's some commentary on my Favorite 5 Sets.
5. Machine
Immunity to explosions on orcs doesn't exist and explosions tend to cause stun. Some explosions of the Machine gear may also set orcs on Fire as well
So Machine gear is really good at creating openings on even the toughest enemies so long as they aren't immune to that gear's basic attack (like stealth-proof or arrow proof on bows and daggers for example). Enraged by burns if the explosions cause burns could also be a problem.
The 4 set bonus can be paired with the Poison augment for Elven Light for instant Balefire since the explosions will ignite.
The set's big downside, and why its #5, is most of these explosions can hurt you or set you on fire.
So you need to be distant or moving to avoid damage.
Since these explosions will also set you on fire, Warmonger's Armor pieces can help restore the lost health but the overall interupptions of getting hit by your own explosions can still be annoying
4. Ringwraith
One of Ringwraith's specialties is ease of access. You get the entire set automatically after Act 3 and most of the Ringwraith's Secondary Bonuses are good and incredibly rare to get on other gear.
The other is these pieces' bonuses go well with some of the other sets like Bright Lord for wrath and Mystic for followers.
Where this set flaws is something can make each piece obsolete if you get just the right piece with just the right combination of very hard to get bonuses. So only the hardcore or lottery-winning lucky players will find fault here.
As of the Final Content patch i would actually consider raising this set possibly to my #1 pick due to the New Ringwraith Masks and Black Armor added as they are extremely good
3. Bright Lord
Wrath, Frost and Focus Recovery. These are the 3 things that describe the Bright Lord set.
A Full Wrath can turn the tide on the toughest of battles and getting it quicker makes a big difference.
Frost can be situational but the Bow and Hammer are capable of freezing groups, great for allowing openings for your followers.
As of the Desolation of Modor patch your own orcs are also immune to these frost explosions making these much better
A hidden feature, and why this gets #3, is its even possible to get Flurries on Frost-proof captains if you freeze and quickly melee attack them at very close range (Bow requires head shots and so won't work on arrow-proof captains). Extremely good at 1 on 1.
The Focus Recovery does help for any Chain attacks and the Cloak is the only end-tier Cloak to have one, but the Mystic weapons do a better job for Chain attacks.
The 50% Rage duration for the 2 Set bonus may sound really bad at first but after Act III your new Rage is better used in Quick bursts for its Super Ressurection Finisher. So The Bright Lord set starts sticking out endgame as you quickly fill up and deplete Wrath to fill the battlefield with buffed troops.
2. Outlaw
Outlaw is a special case of risk-reward. Outlaw pieces give a major damage boost to Enraged enemies, especially the dagger & ring. Making even the OP Epic Rage Beserkers and hacked easily enraged orcs much easier to kill (Some cases can even allow one hit kills).
So sometimes it'll be better to pick on the foe's enrages than its weaknesses
And The set bonuses make things chaotic yet fun with inflicting random ailments, making it easier to enrage captains as well as making interesting and odd results like fighting and mounting Ologs or Shadow Mounting (Nearby orcs may get inflicted with random ailments during the Shadow Mount).
An underrated set that may be worth purchasing the DLC or Season Pass for you
1. Mystic
Reduced Focus Consumption for Chain Attacks is just the icing on the cake for this set (which goes well with certain bonuses or other sets)
Buffing your followers is where this set shines at #1. Just the 2 set bonus does wonders and it does stack with other Follower defensive bonus, and yes these do apply and stack with undead followers and their bonuses making even your grunts super tanky.
And if you decide to go with the 4 set bonus, you got easy Cursing to make the enemy grunts flee for easy stealth chaining
Honorable mentions: Warmonger and Dark
Both of these sets give great bonuses to Fire and Poison but sticking with one element is too situational so in the end these 2 are just to go with other sets like Restoring health when on Fire or burning enemies for the Machine set.
List of all Legendary Set Bonuses
Dark Set Stats
Dark Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Slayer or Dark Destroyer.
