18: The Cure | Main missions Middle-earth: SoM Guide

Requirements to start the mission: You need to complete the sixteenth main mission (The Power of the Wraith).

Secondary objectives: You need to Brand stealthily five orcs.

Note - in this mission, you cannot raise the alarm, ALTHOUGH it is not tantamount to being spotted. Still, you should make sure that you are not detected, but if you are, this does not mean that you fail the mission. If, however, in spite of your endeavors, you are detected, you only need to pay attention to those of the enemies that are trying to raise the alarm. It will then become your priority to eliminate them. Only with the alarm raised, will the mission be failed.

The easiest way to brand an orc stealthily is to get him from behind.

The main objective of the mission is to clear all of the areas, within the stronghold, of the enemy creatures. You can start doing it now, or complete the secondary objective in the first place. The plan is that you brand any five orcs, where you cannot be spotted by them, while doing this (otherwise, the action will not count for the overall result). Therefore, try to b rand them after you get the opponent from behind, by jumping onto him or while hanging off a ledge.

Shooting at the campfire will kill, or main severely most of the orcs

You can visit the marked areas of the fort in any order. I recommend that you star by approaching the area located in the North-Eastern part of the stronghold. You should notice that the orcs are sitting at the campfire and, as a result, it is good idea to send an arrow towards the fire. Of course, this is not the only possible method, because you can kill the orcs with the bow, get them from behind or brand the other orcs in the area (preferably archers) and then command them to attack.

Try to free the caragor in the cage

The second area is a bit to the South. In this case, I recommend that you shoot an arrow at the cage with the caragor inside. Wait for the beast to handle the opponents and kill it (using the bow recommended), because killing it is also required for the area to be secured.

First of all, deal with the Captain's guards

Finally, go to the area in the Western part of the fort. You need to watch out here, because there is a random Captain of the Sauron's Army here. In the first place, try to kill all of the regular orcs that accompany the Captain. This will prevent accidental attempts to raise the alarm, later into the mission. Again, the best way of eliminating the regular orcs is to use the bow, especially that you can easily find additional arrows on rooftops and nearby ledges.

While fighting the Captain, make sure that the rest of the orcs are not alarmed

As for the Captain himself, leave him for the end. Before you attack him, have a look at the list of his weak and strong points. If the Captain can be killed with a single blow (e.g. by surprise), try to do that. Otherwise, make sure again that there are no other orcs around and attack the Captain in the customary way. While fighting him, keep an eye on the minimap readings and, if you notice that there is an orc trying to raise the alarm, focus on stopping him immediately. Defeating the Captain and securing the area ends this mission.

Rewards for completing the mission:

• 400 experience points
• 50 gold pieces (Mirian) - only if you have completed the secondary objective
• New main mission unlocked "The Rescue"