Epic & Legendary Gear Gallery (Builds coming soon!)
Intro
So to put it simply, I was using Cheats to make any Orc Legendary to add some extra replayability for me (The Legit ways at the time were too boring for me. Encountering and fighting them out in the field is very fun for me)
When I decided to keep a collection to see all the possibilities that legendaries can be so I made this little guide as a sort of gallery to show everyone all the possibiltiies to help them out. (Using snippets of screenshots so I don't have hundreds of these uploaded)
As the developers patched the issues and made things better like Re-rolling, and as this guide grew in popularity, I wound up keeping track of Epics as well to help with people planning builds (and I will one day list some of the good ones in this guide). Granted I still use the All Legendary cheat for myself because All-Legendary vs All-Legendary Siege battles are just too damn fun for me
With careful observing on the Secondary Stat of the gear, the only thing I can see that has some influence for it is the Enraged and Immunity traits of the killed Orc, and even then there is still some RNG getting random results not related.
There's much more I haven't encountered so its unknown whether all of an equipment type may actually have all the same possible Secondary stats.
I kept the Stats of everything at Lv80 since that is the highest they can be upgraded.
It is possible to get higher than 80 for Legendaries, but only very rarely from Lv81+ Orcs (Not counting Broken Swords) which is why i didn't go higher
Despite me using cheats, everything is obtainable for legit players given time, effort, and luck (with the exception of the Sword of Dominion). The method i used for cheating merely sped up the process of collecting
Epics vs Legendaries
Despite Legendaries being considered a tier up from Epics, they really aren't all that different.
They both have their pros and cons and their fair share of bad and good gear. Builds also wind up being varied as well, some being all Epics or All Legendaries or a healthy mix.
So here's a quick summary on the differences.
- Obtaining Epic gear may be a bit easier compared to Legendaries with Revenge, Death Threats and Skill Augments, however you have no control over what kind of Epic gear you may get. It is almost entirely up to chance (The target Orcs Weaknesses and Enrages may improve the odds of getting what you want but they are still very low and too much to go through). So build making with Epics can be much harder to do.
- Epics only have one Challenge upgrade so they are much easier to keep up to your level during the course of the main campaign
- Epics have lower base stats compared to Legendaries of the same Level but Epics' upgrade Challenge isn't level restricted so its easier to have gear over your Level compared to Legendaries
- Legendaries require effort to obtain regardless on the method but you have a lot more control over it because it depends on the Class and Tribe of the Orc that determines the gear. So getting that exact kind you want is a lot easier compared to an Epic
- Legendaries can have up to 3 Level restricted Upgrade Challenges at 20 Level differences making them obsolete at various times during the course of the main campaign. Because of this, it's usually best to wait until endgame before attempting to obtain these to eliminate the need for Upgrade Challenges
- Legendaries have a higher base stat compared to Epics of the same Level, so even with the Epic upgrades and extreme rarity of Gear being over the Level Cap, it is still possible. So in the super hardcore end, a Legendary will beat an Epic in regards to base stats.
- Themes and Set bonuses: At least half of a Legendary set will go under a certain theme and having several equipped provide additional bonuses. Some could be insignificant, some will make these sets shine, or others are a necessity to make them good (and may mean sacrifices in something better that's available).
- Legendary categories. It may be something simple but it's worth mentioning. It's easier to go through your inventory to find Legendaries grouped via sets and change your build or setup compared to having to search through everything else for your Epics. No matter how hard you try, no build will ever be perfect and you'll eventually have to change up on occasion.
Epics' looks are always random while a Legendaries' looks are set in stone and look better when upgraded
Bows vs Longbows vs Hammers
Bow's only advantage is extra ammo. The extra ammo becomes greater in comparison to Longbows and Hammers earlygame but endgame it is only a measly 2 difference. And while one Epic Bow will give a higher bonus damage per shot under Ammo capacity, a Longbow will still beat it in damage. Its only really worth using one that only has this option for certain Legendary sets like Mystic
Longbow's all about damage. It's piercing shot can do wonders but its very tough to pull off with its extra time it takes to charge a shot. However, Ranged Damage becomes a bit lacking to endgame Captains and Longbow's shine starts to fade.
