Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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From Shadow to Shadow

From Shadow to Shadow

Stealth Brand a Captain.

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How to unlock the From Shadow to Shadow achievement in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Definitive Guide

You'll want a full The One Ring bar and a captain, ideally one roaming the countryside and not in a fort (less chance of reinforcements), for this. Kill any uruks with him so you have the captain isolated and then proceed to beat him to death. Once he's weakened activate The One Ring and proceed to Stealth Brand him with cn_RT + cn_B. He may throw you off a bit at first but keep at it. You should have plenty of time to brand him, especially if you've completed any of the One Ring missions, which become available after finishing all the tower main story mission.
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24 Feb 2015 19:52

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Just a side note - I had foolishly squandered my one ring ability by using it too early to stealth brand the captain. (Roaming captain, non story related) When I had his health low enough to brand, I climbed a nearby structure, breaking the line of sight and was able to stealth brand from above the old fashioned way.

Definitely advise using one ring mode, as my failure made quite a bit more work for myself.
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By Das Kuhnen on 25 Feb 2015 14:59
Tried this twice now and their heads just pop. No brand, no achievement.
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By Slam Shot Sam on 25 Feb 2015 17:13
Just tried another and this time he fell to his knees after several stealth brands and I could then choose to dominate or kill.
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By Slam Shot Sam on 25 Feb 2015 18:03
Got it the first try the old fashioned way as Das Kuhnen did. Much easier and quicker!
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By Slam Shot Sam on 25 Feb 2015 18:11
I found a captain that was vulnerable to steal finishers and just snuck up on him and stealth branded him.
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By MysticWeirdo on 26 Feb 2015 00:34
This achievement is glitched for me, I have done 5 times in both story mode and trial and still no luck , anyone can help?
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By TheDayWalker888 on 26 Mar 2015 18:44
heads keep popping off for me as well....
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By Dlonix13 on 19 Apr 2015 11:32
Just did it and it didn't pop either. Oh well, I'll try again.
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By AmazingBong4eva on 03 May 2015 22:55
I have the same problem as Slam Shot Sam and Dionix13. Their heads just pop, or they go and sit on their knees. I think i'll do this the old fashioned way.
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By Kennyannydenny on 06 Nov 2015 12:06
Stealth bow brands don't work and the one ring trick didn't work either. I had to do it the old fashioned way as well.
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By DillionDay on 04 Dec 2016 19:37
FYI - this achievement can be unlocked in the regular story mode. I don't even have the DLC but this achievement still popped.
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By ClevelandFan on 18 Jul 2017 19:54
Did not work for me following your solution.
The old-fashioned way did, but the achievement unlocked without popping. So don't panic when it doesn't pop for you. Just check your list of achievements.
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By Theodoricus Rex on 31 Oct 2017 09:34
So this is a good solution but you need to know that the Captain needs to be more than "weak". I thought I could go for this right after the indicator turned green but you cannot. When the Captain is about to die and you stealth brand him it will convert him instead of killing him which gives you the achievement. However, they need to be very weak. However, stealth branding him will not convert him until he is near death.
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By Hexa Fox on 06 Dec 2020 00:43
It is worth noting that if you locate a Captain that "can be instantly killed with a stealth take down" you do not need to screw with any of this. You can immediately convert him with a regular Stealth Brand and unlock the achievement.
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By Hexa Fox on 06 Dec 2020 00:44
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Got this in Press the Advantage capture of the last tower. The tower captain has a weakness with stealth. you start at the top of a structure, just stealth brand him from there!
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23 May 2015 00:11

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This worked for me on the first try. All I did was locate a captain that had "this enemy can be instantly killed using a stealth finisher" and I got it. So maybe they need to have that and not just weak to stealth or something?
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By Hexa Fox on 06 Dec 2020 07:56
Misleading solution.
There is a step to do before the captain shows up that can make this not so easy to accomplish. Easily spotted too.
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By simo949 on 12 Jan 2021 16:04
Perfect little tip, thanks!
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By Doberkiin on 30 Nov 2015 12:15
cheers lizard toast
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By HitchyNZ on 30 Nov 2015 19:08
Voted up. Amazing tactic. Just worked for me. Cheers.
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By FiveWizz on 25 Feb 2016 09:27
This didn't work, I got a Captain that had no weakness to long range attacks or stealth.
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By SweptbackFlame on 09 Jul 2017 12:39
I stealth branded and no achievement.
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By Vonnalushi on 05 Jan 2018 23:29
This worked for me on the first try. All I did was locate a captain that had "this enemy can be instantly killed using a stealth finisher" and I got it. So maybe they need to have that and not just weak to stealth or something?
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By Hexa Fox on 05 Dec 2020 04:08
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While this could be learned from any random Uruk Captain that has a vulnerability to Stealth Finishers, the easiest place to achieve this trophy is during the story mission Press the Advantage. The Captain of this mission is Mozfel Quick-Blades, of whom you already have full Intel when the DLC story begins. This mission is readily available at the beginning of the DLC storyline, so if you miss him it might be faster to start a new game and go straight to him rather than searching for a random Captain with the right weakness.

Before Mozfel appears within the Press the Advantage mission, make sure that you save up a ready-to-go One Ring power activation. It might be tempting to use the One Ring power prior to his appearance but you need to save it. As soon as Mozfel appears, run up to him and activate the One Ring power. Press to crouch and then . You will perform a Stealth Brand and the trophy will pop immediately.
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In order to Stealth Brand an enemy Uruk, you will need to hold  to enter sneak mode, then tap  when targeting an unaware Uruk. Performing this Stealth Brand allows you to brand your targeted enemy without alerting the presence of nearby Uruk.

While this achievement can be obtained in either the main story or in the Test of the Ring Trial, it must be noted that Captains are far too strong to be dominated by a single Stealth Brand attack. With this in mind, once you have found a Captain and are battling him, you’ll need to drain his health until the meter above his head becomes green (indicating that he’s very weak). 

Once his health is at this state, you will need to charge your One Ring ability and activate it. As mentioned before, this will grant you invisibility for a short amount of time – as well as remove all immunities and strengths of enemies – so go ahead and start spamming Stealth Brand attacks on the Captain until you finally dominate him. Once you successfully pull this off, the achievement will unlock. 

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To secretly brand a captain, you need to find an Uruk captain with a weakness to sneak attacks (one of them guards the tower in the eastern corner of the map), you can brand him using a ring
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26 Feb 2015 23:14

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You need to find a lesson not with a weakness to hidden attacks as a hint from above, but with a vulnerability to a hidden finishing move and note that a hidden finishing move can kill him instantly. As soon as you find it, activate the ring and secretly enslave it.
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By StarRF on 29 Mar 2015 02:40
Everything is much simpler. Type your ult on + , beat any captain at low HP, turn on your ult and spam him at + . The trophy is yours.
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By Gutenleid on 18 Dec 2021 21:51
Stealth branding is RT + B. The only problem is that the captains are too strong for this to work on them, but there is a trick.
First, we start a fight with him. We bring life to a minimum (the life indicator will turn green), then turn on the power of the ring (press both stickers). This gives us invisibility and in this mode we can stealthily brand right during the fight. The captain will break free from your grip several times, but on the second or third attempt he will be branded.
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26 Nov 2015 12:53

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Some captains are still subject to the usual hidden branding. I snuck up behind the orc and branded him. He turned out to be the captain - he got the achievement.
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By MoorCATs on 07 Feb 2016 13:51