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Rough Rider

Rough Rider

Ride every type of beast and rare beast.

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How to unlock the Rough Rider achievement in Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Definitive Guide

There are a total of 7 unique mounts required for this achievement, including:
1. Caragor - unlocked using the Call Mount skill.
2. Dire Caragor - unlocked using the Dire Caragor skill upgrade.
3. Graug - unlocked using the Graug Call skill upgrade; level 30 required.
4. Drake - unlocked using Dragon Song skill upgrade awarded for completing the Carnan quests.
5. Poison Graug (Elemental) - Nurnen - Available near the middle fast travel point. Keep advancing time until it spawns nearby and them break and dominate it.
6. Fire Graug (Elemental) - Gorgoroth - Available near the cave/tunnels near the left middle. Keep advancing time until it spawns nearby and them break and dominate it.
7. Ice Graug (Elemental) - Seregost - Available near the ice lake caves on the left of the map. Keep advancing time until it spawns nearby and them break and dominate it.
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13 Oct 2017 18:50

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Not sure if it’s random but I was able to spawn a poison graug while going for the “kill a drake while riding a graug” achievement. Apparently it was the last one that was needed so I unlocked the achievement.
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By SettlingCrib503 on 17 Oct 2023 16:29
I was wondering what I was missing, turned out to be the poison Graug. Thanks for the guide.
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By SolaceConquest on 13 Oct 2017 21:50
I can confirm what ianbann82 said. I hadn't ridden a dire caragor or a fire graug outside of Celebrimbor's missions, but I unlocked the achievement after riding all the other mount types.
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By All the Tigers on 18 Oct 2017 17:54
I can't find a poison graug in nurnen after completing act 3 and the carnan quests. If anyone has a solution it would be greatly appreciated
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By GSR CAOR on 23 Oct 2017 21:38
Can also confirm for iambann82 and aGundamDownHere, but also you can ride a drake in Cirth Ungol in Celebrimbor's Shadows of the Past missions, as for I never dominated a drake before at that point.
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By HollabackGaming on 24 Oct 2017 01:09
Spot on man.
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By Lavindathar on 26 Oct 2017 17:35
does anyone have the same problem or a solution to my comment above?
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By GSR CAOR on 28 Oct 2017 03:41
@GSR Just keep advancing time at that same checkpoint. I was able to get one to spawn eventually, took 15-20 advances after completing Act IV.
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By Rufus Gufus on 28 Oct 2017 18:16
Can confirm if you're wearing the beasts set (where you can mount unbroken graugs and drakes) still pops achievement.
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By SaltyDreadBeard on 29 Oct 2017 19:56
alrighty, thanks rufus gufus. I'll keep trying
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By GSR CAOR on 02 Nov 2017 05:40
Is this achievement buggy because I've done it 4 times and no achievement
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By aussieboy1991 on 04 Nov 2017 00:51
I've ridden everything and it's not unlocking unfortunately. How hard can it be to check off a list of prerequisites properly? Can make epic scale video games, can't properly track progress for a seven item list.
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By Mathachew on 11 Dec 2017 23:58
I don't know if you want to add it to your solution, but riding the rare beasts in an online challenge counts towards your progress.
I had never spawned the poison graug, but he was the first thing I encountered in an online vendetta mission, and once I mounted him, the achievement popped.
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By celluloidbuff on 26 Dec 2017 21:28
Been doing this once a week for a month now without it unlocking cry
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By liviaro on 29 Mar 2018 11:23
Any known glitches? Just found all of them and mounted. Achievement not popping.
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By l BradKid l on 12 May 2018 23:23
Any known glitches? Just found all of them and mounted. Achievement not popping.
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By l BradKid l on 12 May 2018 23:40
Worked for me. Might be worth adding that, if I remember correctly, one of the Shadow of the Past challenges (possibly the one called Bellas?) requires you to ride a Fire Graug and it counts towards the achievement since I never rode one outside that one time.
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By IzCody on 13 Jun 2018 04:51
If you can't find the poison graug like I couldn't then try this video. I tried for hours following the one in this guide and couldn't get more than 2 normal graugs to spawn and then I found this video and got it first try. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTSePYTvAiw
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By O Night Hawk 0 on 06 Jul 2018 08:59
Started the game now for the first time after the latest update and the achievement finally popped on the start screen :D
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By liviaro on 20 Jul 2018 10:11
This guy "moose_on_loose89" copied your solution word for word on Truetrophies
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By Warboy925 on 23 Jul 2018 22:45
THANK YOU Night Hawk!!!! Got it there second time!!!
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By Warboy925 on 24 Jul 2018 01:31
Yes, big thanks to Night Hawk! I spent forever advancing time and never got a poison one to spawn. First try following the video in Night Hawk's comment, got it done. Cheers!
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By Felisin on 27 Apr 2019 20:03
the poison Graug won'T spawn. Took 8 tries to get my 1st spawn, 2 regulars,10 more tries for a 2nd spawn, 2 regular again then 14 tries for a 3rd spawn, 2 regular again. Waste of time doing this...
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By GrumpyYogi1968 on 03 Aug 2019 06:57
Still spawns in the original place - took about 10 retries - so you can check both videos' location before you advance time
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By sicyman on 08 Aug 2019 19:28
you can also wear the Mask of the Fell Rider gear if you have it, that allows you to summon elemental graugs and easily call and mount them. the type depends on the region you're in, basically the same region that corresponds to the wild graug spawn locations in the OP.
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By Khan Garth on 01 Dec 2019 05:45
thanks shinobi! it took me 20+ tries with no luck and then i tried your method and got it in 1 minute
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By MrBennett09 on 23 Feb 2020 12:57
Thanks ShinobiGarth, got it 1st time too 🙂👍
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By dungavin on 21 Apr 2020 18:35
Much thanks for all the info from the community, definitely a good tip from ShinobiGarth.
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By xCSHMNYx on 25 Jun 2020 14:41
Thanks. I advanced time like 25 times and nothing. I found the poison "graw-oog" roaming around the nearby fight pit.
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By CRT JEDIMARK on 14 Dec 2020 05:08
You also get to ride a fire graug in on of the past missions which counts as this achievement unlocked for me before I went to Gorgoroth. Think the past mission is in Nurnen
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By ianbann82 on 14 Oct 2017 13:55
Looks like the achievement might be bugged. I have got on all these several time by going off this checklist. facepalm
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By ll LichKing ll on 19 Oct 2017 14:38
Worked like you said, thanks Maka. Had to advance time like 15-20 times but it eventually spawned.
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By The SCHWARTZ 00 on 09 Feb 2018 05:52
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For people having problems with elemental Graugs.
After finishing shadow wars, few Nazgul masks are added to inventory. One of them is "Mask of the Fell Rider" (summon elemental Graug). Just equip it and use "call Graug" skill. Mount summoned Graug and achievement will pop up.
For poison summon it at Nurnen, fire at Gorgoroth and ice at Seregost.
Basically all mounts needed for achievement can be summoned by player.
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14 Dec 2018 05:12