Hammer's specialty is all about side effects at the cost of power and in some cases for Legendaries, Ammo capacity. It is also the fastest to charge.
The default AoE explosion effect is rather small and its damage isn't that great, so you won't be killing grunts effectively. But its added knockdown effect is where it shines, capabable of stunning several captains and leaving them open to executions, your followers, or any other devious setups you have up your sleeve. Several Legendaries also change the AoE Explosion to additional effects like Fire and Frost Explosions at bigger radiuses.
So when it comes to endgame and captains being more resistant to Ranged Damage, Hammers become the best choice with leaving them vulnerable.
About Secondary Bonuses and Re-rolling
Secondary bonuses are chosen almost randomly. There is some influence to what you get based on the killed orc's immunity and enraged traits but there is still some RNG in there and the more powerful ones are very very rare. After an incredible amount of testing with cheats (that i got tired of trying prior to the added re-rolling feature cause it was so bad). I can finally 100% confirm they are the same across all eligible gear of the same type, including Epic gear and the Bonuses found in Rares
Now with the re-rolling feature, the secondary bonus is chosen at complete random, NO INFLUENCE. As in If i cheated 50 different Legendary Warmonger Tanks and killed them versus rerolling Warmonger Armor(s) 50 times. I would have far far better outcomes from rerolling.
I have tried to group them based on their odds below
Gear must be fully upgraded to be eligible for rerolling which means Legendary Gear must be at Lv60 or higher.
Rerolling costs one Perfect Gem depending on the gear type.
Sword - Red
Dagger - Green
Bow/Hammer - White
Armor - Red
Cloak - Green
Ring - White
Now there are some exceptions where some gear cannot be re-rolled and are stuck with that bonus. Mostly because that Secondary Bonus is exclusive to it and cannot be gotten again if re-rolls were possible.
These are...
Ringwraith Cloak
Ringwraith Ring
All Ringwaith Nazgul Masks
Vendetta Dagger and any other Daggers with "Quick Throw gains Might every 35 seconds" obtained prior to v1.18 - This is due to a current glitch breaking its secondary bonus and will hopefully be resolved in a future fix.. This has been fixed in v1.19
Also something minor worth mentioning is the Pre-Order Epic Sword of Dominion can be re-rolled and upgraded past 45 however the Re-rolls are chosen from the the possible Secondary possbilities of Rings NOT Swords
Sword Secondary Bonus List
Dagger Secondary Bonus List
Bow/Hammer Secondary Bonus List
Armor Secondary Bonus List
Cloak Secondary Bonus List
Rune Secondary Bonus List
JK3's Top Epic Picks
Can't see which Epics really stick out from the Legendaries? Here are my Top 3 picks for each piece of gear.
Legendary Slaughter's 2 piece bonus is a prime example. Having this Epic Armor will out-heal the constant health loss AND still trigger Max Health required related boosts.
This setup's big downside however is relying on holding on to your wrath so getting cursed can really screw you over.
Just keep your zombies away from fire of course
If you really want a better way to do things like this, go with Legendary Outlaw gear.
Epic Sword List Stats
Automatically for those that pre-ordered Shadow of War
Epic Dagger List Stats
Epic Ranged Weapon List Stats
Epic Armor List Stats
Epic Cloak List Stats
Epic Rune List Stats
Version history of changes to Legendaries
I have added this section to keep old information of things that have been changed in patches to the game for those running on old versions or in case they are reverted back in the future
Bright Lord Bow and Hammer's Frost Explosions no longer freeze your own orcs making these so much more better
All Hammers have received a Boost in Ranged Damage. For Legendaries at Lv60, it went from 223 to 251
Bright Lord's Sword effect of gaining Wrath on Ice Storm Finishers has restored to its original amount (20 @Lv60)
Outlaw's Dagger effect of increased % stealth damage to Enraged enemies has been greatly nerfed. At Lv 60 it went from 200% to 80% (Originally 55)
Bright Lord's Cape has gotten a recolor. I added a new pic for it
Mystic Cape has also gotten a recolor. I added a new pic for it
Slaughter's 4 set bonus now works on nearby Allied Beasts
All Daggers have received a boost in stealth damage. For Legendaries at Lv60, it went from 556 to 890
Outlaw's Dagger effect of increased % stealth damage to Enraged enemies has been massively buffed. At Lv 60 it went from 55% to 200%
Outlaw's 4 set bonus effect of follower % chance to inflict ailments has been buffed from 5% to 20%
Terror's 4 set bonus effect of Health Restoration for Killing Fleeing enemies has increased from 100HP to 200
Bright Lord's Sword effect of gaining Wrath on Ice Storm Finishers has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 20 to 10
Bright Lord's Dagger effect of gaining Wrath on Frozen Stealth Kills has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 30 to 20
Outlaw's Armor effect of reduced % damage from Enraged enemies has been lowered. At Lv60 it went from 75 to 55
Outlaw's Ring effect has now been properly introduced of a 100% Follower damage increase to Enraged enemies
All Outlaw gear has received a brand new look. Thus, I have added a section containing pics of the original looks
JK3's Top 5 Legendary Set Picks
Can't decide on what to get?