Dark Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Assassin
Dark Longbow
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Marksman or Dark Tracker
Dark Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Tank
Dark Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Beastmaster or Dark Beserker
Dark Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Commander or Dark Trickster
Dark Set Gallery
Feral Set Stats
Feral Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Feral Slayer or Feral Destroyer
Feral Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Dark Assassin
Feral Bow
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Feral Marksman or Feral Tracker
Feral Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Feral Tank
Feral Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Feral Beastmaster
Feral Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Feral Commander or Feral Trickster
Feral Set Gallery
Machine Set Stats
Machine Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Machine Slayer or Machine Beserker
Machine Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Machine Assassin or Machine Tracker
Machine Hammer
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Machine Marksman
Machine Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Machine Tank or Machine Destroyer
Machine Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Machine Beastmaster or Machine Trickster
Machine Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Machine Commander
Machine Set Gallery
Marauder Set Stats
Marauder Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Marauder Slayer or Marauder Beserker
Marauder Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Marauder Assassin or Marauder Tracker
Marauder Hammer
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Marauder Marksman
Marauder Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Marauder Tank or Marauder Destroyer
Marauder Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Marauder Beastmaster or Marauder Trickster
Marauder Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Marauder Commander
Marauder Set Gallery
Mystic Set Stats
Mystic Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Mystic Slayer
Mystic Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Mystic Assassin or Mystic Beserker
Mystic Bow
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Mystic Marksman or Mystic Tracker
Mystic Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Mystic Tank or Mystic Destroyer
Mystic Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Mystic Beastmaster
Mystic Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Mystic Commander or Mystic Trickster
Mystic Set Gallery
Terror Set Stats
Terror Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Terror Slayer or Terror Destroyer
Terror Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Terror Assassin
Terror Longbow
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Terror Marksman or Terror Tracker
Terror Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Terror Tank
Terror Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Terror Beastmaster or Terror Beserker
Terror Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Terror Commander or Terror Trickster
Terror Set Gallery
Warmonger Set Stats
Warmonger Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Warmonger Slayer
Warmonger Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Warmonger Assassin or Warmonger Tracker
Warmonger Hammer
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Warmonger Marksman
Warmonger Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Warmonger Tank or Warmonger Destroyer
Warmonger Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Warmonger Beastmaster or Warmonger Beserker
Warmonger Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Warmonger Commander or Warmonger Trickster
Warmonger Set Gallery
Vendetta Set Stats
Vendetta Sword
How to obtainComplete any Online Vendetta
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Vendetta Dagger
How to obtainUse a Stealth Attack on an Online Vendetta Target
Secondary Stat (Currently Can NOT be re-rolled due to glitch)
Vendetta LongBow
How to obtainHit a Headshot on an Online Vendetta target
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Vendetta Armor
How to obtainDefeat an Online Vendetta Target while your health is above 80%
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Vendetta Cloak
How to obtainUse a Mounted Execution on an Online Vendetta Target
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Vendetta Rune
How to obtainDominate an Online Vendetta Target
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Vendetta Set Gallery
Bright Lord Set Stats
Bright Lord Sword
How to obtainSolve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Gorgoroth's Barrows
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Dagger
How to obtainSolve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Seregost's Barrows
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Bow
How to obtainSolve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Nurnen's Barrows
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Hammer
How to obtainComplete all Shadows of the Past sidemissions with a Gold Rank (Lithlad DLC's is not required)
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Armor
How to obtainSolve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Minas Ithil/Morgul's Barrows
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Cloak
How to obtainSolve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Cirith Ungol's Barrows
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Rune
How to obtainComplete all Shadows of the Past sidemissions (any rank) (Lithlad DLC's is not required)
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Bright Lord Set Gallery
Ringwraith Gear Upgrading Tips.
Focus on Orcs without Beast-proof, then when they are high enough level, get them on the map. Like summoning them as a body guard or sending them on a nemesis mission and meet up with them. Then kill them while mounted on any Beast (Drakes are hardest as they may counterattack to kill it).
