Shadow of War Legendary Sets - how to unlock all Legendary Armour, Legendary Weapons and gear

Legendary Sets in Shadow of War combine both Legendary Armour and Legendary Weapons in one place, providing you with not only high-level gear, but useful bonuses depending on the number of items equipped.

Here, we'll explain exactly how to get each piece of Legendary gear (heads up, it normally involves killing orcs) in one easy-to-digest guide so you can hunt down those trophies of war at a glance.

For more on Shadow of War though, be sure to check out our main Shadow of War walkthrough and guide hub, with details on everything you could possibly need to plow through to the endgame and beyond.

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Shadow of War Legendary Armour and Weapons - how to get every Legendary Set

There are nine Legendary Sets of weapons and armour in Shadow of War. Here's how to get each of them:

Dark Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Gain 1 Might when enemies take damage from your Poison.
• 4 Equipped - All attacks have a 15% chance to inflict an explosive poison on grunts.

Feral Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Shadow Mount unbroken graugs.
• 4 Equipped - Shadow Mount unbroken drakes.

Machine Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Call Followers summons Sappers and Iron Guard summons more Sappers.
• 4 Equipped - Elven Light also scatters explosives around you.

Marauder Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Picking up Miriam increases damage by 2% per Miriam gained for 20 seconds.
• 4 Equipped - Picking up Miriam recovers 2 Health per Miriam gained.

Mystic Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Dominated grunts take 50% less damage.
• 4 Equipped - Dominated grunts gain Cursed weapons.

Terror Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Quick Throw instantly kills fleeing grunts.
• 4 Equipped - Recover 100 Health when killing a fleeing enemy.

Warmonger Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Recover 50 Health when killing an enemy who is on Fire.
• 4 Equipped - While on Fire, you will periodically explode, releasing a burst of flames.

Vendetta Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Perform attacks requiring Might by consuming 40% of your max Health instead.
• 4 Equipped - If you have no Elf-shot, you can perform Ranged Attacks by consuming 25% of your max Health.

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.

Bright Lord Legendary Set

Set Bonuses:

• 2 Equipped - Gain Wrath 50% faster, but Elven Rage lasts half as long.
• 4 Equipped - Replenish all Elf-shot when killing an enemy during Elven Rage.