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Worked perfectly
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By FFX Brotherhood on 06 Mar 2022 17:35
The item you are looking for is the Mask of the Fell Rider, a legendary (purple) cloak.
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By talkstogod on 14 Jul 2022 03:18
1. Caragor - unlocked using the Call Mount skill.
2. Dire Caragor - unlocked using the Dire Caragor skill upgrade.
3. Graug - unlocked using the Graug Call skill upgrade; level 30 required.
4. Drake - unlocked using Dragon Song skill upgrade awarded for completing the Carnan quests.
5. Poison Graug (Elemental) - Nurnen - Available near the middle fast travel point. Keep advancing time until it spawns nearby and them break and dominate it.
6. Fire Graug (Elemental) - Gorgoroth - Available near the cave/tunnels near the left middle. Keep advancing time until it spawns nearby and them break and dominate it.
7. Ice Graug (Elemental) - Seregost - Available near the ice lake caves on the left of the map. Keep advancing time until it spawns nearby and them break and dominate it.

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20 Oct 2017 22:44

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Poisoned Graug never spawns.
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By SolaceCreed on 14 Oct 2021 14:56

To unlock this achievement you need to ride every type of beast and rare beast. Initially you will need to attack and hurt beasts to break them so that you can mount and ride them, however every beast can be summoned if you have the required skills if you can wait until the end of the game. You will ultimately need the following skills in the mounted category;

  • Caragor Rider
  • Graug Rider
  • Call Mount and it's upgrades 'Dire Caragor', 'Graug Call' and 'Dragon Song'
  • Dragon Rider

Dragon Song is unlocked after completing all of the Carnan quests while all the others must be unlocked by purchasing them with skill points. Once you have all of these skills apply Call mount without any upgrades and then summon the caragor. Mount and ride it around for a few seconds, then kill it and go into you skills and apply the Dire Caragor upgrade, then summon this and mount it. Repeat this with the Graug Call and Dragon Song upgrades for the Graug and Drake mounts.