They will not betray you and there's no risk of decapitation so you can ressurect him easily
They will not betray you and there's no risk of decapitation so you can ressurect him easily
Ringwraith Set Stats
Ringwraith Sword
How to obtainComplete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Dagger
How to obtainComplete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Hammer
How to obtainComplete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Armor
How to obtainComplete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Cloak
How to obtainComplete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Rune
How to obtainComplete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwrarith Set Gallery
Ringwraith Set Stats (Shadow Wars additions)
Ringwraith Mask (Generic)
How to obtainComplete Stage 1 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Mask (Helm Hammerhand)
How to obtainComplete Stage 2 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Mask (Suladan)
How to obtainComplete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Mask (Isildur)
How to obtainComplete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Mask (Sisters)
How to obtainComplete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Permanent Secondary Stat (Can NOT be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Black Armor
How to obtainComplete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Starting Secondary Stat (Can be re-rolled)
Ringwraith Set Gallery (Shadow Wars additions)
Slaughter Set Stats (Tribe DLC)
Slaughter Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Slaughter Slayer or Slaughter Beserker (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Slaughter Assassin (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Longbow
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Slaughter Marksman or Slaughter Tracker (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Slaughter Tank or Slaughter Destroyer (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Slaughter Beastmaster or Slaughter Trickster (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Slaughter Commander (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Set Gallery (Tribe DLC)
Outlaw Set Stats (Tribe DLC)
Outlaw Sword
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Outlaw Slayer (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Dagger
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Outlaw Assassin or Outlaw Beserker (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Bow
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Outlaw Marksman or Outlaw Tracker (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Armor
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Outlaw Tank or Outlaw Destroyer (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Cloak
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Outlaw Beastmaster (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Rune
How to obtainDefeat a Legendary Outlaw Commander or Outlaw Trickster (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Set Gallery (Tribe DLC)
Original Outlaw Set Gallery
Blade of Galadriel Expansion Info
For the Blade of Galadriel Expansion, Legendaries are special once obtained ones like the Bright Lord, Vendetta and Ringwraith sets. These are gotten by defeating the Legendary Orcs in Fallen Blades Sidequests (Defeating Legendaries Orcs outside of these sidequests do NOT drop Legendaries). These Legendaries can only be upgraded once and will have a max level of 35 (Except Light Bringer set which caps at 40)
See near the end of this guide for their info
See near the end of this guide for their info
List of Set Bonuses (Blade of Galadriel)
Blade of Galadriel Gear Upgrading Tips
For upgrading the hardest gear in the Blade of Galadriel I have 2 tips that can make these a cake walk
Having the alarm go off there will easily get groups together. Nurnen and Seregost will only be filled with Enemies temporarily, Gorgoroth's will always be an enemy fortress in the Expansion
Using Fast Travel will cause the area to regenerate and give another chance at spawning Rare Beasts such as Drakes and Elemental Graugs. The Elemental Graugs will make the 10 Second challenges very easy, especially the Ice Stalker Armor. (Try to have Beast Equipment on to improve its damage and defense)
So scan an area where they spawn. If they aren't there warp to the nearest Fast Travel Point and go back to look again. Repeat until successful.
Common Spawn points: (Will get some screenshots later)
Enemy Fortress
Having the alarm go off there will easily get groups together. Nurnen and Seregost will only be filled with Enemies temporarily, Gorgoroth's will always be an enemy fortress in the Expansion
Fast Travel Respawn abuse for Rare Beasts
Using Fast Travel will cause the area to regenerate and give another chance at spawning Rare Beasts such as Drakes and Elemental Graugs. The Elemental Graugs will make the 10 Second challenges very easy, especially the Ice Stalker Armor. (Try to have Beast Equipment on to improve its damage and defense)
So scan an area where they spawn. If they aren't there warp to the nearest Fast Travel Point and go back to look again. Repeat until successful.
Common Spawn points: (Will get some screenshots later)
- Ice Graug - Southeastern side of the Lake you killed Tar Goroth in Seregost (Western Haedir Tower)
- Poison Graug -Area Just North of Nurnen's Fortress
- Fire Graug - Northeast of Fight Pit NOT in the fortress ( in an open Cavern)
JK3's Top Set Picks (Blade of Galadriel)
Since there are only 5 Legendary Sets in the Blade of Galadriel Expansion, I'll keep this brief.
Light Bringer and Fire Chaser are the 2 Best Armor sets. The bonuses for Light and Fire are much easier to trigger and encounter than the other 3 sets. Light Bringer's 4 set bonus is rather meh since Captain's attacks are very rarely counterable. If I had to give an Honorable mention is Beast's Cloak due to it having Beastial Rage and More Defense to Beasts
The Light Bringer Dagger is BY FAR the best equipment piece in the game. (And the hardest to get as you obtain this and the Sword after obtaining all other Legendaries then Defeat the Lawless Orc, the final sidequest that opens up). Anything that isn't immune to stealth attacks is pretty much dead in an instant.
