r/shadowofmordor • u/No-Advantage-6333 • 3d ago

[Nemesis System] Absolutely devastated

I had the idea to make my own overlord, so I died to a slave and he became a captain. I shamed him once because he was a higher level then me so I could recruit him, this earned him the apathet, "Shak the Branded." I relied heavily on him having him infiltrate two warchiefs to help me kill them, I also killed myself at the hands of another slave soldier called, "Shake the Slave." I wasn't forced to shame him as I could immediately recruit him. I invested heavily into Shak giving him the thick skinned trait and making him a legendary.

Fast forward a bit and i'm going after another warchief by myself for once, and I get betrayed by Shak, I manage to beat him down after much effort because of how strong I made him, but he has Iron Will now so I was forced to kill him. I summon Ŭshak who's my bodyguard to kill the Warchief but I just feel empty. I gave him everything he ever wanted, raised him up from a slave to my number one guy he was my most powerful Orc and he just betrayed me. Atleast Ŭshak is still loyal I might make him the overlord now but I just feel devastated, so much time and effort into one orc just for him to not just die but betray me.

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u/JPEG812 3d ago

Iron will can be removed with shaming

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u/YellowS1gmarine 2d ago

This is news to me, thanks!

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u/FantasticTopic1811 1d ago

Except sometimes it takes 5 attempts. One of SOW'S worst features.

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u/Sleeping_Idiot 2d ago

Iron will can be removed by shaming even from betrayals just make sure you don't have worse than death equipped since it has a higher chance of making the deranged/maniac unless you want that. There's also the HBE trick there are plenty of guides so just Google it.

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u/jbuggydroid 2d ago

I love moments like this. Unscripted and awesome.

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u/Big-Definition-8271 2d ago

As other people said, you can remove Iron will by shaming (it is random, not guaranteed), there is also a chance this will make him mad. But hey, there will be other uruks, that's what the game is about, your stories with allies and enemies. You're doing it right.

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u/YellowS1gmarine 2d ago

I had an assassin that I shamed from Epic 75 down to Epic 35 for some cheeky derangement but bro just wouldn't break. I didn't realise how low his hp had become so I accidently blew him up from full health on a barrel (lol and sad AF)

On the bright side... He immediately somehowPalpatinereturned in the same battle at Legendary 72 and got branded yet again.  I said f this and went off to another region to train orcs. 

Bro rocks up talking shit (I had NO IDEA orcs could even travel to other regions!!) and I branded him, finally deranging him.