<P> The game's multiplayer features a "Social Conquest mode", in which players are able to invade other players' fortresses and attempt to conquer them . This mode has two settings: friendly and ranked . Friendly allows the player to invade someone's fortress, without the risk of losing your army . Ranked, on the other hand, allows the player to invade, but with a risk of losing some of their Orc Followers permanently . </P> <P> The mobile companion versions of Shadow of War are played as a real - time strategy role - playing game from a top - down perspective, where players can recruit characters from not only the console / PC versions of the game itself, but also characters from its 2014 predecessor Shadow of Mordor and even The Lord of the Rings film trilogy to fight Sauron's forces in small - scale, action - packed battles . Like the console / PC versions of the game, players can make use of the Nemesis system to gain extra advantages in battle, as well as make optional in - game purchases . </P> <P> Shadow of War continues the narrative from Shadow of Mordor, following Talion who is still infused with the spirit of the elf lord Celebrimbor . Talion and Celebrimbor travel to Mt . Doom, where they forge a new Ring of Power free of Sauron's corruption . However, once the Ring is complete, Celebrimbor is abducted and held hostage by Shelob, who asks Talion to hand over the Ring in exchange for Celebrimbor . Talion reluctantly agrees and gives the Ring to Shelob, who claims they have a common enemy in Sauron . She uses the Ring to see into the future and directs Talion to the last Gondorian stronghold in Mordor, Minas Ithil, which is under siege by Sauron's forces due to the city's possession of a valuable Palantir . The Palantir would allow whoever possesses it to see anything they wish, making it a valuable tool for Celebrimbor and a dangerous weapon for Sauron . </P> <P> Talion travels to Minas Ithil and quickly comes to odds with Celebrimbor . Talion wants to help his fellow Gondorians, while Celebrimbor believes the city is already lost and the retrieval of the Palantir must take priority . Talion reasons that protecting Minas Ithil will also protect the Palantir and he meets up with the city's defenders: General Castamir, his daughter Idril, and his lieutenant Baranor . Together, they sabotage Orcish efforts to break into the city until Castamir betrays them, allowing the Orcs to breach the gates and handing over the Palantir to the Witch King of Angmar in return for sparing Idril . Castamir is killed by the Witch King and Talion is barely able to escape thanks to the help of Eltariel, an Elven assassin working on Galadriel's behalf . The Witch King seizes Minas Ithil, renaming it Minas Morgul . With the Palantir, Sauron realizes that Shelob is holding Celebrimbor's Ring and sends the Nazgûl to attack her . Talion is able to save Shelob, who returns the Ring to him and tells him that the fate of Middle - earth is in his hands . </P>

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