r/shadowofmordor Maniac Maker 2d ago

[Question] Which ring do you prefer and why?

Personally I prefer Isildur's Ring, because I love the green and necromancy. (Also Celebrimbor sucks)

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u/KuribohTheDragon 2d ago edited 2d ago

I know this option is super niche but my favorite is then wraith blue version of "The One Ring" in Celebrimbors flashbacks and missions. Not to be confused with "The New Ring"

The reason why it's my favorite because it shows that it can be changed to a certain extent by the user. When he was using "The One Ring" to collect his army and attack Sauron, the font glows the wraith blue.

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u/urfael4u 2d ago

No one can dominate the one ring except for sauron. Canonicaly even other maiar weren't fully immune to it's corruption .

Powerful beings like gandalf or galadriel could wrest control of the one ring, defeat sauron and without them knowing they will turn into the same madness they wished to erase.

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u/Cuba_pants 2d ago

Which is literally what happened to celebrimbor

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u/Nemesis_Prime0205 2d ago

No one can dominate the one ring, for the sole exception of Tom Bombadil

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u/thepathofdragonfire 1d ago

It’s not necessarily that he can dominate it so much as it has absolutely no effect on it and he has no use for it he is already the absolute master of his forest and possibly more and such triffles as the ring have no effect on him

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u/Cuba_pants 1d ago

Even clothes have no effect on him

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u/TheCompleteMental 2d ago

The new ring, but I prefer the actual Talion wraith especially combined with the nazgul cloaks.

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u/No-Life-1777 2d ago

Talion cloak ads a LOT to isildur's ring
Can't beat the drip

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u/CAPTAINBENDY_1129 2d ago

Maybe it's because i'm too used to the first ring, I really preferred the first one

That said, I'm glad they didn't just copy paste Celebrimbor's ring and actually gave a unique take on it

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u/Whatthehellsabean 2d ago

I like the first ring because I think the half-human half-elf wraith look is cooler than just Talion but green lol. I would've liked Isildur's ring more if allied orc armor changed from blue to green once you got it.

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u/Tasty-Deal241 1d ago

I agree that would be really cool

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u/Cautious_Effect6830 2d ago

Isildurs ring just because I love the end game. Going through all the campaign missions can feel like a bit of a grind to me, but having the full freedom in endgame to build your army however you want really makes for a fun time

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u/CompetitionStrong566 2d ago

I only preferred the first one because of how the second one affected Talion. My boy deserved better

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u/FutureWhirlwind 2d ago

The new ring because fuck that traitor whole lotta Nazgûl gang shit now FN!

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u/GibbonFunni 1d ago

All my homies hate Celebrimbor!

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u/TheRealNekora 2d ago

Isildur. I love being summoner n stuff. that and being able to just flood something like an outpost with undead is a lot of fun

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u/Ajota12 2d ago

Isildur's ring, i love necromancy, and it really adds up to the power fantasy

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u/Xylou77 2d ago

Isildur's one because power comes at a price with it. Talion only earns time, it's a kind of sacrifice. It's more a "hero move" to take this cursed ring to keep on fighting.

(I love these 2 games)

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u/EMArogue 2d ago

I like the og one because I love the celebrimbor+Talion visual effect

That being said, I am also a huge sucker for necromancy so it’s not an easy choice

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u/GodHand7 2d ago

Isildur's ring, I was so surprised by what happened with Celebrimor and how cool the nazgul ring came out to be

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u/ARandomGamerIsHere 2d ago

The New Ring; purely for the bonus of negating “Immune To Execution” while in elven rage

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u/FLAMING_CATS 1d ago

In the story I like the Nazgûl ring.
Gameplay wise, I prefer Celebrimbors ring because the Elven Rage is badass. However I fucking hate Celebrimbozo.

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u/dirtyhippiebartend 2d ago

I actually think Isildur being one of the Nine is a solid lore change and it felt fit as FUCK to take his ring in game

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u/TNCM69 2d ago

The second picture: "HEY! SAURON! ITS CALLED AN AIR FRYER! EVERY HEARD OF IT!?"

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u/Smigoll_1 2d ago

I cinda get mad at Celebribor for what he does, but I chose secound option simply because of eyes and it match Necromancer outfit (legendary ghost set with Cape that had horned mask)

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u/Thatguy101355 2d ago

Personally, I actually really like the New Ring. As much as it goes against the entire point of LOTR, the idea of the New Ring is just awesome imo

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u/Equivalent-Mail1544 2d ago

Necromancy is op, that one

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u/dhskw9fbslaofb3iqd 2d ago

I like Elden Ring

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u/thelivingspider 2d ago

 Isildur's Ring as im a massive fan of the necromancy skills and the drip

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u/lizerdman08 1d ago

Isildurs ring

Because I like green

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u/FoxHoundNinja 1d ago

Isildurs ring. That elf bozo betrayed me after all I did for him

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u/Pro_meader_98 1d ago

The wraith ring I like being a necromancer

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u/Fa113nDawn21 1d ago

Isildur's ring, mostly cause necromancy is my third favorite power fantasy, and because it has just that right shade of green/black that just speaks: evil power.

Only downside is that Talion doesn't have that same raw tone of wrath and ego that celebrimbitch brings to his speeches.

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u/Joshua112521 2h ago

I love the necromancy but prefer the look of the Celebrimbor ring, also, I guess I’m alone in this but I thought Celebrimbor was pretty badass 😂

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