Master of the Wilds Trophy in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Master of the Wilds

     

    Complete all Hunting Challenges.

    How to unlock Master of the Wilds

    There are a total of 10 Hunting Challenges in the game. The first 4 can be completed in Udun but the the final 6 won’t become available until you reach Nurn. You will be unable to complete all 10 until you complete the main story mission “Shattered Memories” and kill your first Ghul.

    The 10 Hunting Challenges and their walkthroughs are as follows:
    Hunting 1
    Kill 3 Spiders

    You can find spiders in many caves throughout the game. They are very tiny, crawl along the ground, and blend in quite well with the environment. To locate them you should either go in to Wraith Mode () until you stumble upon some. Then use + to focus them down.

    There are 3 spiders in the cave to the East of The Black Road Forge Tower. Head east and then take your first right from the tower until you reach the cave. The spiders will be inside.

    Hunting 2
    Kill 5 Flying Creatures

    Just southwest of the Udon Crossing Forge Tower there is a cave. It is right below the “Nameless Things” sword mission. At the mouth of the cave are roughly a dozen bats. They only take one quick arrow to kill them, so there’s no need to charge it. Pick off five to complete the challenge.

    If you are unable to kill all 5 before they fly away, simply go back to the Forge Tower or Advance Time and return to finish the challenge.

    Hunting 3
    Kill 3 Caragors

    The easiest place to get the three kills very early on is just to the southwest of the Udun Foothills Forge Tower. Jump off the left side of the tower and head straight across the bridge. At the end of it you will find a cage among some ruins.

    Jump on top of the cage and shoot it with + to release the Caragor, then immediately jump on its back using . Beat the mini-game and tame it and proceed to kill it by pressing +.

    After it dies, you can either fast travel to back to the Udun Foothills tower or advance time. It should respawn immediately, but if it doesn’t, simply fast travel/advance again until you have your kills.

    Hunting 4
    Kill 4 Rats

    Rats are most frequently found in dark, dirty, and muddy areas. There are an abundance of them in the East Garrison Stronghold and virtually all Eastern Strongholds in Udun. They can also be found spread throughout the Black Gate and a myriad of other areas.

    Two spawn directly underneath the “Deathly Whisper” Dagger Mission in the East Garrison that can be easily farmed. Simply fail the mission by leaving the area, restart it and kill the rats again.

    Hunting 5
    Kill 5 Ghuls

    This challenge will not become available until you complete the main story mission “Shattered Memories”. At the end of the mission you will awaken from the cutscene to discover that Ghuls are ambushing you. You will also have gained a new ability called “Wraith Flash” which is activated by pressing +.

    If you have already completed the previous 4 hunting missions you will immediately begin this one. Simply kill the 5 Ghuls while clearing the mission to complete this. If you have already completed the mission and are just now reaching Hunting 5, please refer to Hunting 9 for the best Ghul location.

    Hunting 6
    Kill 3 Bats

    Just southwest of the Udon Crossing Forge Tower there is a cave. It is right below the “Nameless Things” sword mission. At the mouth of the cave are roughly a dozen bats. They only take one quick arrow to kill them, so there’s no need to charge it. Pick off five to complete the challenge.

    If you are unable to kill all 5 before they fly away, simply go back to the Forge Tower or Advance Time and return to finish the challenge.

    Hunting 7
    Kill 1 Graug

    Graugs are gigantic troll-like enemies that wreak havoc on everything. They always have a red claw symbol over their head whenever they are within range, which can help you find them. They are really formidable until you gain the ability to mount and bleed them in the main story mission “Hunting Partners”.

    At the end of the mission you will be told to kill your Graug mount by pressing +, which will instantly slay the Graug. Although it’s very possible to kill a Graug prior to this, it will take exceptionally long and be very dangerous. You can take one down with the assistance of numerous Caragors and Uruk but if they get the finishing blow it won’t count for the challenge.

    If you are already beyond the “Hunting Partners” mission you can always fast travel back to the Tirith Mesas Forge Tower in the far west of Nurn. Just to the northwest of it is a cave that often has Graug in or around it. Keep fast traveling back until it appears.


    Hunting 8
    Kill 1 Dire Caragor

    A Dire Caragor is the strongest type of Caragor. It has a whiter hue and are far more rare than the normal variant. They don’t appear until you reach Nurn and can be most commonly found outside the northern cave in Tirith Mesas, or wandering nearby. Keep fast traveling back until one appears.

    The best way to kill one is to mount it, tame it, then use + to finish it off in one blow.

    Hunting 9
    Kill 1 Ghul Matron

    Ghul Matrons are the larger, white, spiked variants of the regular Ghuls. They spit poison and take a lot more effort to kill just like the Dire Caragor. Unlike the other enemies in the game, Ghuls only spawn during the night, so you must Advance Time at a tower until it is dark outside. Luckily you can get them to spawn endlessly once you find a spawn point so the Matron will eventually spawn. Just kill with regular attacks and never use Wraith Flash until it shows itself.

    The way you keep them spawning is to let the fleeing Ghuls, with the red alarm symbol, run back into the ground. More Ghuls will continue to spawn until the Matron inevitably appears.

    A great location to farm them is in the far western corner of Udun outside the Durthang Wastes cave. If they don’t appear just fast travel back to the nearby tower and run back until you find them.

    Hunting 10
    Kill 1 Horned Graug

    Horned Graugs are similar to Dire Caragors in the sense that they are simply a stronger version of the former. They are almost indistinguishable from a regular Graug except for some additional horns/spikes covering their body.

    You will encounter one during the final quest in Torvin's chain, "The Great White Graug", so being on this step upon reaching the quest will knock out two birds with one stone (credit to Mastadon for clarifying that it counts towards the Hunting 10 quest as well). However, if you are past that specific quest, the best way to find one is to fast travel to Tirith Mesas Forge Tower in the far west of Nurn. Just to the northwest of it is a cave that often has Graug in or around it. Keep fast traveling back until it appears.

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  • Here's a Video Walkthrough for all Hunting Challenges (where to find the creatures and how to easily kill them): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvW97VVd3U
  • You are the best.
  • On PS3 the 7th and 8th Hunting challanges are switched. Wonder why?
  • i know it sounds like shit lol but you can actually shadow mount the horned graug. then R2+O kill him
  • Haha #4 I was wondering if shadow mount would help and yes it does and it makes it a little too easy :)
  • Definitely the way to go is to try to accomplish the graug kills during Torvin's story mission. Between "Hunting Partners" and "The Great White Graug," you can easily get both the dire caragor and ghul matron and then get both this trophy as well as For My Brother. Also, you can easily get both the dire caragor and ghul matron in southeast Nurn. Fast travel to the forge tower and there should be a dire caragor by the uruk camp. If not, just fast travel until one spawns. Then, if it's night, you can go to the cave where you do one of the first missions with the ghuls and you can get the ghul matron to spawn. Then finish with The Great White Graug for the horned graug and done. Finished the last four challenges in less than 15 minutes with those two missions.
  • Good guid man, just a few suffestions. Maybe fix the kill numbers, you'll have to kill 8 Ghul's not 5. and 3 bats not 5 (correct in the title but not in the text). The Ghul spot described on challange 9 works also perfect for Graugs. But I think you should note that it only works at night (that took me a while) Cool guide though! thanks!
  • Also the white and horned Graug can be easily found in Harad Basin after finishing the game. Also for all mounted enemies if you have shadow mount you can just mount them from affar and kill them by R2+o
  • Thank you for all the info. I'm going for a hunt now!

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