Survival Challenges Middle-earth: SoM Guide
Last update: 01 February 2017
In Middle Earth: The Shadow of Mordor you can try to complete ten different Survival Challenges. They are optional but, they grant you with a quick and quite easy way to earn gold (Mirian), thanks to which you will be able to unlock new attributes faster. The challenges need to be completed one after another in the predetermined order (they have been listed below). This means that, up until the moment, at which you meet all of the requirements of a challenge, the next one does not become available. Survival challenges are very easy and they only require you to find certain species of plants. The only thing that you need to do is keep an eye on the map and search for the herb icons.
Note - The game may also notify you of the plant, with a clue on the screen, after you come close to the plant that you are searching for.
You can review your progress, in the survival challenges, at any moment, after you bring up the world map - they then display on the left. The important piece of news is that you can complete challenges at any point in the game - while exploring the game world, or while completing the main and the side missions. Personally, I recommend that you take interest in them as soon as possible, thanks to which you will not have to return to them, after you have completed all of the missions in the game.
Note - there are situations, in which you will not have access to the successive survival challenges. In such situations, you need to make a sufficient progress into the storyline.
Challenge 1/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Niphredil (white icon) - 2 pieces
The reward: 100 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 2/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Pipeweed (green icon) - 3 pieces
- Lothrond (yellow icon) - 1 piece
The reward: 105 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 3/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Remmenthond (orange icon) - 2 pieces
- Azuradan (blue icon) - 2 pieces
The reward: 115 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 4/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Niphredil (white icon) - 2 pieces
- Lothrond (yellow icon) - 2 pieces
- Azuradan (blue icon) - 1 piece
The reward: 130 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 5/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Blue Milk (blue icon) - 4 pieces
- Mallos (yellow icon) - 2 pieces
The reward: 150 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 6/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Elgaran (red icon) - 3 pieces
- Earthbread (green icon) - 3 pieces
The reward: 180 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 7/10
Note! This Challenge (as well as the three following ones) becomes available after you have gained access to the Nurn area, i.e. after you have progressed to the twelfth game mission (The Messenger).
You need to find the following plants:
- Gwinuial (white icon) - 2 pieces
- Alfirin (yellow icon) - 4 pieces
The reward: 220 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 8/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Naugrimbas (white icon) - 2 pieces
- Carandol (red icon) - 3 pieces
- Orchamarth (green icon) - 2 pieces
The reward: 270 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 9/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Athelas (blue icon) - 7 pieces
The reward: 330 gold pieces (Mirian)
Challenge 10/10
You need to find the following plants:
- Blue Milk (blue icon) - 3 pieces
- Elgaran (red icon) - 2 pieces
- Gwinuial (white icon) - 2 pieces
The reward: 400 gold pieces (Mirian)