Now you're going to want to summon the Graug 3 more times but you need to travel to certain regions so that the elemental version spawns. Travel to Gorgoroth and summon a Graug to get a Fire Graug, then travel to Seregost and summon a Graug to get a frost Graug and finally travel to Nurnen and summon a Graug to get a Poison Graug.

There are some missions where you have to ride certain beasts including the Drake and at least two of the three elemental Graugs but if you haven't unlocked this achievement by the end of the game summon the beasts you need to unlock the achievement.

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Update: July 17th 2018 - This update rewards you with the legendary Mask of the Fell Rider for completing stage 2 of the shadow wars, with this you can summon each elemental Graug in their respective regions and ride them for the trophy.

There are a total of 7 beasts you need to ride for this trophy. 4 of the 7 can be summoned when you have the appropriate 'Call Mount' skills, the 3 you probably won't encounter naturally are the rare elemental Graugs, though 2 of them can be easily found in side quests.

List of beats:
  • Caragor - Found commonly in the game, can be summoned with 'Call Mount'.
  • Dire Caragor - Rarely found, can be summoned with Call Mount upgrade 'Dire Caragor'.
  • Graug - Found fairly commonly, sometimes caged in outposts, can be summoned with Call Mount upgrade 'Graug Call'.
  • Drake - Rarely found, can be summoned with Call Mount upgrade 'Dragon Song' (after finishing all Carnan quests).
  • Poison Graug - These are green coloured and are rarely found in Nurnen. If you fast travel between the 3 Haedir Towers until you see 2 Graugs fighting each other below, there is a chance one of them will be a green poison graug. They can also appear in the forest area.
  • Fire Graug - These are red/orange coloured and are rarely found in Gorgoroth. The Shadows of the Past quest 'Bellas' has you riding on one at the start. See video below for the specific location in the game world (5:02) as it's difficult to describe in text.
  • Ice Graug - These are blue coloured and are rarely found in Seregost. 'The Scourge' quest also has Ice Graugs once Helm breaches your fort so you can just dominate one of these. See video below for the specific location in the game world (6:56) as it's difficult to describe in text.

See below video from PowerPyx for the specific locations of each beast:
 
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There is an easier way. After completing Shadows of War, you will be given masks, one of which will be the “Mask of the Fallen Rider”. When wearing a mask, it is the rarity graugr that is summoned, only it must be summoned in the location of its habitat, namely: Poisonous - Nurnen, Ice - Seregost, Fire - Gorgoroth. I've downloaded poisonous graugr dozens of times, and I've never once caught them where they are in the video.
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20 Sep 2018 08:21

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I'll add. Mask of the Fallen Horseman correct name
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By Pausa23 on 07 Apr 2020 17:50
Only 7 types are needed: two caragors (regular and bright white), 4 types of graug (regular and three elemental - fire, poisonous and ice) and only one type of drake.

- Three simple beasts can be summoned if you have the appropriate skills. But they just come across, especially if you shoot at traps.
- “Snowy” caragor is found. Not often, but it seems to be everywhere. It has a lighter color. Even in the plot it occurs from time to time.
- Three elemental graugs are found - each in its own region. Snowy in cold weather, fiery in a region with a lot of lava. And the poisonous one - as if not in Nurnen, I don’t remember exactly.

I didn’t even get to the mask, I just knocked it out, raising orcs and remembering that if I saw an elemental graug, saddle up, it will be more convenient to deal with the crowds.
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By Father-the-cat on 20 Feb 2024 09:54
There are 7 types of animals in the game:
4 of them are ordinary.
3 of them are rare.
Video tip .
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10 Oct 2017 14:38

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Be prepared to load three special grouts at a point 15 times until a special one appears. There will be ordinary ones at first
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By KENTby on 18 Jan 2018 20:12
You don't have to look for rare graugs. You can get it during the “War of Shadows” by leveling up the “summon elemental graug” skill.
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By Snegovik28 on 25 Sep 2020 04:01
You can skip the search for rare graugs by completing quests about shadows of the past and other additional missions, since some of them require you to capture a fire/poison/ice graug.
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By lucet_astra on 25 Jun 2019 22:24
Don't worry about the graugs, they wrote bullshit at the top as usual.
Play the game, when Act 4 comes and you complete stage 2 you will receive a mask that makes the summoned Graug elemental. Put on a mask and go to the location
In Nurnen you summon a Graug that is poisonous
In an icy location (like Seregost), you call a graug and an icy one appears
In a volcano/fire location (forgot the name), when you call a fiery graug, a fiery one appears.
All the trophy is yours
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By RintarouRenat on 10 Aug 2022 02:39
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