Here's some commentary on my Favorite 5 Sets.
Immunity to explosions on orcs doesn't exist and explosions tend to cause stun. Some explosions of the Machine gear may also set orcs on Fire as well
So Machine gear is really good at creating openings on even the toughest enemies so long as they aren't immune to that gear's basic attack (like stealth-proof or arrow proof on bows and daggers for example). Enraged by burns if the explosions cause burns could also be a problem.
The 4 set bonus can be paired with the Poison augment for Elven Light for instant Balefire since the explosions will ignite.
The set's big downside, and why its #5, is most of these explosions can hurt you or set you on fire.
So you need to be distant or moving to avoid damage.
Since these explosions will also set you on fire, Warmonger's Armor pieces can help restore the lost health but the overall interupptions of getting hit by your own explosions can still be annoying
One of Ringwraith's specialties is ease of access. You get the entire set automatically after Act 3 and most of the Ringwraith's Secondary Bonuses are good and incredibly rare to get on other gear.
The other is these pieces' bonuses go well with some of the other sets like Bright Lord for wrath and Mystic for followers.
Where this set flaws is something can make each piece obsolete if you get just the right piece with just the right combination of very hard to get bonuses. So only the hardcore or lottery-winning lucky players will find fault here.
Wrath, Frost and Focus Recovery. These are the 3 things that describe the Bright Lord set.
A Full Wrath can turn the tide on the toughest of battles and getting it quicker makes a big difference.
Frost can be situational but the Bow and Hammer are capable of freezing groups, great for allowing openings for your followers.
As of the Desolation of Modor patch your own orcs are also immune to these frost explosions making these much better
A hidden feature, and why this gets #3, is its even possible to get Flurries on Frost-proof captains if you freeze and quickly melee attack them at very close range (Bow requires head shots and so won't work on arrow-proof captains). Extremely good at 1 on 1.
The Focus Recovery does help for any Chain attacks and the Cloak is the only end-tier Cloak to have one, but the Mystic weapons do a better job for Chain attacks.
The 50% Rage duration for the 2 Set bonus may sound really bad at first but after Act III your new Rage is better used in Quick bursts for its Super Ressurection Finisher. So The Bright Lord set starts sticking out endgame as you quickly fill up and deplete Wrath to fill the battlefield with buffed troops.
Outlaw is a special case of risk-reward. Outlaw pieces give a major damage boost to Enraged enemies, especially the dagger & ring. Making even the OP Epic Rage Beserkers and hacked easily enraged orcs much easier to kill (Some cases can even allow one hit kills).
So sometimes it'll be better to pick on the foe's enrages than its weaknesses
And The set bonuses make things chaotic yet fun with inflicting random ailments, making it easier to enrage captains as well as making interesting and odd results like fighting and mounting Ologs or Shadow Mounting (Nearby orcs may get inflicted with random ailments during the Shadow Mount).
An underrated set that may be worth purchasing the DLC or Season Pass for you
Reduced Focus Consumption for Chain Attacks is just the icing on the cake for this set (which goes well with certain bonuses or other sets)
Buffing your followers is where this set shines at #1. Just the 2 set bonus does wonders and it does stack with other Follower defensive bonus, and yes these do apply and stack with undead followers and their bonuses making even your grunts super tanky.
