8: The One Truth | Main missions Middle-earth: SoM Guide

Requirements to start the mission: You need to complete the sixth main mission (Shattered Memories).

Secondary objectives: You need to escape the graug's cave (right after you have obtained the artifact) within one minute.

Follow the Gollum

The beginning of this mission is simple. Make sure that you have the Wraith Mode on and follow the footsteps of the Gollum again. Along your path, you should not run into any monsters, assuming that you do not go off the beaten tract. The footprints take you to the cave of the graug and you will see a short cutscene featuring this monster.

Target the bait and dash into the cave

Do not worry, because you will not have to fight the monster. Instead, aim the bow at the bait specified by the game, and shoot an arrow. AS SOON AS graug heads towards the bait, jump down and dash towards the cave entrance. You need to hurry, because you only have 20 seconds to reach your destination.

Follow the linear corridor and ignore all the ghuls that you run into, because they are not interested in attacking you. After you walk into a larger cave, initiate the Wraith Mode and locate the only ledge that the footprints lead to. It is there that you find the third artifact shown in the above screenshot.

Note that you have gained access to the Shadow Strike attack and you are going to need it, already while escaping the cave. As quickly as possible, aim the bow at the ghul shown in the above screenshot that can spit poison. Do not shoot the bow and instead, press the Shadow Strike attack key/button. Thanks to this, you will teleport towards the targeted monster.

Aim at the successive monsters in the distance and collect arrows, as you go

The Shadow Strike attack is very helpful for reaching monsters and eliminating them, but in this case, you are going to use it to leave the cave quickly. You need to hurry, if you want to complete the secondary objective, because you need to leave the cave within one minute. Therefore, do not attack the ghuls and use the Shadow Strike ability only to get to the distant spots faster. By default, the Shadow Strike attack uses up two arrows but, along your path, you can replenish their supply easily If you have made no mistakes, you will leave the cave within 45-50 seconds, which completes the secondary objective and the mission.

Rewards for completing the mission:

• 600 experience points
• 50 gold pieces (Mirian) - only if you have completed the secondary objective