Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
75 Achievements
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37-46h
And it Burns, Burns, Burns
Use the Detonate ability to burn 50 uruks.
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How to unlock the And it Burns, Burns, Burns achievement in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Definitive Guide
First thing that you wanna do is, buy the detonate upgrade in de menu, now you have the ability to set enemies on fire.
Next find a Bonfire that you can use to set them on fire. Burn 50 Uruks and the achievement is yours!
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We made a video for you guys, so you could see where to aim and how to do it!
Good luck, Happy Hunting!
The Detonate ability is one of the very first skills you can unlock in the game. In fact, out of the first four abilities in the Wraith's skill tree, you should probably choose Detonate first, as it's extremely useful in combat during the entirety of the game.
In essence, this ability allows Talion to shoot arrows into campfires and at explosive barrels, thus causing them a massively overwhelming explosion. What's great about this ability is that you are completely immune to the damage from the fires and explosions. Overall, you will usually spot groups of Uruk enemies huddled around campfires around Mordor and their Strongholds as well. As a cumulative achievement, simply burn a total of fifty Uruk with this ability and the achievement will finally unlock.
The earliest place you can farm this easily is at the Stronghold in Durthang Outskirts. After unlocking the detonate ability fast travel to the Durthang Outskirts Forge Tower, and head directly East until you reach the “Shadow Under Siege” bow mission. Activate it, immediately walk forward into the stronghold to abandon the mission, then proceed farther down the road.
Get as many Uruk to chase you and then locate the explosive barrel just to the right of the Caragor cages. Gather them close to the barrel by running around and jumping over them with , then use + and shoot the barrel while standing on top of it. You will not take damage from the explosion, but the nearby enemies will. You will burn/kill roughly 10-15 per barrel.
Immediately head back to the mission starting point to restart it. This will respawn the barrel and the enemies. Repeat the process as many times as needed until the trophy unlocks.
If you happen to make it to Power Tier 3 and learn “Combat Drain” without unlocking this, or completed “Shadow Under Siege” too soon, you can go to the Sword Mission “Arise”. It is better than the Durthang Outskirts because there are more enemies as well as more detonation sources.
The Detonate ability is one of the very first skills you can unlock in the game. In fact, out of the first four abilities in the Wraith's skill tree, you should probably choose Detonate first, as it's extremely useful in combat during the entirety of the game.
In essence, this ability allows Talion to shoot arrows into campfires and at explosive barrels, thus causing them a massively overwhelming explosion. What's great about this ability is that you are completely immune to the damage from the fires and explosions. Overall, you will usually spot groups of Uruk enemies huddled around campfires around Mordor and their Strongholds as well. As a cumulative achievement, simply burn a total of fifty Uruk with this ability and the achievement will finally unlock.
The requirement for this is exactly that - the Detonate ability, so make sure that's unlocked first.
Once that's done, you can find either a single barrel or a stack of barrels with Uruks nearby. You can find them in the strongholds in both maps, which is where I grinded. All you have to do is aim your bow and arrow at a barrel or a stack of them and fire an arrow at it. If there are uruks nearby, they will burn from the explosion.
Bonfire also help too in this regard. If you see a small group of Uruks camping around near a bonfire, make that fire explode and it will also hurt or kill the Uruks through burning as well.
Happy hunting and good luck!