And if you decide to go with the 4 set bonus, you got easy Cursing to make the enemy grunts flee for easy stealth chaining
List of all Legendary Set Bonuses
Dark Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Dark Slayer or Dark Destroyer.
Defeat a Legendary Dark Assassin
Defeat a Legendary Dark Marksman or Dark Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Dark Tank
Defeat a Legendary Dark Beastmaster or Dark Beserker
Defeat a Legendary Dark Commander or Dark Trickster
Dark Set Gallery
Feral Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Feral Slayer or Feral Destroyer
Defeat a Legendary Dark Assassin
Defeat a Legendary Feral Marksman or Feral Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Feral Tank
Defeat a Legendary Feral Beastmaster
Defeat a Legendary Feral Commander or Feral Trickster
Feral Set Gallery
Machine Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Machine Slayer or Machine Beserker
Defeat a Legendary Machine Assassin or Machine Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Machine Marksman
Defeat a Legendary Machine Tank or Machine Destroyer
Defeat a Legendary Machine Beastmaster or Machine Trickster
Defeat a Legendary Machine Commander
Machine Set Gallery
Marauder Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Marauder Slayer or Marauder Beserker
Defeat a Legendary Marauder Assassin or Marauder Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Marauder Marksman
Defeat a Legendary Marauder Tank or Marauder Destroyer
Defeat a Legendary Marauder Beastmaster or Marauder Trickster
Defeat a Legendary Marauder Commander
Marauder Set Gallery
Mystic Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Mystic Slayer
Defeat a Legendary Mystic Assassin or Mystic Beserker
Defeat a Legendary Mystic Marksman or Mystic Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Mystic Tank or Mystic Destroyer
Defeat a Legendary Mystic Beastmaster
Defeat a Legendary Mystic Commander or Mystic Trickster
Mystic Set Gallery
Terror Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Terror Slayer or Terror Destroyer
Defeat a Legendary Terror Assassin
Defeat a Legendary Terror Marksman or Terror Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Terror Tank
Defeat a Legendary Terror Beastmaster or Terror Beserker
Defeat a Legendary Terror Commander or Terror Trickster
Terror Set Gallery
Warmonger Set Stats
Defeat a Legendary Warmonger Slayer
Defeat a Legendary Warmonger Assassin or Warmonger Tracker
Defeat a Legendary Warmonger Marksman
Defeat a Legendary Warmonger Tank or Warmonger Destroyer
Defeat a Legendary Warmonger Beastmaster or Warmonger Beserker
Defeat a Legendary Warmonger Commander or Warmonger Trickster
Warmonger Set Gallery
Vendetta Set Stats
Complete any Online Vendetta
Use a Stealth Attack on an Online Vendetta Target
Hit a Headshot on an Online Vendetta target
Defeat an Online Vendetta Target while your health is above 80%
Use a Mounted Execution on an Online Vendetta Target
Dominate an Online Vendetta Target
Vendetta Set Gallery
Bright Lord Set Stats
Solve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Gorgoroth's Barrows
Solve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Seregost's Barrows
Solve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Nurnen's Barrows
Complete all Shadows of the Past sidemissions with a Gold Rank (Lithlad DLC's is not required)
Solve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Minas Ithil/Morgul's Barrows
Solve the Ithildin Door Puzzle in Cirith Ungol's Barrows
Complete all Shadows of the Past sidemissions (any rank) (Lithlad DLC's is not required)
Bright Lord Set Gallery
Ringwraith Gear Upgrading Tips.