Light Bringer and Fire Chaser are the 2 Best Armor sets. The bonuses for Light and Fire are much easier to trigger and encounter than the other 3 sets. Light Bringer's 4 set bonus is rather meh since Captain's attacks are very rarely counterable. If I had to give an Honorable mention is Beast's Cloak due to it having Beastial Rage and More Defense to Beasts
The Light Bringer Dagger is BY FAR the best equipment piece in the game. (And the hardest to get as you obtain this and the Sword after obtaining all other Legendaries then Defeat the Lawless Orc, the final sidequest that opens up). Anything that isn't immune to stealth attacks is pretty much dead in an instant.
Beast Hunter Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Beast Hunter Blade
How to obtainDefeat the Deep Delver in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Secondary Stat
Beast Hunter Dagger
How to obtainDefeat the Web-Breaker in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Secondary Stat
Beast Hunter Bow
How to obtainDefeat the Spider Hawk in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Secondary Stat
Beast Hunter Armor
How to obtainDefeat the Exterminator in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Secondary Stat
Beast Hunter Cloak
How to obtainDefeat the of the Caves in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Secondary Stat
Beast Hunter Rune
How to obtainDefeat the Wasp in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Secondary Stat
Beast Hunter Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Ice Stalker Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Ice Stalker Blade
How to obtainDefeat the Ice-Mountain in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Secondary Stat
Ice Stalker Dagger
How to obtainDefeat the Chill in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Secondary Stat
Ice Stalker Bow
How to obtainDefeat the Shiver in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Secondary Stat
Ice Stalker Armor
How to obtainDefeat the Avalanche in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Secondary Stat
Ice Stalker Cloak
How to obtainDefeat the Blizzard in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Secondary Stat
Ice Stalker Rune
How to obtainDefeat the Snowflake in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Secondary Stat
Ice Stalker Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Serpent Tamer Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Serpent Tamer Blade
How to obtainDefeat the Jungle-Rot in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Secondary Stat
Serpent Tamer Dagger
How to obtainDefeat the Desolation in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Secondary Stat
Serpent Tamer Bow
How to obtainDefeat the Earth-Salter in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Secondary Stat
Serpent Tamer Armor
How to obtainDefeat the Dirt Feeder in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Secondary Stat
Serpent Tamer Cloak
How to obtainDefeat the Black Elm in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen
Secondary Stat
Serpent Tamer Rune
How to obtainDefeat the Wasteful Hunter in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Secondary Stat
Serpent Tamer Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Fire Chaser Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Fire Chaser Blade
How to obtainDefeat the Scar-Hide in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Secondary Stat
Fire Chaser Dagger
How to obtainDefeat the Forge-Claw in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Secondary Stat
Fire Chaser Bow
How to obtainDefeat the Stone-Hive in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Secondary Stat
Fire Chaser Armor
How to obtainDefeat the Flame-Eater in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Secondary Stat
Fire Chaser Cloak
How to obtainDefeat the Burning Wings in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Secondary Stat
Fire Chaser Rune
How to obtainDefeat the Earth-Scorcher in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Secondary Stat
Fire Chaser Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Light Bringer Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Light Bringer Blade
How to obtainDefeat the Lawless in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
(Complete all other Fallen Blade Sidequests)
Secondary Stat
Light Bringer Dagger
How to obtainDefeat the Lawless in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
(Complete all other Fallen Blade Sidequests)
Secondary Stat
Light Bringer Bow
How to obtainCollect the entire Ice Stalker Legendary Set in Seregost
Secondary Stat
Light Bringer Armor
How to obtainCollect the entire Serpent Tamer Legendary Set in Nurnen
Secondary Stat
Light Bringer Cloak
How to obtainCollect the entire Fire Chase Legendary Set in Gorgoroth
Secondary Stat
Light Bringer Rune
How to obtainCollect the entire Beast Hunter Legendary Set in Cirith Ungol
Secondary Stat
Light Bringer Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
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