How to amount serious amounts of XP from Act 2 onwards.
Shadow of War XP is useful if you want to better your combat abilities and skills, and the bulk of this is done from completing quests.
However, if you want to give yourself an extra edge – or are working towards the game – then learning how to XP farm effectively comes in handy.
If you’re interested in other parts of the game – including a run rundown of every main mission – our Shadow of War guide and walkthrough can help.
As with most RPG-style games your combat abilities and skills are governed by your level, increased by gaining XP.
During the main story the bulk of this will come from completing quests and should rack up at just about the right speed to keep you on a par with the enemies you’ll encounter, but if you want to be ahead of the curve, or aim for the “true ending” through later Shadow of War sieges or want to complete the Nemesis Missions quest chain, you’re going to need to achieve a much higher level than can be achieved just following the story.
As such, some grinding is going to be required to give yourself a fighting chance of getting 100% you’ll want to be around level 60 by the time you reach the final final showdown.
Short of buying some XP-doubling bonuses from the store, the best (or rather only) other regular source of XP is by completing the free-roam Nemesis Missions (not to be confused with the Nemesis Missions quests).
Left unsupervised, Orc Captains will have their own petty squabbles, or you can command your own Captains to go out and kill the enemy. You can then intervene to earn anywhere from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand XP. The gains are small in comparison to the quantities you’ll require, so we’d recommend taking the following approach to get a steady stream.
Need more help? Our Shadow of War guide and walkthrough gives you an overview of everything you need, but if you need something in particular, we have pages on Shadow of War Fortress Sieges, how to earn Mirian in Shadow of War, a guide for how to import your Nemesis and Follower to Shadow of War, collectibles guides like how to get all Shadow of War Legendary Armour and Weapons sets, a list of Lost Artifacts and Web of Fate locations, and Ithildin Door poem solutions and Shadows of the Past, along with how to grind XP in Shadow of War to power through the tricky Shadow Wars endgame and get the true ending. Finally, there’s Shadow of War’s army building explained and the best skills and how to earn Skill Points.
Note that this method is only available in Act 2 and beyond; in Act 1 you’ll have to make do with small XP gains from just killing enemy Captains, which may not be worth the time.
Once you get that far through the story, here’s how you can begin farming XP effectively.
Using this process we’ve been able to earn upwards of 50k XP per hour, but bear in mind that the XP requirements to level up increase quite rapidly: it takes 50k XP to go from level 42 to 43, but to go from 52 to 53 the cost has more than doubled to 110k.
Be prepared for the end-game to be a marathon rather than a sprint!
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Mat Hall
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Mat has been playing video games since the late 70s, and hopes one day to be good at them. Still believes the Amiga was the greatest computer ever, and is waiting for the current Windows and console fad to pass.
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