They will not betray you and there's no risk of decapitation so you can ressurect him easily
Ringwraith Set Stats
Complete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Complete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Complete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Complete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Complete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Complete Act III: Shadow and Flame
Ringwrarith Set Gallery
Ringwraith Set Stats (Shadow Wars additions)
Complete Stage 1 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Complete Stage 2 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Complete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Complete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Complete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Complete Stage 3 of Act IV: The Shadow Wars
Ringwraith Set Gallery (Shadow Wars additions)
Slaughter Set Stats (Tribe DLC)
Defeat a Legendary Slaughter Slayer or Slaughter Beserker (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Slaughter Assassin (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Slaughter Marksman or Slaughter Tracker (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Slaughter Tank or Slaughter Destroyer (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Slaughter Beastmaster or Slaughter Trickster (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Slaughter Commander (DLC: Slaughter Tribe)
Slaughter Set Gallery (Tribe DLC)
Outlaw Set Stats (Tribe DLC)
Defeat a Legendary Outlaw Slayer (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Outlaw Assassin or Outlaw Beserker (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Outlaw Marksman or Outlaw Tracker (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Outlaw Tank or Outlaw Destroyer (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Outlaw Beastmaster (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Defeat a Legendary Outlaw Commander or Outlaw Trickster (DLC: Outlaw Tribe)
Outlaw Set Gallery (Tribe DLC)
Original Outlaw Set Gallery
Blade of Galadriel Expansion Info
See near the end of this guide for their info
List of Set Bonuses (Blade of Galadriel)
Blade of Galadriel Gear Upgrading Tips
For upgrading the hardest gear in the Blade of Galadriel I have 2 tips that can make these a cake walk
Having the alarm go off there will easily get groups together. Nurnen and Seregost will only be filled with Enemies temporarily, Gorgoroth's will always be an enemy fortress in the Expansion
Using Fast Travel will cause the area to regenerate and give another chance at spawning Rare Beasts such as Drakes and Elemental Graugs. The Elemental Graugs will make the 10 Second challenges very easy, especially the Ice Stalker Armor. (Try to have Beast Equipment on to improve its damage and defense)
So scan an area where they spawn. If they aren't there warp to the nearest Fast Travel Point and go back to look again. Repeat until successful.
Common Spawn points: (Will get some screenshots later)
- Ice Graug - Southeastern side of the Lake you killed Tar Goroth in Seregost (Western Haedir Tower)
- Poison Graug -Area Just North of Nurnen's Fortress
- Fire Graug - Northeast of Fight Pit NOT in the fortress ( in an open Cavern)
JK3's Top Set Picks (Blade of Galadriel)
Since there are only 5 Legendary Sets in the Blade of Galadriel Expansion, I'll keep this brief.
Light Bringer and Fire Chaser are the 2 Best Armor sets. The bonuses for Light and Fire are much easier to trigger and encounter than the other 3 sets. Light Bringer's 4 set bonus is rather meh since Captain's attacks are very rarely counterable. If I had to give an Honorable mention is Beast's Cloak due to it having Beastial Rage and More Defense to Beasts
The Light Bringer Dagger is BY FAR the best equipment piece in the game. (And the hardest to get as you obtain this and the Sword after obtaining all other Legendaries then Defeat the Lawless Orc, the final sidequest that opens up). Anything that isn't immune to stealth attacks is pretty much dead in an instant.
Beast Hunter Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Defeat the Deep Delver in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Defeat the Web-Breaker in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Defeat the Spider Hawk in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Defeat the Exterminator in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Defeat the of the Caves in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Defeat the Wasp in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Cirith Ungol.
Beast Hunter Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Ice Stalker Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Defeat the Ice-Mountain in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Defeat the Chill in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Defeat the Shiver in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Defeat the Avalanche in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Defeat the Blizzard in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Defeat the Snowflake in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Seregost.
Ice Stalker Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Serpent Tamer Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Defeat the Jungle-Rot in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Defeat the Desolation in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Defeat the Earth-Salter in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Defeat the Dirt Feeder in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Defeat the Black Elm in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen
Defeat the Wasteful Hunter in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Nurnen.
Serpent Tamer Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Fire Chaser Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Defeat the Scar-Hide in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Defeat the Forge-Claw in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Defeat the Stone-Hive in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Defeat the Flame-Eater in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Defeat the Burning Wings in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Defeat the Earth-Scorcher in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
Fire Chaser Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Light Bringer Set Stats (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
Defeat the Lawless in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
(Complete all other Fallen Blade Sidequests)
Defeat the Lawless in his Fallen Blade Sidequest in Gorgoroth.
(Complete all other Fallen Blade Sidequests)
Collect the entire Ice Stalker Legendary Set in Seregost
Collect the entire Serpent Tamer Legendary Set in Nurnen
Collect the entire Fire Chase Legendary Set in Gorgoroth
Collect the entire Beast Hunter Legendary Set in Cirith Ungol
Light Bringer Set Gallery (Blade of Galadriel DLC Expansion)
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